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- are high in anthocyanins. This has led to them being very useful as natural dyes and, since anthocyanins are powerful antioxidants, to a great deal of interest...4 KB (409 words) - 17:59, 5 January 2010
- Alkanna tinctoria (redirect from Dyer's bugloss)The name alkanet generally refers to Alkanna tinctoria or Dyer's Bugloss (though it may be used for Anchusa officinalis or Common Bugloss). It is a member...2 KB (161 words) - 02:31, 16 November 2010
- Rubia tinctorum (redirect from Dyer's madder)Describe the plant here... photo 1 photo 2 photo 3 Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture, by L. H. Bailey, MacMillan Co., 1963 w:Rubia tinctorum. Some of...1 KB (62 words) - 11:18, 30 December 2009
- Anthemis tinctoria (redirect from Dyer's chamomile)popular flower has several common names : Golden Marguerite, Marguerite Daisy, Dyer's Chamomile, Ox-eye Chamomile, Boston Daisies, Paris Daisies. It is a short-lived...2 KB (164 words) - 17:31, 19 January 2010
- aggregate of the ovaries, or berries, in the head. — -Some of the species yield dyes. The frs. of some of them are edible. One species, M. Roioc, Linn., is native...2 KB (56 words) - 23:45, 8 January 2010
- under the name of vegetable hair. Billbergia tinctoria is the source of a dye. The leaves of pineapple yield a beautiful fiber. Bromelia Pinguin is a vermifuge...4 KB (69 words) - 01:13, 5 May 2009
- Genista tinctoria (redirect from Dyer's broom)tinctoria, Linn. (G. sibirica, Hort. G. polygalaefolia, Hort., not DC.). Dyer's Greenweed. Fig.1624. Erect shrub, to 3 ft., with stripod, glabrous or slightly...4 KB (115 words) - 07:05, 4 September 2009
- Phthalocyanine dyes, derivates of phthalocyanine Quinone-imine dyes, derivates of quinone Category:Azin dyes Category:Eurhodin dyes Category:Safranin dyes, derivates...9 KB (1,228 words) - 12:35, 17 September 2007
- as far south as Brazil and S. Afr. Several species yield yellow or green dyes and the frs. and bark of some are used medicinally. The wood of R. Frangula...9 KB (82 words) - 22:44, 13 December 2009
- hair-wash from A. concinna; several are used as forage plants, others for dyes, and still others for fiber. Many of them have scented wood, others make...16 KB (678 words) - 18:01, 23 August 2015
- Ilex glabra, also known as Appalachian Tea, Dye-leaves, Evergreen Winterberry, Gallberry, Inkberry, is a species of holly native to the Eastern and the...2 KB (122 words) - 20:18, 18 March 2010
- (for instance Derris) or yield important substances like gum arabic, tannin, dyes, or resins. Some plants of this family are important pests. For example,...5 KB (606 words) - 15:19, 3 May 2009
- Safflower (category Natural dyes)flavouring foods and making red (carthamin) and yellow dyes, especially before cheaper aniline dyes became available, and in medicines. For the last fifty...5 KB (602 words) - 05:15, 9 November 2007
- Tormentil (category Natural dyes)(to stop bleedings or against diarrhea), for food in times of need and to dye leather red. There are 2-8 dry, inedible fruits. Common Tormentil (on Faroese...2 KB (234 words) - 11:20, 24 October 2007
- Prickly pear (section In dye production)concerns over artificial food additives have renewed the popularity of cochineal dyes, and the increased demand is making cultivation of the insect an attractive...25 KB (2,725 words) - 16:03, 27 October 2007
- (cyprus of the ancients), a yellow dye which is used in Egypt and elsewhere by women to color their nails, and by men to dye their beards, and for other similar...4 KB (115 words) - 04:07, 12 July 2009
- a crimson juice of a very distinct hue, but it has never been fixed for dyeing purposes. Children sometimes make red ink from the berries for amusement...5 KB (115 words) - 04:36, 14 September 2009
- cosmetics formulations. Turmeric makes a poor fabric dye as it is not very lightfast (the degree to which a dye resists fading due to light exposure). Turmeric...12 KB (1,390 words) - 05:41, 25 September 2007
- northern Africa yields a scarlet dye. Galls caused by the puncture of certain insects are used for tanning and dyeing and are now chiefly obtained from...35 KB (744 words) - 12:13, 20 February 2010
- tea made from the leaves as a stomach remedy, the leaves and berries for dyes, and the very hard, close-grained wood for various purposes. Toyon can be...4 KB (526 words) - 16:41, 26 October 2007