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Old 03-10-2017, 06:39 PM
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Who's tung does the oil come from? Are there farms where certain animals or humans have their tungs milked? Or does the critter need to be sacrificed?
Tung oil or China wood oil is a drying oil obtained by pressing the seed from the nut of the tung tree (Vernicia fordii). ... The oil and its use are believed to have originated in ancient China and appear in the writings of Confucius from about 400 B.C.
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