Green Remedies and Golden Customs of Our Ancestors: The Introduction of more than a hundred herbal plants from the islands of Aruba, Bonaire and Curacao (Remedi i kustumber di nos bieunan)

Dinah Veeris has had an herbal garden in Curacao since 1911, where she keeps hundreds of healing herbs found in the Caribbean region, especially those occuring in the Netherlands Antilles and Curaca. From 1981 on Diinah has been doing research on herbs and their use in the Netherlands Antilles and Aruba. She has talked to more than twenty 'older' people of the islands, who told her about their experiences and the customs connected with the use of herbs. In this book more than 100 herbs and their healing properties are dealt with. A description of the customs and rituals surrounding the use of particular herbs can also be found in the corresponding segments. Splendid pictures of the herbs bring the reader in contact with the herbs. Because of the spontaneous writing style through which the writer shares her feelings with the reader, the book is of priceless value for everyone who is interested in the medical herbs and the culture of the Netherlands Antilles and Aruba. Reviews: "Just as Holland once had Klazien from Zalk, with a little twinkle Dinah Veeris might be called the Little Herb Woman from Curacao." -De Surinamekrant, The Netherlands; "Dinah Veeris: Botanic femme fatale." -Zuikerpost, Curacao; "Healing herbs are a part of the natural medicine package Curacao has to offer." -Algemeen Dagblad, Curacao; "Dinah's herb garden: an excursion in the Caribbean pharmacy." -Sud Deutsche Zeitung, Duitsland; "Country life meets the occult in Dinah's Botanic and Historical Garden, a little known and unusual desination in the South West." -The Caribean, Miami, USA