Colocasian Sap
Colocasian sap comes from the Colocasian plant. This plant's sap is highly sought for it's stickiness and ability to make many different types of lues. This plan grows in places that have little sun but high humidity. Commonly found in the many dense old forests that dot the Northwest of Jiazera. It has been discovered that it can be cultivated as long as the area has high humidity and not a lot of sun. The plant has several long stems that grow vertically, each stock ending with one huge, round leaf. In the middle of each leaf, a flower blooms. The leaves are a dark waxy green, and the flowers are red or yellow. The stocks are a bright green. The sap is what is the most valuable part of the Colocasian plant. For large-scale operations in growing Colocasian, the stocks are harvested right after the flower blossoms start to wilt. The harvester will cut the stocks off close to the ground, leaving only one stock left. The cut stocks are then tied together and hung cut side up to prevent the sap from dripping out in transport. Stocks are sold to small businesses or to refineries. Individuals have been known to either grow their own or forage for it in the forests. Once at home, business, or refinery, the stocks are turned cut side down, and the thick sap drips out into vats or pots, then processed into the different uses. Products are different glues, an ingredient in other products to increase stickiness, or strips to stick things to walls without damaging the walls.
History & Usage
Discovery
It is said that Colocasian sap was discovered in a village named Kunde, which is located in the north of the continent Jiazera. Around the village is a very thick old forest. Within the forest grows the Colocasian plant abundantly. It was said that one of the village children was playing in the forest and broke off one of the stocks of the colocasian plant and brought it home. There, the father who worked with book binding found that the sap the stock oozed worked better as a glue than the glue he had. From there, the uses for Colocasian sap grew.
Everyday use
As a glue
Industrial Use
Strong Glue
Refinement
Boiling it for a short time which reduces the water content by a fourth. Once that is done the sap is brought down to room temperature and spread on non-stick metal plates to dry. After one day the sap is soft paste and is scraped up and stored for use as a spreadable glue. Two days of drying creates a thick paste which is also scraped up and stored used as an ingredient in creating anti-slip surfaces. Three days of drying creates a thin layer of sap that can be cut into strips of any size. It is then placed on non-stick paper and stored.
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