Rubia tinctorum L. (Rubiaceae) or Madder as one of the living color to dyeing wool
Journal Title: International journal of Advanced Biological and Biomedical Research - Year 2013, Vol 1, Issue 11
Abstract
The medicinal part of Rubia tinctorum is the dried root. The small yellowishgreen flowers are in loose, leafy, long-peduncled terminal or auxiliary cymes. The margin of the calyx is indistinct, 4- to 5-sectioned and has a tip that is curved inward. There are five stamens and an inferior ovary. The fruit is a black, peasized glabrous, smooth drupe containing two seeds. The perennial plant grows to a height of 60 to 100 cm. The pencil thick rhizome creeps widely underground. The stem is quadrangular with backward turning prickles at the edges.
Authors and Affiliations
Hamze Esalat Nejad| Graduate of Master Textile Engineering, branch Tehran, Islamic Azad University, Tehran, