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Plant Fibers
... fiber comes from the cell walls of edible plant tissue and in the seeds and ... agents and emulsifiers, such as guar gum and gum tragacanth. Gum tragacanth is considered one of the ... used for gymnosperm woods such as Douglas fir (Pseudotsuga menziesii) and various pines, including (Pinus ... be manufactured, it would have thousands of uses, including parachutes, bullet-proof vests, lightweight clothing, ...
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Wallace W Hansen Native Plants of the Northwest Thuja Plicata (Western Red Cedar, Canoe Cedar, Pacific Red Cedar, Giant Cedar, Giant Arborvitae, Shinglewood) Catalog
... cedar is obvious and startlingly green, because unlike its fir and hemlock peers, red cedar retains lower branches as ... Cedars hedge--thick and very effective Historical and Cultural Uses: Called “the tree of life” by the Kwakwaka’wakw ... Edible and Medicinal Uses*: Reportedly, Native Americans eat the spring cambium of Thuja plicata fresh, or they dry it for eating later. The pitch is chewed like gum ...
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Wallace W Hansen Native Plants of the Northwest Betula Papyrifera Paper Birch Catalog
... birch may also include quaking aspen (Populus tremuliodes), balsam fir (Abies balsamea), black spruce (Picea mariana), kinnikinnik (Arctostaphylos uva-ursi), ... and is often used to wrap candles. Edible and Medicinal Uses*: The edible sap can be boiled down to make sweet ... as health tonics. Reportedly the Native Americans chewed birch gum resin, either for its disinfectant properties or perhaps for ...
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Abies lasiocarpa - Plants For A Future database report
... a donation with paypal. Back to main Search Page Abies lasiocarpa - (Hook.)Nutt. Subalpine Fir Author (Hook.)Nutt. Botanical references 11, 60, 200 Family Pinaceae Genus Abies Synonyms Abies ... ) or no shade. It requires moist soil. Habitats Woodland Garden; Canopy; Edible Uses Edible Parts: Inner bark; Seed; Seedpod. Edible Uses: Gum; Tea. The shoot tips are used as a tea substitute[177, 183]. ...
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Search for Gum - Plants For A Future database search
... Fir Edible Uses:Gum 1 2 Abies balsamea Balsam Fir Edible Uses:Gum 3 5 Abies fraseri She Balsam Edible Uses:Gum 1 3 Abies grandis Grand Fir Edible Uses:Gum 2 2 Abies lasiocarpa Subalpine Fir Edible Uses:Gum, Other Uses:Gum 2 2 Acacia aneura Mulga Acacia Edible Uses:Gum ...
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Sacred Earth Newsletter - March 2005
... potentially deadly mushrooms with edible look-alikes than there are deadly plants with edible look-alikes. Don't ... cooled down. Another special treat was known as gum-sugar, which in modern language is also known ... of Sugar Maple for medicinal purposes, though these uses are no longer common. The Iroquois especially ... ash (4% compared to only 1% of Douglas Fir). The potash was a valued raw material ...
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