Difference between revisions of "Rubia tinctorum"
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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> | + | Madder has been cultivated as an agricultural product especially for the red dye alizarin, which was used for coloring textiles and leather. This dye is known as Rose madder. Madder lake was also used as a pigment for oil paint colors or glue.<ref>[http://nl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Meekrap Meekrap - Dutch Wikipedia]</ref> The dye was extracted from the rhizome of the madder plant. The roots of the 3-year old plants were harvested from September to November. These roots were dried, pulverized and then used as paint powder for cotton dyeing and printing. |
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Revision as of 09:10, 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. This dye is known as Rose madder. Madder lake was also used as a pigment for oil paint colors or glue.[2] The dye was extracted from the rhizome of the madder plant. The roots of the 3-year old plants were harvested from September to November. These roots were dried, pulverized and then used as paint powder for cotton dyeing and printing.
Gallery
See also
References
External links
- Rubia tinctorum Wikipedia
