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Food and drink

Vegetables and fruits

Vegetables

Uncooked vegetables

Cooked vegetables

Edible fruit

Edible uncooked fruit

Edible uncooked fruit - preserved

Cooked fruit

Jellies

Jams

Chutneys, pickles, sauces

Fruit eaten as vegetable

Edible seeds

Flour/meal from seeds

Edible raw seeds

Edible roasted seeds

Edible boiled seeds

Food flavourings

Herbs

Spices

Condiments

Bitters

Food colourings

Meat tenderizer

Confectionery

Sweeteners

Syrup

Honey dew

Famine foods

Beverages

Alcoholic beverages

Wine

Vinegar

Beer

Hops substitute

Fermenting agent

Non-alcoholic beverages

Infusions, tisanes (eg: tea and coffee substitutes)

Juices and non-alcoholic cordials

Fermenting agent

Cooking fats and oils

Fermented foods

Salt and salt substitutes

Masticatories

Manna

Edible gums

Mucilages (edible)

Vitamins

Vitamin C

Domestic

Ornaments

Beads

Buttons

Needles

Handicrafts

Adhesives

Mucilage

Paper substitutes

Domestic oils

Domestic illuminating oils

Waterproofing

Soap and soap substitutes

Shampoo

Cosmetics

Incense

Perfumes

Hair oil

Unguent (anointing)

Chewsticks, tooth cleaners, straws

Chewsticks

Tooth cleaners

Drinking straws

Depilatories & polishers

Depilatories

Polishers

Abrasives

Sandpaper

Cleansing agent

Fumitories

Snuff

Tobacco substitute

Fire sticks

Tinder

Fire extinguisher

Thatching

Grass matting

Fans

Brushes

Hunting gear

Fishing

Lines and netting

Fishing floats

Fishing rods

Fish traps

Weapons

spear shaft

Arrow shaft

Bows

Quivers

Shields

Clubs

Whips

Traps

Timber

Fuel

Fuelwood

Charcoal

Charcoal - fuel

Charcoal - gunpowder

Charcoal - smelting

Tinder

Firesticks

Matches

Tobacco pipes

Torches

Sawn timber

Beams and scantlings

Rafters

Railway sleepers

Planks

Flooring

Paving blocks

Boxes

Coffins

Troughs

Barrels

Shingles

Pole timber

Telegraph poles

Pit props

Hut frames

Roof frames

Lathes and wattles

Thatching spars

Garden canes

Basketry

Tent frames

Tent pegs

Plugs

Walking sticks

Sports equipment

Tennis raquets

Cricket bats

Tool and implement handles

Axe handles

Gun stocks

Digging sticks

Agricultural implements

Tools and implements (small)

Hammers and mallets

Fence posts and rails

Construction timber

Temporary shelter

Boats

Boat keels

Boat planking

Boat decking

Boat masts & booms

Boat paddles

Dugout canoes

Bridges

Bridge pilings

Piers and jetties

Mills and presses

Carpentry

Furniture

Bed frames

Table tops

Billiard table tops

Cabinet work

Veneers and marquetry

Veneers

Marquetry

Interior fittings

Panelling

Joinery

Door and window frames

Wagons

Turnery and carvings

Domestic utensils

Platters and bowls

Carvings

Pestles and mortars

Saddles

Wheels

Blocks and pulleys

Yokes

Brake blocks & bearings

Musical instruments

Drums

Wind instruments

Bows, instrument

Wood pulp

Wood pulp paper

Wood chips

Plywood

Forage

Browse

Fodder

Drought fodder

Concentrates

Host plants

Silkworm food

Land use

Live hedges

Shelter

Shade

Soil stabilization

Mulch

Soil improvement

Green manuring

Fertilizer

Magnesium workings coloniser

Ornamental plant

Lawn plant

Recreation ground

Fibres

Cordage

Ropes

Harness straps

Threads

Lines, fishing

Snares

Netting

Nets, fishing

Textiles

Clothing

Sacking

Fibre baskets

Plaiting

Fibre matting

Fibre pulp

Fibre pulp paper

Fibre pulp board

Fibre filling

Fibre upholstery

Fibre caulking

Fibre packing

Cork

Cork substitutes

Toxins

Toxins by use

Ordeal poisons

Arrow poisons

Fish poisons

Rodenticides and muricides

Insecticides etc.

