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The totumo is a bush that contains an inedible fruit like another fruit, but if we can obtain many very important benefits, here in my country (Venezuela), it is known as the mata de tapara, this tree is very abundant in our fields , plains, mountains and farms, farmers and farmers take much advantage of the fruit of this, so much so that this round and hard fruit they take it, cut it into 2 parts, remove all the pulp, clean it well and then they put it to dry, depending on its size, of this already clean and dry fruit you can get several products such as: cups, bowls, vessels, etc according to their size but all obtained from this fruit, also from this we take the sieve traditional toy in Venezuela similar to the spinning top and played especially in Easter, the popular maraca, musical instrument of our folk music known as llanera criolla music.
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HOW TO MAKE THE MUSICAL MARACAS
This musical instrument known as the maracas llaneras, its elaboration is: The totumo is taken or as we say in my country, the totuma, medium size, a half-inch hole is opened, the whole pulp is removed, it is dried, Then we introduce pebbles into the totumo and a stick rolo with glue, 20cm x1 / 2 pg the stick and dance joropo the traditional dance of our country.
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THE ZARANDA AS IT IS MADE AND ITS USE
This very beautiful toy was my father's favorite, the totumo is already dry, the opening is opened as 3/8, and then a stick of stick with glue sticks, and the totumo must have holes made around so that when you dance the zaranda already made with a string or rope, it starts to whistle, it plays like the top, but traditional in our country.
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PROPERTIES AND BENEFITS OF THE TOTUMO.
Of this fruit called the totumo not only we can remove what we previously explained, but it has important properties such as:
- The totumo pulp in alcohol, is antibacterial.
- Tambien can be applied on the affected part for dermatitis.
- For the headache, this mature pulp is applied on top of it.
- It is a espectorante, the cooked pulp is placed a little honey and from it we obtain a syrup.
- Strain with the same syrup.
- Fibromas, to the cooked pulp is added, brandis and honey, and take it regularly.
- For the fever, the pulp is taken along with sugar and honey and this relieves the fever.
Totumo syrup has a good benefits for women, and this is: Cleans the uterus, eliminates fibroids, uterine cysts, deflates the uterine tissue and this could give birth to a pregnancy, and eliminates uterus cancer, it is surprising what GOD gives us of his creation, something that we did not know but for his mercy He reveals it to us for our good, that is, it is a miraculous syrup.
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PREPARATION OF THE TOTUMO JARABE.
Take a totumo and cut it at the top and take out a little seed.
- Se grabs a glass envace and add cane honey and honey from the field.
- Cover well covered with gauze to prevent the entry of dust.
- The whole night is left in a very cool place.
- Pasado the day the liquid is filtered in a glass bottle, and is ready for its function. SHALOOM AND BLESSINGS.
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