GAMBIR

gambier tree

Gambir widely grown on the island of Sumatra , West Sumatra in particular . according to available data , 80 % of the world gambier , obtained from Indonesia . 80 % gambier Indoneisa derived from western Sumatra .

 usefulness gambier very diverse both in traditional as well as betel nut mixing of raw materials and auxiliary materials of various industries such as pharmaceutical industry , leather tanning , beverages , paint , and others .
Gambier another function is to mix drugs such as for burns , migraine headaches , diarrhea , dysentery medication , mouthwash mouth , mouth ulcer medications , and skin pain medication that is used in a way massaged , tanners and textile dyes . Function which is also being developed as a plywood adhesive or particle board ( Nazir , 2003) . According Ridsdale (1993 ) , gambier has three main purposes : (1 ) for tanners , ( 2 ) for chewing betel nuts consumed together ( Areca catechu L ) , lime and betel leaf ( Piper betle L. ) and ( 3 ) for drugs .
Function which is also being developed as a plywood adhesive or particle board . This product still has to compete with other sources of wood adhesives , such as Acacia mearnsii bark , wood Schinopsis balansa , as well as leather pod Caesalpinia spinosa produced by other countries .