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Lessons from our elders:

Plants and fruits for medicinal use

It is said that this tea can also be it is advised to best use just water.
drank after an operation on the You can also add prunes for a bit
ovaries or uterus. This gets rid of ir- of sweetness. Arrowroot shalup is
ritation and inflammation. also good to treat an unhealthy
gut or for diarrhea.
When the fruit is unripe and green,
this can be used to stimulate To make arrowroot shalup, boil a bit Eggplant kataplan* can also be
menstruation flow in women. This of water and add one tablespoon used to treat skin tumors, abscess-
also stimulates the passing kidney of arrowroot powder and stir con- es and hemorrhoids. Eggplant kat-
stones. When ripe, the fruit can be tinuously until you reach porridge aplan can also be used externally
(Oranjestad)—Though western used for poisoning in the gut and consistency. If you make a shalup to treat arthritis.
medicine is now widely used for can help treat rheumatic diseases, with milk, add a pinch of salt. Raw
common illnesses and to keep our like arthritis. arrowroot powder can be used to *warapa: term referring to a wa-
bodies healthy and happy, it is still powder babies. ter and sugar solution, a.k.a simple
very common in every household However, breastfeeding women syrup.
in Aruba (and around the world) who cannot produce much milk Eggplant/Aubergine *kataplan: porridge-like mixture
to have staple home remedies are advised not to consume too Eggplants, or aubergines, are easy used externally for wounds or parts
that is passed on through genera- pineapple, and people with acid to find in supermarkets around the of the body that are painful or
tions. Here are some tips that our reflux are recommended to not world and can be grown all year swollen.!q
elders have passed on to us over consume any pineapple at all. round on the island. Related to po-
the years. tato and tomato, eggplants are
Arrowroot good to calm nerves. It can also be
Pineapple Arrowroot is native to tropical used to lower blood pressure, by
Pineapple has more uses than top- America and can be sold as a pow- steeping its leaves in boiled water
ping it on your Christmas ham. Ac- der or whole. It is said that you can and drinking it. You can also make
cording to elders, the skin of a pine- take arrowroot powder and make eggplant juice to help purify your
apple is great to use to refresh your a “shalup” (porridge) for stomach blood. However, do make sure to
body. Clean the skin thoroughly pain or when you’re feeling weak. drink slowly; let it mix with your spit
and make tea or warapa* with it. You can make it with milk too, but and then swallow.