You are seeing Ask web results for CATECHU.
|
Catechu - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Catechu (pronounced /ˈkætɨʃuː/ or /ˈkætɨtʃuː/ ; also known as cachou , cutch , cashoo , or Japan earth ) is an extract of any of several species of Acacia —but especially A...
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Catechu |
|
Areca catechu - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
|
||
|
Catechu, Black; (Acacia catechu); Click on graphic for larger imag ... Pale Catechu is an extract made from the leaves and young shoots of Uncaria Gambier (Roxb.), a member of the order Rubiaceae, not an Acacia. It occurs in commerce in dark or pale-brown cubes with a dull, powdery fracture, or sometimes in lozenge form.
|
||
|
Get information, facts, and pictures about catechu at Encyclopedia.com. Make research projects and school reports about catechu easy with credible articles from our FREE, online encyclopedia and dictionary. ... catechu or cutch, extract from the heartwood of Acacia catechu, a leguminous tree of the pulse family,
|
||
|
CATECHU, or Cltch (Malay, kachu), an extract obtained from several plants, its chief sources being the wood of two species of acacia (A. catechu and A. suma), both natives of India. This extract is known as black catechu. A similar extract, known in pharmacy as pale catechu (Catechu pallidum), and in general commerce...
|
||
Areca catechu (betel nut palm); INTRODUCTION; Betel nut (Areca catechu) is a slender, single-trunked palm that can grow to 30 m (100 ft). It is cultivated from East; Africa and the Arabian Peninsula across tropical Asia and;
|
||
|
Common names: Betel nut palm, bunga, pinang, jambe ... Conservation status: Not threatened ... Click here for more photos of Areca catechu.
|
||
|
What is catechu? What is it used for? ... Catechu is a type of paste made from an extract of the acacia catechu, a type of tree native to India and Myanmar. (Another type of catechu is produced from a shrub called uncaria gambier and is discussed elsewhere on this site.)
|
||
|
Betel nut (Areca catechu L.) ... Betel nut use refers to a combination of three ingredients: the nut of the betel palm ( Areca catechu ), part of the Piper betel vine, and lime. Anecdotal reports have indicated that small doses generally lead to euphoria and increased flow of energy while large doses often result in sedation.
|
||
|
Definition of catechu from Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary with examples and pronunciations. ... : any of several dry, earthy, or resinous astringent substances obtained from tropical plants of Asia: as a : an extract of the heartwood of an East Indian acacia (Acacia catechu) that was formerly used in medicine b : gambier...
|
