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| + | Madder has been cultivated as an agricultural product especially for the red dye alizarin, which was used for coloring textiles and leather. Madder was also used as a pigment for oil paint colors or glue.<ref>[http://nl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Meekrap Meekrap - Dutch Wikipedia]</ref> | ||
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Revision as of 09:04, 16 January 2012
The rhizome of this plant has traditionally been used to obtain the red pigment alizarin. [1] Alazarin gives its red color to a textile dye known as Rose madder. It was also used as a colorant, especially for paint, that is referred to as Madder lake.
Scientific classification
Order: Gentianales
Family: Rubiaceae
Tribe: Rubieae
Genus: Rubia
Species: R. tinctorum
Uses
Madder has been cultivated as an agricultural product especially for the red dye alizarin, which was used for coloring textiles and leather. Madder was also used as a pigment for oil paint colors or glue.[2]
Gallery
See also
References
External links
- Rubia tinctorum Wikipedia
