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Forest Society And Colonialism
Describe the usage of various forest product by the people in forest areas.
The usage of various forest product by the people in forest areas are described below:
(i) Fruits and tubers are nutritious to eat, especially during the monsoons before the harvest has come in.
(ii) Herbs are used for medicine, wood for agricultural implements like yokes and ploughs, bamboo makes excellent fences and is also used to make baskets and umbrellas.
(iii) A dried scooped-out gourd can be used as a portable water bottle.
(iv) Almost everything is available in the forest – leaves can be stitched together to make disposable plates and cups, the siadi (Bauhinia vahlii) creeper can be used to make ropes, and the thorny bark of the semur (silk-cotton) tree is used to grate vegetables.
(v) Oil for cooking and to light lamps can be pressed from the fruit of the mahua tree.
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