# Gambier

## Product Snapshot
- Botanical Name: UNCARIA GAMBIR
- Categories: Whole Spices, Other Botanicals
- Origin Countries: Indonesia
- Origin Regions: Sumatra
- HTML page: https://www.gvi.co.id/product/gambier
- Image: https://www.gvi.co.id/assets/img/products/Gambier.jpg

## Description
Uncaria Gambier Roxb. (Rubiaceae) is a perennially, woody climbing shrub found in tropical Southeast Asia, mainly in the Indonesian Island of Sumatra.

Its leaves contain catechu red, quercetin, a mixture of fluorescent alkaloid and varying amounts of water. The young leafy shoots are cut off and boiled in water. This decoction is then evaporated to a syrupy consistency, allowed to cool and solidify into agglutinated cubes -  the usual form of Gambier.

Gambier extract is used as masticatory, together with betel leaves, areca nut and lime, as a substitute to the traditional khair katha. Medicinally, it is employed as a powerful astringent to ulcers, boils, skin eruptions and helping cure diabetes. Traditionally it is also used as a tanning and dyeing agent to obtain very soft leather, particularly in the re-tanning of calf-leather.

Having our own in-house testing facility we ensure that the catechin content of our product meets the buyers specifications to the highest accuracy.

Katha prepared from Gambier extract has a catechu content greater than 70% and ash lower than 3% making its physico-chemical characteristics much superior to that derived from the traditional khair.

## Available Grades
- Ringan, Catechin 50-52%
- Catechin 48%
- Roti
- Chocolate Skin (Catechin 35%)
- Tailored as per requirements
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