While the bacteria alazhi could theoretically be grown anywhere, given the right conditions, kavam was secreted by the Vratix, and thus impossible to replicate perfectly without actual Vratix. However, some time after the Golden Empire acquired Harth Gool in 115 ABY, scientists with the Resource Council discovered that plants native to Harth Gool produced a chemical which, when mixed properly with alazhi, would create bacta. All such plants were immediately declared the property of the Royal government, though Rin Sakaros left the native Heshoos in charge of harvesting the newly named "pseudo-kavam" themselves or delegating that task to other companies.