The existence of Indigenous Traditional Healing dates back from 1400 BC or beyond in the Archipelago that we know now as the Philippines. This is in accordance to Asia Pacific Journal of Multidisciplinary Research on which they focus on Cebuano Traditional Healing Arts and Science.
It is said that the Healing Practices of Cebuano are known as Panambal and its practitioners are called Mananambal. And the modalities of healing of the mananambal includes: Himulso or pulse checking, Palakaw or petition, Pasubay (determining the cause of illness and its possible cure. which now we know as Tawas), Pangalap or searching for medicinal herbs that will be used in healing, Palina or Fumigation, Tayhop or gentle blowing, Tutho or saliva blowing, Tuob Boiling or Steam bath, Orasyon or mystical prayers, Hilot or massage and Barang or Sorcery.
These are the Traditional Healing Modalities that a Mananambal employ in their treatment practices, which Hilot Academy of Binabaylan aims to preserve and promote in this present Generation. You will learn this practices as you study with us through our Hilot Binabaylan Training here at Hilot Academy of Binabaylan.
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