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Catechu Bottle of catechu Catechu. Catechu (/ ˈ k æ t ɪ ʃ uː / or / ˈ k æ t ɪ tʃ uː /) is an extract of acacia trees used variously as a food additive, astringent, tannin, and dye.It is extracted from several species of Acacia, but especially Senegalia catechu (previously called Acacia catechu), by boiling the wood in water and evaporating the resulting brew. It is also known as cutch, black cutch, cachou, cashoo, terra Japonica, or Japan earth, and also katha in Hindi, kaat in ...
May 6, 2019 · Khadira, Black Catechu (Acacia Catechu) Khadira (Black Catechu) is a deciduous tree which reaches the height up to 9 to 12 meters. This plant has short hooked spines and green leaves are bipinnately compounds with 50 pairs of leaflets which look like beautiful feathers.
ACACIA CATECHU. The Acacia catechu is known as Cutch tree, Terra Japonica as well as Black Catechu. In Hindi it is called Khair and Khadira in Sanskrit.
Nov 14, 2022 · 1. Introduction. Acacia catechu (L.f.) Willd. is a deciduous tree belonging to the family Fabaceae and has been widely used in Ayurveda for many years for the treatment and prevention of various diseases and/or disorders. It is called Cutch tree in English, Kahir in Hindi and Khadira in Sanskrit [1,2] (Figure 1).Most people use boiled water of A. catechu (khair) for drinking purposes. The heartwood of this plant is a medicinally potent product known as Katha, having a wide range of ...
Catechu. Senegalia catechu, previously known as Acacia catechu, is a deciduous, thorny tree which grows up to 15 m (50 ft) in height. The plant is called khair in Hindi, and kachu in Malay; the Malay name was Latinized to "catechu" in Linnaean taxonomy, as the species from which the extracts cutch and catechu are derived. Other common names for it include kher, catechu, cachou, cutchtree, black cutch, and black catechu.. Senegalia catechu is native to South Asia and Southeast Asia, including ...
Aug 25, 2021 · cacia catechu is commonly known as Khair or Kachu, which is widely used due to its medicinal properties in Asia and many other parts. The tree grows up to 15 meters tall and bark is dark brown ...
A unique repository of information on India's biodiversity. Deciduous, gregarious trees, to 15 m high; bark dark greyish-brown to dark brown, rough, about 1.3 cm thick, exfoliating in long, narrow rectangular strips; blaze brownish-red; branchlets brown, glabrous.
Nov 19, 2010 · Acacia catechu also commonly called Mimosa catechu, is a deciduous, thorny tree which grows up to 15 m (50 ft) in height.The plant is called katha in Hindi, and kachu in Malay, hence Latin "Catechu" for this type species from which the extracts cutch and catechu are derived.
Acacia catechu Cutch tree Origin. From the southern Himalayas to Andhra Pradesh in India and eastwards to Thailand. Ecology. Annual rainfall: 500–2000mm. Normal temp range:-1 – 39°C. Altitude range: Up to 1500m. Seasonal adaptability: Dry season up to 3–4 months. Soils: Sandy, gravelly alluvium, loamy and sandy clay soils. Can grow on poor shallow calcareous soils.
Description. A moderate sized deciduous tree with light feathery crown with crooked brown bole, Bark dark brown and red inside; Branches are glabrous armed with recurved thorns
