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Acacia catechu

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Noun1.Acacia catechu - East Indian spiny tree having twice-pinnate leaves and yellow flowers followed by flat podsAcacia catechu - East Indian spiny tree having twice-pinnate leaves and yellow flowers followed by flat pods; source of black catechu
genus Acacia - large genus of shrubs and trees and some woody vines of Central and South America, Africa, Australia and Polynesia: wattle; mimosa
acacia - any of various spiny trees or shrubs of the genus Acacia
black catechu, catechu - extract of the heartwood of Acacia catechu used for dyeing and tanning and preserving fishnets and sails; formerly used medicinally


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Lannea coromandelica and Boswellia serreta grows at the rocky patches, while Acacia Catechu and bamboos are in the valleys.
Catechu or cutch is an astringent produced from a number of species, but especially from Acacia catechu.
Univestin is a proprietary blend of two individual ingredients--flavans extracted from Acacia catechu and free-b-ring flavonoids from Scutellaria baicalensis.
 
 
 
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