cutechu katha

cutechu katha Catechu is called katha in Hindi, kaath in (marathi), khoyer in Assamese and Bangla, and kachu in Malay Catechu extract is an astringent and is used in Ayurvedic medicine as well as in breath-freshening spice mixtures (Mukhwas), for example in France and Italy it is used in some licorice pastilles. It is also an important ingredient in South Asian, specially Indian Paan mixtures and Masalas.