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Commonly Sold Products on the Salem District

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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