CATECHU

kătˈəchoo or cutch, extract from the heartwood of Acacia catechu, a leguminous tree of the pulse 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.

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books on: Catechu  - 112 results

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Cultural History of Plants
Book by Sir Ghillean Prance, Mark Nesbitt; Routledge, 2004
Subjects: Crops--History
...Bancroft. Cutch, C.I. Natural Brown 3 Acacia catechu and Areca catechu Fabaceae Dyers and tanners employ numerous varieties...extract is taken from the wood of khair trees ( Acacia catechu ) which are found in India and Burma, and it represents...
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Economic Botany: A Textbook of Useful Plants and Plant Products
Book by Albert F. Hill; McGraw-Hill, 1952
Subjects: Botany, Economic
...already been discussed. Black cutch or catechu is the source of the most important brown...obtained from the heartwood of Acacia Catechu, a tree of India and Burma. Small pieces...colors, including the familiar khaki. Catechu is also used as a masticatory and in medicine...
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An Illustrated Chinese Materia Medica
Book by Jing-Nuan Wu; Oxford University Press, 2005
Subjects: Herbs--Therapeutic Use--China, Materia Medica, Vegetable--China, Medicine, Chinese
PHARMACEUTICAL NAME Acacia Catechu ENGLISH NAME catechu paste PART USED extract from the peeled branch and stem Acacia Catechu, produced in the provinces of Yunnan and Guangxi, is collected during December and March. It is ground into a fine...
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Composition of Scientific Words: A Manual of Methods and a Lexicon of Materials for the Practice of Logotechnics
Book by Roland Wilbur Brown; Smithsonian Institution Press, 1956
Subjects: English Language--Foreign Elements--Greek, English Language--Foreign Elements--Latin, English Language--Word Formation--Glossaries, Vocabularies, Etc, Science--Terminology
...galbaniftua . Malay gambir, a yellowish catechu: gambler from Uncaria gambit . NL. gambogium...cubeb. Malay kachu, a kind of resin: catechu, protocatechuic, cutch, Acacio cateehu catechu-tree . Maori kauri, a tree and the resin...
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India and Pakistan: A General and Regional Geography
Book by O. H. K. Spate; Methuen, 1954
Subjects: India, Pakistan, Sri Lanka
...of small fuel and of fodder than for timber. Khair Acacia catechu , however, which sometimes covers considerable areas with...India. Babul Acacia arabica is perhaps more common than A. catechu in the NW lowlands, and has similar uses. 6. Tropical dry...
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journal articles on: Catechu  - 14 results

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Health and the Experience of Childhood in Late Neolithic Viet Nam
Journal article by Marc Oxenham, Hirofumi Matsumura, Kate Domett, Nguyen Kim Thuy, Nguyen Kim Dung, Nguyen Lan Cuong, Damien Huffer, Sarah Muller; Asian Perspectives: the Journal of Archaeology for Asia and the Pacific, Vol. 47, 2008
Subjects: Archaeology--Physiological aspects, Book publishing--Physiological aspects, Cambridge University Press
...effects of Vietnamese betel nut (Areca catechu) use (Oxenham et al. 2002). Betel...lesions the juice of premasticated Areca catechu. A further factor is increased risk of...NGUYEN 2002 Identification of Areca catechu (betel nut) residues on the dentitions...
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Unleashing the Power of Worship
Journal article by Ruth A. Meyers; Anglican Theological Review, Vol. 92, 2010
Subjects: Christianity, Community, God, Leadership, Outdoor activities, Religious missions, Spirituality
...formation and incorporation into the community of faith. This catechu menai process culminated with baptism at the Easter Vigil...practice has seen a resurgence in parishes that have implemented a catechu menate. The Book of Occasional Services does not use the term...
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Potent Roots and the Origin of Kava
Journal article by John Lynch; Oceanic Linguistics, Vol. 41, 2002
Subjects: Austronesian languages, Botany--Terminology, Kava plant--Names
...The classic betelnut quid consists of the nut itself (Areca catechu), the leaf or catkin of a vine (Piper betle), which is...Lichtenberk 1998) am PMP, POc *buaq betel nut, Areca catechu and PMP *buyuq, *pulu, POc *pulu Piper betle. None of...
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The Use of Flaked Stone Artifacts in Palau, Western Micronesia
Journal article by Michael Haslam, Jolie Liston; Asian Perspectives: the Journal of Archaeology for Asia and the Pacific, Vol. 47, 2008
Subjects: Archaeology--Research, Archaeology--Usage, Paleontology--Research, Paleontology--Usage, United States. Army. Corps of Engineers
...their hands. One potential candidate is betel nut (Areca catechu), well known for the stains it leaves when chewed, which...RYAN REEVES 2003 The prehistoric chewing of betel nut (Area catechu) in western Micronesia. People and Culture in Oceania 19...
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Impact of Smoking and Chewing Tobacco on Arsenic-Induced Skin Lesions
Journal article by Anna-Lena Lindberg, Nazmul Sohel, Mahfuzar Rahman, Lars Ake Persson, Marie Vahter; Environmental Health Perspectives, Vol. 118, 2010
Subjects: Arsenic--Health aspects, Arsenic--Research, Chewing tobacco--Health aspects, Skin lesions--Research, Skin lesions--Risk factors, Smoking--Health aspects
...plant, and the adverse effects may be caused by this mixture rather than the tobacco alone. Areca nut, the seed of Areca catechu, is used in a variety of chewed products, often mixed with tobacco or betel leaves. Both betel quid and areca nut have been...
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Arthritis Fighters: Do Glucosamine & Chondroitin Work?
Magazine article by David Schardt; Nutrition Action Healthletter, Vol. 33, September 2006
Subjects: Arthritis--Care and treatment, Arthritis--Research, Chondroitin--Health aspects, Chondroitin--Research, Dietary supplements--Health aspects, Dietary supplements--Research, Glucosamine--Health aspects, Glucosamine--Research, United States. National Institutes of Health--Research
...glucosamine (1,500 mg) and chondroitin (200 mg) with Uniflex (a proprietary blend of Chinese Scullcap root and Black Catechu bark) and (3.3 mg). Whats Schiffs evidence? An unpublished study that the company calls "preliminary" and wont make...


