Commonly Sold Products on the Salem District
Most commonly sold SFPs on the Salem District with average amounts sold and value received by the government for FY 1995 – 2005.
| Product Sold |
Unit of Measure |
5 Years Average 95-99 |
5 Years Average 2000-05 |
Boughs
|
Pounds
|
571,150
$48,300
|
112266
$10,760 |
Floral & Greenery
|
Pounds
|
63,246
$5,625 |
201000
$14238 |
Moss
|
Pounds
|
153,225
$8,250 |
115775
$4,233 |
Mushrooms
|
Pounds
|
15,810
$2,075 |
21958
$3,033 |
Transplants
|
Each
|
6,573
$1,580 |
8016
$292 |
Edible & Medicinal Plants
The table below contains a brief list of common edible and/or medicinal plants found on the Salem District. Before using any of these plants, be certain of their identification through the use of a good plant identification guide
| Plant |
Uses All Edible Fruit |
Blackcap
|
|
Blackberry
|
|
Cherry
|
Bark extract is used for coughs
|
Elderberry
|
Cooked berries used for wine/jams, flowers used for skin lotion,
fever
|
Hawthorne
|
|
Huckleberry
|
|
Oregon Grape
|
|
Salal
|
|
Salmon Berry
|
|
Serviceberry
|
|
Strawberry
|
|
Thimbleberry
|
|
Cascara
|
Bark is used to produce a laxative
|
Chichory
|
Coffee substitute
|
Chickweed
|
Leaves used in salads
|
Cottonwood
|
Cough remedies
|
Dandelion
|
Leaves used in salads/flavoring in coffee-like substitutes
|
Minor's Lettuce
|
Leaves used in salads
|
Mullein
|
Cold remedy
|
Rose
|
Teas
|
| Willow |
Headaches/fever/wounds |
| Yarrow |
Teas/control bleeding/skin treatment |
| Yellow Dock |
Homeopathic medications |
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