Insecticides

Wood preservative

Repellant

Antivermin (lice etc.)

Anthelmintic

Antimicrobial - agents

Herbicides

Irritants

Hayfever

Deodorant

Medical and veterinary

General medical & veterinary

Depurative

Discutient

Tonic

Anti-inflammatory

Alexiteric (disease antidote)

Small pox

Measles

Anthrax

Antipyretic, febrifuge (reduces fever)

Anti periodic

Prophylatic

Anti-malarial

Antiscorbutic

Poison antidotes

Snake bites

Scorpion bites

Insect bites

Scorpion stings

Antiseptic

Disinfectant

Detersive (detergent)

Poulticing

Cancer

Insecticide

Antiparasitic (lice etc.)

Fungicides

Ringworm

Sudorific, diaphoretic

Refrigerant

Embrocation

Demulcent (soothing action)

Emollient

Hair restorative

Counter irritant

Rubefacient

Vesicant

Warts & calluses

Wound dressings

Burn dressings

Boil dressings

Ulcers

Sore dressing

Skin diseases

Leprosy

Ears, eyes, nose and throat complaints

Ear complaints

Earache

Eye complaints

Eye inflammation

Opthalmia

Eyewash

Cataracts

Tooth complaints

Toothache

Gum complaints

Toothpaste

Throat complaints

Gargle

Skeletal structure

Bone complaints

Muscle complaints

Antispasmodic

Rheumatism

Muscle relaxant

Respiratory system

Bechic (controls coughing)

Expectorant

Nose complaints

Stimulatory

Chest complaints

Bronchial complaints

Tuberculosis

Asthma

Colds

Pneumonia

Sudorific

Antisudorific

Alimentary canal and digestive system complaints

Vermifuge

Antihelminthic (internal worms)

Taenicide (tape worms)

Cathartic

Enema

Laxative (mildly cathartic)

Purgative (strongly cathartic)

Carminative (anti flatulent)

Flatulence

Emetic (induces vomiting)

Alternative (improves general nutrition)

Chologogue (bile stimulant)

Stomachic (stomach stimulant)

Stomach complaints

Colic

Intestinal complaints

Deobstruent (removes obstruction)

Bowel complaints

Diarrhoea

Dysentery

Amoebic dysentery

Piles

Liver complaints

Jaundice

Bile

Kidney complaints

Spleen complaints

Urino-genital system

Abortifacient

Aphrodisiac

Female fertility

Emmenagogue (stimulates menstrual flow)

Uterine complaints

Amenorrhoea

Ecbolic (accelerates gestation)

Lactation stimulant (galactagogue)

Antilith (prevents or reduces stones)

Diuretic (stimulates urine)

Bladder complaints (cystitis)

Dropsy

Sterility, male

Venereal diseases

Gonorrhoea

Syphilis

Nervous system

Rabies

Painkiller

Anodyne (relieves pain)

Analgesic (deadens pain)

Anaesthetic (destroys pain)

Sedative

Intoxicant

Narcotic

Hallucinogenic

Antispasmodic

Paralysis

Stimulant

Nerve tonic

Circulatory system

Haemostatic

Astringent

Haemorroidal

Anaemia

Heart stimulant

Angina pectoris

Gland complaints

Diabetes

Chemicals

Cellulose

Sugars

Starch

Gums and resins

Gums (including mucilages)

Resins

Gum-resins

Lipids

Edible lipids

Non-drying oils - edible

Soap lipids

Fats - soap

Illuminant - lipids

Fats - illuminant

Illuminants other than fats and oils

Lubricants - lipids

Fats - lubricant

Lubricants other than fats and oils

Varnishes and thinners

Non-drying oil (use unspecified)

Drying oil (use unspecified)

Waxes

Aromatic amines

Alkaloids (nitrogenous base)

Dyes, inks, coumarins, tannins and other phenolics

Dyes

Dyes - yellow

Dyes - black

Dyes - green

Dyes - blue

Dyes - red

Dyes - brown

Dyes - purple

Mordants

Tattoos

Inks

Phenolics and related compounds

Plastic extender

Tannins

Quinones

Essential oils, terpenoids and latex

Essential oils

Cosmetic essential oil

Flavouring essential oil

Medicinal essential oil

Latex (polyisoprene)

Latex coagulant

Terpenoids other than essential oils and latex

Saponins

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