here is an extract form Wikipedia: *Gum arabic*, also known as *gum acacia*, *chaar gund*, *char goond* or * meska*, is a natural gum <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Natural_gum> made of hardened sap <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sap> taken from two species of the acacia <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Acacia> tree; *Acacia senegal<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Acacia_senegal> * and *Acacia seyal <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Acacia_seyal>*. The gum is harvested commercially from wild trees throughout the Sahel<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sahel>from Senegal <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Senegal> and Sudan<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sudan>to Somalia <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Somalia>, although it has been historically cultivated in Arabia <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arabia> and West Asia <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/West_Asia>. Gum arabic is a complex mixture <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mixture> of polysaccharides<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Polysaccharide>and glycoproteins <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Glycoprotein> that is used primarily in the food industry <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Food_industry>as a stabilizer <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stabilizer_%28chemistry%29>. It is edible and has E number <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/E_number> E414. Gum arabic is a key ingredient in traditional lithography<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lithography>and is used in printing, paint production, glue, cosmetics and various industrial applications, including viscosity<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Viscosity>control in inks <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ink> and in textile industries, although cheaper materials compete with it for many of these roles. While gum arabic production now stretches throughout the African Sahel, it is still harvested and used in the Middle East. For example, Palestinian Arabs use the natural gum to make a chilled, sweetened, and flavored gelato<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gelato>-like dessert.
today or yesterday mr Singh had uploaded a few pictures of the tree. He should be a better person to tell you where you can get sapplings or seeds. ak Contents [hide <javascript:toggleToc()>] On Sun, May 9, 2010 at 8:18 PM, Vasant Barve <[email protected]> wrote: > Dear All, > > I am interested planting some Acacia Arabia Babhul variety which yields > high quantity of gum. If any knows about this variety & location I will be > obliged. > > -- > (* I have posted Lissajous Figures Applet on my blog > http://virtuallab.in/blog/ **) > > > Dr. Vasant Barve > # 5 Dhanalaxmi Apartments, > Shivagiri Colony, Gangapur Road, > Nashik 422 005 (India) > Phone 0253 234 2563 (R), 94227 30724 (M) > > > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "efloraofindia" group. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > [email protected]<indiantreepix%[email protected]> > . > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/indiantreepix?hl=en. > -- Anand Kumar Bhatt A-59, B.S.F.Colony, Airport Road Gwalior. 474 005. Tele: 0751-247 2233. Mobile 0 94253 09780. My blogsite is at: http://anandkbhatt.blogspot.com (A new blogs has been added on 1 April and 11 March 10.) And the photo site: www.flickr.com/photos/akbhatt/ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Ten most common surnames of Indians: Singh, Kumar, Sharma, Patel, Shah, Lal, Gupta, Bhat, Rao, Reddy. Cheers! -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "efloraofindia" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/indiantreepix?hl=en.
