The leaves are usually bound with string in a small bundle and dried.
The leaves can be dried and chewed as an intoxicant.
The leaves are dried and then woven into fans.
Typically the leaves are dried and then ground to form a powder.
Finally the leaves are dried with hot air until they turn brown or black.
The process takes about a day, after which the leaves are dried by warm air.
The leaves can also be dried and used as a herb in cooking.
Or the leaves can be crushed to a pulp, pressed, and dried into paper.
Or the leaves can be dried and added to tea or sprinkled on food.
Then the leaves are dried to arrest the oxidation process.