Bloodwood tree
Maker
Maureen Timothy (b.1948)
Date
2012
Description
Bloodwood sap is applied to sores or cuts and it works as an antiseptic. If the sap is in a dried form, it can be crushed into a powder and boiled in water to use as an antiseptic wash. You can also eat the green grubs from the gall and grubs that live under the bark; collect honey or “sugarbag” from the hives of stingless native bees and make a sweet drink from the flowering nectar.
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