Gambier
see also: Etymology of Gambier
The gambier or to gambir ( Uncaria to gambir ) is a climbing plant woody tropical areas of Southeast Asia, of the family of the Rubiacées.
Use
The extract drawn from the sheets and the stems of the gambier is used to aromatize the Bétel to be chewed, to tan the Cuir and like Teinture. The gambier is also a medicinal Plante with the properties Tonique S and astringent which one uses to treat, inter alia, the Brûlure S, the Diarrhée, the Toux, the evils of throat and the Ulcère S. the plant contains Tannic acid and Catéchine.
External bonds
- GRIN 40865
- ITIS 506057
See too
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Islands Gambier (French Polynesia)
- Common of Gambier (French Polynesia)
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