subject: For how long is Tagua used by men? [print this page] For how long is Tagua used by men? For how long is Tagua used by men?
Tagua has been used by men long ago. But the main usage today in Corozo palm is the endosperm of its seeds, not what is used to be. Tagua nut as the true ivory is the best material to substitute the authentic. But most use in the past was to output buttons.Taqua Button production was an {important|crucial|substancial|significant industry in the late nineteenth century and early twentieth century. In the late twenties of the nineteenth century, twenty percent of all buttons manufactured in the United States were tagua. Later when industry started to utilize plastic, the Corozo manufacturing industry almost completely disappeared.
But the Corozo manufacturing has never completely ceased, and a small button industry beared in Ecuador. And continued making discs from which tagua buttons were made in France, Germany , Italy. After Tagua buttons almost vanished Tagua nuts continued to be used by for production of crafts in Colombia and Ecuador. The leaves of various species of Corozo are very long-lasting and therefore broadly used for building coverings
in Amazon.
The mesocarp thin enclosure shell of all kinds of the genus are tasty. It is considered a gourmet food where Corozo palms are abounding. Its {taste|flavor|savor is quite akin to coco nut. The mesocarp is also actively sought by rodents, that play an important acpect in the diets of local communities. And the commercial exploitation of Taqua may not be gratifying because it will further diminish a valuable source of food for men in outland areas. It is probably much better for gatherers of Taqua to leave mesocarp to animals and receive meat and shelled nuts in return.
The endosperm of Corozo is a clear liquid when the nut is very immature, and is a refreshing drink in the selva to the locats. When the fruit matures, it becomes heavy and gummy, and is also eatable, the taste of coco in the same point of development, is also acknowledged a gourmet food in areas where palms are exuberant. Some other uses of the Vegetable Ivory palm tree are:
the roots are used medicinally for their diuretic properties, stalks are used for mats. The young shoots are eatable when grilled. Straw Flower - are used for sweepers.
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