Description :
Lac are scale insects (Laccifer Lacca) which live on trees called lac host trees where they secrete the lac resin which is scraped off and manufactured into shellac. To produce just 1 kilogram of lac resin around 200,000 insects lose their tiny lives. A scale insect is a common name for any of about 2000 insect species found all over the world that attach themselves in great numbers to plants and trees. Scale insects range from an almost microscopic size to more than 3.5 cm. They can be very destructive to trees - stunting or killing twigs and branches by draining the sap.
Details :
Botanical Name : Coccus Lacca ,Kerria Lacca
English Name : Shellac
Sanskrit Name : Laksha
Hindi Name : Lakh
Bengali Name : Gala
Gujarathi Name :Lak
Telugu Name : Kommolakka, lakka
Tamil Name : Komburrki
Malayalam Name : Arakku, Ambalu
Part Used : Flakes of Resin
Medicinal Uses :
Lac are scale insects (Laccifer Lacca) which live on trees called lac host trees where they secrete the lac resin which is scraped off and manufactured into shellac. To produce just 1 kilogram of lac resin around 200,000 insects lose their tiny lives. A scale insect is a common name for any of about 2000 insect species found all over the world that attach themselves in great numbers to plants and trees. Scale insects range from an almost microscopic size to more than 3.5 cm. They can be very destructive to trees - stunting or killing twigs and branches by draining the sap.
Botanical Name : Coccus Lacca ,Kerria Lacca
English Name : Shellac
Sanskrit Name : Laksha
Hindi Name : Lakh
Bengali Name : Gala
Gujarathi Name :Lak
Telugu Name : Kommolakka, lakka
Tamil Name : Komburrki
Malayalam Name : Arakku, Ambalu
Part Used : Flakes of Resin
Medicinal Uses :
- Shellac is of importance in the arts, but is not used in medicine. It is the chief constituent of sealing-wax, and an important ingredient in many varnishes and polishes.
- It is used as a cement for joining broken porcelain and earthenware.
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