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make our furniture, doors and windows. Wood from some trees is used to
make a number of other things, such as boats and carts.

Table Boat Door Window

Plants give us Paper, Rubber and Gum

Paper is made from wood pulp like

bamboo plant.

Bamboo Paper

The eraser we use is made of

rubber. We get rubber from the juice
of the rubber tree. Rubber is also

used to make tyres. We get gum from
the acacia tree. Gum is used to make

glue.

Rubber Tree Acacia Tree

We make dyes, paints and
varnishes from juice of some trees.
We get dyes from plants like henna

(mehandi) and indigo.

Henna Indigo

Medicines from Plants

Some plants are used to make CAN YOU BELIEVE ?

different medicines. Plants like tulsi, Around 70000 plant species are being
neem, mint and turmeric are used to utilized all over the world for medicines.

make medicines.

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