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newspaper articles on: Catechu  - 3 results

 
 
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Ahem! Do ANY Cough Cures Actually Work?
Newspaper article; The Daily Mail (London, England), January 10, 2006
...Productive. KEY INGREDIENTS: Senega, tussilago, liquorice, catechu tincture and tolu, which are all herbs and roots. HOW IT...phlegm. Tussilago and liquorice act to break up mucus and catechu tincture is an astringent to shrink mucus membranes (which...
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Christmas Colossus Crossword Answers; from St. Stephen's Day Puzzle Supplement
Newspaper article; The Daily Mail (London, England), January 2, 2010
...Waterpoof, 9 Acuity, 15 Phone books, 19 Tracer, 20 Bikini, 21 Couplet, 22 Fuse, 24 Focsle, 25 Foxy, 28 Immoral, 29 Catechu, 30 Colloid, 31 Warlock, 32 Load, 33 Legacy, 34 Dock, 35 Endemic, 37 Kudos, 40 Satyr, 43 Aorta, 46 Sincere, 47 Exam...
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Wish List; the Week's Most Desirable Things - and They Could All Be Yours
Newspaper article; The Daily Mail (London, England), January 8, 2011
...sterling18 www.winerack.co.uk Add drama to cocktail hour with Blavod, the only premium black vodka made using the black catechu herb, which gives it its unique colour, pounds sterling15.99 www.game.co.uk The Xbox 60 kinect scans your body and...


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encyclopedia articles on: Catechu  - 7 results

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Catechu
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
CATECHU kat choo or cutch, extract from the heartwood of Acacia catechu, a leguminous tree of the pulse family, native to India and Myanmar. Catechu is a fast brown dye used for various shades of brown and olive, including the familiar khaki...
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Acacia
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
...Old World species (especially A. arabica and A. senegal ) yield gum arabic; other species, chiefly A. catechu, yield the dye catechu . Blackwood ( A. melanoxylon ) is valued in Australia for its hardwood timber. Other members of the genus...
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Gambier
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
GAMBIER see catechu . ____________________ Copyright 2009 Columbia University Press. Used with the permission of Columbia University Press. All rights reserved.
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Dye
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
...especially textiles, leather, and food. Natural dyes are so called because they are obtained from plants (e.g., alizarin , catechu , indigo , and logwood), from animals (e.g., cochineal , kermes, and Tyrian purple), and from certain naturally occurring...
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Cutch , Plant Extract
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
CUTCH , plant extract see catechu . ____________________ Copyright 2009 Columbia University Press. Used with the permission of Columbia University Press. All rights reserved.
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