Biancaea sappan rudzi rwemuti unobereka maruva mumhuri yemishenjere, Fabaceae, inowanikwa munzvimbo dzinopisa dzeAsia. Mazita anozivikanwa muChirungu anosanganisira sappanwood neIndia redwood. Sappanwood yakabatana neBrazilwood (P. echinata), uye pakutanga yainzi "brezel wood" muEurope. Chirwere: Twig dieback (Lasiodiplodia theobromae) Chirimwa ichi chine mashandisiro akawanda. Iine antibacterial uye anticoagulant zvivakwa. Inogadzirawo yakakosha redish dhayi inonzi Homo sappan brazilin, inoshandiswa kudhaya machira pamwe nekugadzira pendi tsvuku neingi. Slivers ye heartwood inoshandiswa kugadzira mvura yekunwa yemakwenzi munzvimbo dzakasiyana siyana, senge Kerala neCentral Java, uko inowanzo sanganiswa ne ginger, cinnamon, uye cloves. Sappanwood zvakare ine 5-methylmethylnaphyl (5'-methylmethylnaphyl-naphyl-1-ol, 3'-methyl-quinolyl-3'-deoxylenone), iyo inogona zvakare kuwanikwa
kudhaya machira uye kugadzira pendi tsvuku neingi