andrewnomicon t1_jaafy7l wrote on February 28, 2023 at 12:41 AM

Reply to comment by Starshapedsand in My gf and I got stranded on a desert island after I crashed her dad’s boat. I should never have gone off exploring alone... by lightingnations

I'm from the Philippines but never heard of this remedies on aswangs. Care to share a link or a few?
The tale I am more familiar with is, if someone is identified as an aswang, villagers take then and burn them at stake, not unlike what Europeans do to those accused of being witches.

Starshapedsand t1_jaamh0t wrote on February 28, 2023 at 1:29 AM

I’m not finding links, but according to an old Filipina babysitter, it involved tying them down, reciting prayers, and rubbing some plant on the soles of their feet. That was supposed to lead them to vomit up the chick responsible for them being an aswang, which could then be killed.

Closest I’m finding is at https://www.aswangproject.com/aswang-lore-transferring-the-black-chick/