Sekuyiminyaka engaphezu kwengu-10 ngafunda i-ethnobotany, isayensi yokusebenzelana kwabantu nezitshalo, eMicronesia. Lapha, emaphethelweni omhlaba, eziqhingini ezisentshonalanga yePacific Ocean, izakhamuzi zendawo zisasebenzisa izitshalo ngenkuthalo ekuphileni kwabo kwansuku zonke, beqhubeka namasiko okhokho babo.
Ngokusho kwezazi ze-ethnographers ezivakashele lesi sifunda eminyakeni eyikhulu edlule, amafutha kakhukhunathi ayesetshenziswa kabanzi ngamalungu omndeni wasebukhosini owawubusa lesi sifundazwe, ngakho-ke kuthiwa "amafutha obukhosi". Ngokwesiko, ibisetshenziswa ukuthambisa isikhumba futhi isivikele elangeni. Amafutha kakhukhunathi asiza ukugcina ukunwebeka nobuhle besikhumba. Abantu abavamile nabo babesebenzisa amafutha kakhukhunathi, bewacebisa ngamafutha abalulekile ezitshalo nezimbali ezinuka kamnandi, nakuba babeyinakekela kancane imizimba yabo. Ngokufika kwezingubo zaseYurophu eziqhingini, isidingo sokuvikela isikhumba emisebeni eshisayo yelanga lenkabazwe sancipha kakhulu, futhi ngokuhamba kwesikhathi, umkhuba wansuku zonke wokugcoba amafutha kakhukhunathi ngemva kokugeza emzimbeni nezinwele. Namuhla, izivakashi zingathenga amafutha kakhukhunathi asanda kwenziwa ezitolo zegrosa nasezitolo zezikhumbuzo eMicronesia.
Lapho ngihlala esiqhingini sasePohnpei, ngaba nenhlanhla yokufunda ukwenza amafutha anuka kamnandi kakhukhunathi. Iresiphi eyimfihlo yabelwa nami ngu-Maria Raza, owesifazane omangalisayo wasesiqhingini sase-Kusaie, owaziwa njengomdali wamafutha kakhukhunathi amnandi kakhulu esifundeni sonke. URaza usebenzisa izimbali zesihlahla se-ylang-ylang, lapha esibizwa ngokuthi i-asseir en wai, ukuze anikeze amafutha ngephunga laphezulu. Iwukuphela kwesithako esinephunga elimnandi esisetshenziselwa ukwenza amafutha endabuko e-Pohnpei nase-Kusai, futhi ingenye yamanothi abalulekile ezimbali kuphunga elidumile le-Chanel No. 5. Ukuqoqa ngokucophelela izimbali ze-ylang-ylang eziphuzi-luhlaza, u-Raza uhlukanisa amacembe aphunga elimnandi futhi uwabeke ngokucophelela endwangu ehlanzekile. Ube esethatha amacembe ambalwa amakhulu agcwele izandla, awacwilise emafutheni kakhukhunathi ashisayo, ashukumise kuze kube yilapho amacembe acwiliswe ngokuphelele emafutheni. Ngemva kwamahora ambalwa, amafutha abalulekile aqukethwe ezimbalini zezimbali azodlulisela iphunga lawo emafutheni kakhukhunathi. Kusihlwa, uRaza ukhipha ibhodwe emlilweni abese ehlunga amafutha ngocingo ukuze akhiphe izinhlayiya ezincane zamacembe kulo. Ezinsukwini ezimbalwa kamuva, uphinda yonke inqubo futhi. Futhi manje amafutha kakhukhunathi anephunga elimnandi elimnandi aselungile. Indlela yokwenza ibhotela lasebukhosini Ungakwazi futhi ukulungisa ibhotela lasebukhosini ngokusho kweresiphi yendabuko ekhaya. Kulula futhi kuzokubiza kancane kakhulu. 1. Khetha izimbali noma amaqabunga ongathanda ukuba iphunga lamafutha libe yikho. Ungase ukuthole kunzima ukuthola i-ylang-ylang eshisayo, ngakho-ke khetha ezinye izimbali, njengama-roses. Izinhlobonhlobo ze-rose ezinephunga elimnandi kakhulu i-Damask rose, esetshenziswa ngokwesiko ekwenzeni amakha. Ukwakha iphunga elikhuthazayo, ungasebenzisa amaqabunga e-mint noma izimbali ze-lavender. Linga ngezitshalo nezimbali ezahlukene uze uthole iphunga olithandayo. 2. Epanini phezu kokushisa okuphansi, ukushisa izinkomishi ezimbalwa zamafutha kakhukhunathi ahlanzekile (atholakala ezitolo zokudla zezempilo noma amakhemisi). Kubaluleke kakhulu ukuthi izinga lokushisa liphansi, ngaphandle kwalokho amafutha azoshisa. Uma lokhu kwenzeka, geza i-pan bese uqala inqubo futhi. 3. Susa i-pan esitofu, engeza ingilazi yamacembe aqoshiwe noma amaqabunga bese ushiya amahora angu-4-6. Uma amafutha eqala ukushuba, fudumeza kancane. Bese uhlunga ngesisefo. Phinda inqubo izikhathi ezimbalwa uze uthole ukunambitheka okufunayo. 4. Thela ngokucophelela amafutha aphelile engilazini noma ebhodleleni lepulasitiki. Ithiphu: Engeza i-capsule eyodwa noma amabili e-vitamin E (kuphela ngaphandle kwegobolondo le-gelatin) ebhodleleni ngalinye - lokhu kuzosiza ukuvimbela i-rancidity ngenxa yokusabela kwe-oxidation. Qaphela: Uma amafutha egcinwe ngaphansi kuka-25°C, azophenduka amafutha amhlophe aqinile. Gcina amafutha kakhukhunathi anephunga elimnandi engilazini noma ebhodleleni lepulasitiki, futhi uma selijiyile kancane, sebenzisa ibhodlela ngaphansi kwamanzi ashisayo. Ithiphu Ematasa: Uma ungenaso isikhathi sokwenza amafutha kakhukhunathi anephunga elimnandi ngendlela evamile, sebenzisa amafutha abalulekile esikhundleni samacembe. Faka amaconsi ambalwa kawoyela owuthandayo oyintandokazi engilazini yamafutha kakhukhunathi afudumele, gudluza kancane, gcoba esikhunjeni bese uhogela ukuze unqume ukuthi uyathanda yini ukugcwala okuwumphumela.
Umthombo: Ukuhumusha: Lakshmi