Acacia Catechu Wood Extract

Catechu catechu ˈkætɪʃuː or ˈkætɪtʃuː is an extract of acacia trees used variously as a food additive astringent tannin and dye.

Acacia catechu wood extract.

It can be used. Acacia catechu extract is derived from heartwood of the tree and is known to contain catechins which have wide range of therapeutic actions catechu is an herb. The leaves shoots and wood are used to make medicine. Specifically the drug used which is commercially available in the form of powder is the decoction of concentrated wood in paste and subsequently dried and then pulverized.

J med food 2007 10 442 51. The wood extracts are used for tanning and dying khaki. The acacia catechu can be used alone or in combination as a dyeing base. J med food 2007 10 442 51.

Paan is an indian and southeast asian tradition of chewing betel leaf piper betle with areca nut and slaked lime paste. A medicinal extract of scutellaria baicalensis and acacia catechu acts as a dual inhibitor of cyclooxygenase and 5 lipoxygenase to reduce inflammation. Ecology acacia catechu occurs naturally in mixed deciduous forests and savannas of lower mountains and hills. The heartwood extract of a.

It is extracted from several species of acacia but especially senegalia catechu acacia catechu by boiling the wood in water and evaporating the resulting brew. Acacia catechu is generally used to add darker tones to henna. Catechu called pale catechu or katha in hindi is a necessary ingredient of pan which is beetle leaf preparation chewed in india. Kattha catechu an extract of its heartwood is used as an ingredient to give red color and typical flavor to paan.