Please list as many uses as you can for a Palm tree (Any part of it: coconut, leaves, bark, etc.)?
inflorescence best answer: Answer by Marilyn
A Bakers Dozen Palms and their uses: Enjoy! from an L.A. Born Lakers Fan!
1) Phoenix dactylifera [aka DATE PALM): Date (fruit); Date Wine; ...Date seeds are soaked and ground up for animal feed. Their oil is suitable for use in soap and cosmetics. They can also be processed chemically as a source of oxalic acid. The seeds are also burned to make charcoal for silversmiths, and can be strung in necklaces. Date seeds are also ground and used in the manner of coffee beans, or as an additive to coffee....Stripped fruit clusters are used as brooms. In Pakistan, a viscous, thick syrup made from the ripe fruits is used as a coating for leather bags and pipes to prevent leaking....Date palm sap is used to make palm syrup and numerous edible products derived from the syrup....Date Palm in Coat of arms of Saudi Arabia...Date palm leaves are used for Palm Sunday in the Christian religion. In North Africa, they are commonly used for making huts. Mature leaves are also made into mats, screens, baskets and fans. Processed leaves can be used for insulating board. Dried leaf petioles are a source of cellulose pulp, used for walking sticks, brooms, fishing floats and fuel. Leaf sheaths are prized for their scent, and fibre from them is also used for rope, coarse cloth, and large hats. The leaves are also used as a lulav in the Jewish holiday of Sukkot....Date palm wood is used for posts and rafters for huts; it is lighter than coconut and not very durable. It is also used for construction such as bridges and aqueducts, and parts of dhows. Leftover wood is burnt for fuel....Where craft traditions still thrive, such as in Oman, the palm tree is the most versatile of all indigenous plants, and virtually every part of the tree is utilized to make functional items ranging from rope and baskets to beehives, fishing boats, and traditional dwellings....Dates have a high tannin content and are used medicinally as a detersive (having cleansing power) and astringent in intestinal troubles.[citation needed] As an infusion, decoction, syrup, or paste, dates may be administered for sore throat, colds, bronchial catarrh, and taken to relieve fever and a number of other complaints. One traditional belief is that it can counteract alcohol intoxication. The seed powder is also used in some traditional medicines....A gum that exudes from the wounded trunk is employed in India for treating diarrhea and genito-urinary ailments.[citation needed] The roots are used against toothache. The pollen yields an estrogenic principle, estrone, and has a gonadotropic effect on young rats."
2) Cocos nucifera (aka. COCONUT PALM)
3) LANDSCAPE PALMS
*) General Palm Reference
4) RATTAN PALMS
5) BETEL NUTS
6) TODDY PALM (SUGAR PALM)
7) OIL PALM
8) RAFFIA PALMS
9) Food Source for Native Americans & Birds
10) SAGO PALM
11) "The trunk fibres produced by the leaf sheaths of Trachycarpus fortunei are harvested in China
and elsewhere to make coarse but very strong rope, brooms and brushes. This use gives rise to
the old alternative name "Hemp-palm". The fibrous leaf sheaths are also frequently used to
clothe stems of artificial palms."
12) HEARTS OF PALM
13) "The Moriche Palm fruit is edible, has a high vitamin C content, and used to make juice, jam, ice cream, and a fermented "wine". An oil high in vitamin A is extracted from the pulp and is frequently used to treat burns because of its soothing qualities. The inflorescence buds are eaten as a vegetable, and the sap can be drunk fresh or fermented (see palm wine). Threads and cords are locally produced from the tree's fibers. Buriti oil is an orange-reddish oil extracted from the fruit of the Moriche palm. The oil contains high concentrations of oleic acid, tocopherols and carotenoids, especially β-carotene. Recently it has been found to filter and absorb cancer-causing UV rays from the sun."
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Dichroa febrifuga #1
Hydrangeaceae - Nepal to S. China
Blue Hydrangea
Shown: Foliage and immature inflorescences
"Dichroa is a genus of 12 species of flowering plants in the family Hydrangeaceae, native to eastern and southeastern Asia. They are deciduous shrubs growing to 1-3 m tall, with their leaves arranged in opposite pairs. The flowers are produced in a broad inflorescence similar to that of the related genus Hydrangea. The fruit is a glossy metallic purple-blue berry.
"Dichroa febrifuga (Chinese: 常山; pinyin: chángshān) is an important herb in traditional Chinese medicine, where it is considered one of the 50 fundamental herbs." (Wikipedia)
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Please list as many uses as you can for a Palm tree (Any part of it: coconut, leaves, bark, etc.)? and Dichroa febrifuga #1
