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| − | A yellow [ | + | A yellow [[dye]] and [[tannin]] extracted from the leaves and stems of ''Uncaria gambier'' of the [[madder]] family. The woody vine is native to India, Malaysia, and the East Indies. A hot water extract contains the yellow dye [[catechin]] (7-33%), along with the reddish tannin [[catechutannic acid]] (22-50%). Gambier produces a pale yellow light fast color on [[cotton]]. For tanning, gambier is produces a soft porous [[leather]] and is most often used in combination with other tannins. |
[[File:gambier_powder_1.jpg|thumb|Ground gambier]] | [[File:gambier_powder_1.jpg|thumb|Ground gambier]] | ||
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== Synonyms and Related Terms == | == Synonyms and Related Terms == | ||
Revision as of 15:05, 15 January 2014
Description
A yellow Dye and Tannin extracted from the leaves and stems of Uncaria gambier of the Madder family. The woody vine is native to India, Malaysia, and the East Indies. A hot water extract contains the yellow dye Catechin (7-33%), along with the reddish tannin Catechutannic acid (22-50%). Gambier produces a pale yellow light fast color on Cotton. For tanning, gambier is produces a soft porous Leather and is most often used in combination with other tannins.
Synonyms and Related Terms
gambier (Fr.); Uncaria gambier; gambir; gambier cutch; pale catechu; white cutch; Bengal cutch; yellow cutch; cube cutch; tara japonica; terra japonica; plantation gambier; Singapore cube; gambier bulat; gambier papu;
Other Properties
Slightly soluble in cold water. Soluble in boiling water, alcohol, acetic acid, alkalis.
Authority
- John and Margaret Cannon, Dye Plants and Dyeing, Herbert Press, London, 1994
- F. Crace-Calvert, Dyeing and Calico Printing, Palmer & Howe, London, 1876
- G.S.Brady, Materials Handbook, McGraw-Hill Book Co., New York, 1971
- Ralph Mayer, A Dictionary of Art Terms and Techniques, Harper and Row Publishers, New York, 1969 (also 1945 printing)
- Matt Roberts, Don Etherington, Bookbinding and the Conservation of Books: a Dictionary of Descriptive Terminology, U.S. Government Printing Office, Washington DC, 1982
- Random House, Webster's Encyclopedic Unabridged Dictionary of the English Language, Grammercy Book, New York, 1997
- The Merck Index, Martha Windholz (ed.), Merck Research Labs, Rahway NJ, 10th edition, 1983 Comment: entry 4371
- The American Heritage Dictionary or Encarta, via Microsoft Bookshelf 98, Microsoft Corp., 1998
- Art and Architecture Thesaurus Online, http://www.getty.edu/research/tools/vocabulary/aat/, J. Paul Getty Trust, Los Angeles, 2000