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developed by the Vratix of the Ashern faction, this was a derivative of bacta that was so powerful it made normal bacta seem as potent as a glass of lum in healing injuries. Kolcta was created from kolazhi, a plant that was genetical engineered by combining normal alazhi with the ancient medicinal plant called kolto. The kolazhi plant, with little refinement by the Vratix, created the kolcta. Kolcta was distinguished from normal bacta by its pungent smell, and was produced in very small quantities. It was believed that kolcta was powerful enough to repair a blaster wound to the head or to reattach severed limbs, if administered quickly enough. The main drawback to kolcta was that it could not be reused, as bacta could be. A single kolcta treatment dried out in five minutes or so, and had to be discarded. For this reason, and the fact that it was so potent, kolcta was impractical for fully immersing an individual. It was believed that all known specimens of kolazhi were either taken or destroyed by the spy known as the Bloodletter, but many believed that the mercenary hired to kill him managed to obtain a few samples. These samples were used by the very wealthy of the galaxy for many years during the New Order, but eventually kolazhi simply disappeared.