Kino is the inspissated juice of the Bastard Teak (Pterocarpus marsupium) obtained from incisions made in the trunk. The term Kino is also applied to the juice of other plants inspissated without artificial heat.
Kino oozes from wounds in the bark, drowning insects if such happen to be the cause; the pitch from wounded conifers functions for the same purpose. Blue gums (E. globulus), red gums (E. camaldulensis), ribbon gums (E. viminalis), sugar gums (E.
Spinous Kino Tree
Chamaesyce hypericifolia
Chamaesyce glomerifera, Euphorbia glomerifera, Euphorbia hypericifolia ...
East Indian Kino [English]: Pterocarpus marsupium
East Indian Lemon Grass [English]: Cymbopogon flexuosus
East Indian Lemongrass [English]: Cymbopogon flexuosus
East Indian Lotus [English]: Nelumbo nucifera ...
Nombres relacionados: Butea (castellano), Butea Kino (inglés), Butea monosperma (sinónimo), Dhak (hindi), Dhawk (hindi), Fabaceae (familia), Kinsuka (sánscrito).
This gum is sanctioned to be used as a substitute for the kino gum. It finds use for caulking boats as well. The Dhak flowers yield an orange dye. The seeds are used in Ayurvedic and Unani medicine for treating a number of human maladies.
 See also: India, May, Medic, Eucalyptus, Gum
  
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