Table 4 Use categories and use reports

Food

Fruits

Fruits that were only eaten when they were ripe, such as apple, pear, strawberry

Vegetable

Plants material what were used to cook dishes (including making salads directly with raw plant material

Seasoning

Plants that could be added to dishes or soups to increase the flavour of food

Starches

Plants that could be used as a direct starch supplement (e.g., tuberous or rhizome of some plants) or processed into starch

Beverages

Plants that could be processed into homemade liqueurs or alcoholic beverages and processed into herbal teas

Economic plant

The living plant, plant part, or derived product that can be traded

Medicine

Medicine for human

Plants that could be used by local people to treat diseases of human

Veterinary medicine

Plants that could be used by local people to treat diseases of animals

Animal feed

Fodder

Food (herb) for horses and farm animals

Browse

Food (leaves of wooden plants) for horses and farm animals

Social uses

Ritual uses

Plants used in social scenarios, such as incense

Somoking substitute

Plants that are substitutes for tobacco

Fuel

Fuelwood

Wood used for fuel

Materials

Dyes

Plants that can be used to dye something

Crafts

Plants for making crafts, such as wooden bowls

Paper making

Raw materials for papermaking

Environmental uses

Oranmentals

Plants that can be used for ornamental purposes, such as potted plants, headdresses

Season indicators

Plants that can indicate the arrival of the season

Other uses

Tools

Plants that can be used to make tools, such as containers, cookware

Repellent

Plants used to repel mosquitoes