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= Traditional medicine of the Philippines = The traditional medicine of the Philippine Archipelago includes the healing practices and beliefs of the Philippines' numerous ethnolinguistic groups. These have persisted despite centuries of colonial rule under the western imperial powers, and the pressures of global capitalism that have influenced the country's culture since it gained political independence.

Contemporary studies of these practices and concepts have resulted in some of them being integrated into modern medical practice. For example the Philippine Department of Health has encouraged the use of several herbal medicines, and various research institutions such as the University of the Philippines and the Department of Science and Technology's Philippine Council for Health Research and Development also conduct research into the ethnopharmacology of Philippine herbs. Since the 1970s, systematic study of indigenous mental health concepts and practices has also become institutionalized in the field of Filipino psychology, under which some research on therapeutic methods has taken place.

Aside from specific applications, traditional folk beliefs include broader psycho medicine concepts such as "hawa" (contagion); the concept pasma which views the interactions of "init" and "lamig" (literally, "heat" and "cold") in a framework which has been compared to ayurveda;

usog; and hilot.

Many indigenous concepts and practices date back to before the conception of the Philippines as a contiguous political entity.

Over the centuries, they also syncretistically adapted elements from Hinduism and Buddhism, Folk Islam, and later, Catholic Mysticism. The colonial era introduction of new plant and animal species has also led to some of these species becoming so ingrained in local culture that they have become seamlessly integrated into indigenous healing practices.

Background
The Aeta people are classified among the Negrito ethnic groups of Southast Asia, and they are usually considred genetically distinct from the various Austronesian ethnic groups of the archipelago, although interactions between the two peoples had led to significant genetic admixture, as well as the sharing of language and cultural practices - including traditional medicine practices and terms for herbs and plants. Centuries of trade also introduced traditional medicine practices from Southeast Asia, China, and possibly Japan, and indirectly from the Middle EAst and India through trade with Southeast Asian polities within their sphere of influence.

Etymology
Its etymology of the word "Manobo" is unclear; in its current form, it means "person" or "people." It is believed that it is derived from the rootword tuvu, which means "to grow"/"growth" (thus Man[t]uvu would be "[native]-grown" or "aboriginal").