A South Korean research team has discovered that compounds from herbal medicines such as ginseng, Geranium thunbergii (Hyeoncho), and dried lacquer tree sap (Geonchil) can normalize immune function ...
Natural lacquer, derived principally from the sap of the lacquer tree, is a complex biopolymer that has been used for centuries in decorative arts, coatings and high-performance adhesives. Its primary ...
Tree sap is the sticky substance you sometimes see oozing out of tree trunks. Pure maple syrup is the most widely known edible sap product, derived from the sap of the maple tree, but there are many ...
In 2019, urushiol, the main component of Ott-chil lacquer, was detected on Neolithic pottery stored at the Gimhae National Museum. This substance was estimated to have been used 5,000 years ago, ...