ETFRN NEWS 32: NTFPs

ETFRN-News is a publication of the European Tropical Forest Research Network that appears three times a year:
Editor: Kate Schreckenberg
Guest Editors: Jochen Heuveldop and Christiane Then
Editorial assistance:Evelyn Whyte

CONTENTS

• Editorial
• Organisations, Institutions and Projects
  • Research Topics: Filling the Gaps; Concepts and Strategies
  • Case studies: Lessons learned
  • Products and Management Goals
  • Social Aspects
  • Economics
  • Ecological Aspects:Inventory for Sustainability
  • Perspectives
• Research Cooperation Sought
• Internet Features
• Funding
• Other News
• Publications

Cover illustration: Clausena lansium (Lour.) Skeels ( Wampee) Drawing by P Verheij-Hayes
Uses: The ripe fruit is often consumed raw. In South-East Asia a kind of champagne is made by fermenting the fruit with sugar and straining off the juice. In traditional medicine, the dried unripe fruits and dried sliced roots are used as a remedy for bronchitis. Ripe fruits are said to have stomachic and cooling effects and to act as a vermifuge. A decoction of the leaves is used as a hair wash to remove dandruff and to preserve the hair colour.
From: Prosea 2. Edible fruits and nuts. CD-ROM E.W.M. Verheij and R.E. Coronel (Eds). (see Publications section)

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