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Mortars and Pestles

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Janay Kay C. Fowler
June 1, 2012
Mortars and Pestles Are Everywhere Mortars and pestles can be used for so many things. In what I have read they are essential tools in the world of pharmacy. Mixing and breaking down medications to get the right compound then and now, I know from experience the necessity of this tool. My grandmother for as long as I could remember, in my culture is what we call a Suruhana. Suruhana in our culture is a native witch doctor who practices through herbs, prayer, and the belief in our ancestor's spirits. Growing up and spending alot of time with her gave me a view on medicine in a whole new way. I feared going to the hospital and preferred the bitter herbal medicine she would grind and stir up. Chamorro is my ethnicity and like every culture most of today is based on our past and our ancestors. We believe that Taotaomonas (our ancestors) live forever with us and in the jungles of Guam. Being a Suruhana is believed to be a great gift and is usually passed down to a child who is the most healthy to ensure that the gift is practiced for a long time. Mixing medicine is not the only task of a Suruhana, there are many more things the can do depending on how much the Suruhana passes down. It also takes many years to learn the gift. Watching my grandmother prepare the medicine was always intriguing. She never did tell me what the bowl and stick was that she used to mix her medicine. The only difference from the common mortar and pestle was she wrapped a cloth at the end of the pestle to strain the liquids from the herbs. This was a process that would take hours at a time to get an essential amount to administer to her "patients". The mortar and pestle was not always just a bowl and stick where I am from. My ancestors did not have the means to create such a tool the way we see it today. It was a tool to build a tool. A rock with a shape close to a pestle was grinded against a bigger rock to create the rounded end of the pestle and at the same time to create a bowl like part of the rock to be used as the mortar. It was important and every family had one or two. It was also used to grind up grains, peppers, etc. and to mix food together. So as I have explained, the mortar and pestle are very important in the world of pharmacy and in the world in general. No matter the culture or use of the mortar and pestle, somewhere they are used for something. Whether they are glass, metal, or limestone in my culture's case they all serve a purpose. The mortar and pestle have come a long way. As I have explained they tie to the history of pharmacy whether it be pharmacy in general or by cultures all around the world. Even cultures who like mine have been using them for centuries and just like how pharmacy started the mortar and pestle was a tool for the belief in herbs, prayer, and potions.

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