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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
- 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
- (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
- (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
- 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
- like saffron; they have diaphoretic properties and have also been used for dyeing, especially silks; and in making rouge. N. Taylor. CH The above text is...3 KB (115 words) - 10:40, 7 June 2009
- Asperula tinctoria (redirect from Dyer's woodruff)Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture Asperula tinctoria, Linn. Dyer's Woodruff. Habit procumbent unless supported: height 1-2 ft., the st. purplish:...1 KB (58 words) - 08:20, 28 January 2010
- this furnish the well-known turmeric of India, used as a condiment and as a dye. Intro, by the Royal Palm Nurseries. CH The above text is from the Standard...3 KB (115 words) - 13:03, 15 August 2009
- as an ornamental in the southern states. The ash of the wood is used for dyeing. The seed yields a thick red- brown oil used for illuminating and medicinal...4 KB (115 words) - 01:26, 17 September 2009
- long. The flowers were commonly used by the natives as a source of yellow dye and were boiled in a tea as a cure for stomach ailments for people and horses...3 KB (223 words) - 22:53, 26 April 2010
- The small rust brown fruit of the dye fig are the source of a red dye used in traditional fabric making in parts of Oceania and Indonesia. The fruit is also...668 bytes (64 words) - 04:32, 1 August 2007
- eaten in India. A useful oil is obtained from these seeds. Black and yellow dyes are furnished by several species. Four to 6 genera are in cultivation in...2 KB (78 words) - 07:11, 12 May 2009