| Uncaria gambir | |
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Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Gentianales |
| Family: | Rubiaceae |
| Genus: | Uncaria |
| Species: | U. gambir |
| Binomial name | |
| Uncaria gambir | |
| Synonyms[1] | |
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Uncaria gambir, thegambier orgambir, is a species of plant in the genusUncaria found inSoutheast Asia, mainlyMalaysia andIndonesia.
Gambier extract is used or has been used as acatechu for chewing withareca andbetel, fortanning anddyeing, and as herbal medicine. Gambier extract was also used by native people as a medical treatment or prevention of diseases that were believed to be spread by the nowobsolete medical theory ofmiasma.
The Indians inventedpaan, a gambir paste, that was believed to help preventmiasma; it was considered as the first antimiasmatic application. The gambir tree is found in Southern India and Sri Lanka.[2]
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