Printer Friendly
Dictionary, Encyclopedia and Thesaurus - The Free Dictionary
3,909,569,912 visitors served.
forum Join the Word of the Day Mailing List For webmasters
?
Dictionary/
thesaurus
Medical
dictionary
Legal
dictionary
Financial
dictionary
Acronyms
 
Idioms
Encyclopedia
Wikipedia
encyclopedia
?

Catechu

   Also found in: Dictionary/thesaurus, Medical, Wikipedia 0.01 sec.
catechu (kăt`əch) or cutch, extract from the heartwood of Acacia catechu, a leguminous tree of the pulse pulse, in botany, common name for members of the Fabaceae (Leguminosae), a large plant family, called also the pea, or legume, family. Numbering about 650 genera and 17,000 species, the family is third largest, after the asters and the orchids.
..... Click the link for more information.
 family, native to India and Myanmar. Catechu is a fast brown dye used for various shades of brown and olive, including the familiar khaki, and also in tanning. White cutch is a synonym for gambier, a leaf extract of a shrub (Uncaria gambir) of the madder family, which is similarly used.
Catechu 

a substance obtained from the wood of the East Indian acacia (Acacia catechu) of the family Leguminosae (the plant is native to India and Sri Lanka). By boiling small pieces of the wood, an extract is obtained. After evaporation, the extract becomes a thick reddish brown mass. Catechu contains25–55 percent tannin. It dissolves in acetic acid and is precipi-tated from solution by sulfuric acid or gelatin. Catechu is usedto tan hides and, when oxidized by potassium bichromate, it isused as a dye for cotton and silk fabrics.



Want to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit the webmaster's page for free fun content.
?Page tools
Printer friendly
Cite / link
Feedback
Mentioned in?  References in periodicals archive?   Encyclopedia browser?   Full browser?
No references found
 
Catechu or cutch is an astringent produced from a number of species, but especially from Acacia catechu.
The botanicals, a catechin derived from the catechu tree and baicalin extracted from Chinese skullcap, were combined in two different formula ratios and then evaluated for anti-inflammatory and antioxidant effects.
Blavod: the dangerously drinkable black vodka - made from an Asian herb called black catechu - is quite literally on everyone's lips these days.
 
 
 
Encyclopedia
?

Terms of Use | Privacy policy | Feedback | Advertise with Us | Copyright © 2012 Farlex, Inc.
Disclaimer
All content on this website, including dictionary, thesaurus, literature, geography, and other reference data is for informational purposes only. This information should not be considered complete, up to date, and is not intended to be used in place of a visit, consultation, or advice of a legal, medical, or any other professional.