Materials from Plants

Plant materials are an essential part of our lives, keeping us warm, dry, safe, and even-in case of musical instruments-entertained. From woods to leave, plants supply many of our raw materials.

What types of things can be made from plants?

We make all kind of things from plant materials. Wood alone is used to make countless objects, big and small, from construction lumber to toys. All kinds of cloth are also made from plants-and so is the paper that you write at.

What is JOJOBA?

Jojoba is a bush found in Mexico. The fruits have a high grade of oily wax. It is used as a lubricant, in printing inks, and in body lotions and shampoo.

What are violins made of?

The body of a violin is usually made from finely carved source and maple woods, creating beautiful sound.

What is Balsa?

Balsa is the world lightest wood-it floats high in water. Balsa trees grow in tropical South America. Balsa wood is used for making models, such as airplanes, and also for rafts, life preservers, and insulation.

What is RAFFIA?

Raffia is a natural palm made from the young leaves of Raffia palm, which grows in tropical Africa. Raffia is used in handicrafts, such as basketry.

Plants as medicine

Plants have been used as medicine for atleast 100,000 years. In much of the world especially in China and India, herbal remedies are used more than any other kind of medicine. Today, scientists are still researching the valuable healing properties of plants for use in conventional medicines.

Can plants help fight cancer?

Several plants are effective against cancer tumours. One of the most famous is the rosy periwinkle. One of its extracts, vincristine, is very effective against some types of lukemia, a cancer of the blood.

Which plant aid digestion?

Many plants, including the herbs and spices used in cooking, help digestion. In Europe, the bitter extract of wild gentians provides a good remedy for digestive problems.

What is GINSENG?

Ginseng is a plant related to ivy, and has been used as a herbal medicine for centuries. It is claimed-but not proved-to help many conditions, including fatigue and depression, a kidney disease, heart problems, and headaches.

Which plant helps combat MALARIA?

Quinine , from the bark of the quinine tree, which grown from south America Andes, and can cure or prevent MALARIA. before the widespread use of quinine, Malaria used to kill two million people each year.

Which plant is believed to help ASTHMA?

Lungwort is a herb with purple flowers and spotted leaves that are said to look like lungs. For the reason, it is sometimes used to treat asthma. That is no definate proof that it works.

Can WILLOW help pain?

Willow twigs were once chewed to give pain relief. A compound similar to drug aspirin was once extracted from willows and the herb meadowsweet, known as spiraea-giving aspirin its name.