Table 4 Use categories and use reports
The first category | The second category | Criteria | No. of species | Use reports |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Food | Fruits | Fruits that were only eaten when they were ripe, such as apple, pear, strawberry | 28 | 534 |
Vegetable | Plants material what were used to cook dishes (including making salads directly with raw plant material | 15 | 408 | |
Seasoning | Plants that could be added to dishes or soups to increase the flavour of food | 7 | 148 | |
Starches | Plants that could be used as a direct starch supplement (e.g., tuberous or rhizome of some plants) or processed into starch | 3 | 86 | |
Beverages | Plants that could be processed into homemade liqueurs or alcoholic beverages and processed into herbal teas | 1 | 1 | |
Economic plant | The living plant, plant part, or derived product that can be traded | 53 | 560 | |
Medicine | Medicine for human | Plants that could be used by local people to treat diseases of human | 43 | 761 |
Veterinary medicine | Plants that could be used by local people to treat diseases of animals | 10 | 44 | |
Animal feed | Fodder | Food (herb) for horses and farm animals | 16 | 107 |
Browse | Food (leaves of wooden plants) for horses and farm animals | 2 | 6 | |
Social uses | Ritual uses | Plants used in social scenarios, such as incense | 11 | 165 |
Somoking substitute | Plants that are substitutes for tobacco | 1 | 1 | |
Fuel | Fuelwood | Wood used for fuel | 4 | 49 |
Materials | Dyes | Plants that can be used to dye something | 3 | 13 |
Crafts | Plants for making crafts, such as wooden bowls | 1 | 1 | |
Paper making | Raw materials for papermaking | 1 | 1 | |
Environmental uses | Oranmentals | Plants that can be used for ornamental purposes, such as potted plants, headdresses | 3 | 13 |
Season indicators | Plants that can indicate the arrival of the season | 3 | 11 | |
Other uses | Tools | Plants that can be used to make tools, such as containers, cookware | 9 | 117 |
Repellent | Plants used to repel mosquitoes | 1 | 2 |