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Catechu Album

White cutch

方儿茶 〔方兒茶〕 fāng ér chá

Alternate English names: pale cutch gambier

Alternate Chinese names: 棕儿茶 zōng ér chá

Kingdom: Plant

Origin in PRC Pharmacopoeia: Uncaria gambier Roxb.

Origin in unofficial sources: Uncaria gambier Roxb.

Use: Medicinal

Notes: This is 儿茶 made from Uncaria gambier. Compare also 儿茶膏, which is made from Acacia catechu.

See: Ér chá (儿茶 Catechu , cutch)

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