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  • *Wax tree, Japanese wax tree (En) ...etnam for the fruits from which a wax (sumach wax, Japan tallow, vegetable wax) is extracted for use in varnishes, polishes, ointments, and plasters. The ...
    4 KB (615 words) - 10:23, 2 June 2023
  • ...,7-dihydroxyflavone δ-lactone and seven others called calomelanol D-J. The wax also contains a cytotoxic component (2'6'-dihydroxy-4'4-dimethoxy dihydroch ...ell. Characterized by a cover of glandular hairs exuding a yellow farinose wax at underside of leaves. Mainly occurring from Costa Rica to Brazil, but occ ...
    10 KB (1,411 words) - 08:10, 26 August 2022
  • ...er obtained by cutting the bark, and the fruit yields a wax similar to the wax of ''R. succedanea''. Urushiol present in the exudate causes acute dermatit ...nown wax, and the stem exudes a highly irritant latex used for laquer. The wax is used as a medium for ointments. ''R. chinensis'' is the source of Chines ...
    21 KB (3,092 words) - 10:00, 2 June 2023
  • ...rom the seeds has a pleasant taste and smell, and is used to produce soap, wax and candles, and as a substitute for cacao butter. The seeds are also eaten ...
    7 KB (1,035 words) - 08:59, 28 October 2022
  • ...a yellow colouring matter related to quercitrin, an astringent principle, wax, and a neutral crystalline substance. The roots of ''I. chinensis'' also co ...
    11 KB (1,630 words) - 18:35, 3 September 2022
  • ...Some ''Ficus'' species have poisonous fruits. The latex has been used as a wax in dyeing batik cloth. The latex is also used as birdlime and in Papua New ...
    18 KB (2,678 words) - 16:36, 29 August 2022
  • Marketability of fresh fruits is improved by a combined treatment with wax emulsion and 10 mg/l morphactin. This delays browning and reduces the infec ...
    20 KB (3,060 words) - 07:54, 20 September 2022