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Lessons from our elders:

Plants and fruits for medicinal use

women who cannot pro-
duce much milk are ad-
vised not to consume too
pineapple, and people
with acid reflux are recom-
mended to not consume
any pineapple at all.

Arrowroot
Arrowroot is native to tropi-
cal America and can be
sold as a powder or whole.
It is said that you can take
arrowroot powder and
make a “shalup” (porridge)
for stomach pain or when
you’re feeling weak. You
can make it with milk too,
but it is advised to best
use just water. You can
also add prunes for a bit of
sweetness. Arrowroot sha-
(Oranjestad)—Though fresh your body. Clean the lup is also good to treat an
western medicine is now skin thoroughly and make unhealthy gut or for diar-
widely used for common tea or warapa* with it. It is rhea.
illnesses and to keep our said that this tea can also
bodies healthy and happy, be drank after an opera- To make arrowroot shalup,
it is still very common in tion on the ovaries or uter- boil a bit of water and add
every household in Aruba us. This gets rid of irritation one tablespoon of arrow-
(and around the world) to and inflammation. root powder and stir con- ed to potato and tomato, also be used to treat skin
have staple home rem- tinuously until you reach eggplants are good to tumors, abscesses and
edies that is passed on When the fruit is unripe and porridge consistency. If you calm nerves. It can also be hemorrhoids. Eggplant kat-
through generations. Here green, this can be used to make a shalup with milk, used to lower blood pres- aplan can also be used ex-
are some tips that our el- stimulate menstruation flow add a pinch of salt. Raw sure, by steeping its leaves ternally to treat arthritis.
ders have passed on to us in women. This also stimu- arrowroot powder can be in boiled water and drink-
over the years. lates the passing kidney used to powder babies. ing it. You can also make *warapa: term referring to
stones. When ripe, the fruit eggplant juice to help puri- a water and sugar solution,
Pineapple can be used for poisoning Eggplant/Aubergine fy your blood. However, do a.k.a simple syrup.
Pineapple has more uses in the gut and can help Eggplants, or aubergines, make sure to drink slowly; *kataplan: porridge-like
than topping it on your treat rheumatic diseases, are easy to find in super- let it mix with your spit and mixture used externally
Christmas ham. According like arthritis. markets around the world then swallow. for wounds or parts of the
to elders, the skin of a pine- and can be grown all year body that are painful or
apple is great to use to re- However, breastfeeding round on the island. Relat- Eggplant kataplan* can swollen. q

Helpful tips for your stay on Aruba

(Oranjestad)—When trav- Type A is most commonly most supermarkets are
eling to another country, Police: 100 found in homes and estab- open from 8am to 9 or
especially for the first time, Police Tipline: 11141 lishments. 10pm, Monday through
it is always better to be Ambulance: 911 Saturday. On Sundays, su-
over-prepared than under- Fire Dept: 115 Drinking water permarkets generally close
prepared. That is why we Oranjestad: HOH hospital: The water that flows earlier; mostly around 2pm.
have a list of basic—but +297-527-4000 through the sinks of every
important—information that San Nicolas: ImSan: +297- house, hotels and other Taxis
we think may come in han- 527-8833 establishments is distilled Prices for taxi fair are set
dy to Aruba’s visitors. and perfectly safe to drink. by the Department of Pub-
Electrical power Aruba’s drinking water ex- lic Traffic and are based
Emergency services Aruba generally operates ceeds WHO’s international on destination rather than
Even though most people on 110V to 127V supply standards for water qual- mileage. Most taxis can
don’t even want to think voltage and 60Hz. There ity, so there is no need to take up to five passengers, islands in the Caribbean,
about having to contact are also three types of out- buy bottled water from the but this may vary depend- and many tourist that visit
emergency services—es- lets used on the island: type store. ing on the vehicle. Taxis are have often told us how
pecially not while on their A with two flat prongs; type pretty much always avail- they feel safe to explore
vacation, it is still important B with two flat and one Supermarket hours able and you can ever hire the island or walk around
to know what number to grounding prong, and on Supermarket hours may one for $45 an hour. at night. However, rare in-
dial in case of the unlikely occasion, type F with two vary depending on where cidents do occurs, so keep
event of an accident or se- round prong and two earth you are staying on the is- Safety yourself and your belong-
vere incident. clips on the side. However, land. Generally though, Aruba is one of the safest ings safe.q