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Ethnobotanical Tour Ethnobotanical Tour How are plants used?

Egyptian Paper Reed Egyptian Paper Reed • Used by ancient Egyptians to make paper called papyrus

Spanish Moss Spanish Moss • Used in packing material, saddle blankets, bridles, and fishing nets

Harlequin Glorybower Glorybower Harlequin • Leaves are used externally to treat dermatitis and internally to treat hypertension, arthritis and joint pain

Banana Banana • Grown in 130 countries; ranks fourth after rice, wheat and corn in human consumption • Stocks and leaves used to make cloth, utensils, houses

Hawaiian tree fern Hawaiian tree fern • Used for dressing wounds and stuffing mattresses and pillows in the 1800s •Young, coiled fronds require hours of soaking and boiling to make them edible

Pacaya palm Pacaya palm • Vegetable resembles a small ear of corn and can be eaten raw or cooked; it tastes similar to asparagus

Allspice Allspice •Brown berry-like fruit is dried and used as a spice

Ice Cream bean Ice Cream bean • Inside of the fruit (a long pod) tastes similar to vanilla ice cream • Used to treat arthritis, diarrhea, and rheumatism

Ponderosa Lemon Hybrid Ponderosa Lemon Hybrid • The juice, rind, leaves, flowers are used in flavoring drinks, salad dressings and desserts and are rich in vitamin C

Century Plant Century Plant • Fibers are used in ropes •Native Americans used the plant to make pens, nails, and needles • Mexicans use it to make the beverage pulque

Strawberry Guava Strawberry Guava • Used to make jams, jellies, and juices and are rich in vitamin C

Created by the Conservatory Created by the Conservatory Education Committee, 2007 Education Committee, 2007 Members Members Adriene L. Brown, TCC and L. Brown, TCC and Multicare Multicare Adriene Megan Fish, University of Puget Sound Megan Fish, University of Puget Sound Sue Habeck, Tacoma Community College Sue Habeck, Tacoma Community College Kathy Heimann Heimann, , Blix Blix Elementary Elementary Kathy Amy Ryken, University of Puget Sound Amy Ryken, University of Puget Sound Kathie Stork, Geiger Elementary Kathie Stork, Geiger Elementary Lila Transue Transue, , Bellarmine Bellarmine Preparatory Preparatory Lila Materials donated by: School of Education, University of Puget Sound ound Materials donated by: School of Education, University of Puget S