Kachabo Gums

Gum karaya is the dried exudates of the sterculia urens tree of the sterculiaceae family. This large and bushy deciduous tree is found in the dry deciduous forests of the Indian peninsula. The best quality gum is collected during Arpil, may and june i.e in summer .During this time as the weather warmer the yield increases. The gum collected during the monsoons has low viscosity . In September after the monsoon, the collection cycle is repeated.