Acacia Catechu

Listing ID #1545924

Being the leading suppliers of Acacia Catechu from Dehradun, Uttarakhand, we offer supreme quality Acacia Catechu to our clients across the globe. Our team of professionals processes the Acacia Catechu as per the international industry standards to check their quality, and make sure they are hygienic, free from impurity, and suitable to be supplied to the clients. We also supply bulk quantities to our clients. While the Acacia Catechu is found throughout India, it is majorly used for the purpose of dyeing and tanning, and Acacia Catechu is known as cutch tree, terra japonica as well as black catechu.  The acacia catechu is known as cutch tree, terra japonica as well as black catechu. In hindi it is called khair and khadira in sanskrit. This herb was previously known as kat or cacho. This tree was a very important export product that was sent from india to china, persia and arabia in the early 16th century particularly. This plant was used majorly for the purpose of dyeing and tanning. Japan takes the credit of introducing this plant to countries in europe in the 17th century.

Characteristics Of Acacia Catechu :
the tree of acacia catechu is found all throughout india. The main areas for its habitat in the country are the eastern slopes of the western ghats and the himalayan tracts. This tree is deciduous and has short hooked spines that reach up to the height of 9 to 12 meters. The leaves of this tress are bipinnately compounds with almost 50 pairs of leaflets which look like feathers. The bark of the tree is grayish brown in color that exfoliates into long and narrow strips. The flowers of the plant are pale yellow in color and have cylindrical spikes. The flattened and glabrous fruit of the plant have oblong pods. The sapwood of acacia catechu is whitish yellow in color. The extract of the wood is cooled in moulds and the dried mass is broken into shinny jagged pieces for various uses.