Gambier (extract)

Uncaria gambir, from which gambier is produced

Gambier or gambir is an extract derived from the leaves of Uncaria gambir, a climbing shrub native to tropical Southeast Asia. Gambier is produced in Indonesia and Malaysia where it was an important trade item into the late nineteenth century. It can be used as a tanning agent, a brown dye,[1][2] a food additive[3] and as herbal medicine. Also known as pale catechu,[4] white catechu or Japan Earth,[2] it is often confused with other forms of catechu.

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