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🌿 KARUVELAM PISIN – PRODUCT DESCRIPTION

Karuvelam Pisin is a natural plant gum/resin obtained from the Karuvelam tree (Acacia nilotica). It is widely used in Siddha, Ayurveda, folk medicine, and traditional home remedies, mainly for digestive support, body cooling, and skin-related uses.

The gum naturally oozes from the bark of the tree and hardens into amber-brown crystalline lumps, which are later collected, cleaned, and sold as raw pisin or powder.

📦 Product Details (Typical)

• Product Name: Karuvelam Pisin

• Botanical Name: Acacia nilotica

• Part Used: Natural gum (tree exudate)

• Form: Raw crystals / Powder

• Colour: Light brown to dark amber

• Taste: Mild, slightly astringent

• Texture: Hard crystals (becomes jelly-like when soaked)

• Category: Herbal gum / Natural resin

• Shelf Life: 2–3 years (stored dry & airtight)

🌱 Traditional Uses (Herbal / Folk)

⚠️ Based on traditional Siddha & Ayurvedic knowledge (not medical advice)

🔹 Digestive & Internal Use

• Traditionally used for digestive comfort

• Considered cooling in nature

• Used in herbal drinks after soaking

🔹 Skin & External Use

• Used in skin pastes for soothing effect

• Mixed with water or rose water for external application

🔹 Women’s & General Wellness

• Traditionally included in remedies for body heat

• Sometimes used in post-illness or general strengthening diets

🔹 Culinary / Household Use

• Used as a natural thickener in traditional preparations

• Similar in function to edible plant gums

🔤 OTHER NAMES & SYNONYMS

🧪 Botanical / Scientific

• Acacia nilotica

🌍 Regional & Language Names

🛍️ Trade / Market Names

• Babool gum

• Acacia gum (Indian)

• Karuvelam gum

• Natural plant gum

📌 Note: Sometimes confused with Gum Arabic, which usually comes from Acacia senegal. Karuvelam Pisin is from Acacia nilotica and is slightly darker and more astringent.

🧴 Common Traditional Preparation

• Soaking Method:
  Small pieces soaked overnight in water → turns jelly-like → used as per tradition

• Powder Form:
  Mixed with warm water or milk (under guidance)

• External Paste:
  Powder + water/rose water for skin application

📌 Summary

• Karuvelam Pisin = Babool Gum

• Natural gum from Acacia nilotica

• Used traditionally for cooling, digestion & skin

• Available as raw crystals or powder

• Known by many regional names across India