Tambayan ng Kaalaman Tungkol sa Pilipinas
Almaciga Resin
Almaciga resin is one of our major forest products exported to other countries. It is widely
known as Manila Copal. Some of its industrial uses include paint glass, varnish, plastic, linoleum, printing ink, and fuel for torch.
Almaciga tree grows in almost all mountainous forests, but most particularly in Quezon, Zambales, Palawan, Cagayan, Abra, Kalinga Apayao, Nueva Vizcaya, Samar, Zamboanga and Davao. High export quality products are those that come from Palawan and Quezon.
Uses of Sorghum
The uses of sorghum as food are:
1. Cooked as rice, although it takes longer cooking time and more water. In Palawan, it is
cooked with rice, which they call “hisa.”
2. Could be made into flour, though it needs more water when preparing the dough.
3. Could be made into chocolate farridge, boiled and mixed with grated coconut and sugar,
native cabe, and buchi (fried dough with sweetened mungbean).
Uses of Katurai
From Indonesia, katurai tree spread to other places in the Tropics. The different parts of the tree have different uses. For example, the leaves contain 26.5% crude protein, 5% nitrogen and oleanolic acid, and 60% starch.
Uses of Katurai
From Indonesia, katurai tree spread to other places in the Tropics. The different parts of the tree have different uses. For example, the leaves contain 26.5% crude protein, 5% nitrogen and oleanolic acid, and 60% starch.
As Food
In Sri Lanka, katurai tops are chopped, mixed with onions and cooked in coconut milk. Here in the Philippines, the flowers are made into salad, soup and the young leaves as vegetable.
In Java, the young leaves and fruits are given to lactating mothers.