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| Title: | Traditional wetland palm uses in construction and cooking in Veracruz, Gulf of Mexico |
| Authors: | González-Marín, R M
Moreno-Casasola, P
Orellana, R
Castillo, A |
| Keywords: | Wetlands
Palms
Construction
Houses
Recipes
Mexico |
| Issue Date: | Jul-2012 |
| Publisher: | NISCAIR-CSIR, India |
| IPC Code: | Int. Cl.8: D05B, D05B 19/04, E04C, F16S, E04H 1/02, A61K 36/00 |
| Abstract: | Palms are present in all wetland forests and
provide many useful products, such as building materials and food. In order to recover the knowledge about
the traditional use of wetlands palms, we studied and documented the
construction of houses and the preparation of traditional recipes, by conducting interviews and
participant observation in rural communities associated with wetlands in Mexico. The main findings of this study
were: Attalea liebmannii, Sabal mexicana and Roystonea
dunlapiana are used for building houses. The fruits of Cocos
nucifera and A. liebmannii are used for the preparation of
traditional recipes. An analysis of the cost of houses built of palms revealed
that they are cheaper than those built with artificial materials. Although the
respondents mentioned that the resistance of the houses built of natural
materials is lower, they also mentioned other benefits associated with this
type of construction (e.g. houses are cooler). Unfortunately, the traditional use of the
palms is gradually disappearing due to changes in the customs of the people
related to migration, as well as the depletion of these resources. It is necessary to rescue and promote the traditional use of palms,
especially for native species. This may contribute to their conservation and,
where relevant, palm cultivation and reforestation projects should be
encouraged and implemented.
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| Page(s): | 408-413 |
| CC License: |  CC Attribution-Noncommercial-No Derivative Works 2.5 India |
| ISSN: | 0975-1068 (Online); 0972-5938 (Print) |
| Source: | IJTK Vol.11(3) [July 2012]
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