The sanctuary has areas of swamp forest, dry riverine forest, and khair-sissoo forest ( " Acacia catechu-Dalbergia sissoo " ).
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The name of the catechin chemical family derives from "'catechu "', which is the tannic juice or boiled extract of " Mimosa catechu " ( " Acacia catechu"
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It is extracted from several species of " Acacia ", but especially " Senegalia catechu " ( " Acacia catechu " ), by boiling the wood in water and evaporating the resulting brew.
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An astringent medicine high in tannins, called catechu or cutch, is procured from several species, but more especially from " Senegalia catechu " ( syn . " Acacia catechu " ), by boiling down the wood and evaporating the solution so as to get an extract.
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"' Khair "'- Khair ( " Acacia catechu " ) trees are found in Jabalpur, Sagar, Damoh, Umaria, Hoshangabad, Guna, Shivpuri, Sheopur, Morena, Gwalior etc . Khair trees are used as a raw material for preparation of catechu or kattha.