Ficus Elastic is evergreen, and shiny plant, which is also called Rubber plant. Ficus elastic is natural comes from the Himalayas to Malaysia, Sumatra, and Java. It is an evergreen plant or tree that may grow 50 to 100’ tall in its natural environment. Ficus is very popular houseplant that usually grows to 2-10’ tall. Ficus is famous for its thick, leathery, shiny, dark green leaves. Milky latex from these trees was used to make a lesser rubber in the early 1900s. It is grown as an attractive tree in all humid regions and is a very popular indoor plant all over the world.
A latex is obtained from the bark of the stem and branches of Ficus tree. Latex is used to make tires, rubber components for cars and machines and consumer products such as footwear, sport, goods, toys, and gloves. The tree is harvested from the wild for local use as a food, medicine, and source of latex. Medicines that are based on it are used for healing wounds, infections,and cuts. It is also used in the treatment of parasitic worms. Ficus Elastica was first discovered by the Olmec, Maya, and Aztec people. They used the latex to make rubber balls, raincoats and their shoes and shoe soles.Dr. Wolver ton ranks the Ficus plant as one of the best houseplants to clean the air. About 50,000 products are produced that used daily worldwide from ficus plant. 7 million tons of artificial rubber used to make products and 4 million tons natural rubber used every year.
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