Himalayan Gud Katira — Natural Tragacanth Gum (गुद कतिरा)

When the heat of summer arrives, there 
is a remedy that Nepali and South Asian 
households have reached for across 
generations — not a medicine, not a 
supplement, but a simple natural gum 
that dissolves in water overnight and 
transforms into something extraordinary.

Gud Katira — tragacanth gum — is the 
dried resin of the Astragalus plant, 
harvested from wild shrubs growing in 
the hills and highlands of the 
Himalayas. In its dry form it appears 
as small, translucent, pale golden 
crystals — almost like rough gemstones. 
Soak them in water overnight and 
something remarkable happens: they 
swell into a soft, cooling, almost 
jelly-like mass that has been consumed 
as a summer tonic in this part of the 
world for centuries.

The traditional preparation is simple — 
soak a teaspoon of Gud Katira in water 
or milk overnight, then drink the 
swollen gel the next morning with honey 
or rose water. The cooling effect on 
the body is immediate and profound. 
In Ayurvedic tradition it is prescribed 
for heat exhaustion, inflammation, 
urinary tract health, and as a 
strengthening tonic for nursing mothers 
and those recovering from illness.

Beyond its wellness applications, 
Gud Katira is also a natural thickening 
and binding agent used in traditional 
sweets, sherbets, and cooling drinks 
across South Asia — a purely natural 
alternative to synthetic food gums 
and stabilisers.

RDK Organic House sources its Gud 
Katira from wild Himalayan plants and 
packs it in small batches in Kathmandu 
without any processing or additives.

Soak one teaspoon overnight in a glass 
of water or milk. In the morning, 
consume the swollen gel with honey, 
rose water, or fruit juice as a 
cooling summer tonic. Add to sherbets, 
cold drinks, and traditional sweets 
as a natural thickener.

- 100% pure natural tragacanth gum
- Wild Himalayan sourced
- Traditional Ayurvedic cooling remedy
- Swells in water to a cooling gel
- No additives, no processing
- Product of Nepal — by RDK Organic House,
  Kathmandu