It was an amazing experience watching an Orang Asal makes a jungle torch using the resin of a Keruing tree. The Semelais may have relied on this jungle torch for hundreds of years to ensure their safety and comfort during the nights of the rainforest [...]]]> http://www.my-rainforest-adventures.com/2009/05/making-a-traditional-jungle-torch-from-keruing-tree-oil/feed/ 6 http://www.my-rainforest-adventures.com/2009/05/traditional-keruing-resin-extraction-by-the-orang-asal-of-malaysia/ http://www.my-rainforest-adventures.com/2009/05/traditional-keruing-resin-extraction-by-the-orang-asal-of-malaysia/#comments Mon, 25 May 2009 12:22:08 +0000 Keong http://www.my-rainforest-adventures.com/?p=781 Part of the Keruing extraction process

Traditional extraction of the resin from the Keruing tree is a rare sight there days. Keruing (Dipterocarpus kerrii) is an important tree to many cultures because of its many uses resin. The Keruing name is used by the Semelais of Peninsula Malaysia. It is known as Eng in Burma, [...]]]> http://www.my-rainforest-adventures.com/2009/05/traditional-keruing-resin-extraction-by-the-orang-asal-of-malaysia/feed/ 3