Products from the Rainforests
___Chewing gum (chicle) |
___Macadamia nuts |
___Allspice |
___Varnish, printing ink (copal) |
___Tapioca |
___Cayenne red pepper |
___Varnish, laquer |
___Tea |
___Chili pepper |
___ latex (used to make rubber) |
___African violet |
___Chocolate |
___(Erasers) |
___Aluminum plant |
___Cocoa |
___(foam rubber) |
___Christmas cactus |
___Cloves |
___(Tires) |
___Orchids |
___Ginger |
___Coconut |
___Rubber plant |
___Nutmeg |
___Lime |
___Bamboo (furniture) |
___Paprika |
___Patchouli |
___Jute (rope, burlap) |
___Turmeric |
___Rosewood |
___Ramie (knit clothing) |
___Vanilla |
___Sandalwood |
___Rattan (furniture) |
___Sugar |
___Brazil nuts |
___Avocado |
___Curare (muscle relaxant for
surgery) |
___Cashew nuts |
___Banana |
___Diosgenin (birth control pills,
arthritis, asthma) |
___Coffee |
___Grapefruit |
___Ouabain (heart medication) |
___Insect Repellant (camphor) |
___Guava |
___Quinine (malaria, pneumonia) |
___Papaya |
___Lemon |
___Emetine (bronchitis, dysentery) |
___beef (from cattle) |
___Mango |
___Vincristine/Vinblastine (Hodgkins
Disease, leukemia, other cancers |
___Tangerine |
___Lime |
___Petroleum (used to make
gasoline) |
___Black pepper |
___Orange |
___Pineapple |
Credits
Braus,
Judy (ed.) Rainforest: Tropical
Treasures. Ranger Ricks Nature Scope, National Wildlife Federation,
1989. Pg. 46.
Rainforest Resources/Facts found at http://www.rainforest-alliance.org/