In the latex manufacturing process, rubber seeds are not historically collected and commercialized.
[2][citation needed] Although rubber seed is rich in nutrients it also contains cyanogenic glycosides which will release prussic acid in the presence of enzymes or in slightly acidic conditions.
Hitherto, rubber seed has largely been allowed to waste with very little use for raising root stock seedlings for propagation purposes.
The cake left after oil extraction is used in fertilizer preparation and as feed for cattle and poultry.
The potential of rubber wood as a source of timber is recognized in India, Sri Lanka, Indonesia, and Malaysia, with an increasing volume of sawn rubber wood used for furniture manufacturing and a variety of other applications.