Products from the Rainforest - PBS



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 (Hodgkin’s |

| | |Disease, leukemia, other cancers |

|___Tangerine |___Lime |___Petroleum (used to make gasoline) |

|___Black pepper |___Orange |___Pineapple |

Credits

“Rainforest Resources/Facts” at

Braus, Judy (ed.) “Rainforest: Tropical Treasures.” Ranger Rick’s Nature Scope, National Wildlife Federation, 1989. Pg. 46.

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