Yes. It was used for Firewood, Medicine, and Paper.
Elephants ARE used to make a sort of ancient Asian medicine. I'm not completely sure if the medicine actually works though.
Coal and various oils are used to make medicine both in the process and actuality. They are also used to make toothpaste and even cleaning products.
Rock salt is widely used in Indian Medicine and actually means INDHUPPUKal uppu is the normal salt which we use daily in powder form.When Rock salt is mentioned in Medicine context it is always INDHUPPU
used for people
Sand stone rock is used to make Khajuraho temples.
In China animal bones are used to make medicine, if it works it is another matter.
By producing antibiotics
limestone is used to make cement
Season 2 episode 8, Rock Bottom
Make a patient well.
Only the roots.