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The Journal of the Royal Institute of Thailand Volume IV - 2012 70  Propagules from many species of mangrove can be cooked for tasty desserts. Figure 13 shows a dessert made from propagules of Bruguiera gymnorrhiza . This product can be a source of income for coastal communities. This dessert was fi rst created by the “Nam-cheiw mangrove villager” in Trad province. Cookies, which are made from the propagules of the Bruguiera cylindrica spp are also a popular dish made by villagers of Satul province. Nipa, the mangrove palm, is well known for its multi-purpose use as leaves for roo fi ng, for cigarette wrapping and raw material for baskets. Fruits from nipa are widely used in desserts. In addition, nipa sugar is also used in cooking and for use in bakery products. Products from nipa palm are commercially important and can help raise monthly income to approximately 5,000 baht per family per rai (0.16 ha) in Pakpanang District of Nakorn Sri Thammarat province, (Bamroongrugsa, 2001). In addition, Nipa Palm can also be used as a potential alternative source for bioethanol, as studied by Matsui et al. (2011). Honey can also be collected from mangrove forests (as shown in Figure 14). There are various kinds of food items produced by local mangrove communities from different parts of mangrove trees as described by Chumrieng et al. (2011). Another traditional use of mangrove plants is medicines. Certain species of mangroves contain active substances that have the power to cure various ailments. However, these traditional medicinal plants have not received the support of scienti fi c investigation and experiments. Figure 13: Propagules of Bruguiera cylindrica for making cookies Figure 14: Honey collected from mangroves Mangroves … Coastal Treasure of Thailand