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Wan bong fu tang boeng (one tree for well-being)
With an area of 163,821 km², Suriname is the smallest country in South
America, covered by approximately 80% pristine Amazon rainforest. It contains
numerous natural resources such as biodiversity, freshwater sources, and
cultural heritage.
The Amazon, also called the "lungs of the earth" because it exchanges oxygen
and carbon dioxide, can also be called the “kidneys of the earth,” because it
catches rain and leads it into the ground where plants can use it for
photosynthesis. It is then returned to the atmosphere and into the wind so that
it starts raining somewhere else.
But the Amazon is also the “bowels of the earth” that exchange nutrients
between soil and vegetation, fueling the nutrient and carbon cycle.
Furthermore, we can think of the rainforest as “the heart of the earth” because
it controls ecosystems.
Finally, the Amazon is called "The World's Largest Medicine Cabinet," because
about 25% of all Western medicine came from the rainforest. That's impressive.
Naturopath, Richard Cullimore developed an herbal tea that was able to
treat Covid symptoms, demonstrating that all solutions can really be found in
nature.
Read the full blog at: https://iammadein.com/suriname/blog/13808/wan-bong-fu-tang-boeng-one-tree-well-being
Written by: : Sabrinah S. Van de L’Isle