Seedlac

Removing the sticks, stones, etc. As far as possible crushing, sieving, and winnowing, and washing out the dye with water yields the semi-refined product known as seedlac, from its general appearance, in the form of a grain of 10 mesh or smaller, and yellow or reddish brown in colour depending on the host tree and the district from which the sticklac has been collected. Adhering impurities on these grains of seedlac amount to 3-8 percent, averaging 5%.