Tuesday 21 October 2014

Bleeding Tree

The fallen tree near the camp has many branches and very large leaves. At first I was worry how to remove such big trees, but when I used the long knife and saw to cut, it seemed to be easy. The wood was actually quite soft, unlike most tropical wood. 
But the branches bled, not only from the central point but also from the bark, that really arose my interest. 
What is that fluid, why is it red and is there any medicinal value? Unfortunately, there is no laboratory to test the constituent and neither I can find the details of the tree from the book or internet yet.



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