Wednesday, May 4, 2011

what is gambier ?

Gambier plant "uncaria gambier" is a tropical shrub wildly grown in the tropical forests of Sumatra.
The Growing conditions for this plant are
  • 200m to 800m above sea level
  • hilly slopes where there is no water logging
  • annual rainfall of 2500mm to 3000mm
  • temperature ranging 26 to 28 degree,
  • humidity 70 to 80pct
  • soil ph 4.8 to 5.5
 there are three varieties of the plant at west Sumatra named "udang", "cubadak" and "riau".  we can distinguish by the size and number of leaves in a branch.

"Gambier" is called for the extract of the plant. or so to say; Gambier is an extract from the leaves of a tropical shrub "Uncaria Gambier" plant.

The leaves of the plant are boiled and pressed to get the gambier liquor and the solidified liquor is then made/moulded into shapes and sun dried.

The trade of Gambier has a history of 30-40 years in bulk. Previously it was used as a natural colouring agent in textile, especially in batiks.

Early 80' gambier was traded by the Singapore based exporters,

Even though gambier is produced in central Sumatra, the main port of exports are Jakarta and Medan , these ports give freight advantage while compared with West Sumatran Ports.

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