Steinmetz:Hevea
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Hevea brasiliensis (and other species)
- Also known as (or relevant to)
- Family
- Euphorbiaceae (and others)
- English Names
- India Rubber tree
- Para Rubber tree
- Natural Habitat
- tropical countries
- especially Brazil
- Southern Asia
- Ceylon
- Indonesia
- Part(s) Used
- Gummi Elastieum (Cautschuc) = Resina elastica
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- Constituent(s)
- caoutchouc
- resin
- albumen
- sugar
- quebrachit
- Action
- used in making plasters for surgical purposes; it is employed to produce rubber with which we are al familiar
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