Old Belief
← Manananggal
Ring of salt and ash on bare earth in a banana grove at night, a lantern and a fallen salt bag beside it

salt and ash on the stump

Salt, ash, garlic or fire applied to the exposed lower half prevents her rejoining it. If she cannot recombine before sunrise she is believed to die — which makes destroying her a matter of patience rather than of combat.

Basis: Visayan destruction methods · AI-generated

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