analeptic (anÂ´ÉlepÂ´tik), n 1. an agent that acts to overcome depression of the central nervous system. n 2. a strong central nervous system stimulant that is used to restore consciousness, especially from a drug-induced coma. 1. a drug that acts as a stimulant to the central nervous system, such as caffeine and amphetamine.
Shellac is scraped from the bark of the trees where the female lac bug, Kerria lacca (Order Hemiptera, Family Kerriidae), also known as Laccifer lacca, secretes it to form a tunnel-like tube as it traverses the branches of the tree.
You can't improve on perfection, and the following article proves it! The Story of Shellac has been reprinted, with permission, from a booklet of the same title published by Zinsser Co., Inc. According to Gene Hoyas of Zinsser, this brochure has been in publication since 1913!