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.

A medicinal extract of scutellaria baicalensis and acacia catechu acts as a dual inhibitor of cyclooxygenase and 5 lipoxygenase to reduce inflammation. 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. In ayurveda katha is used in the treatment of cough dysentery throat infections chronic ulcers and wounds. 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.

J med food 2007 10 442 51. Ecology acacia catechu occurs naturally in mixed deciduous forests and savannas of lower mountains and hills. The acacia catechu can be used alone or in combination as a dyeing base. The wood being hard is used for making rice pestles ploughs handles for knife and rollers for crushing sugar cane and oil seeds.

Catechu called pale catechu or katha in hindi is a necessary ingredient of pan which is beetle leaf preparation chewed in india. 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. J med food 2007 10 442 51.

The wood extracts are used for tanning and dying khaki. Kattha catechu an extract of its heartwood is used as an ingredient to give red color and typical flavor to paan. It can be used. The leaves shoots and wood are used to make medicine.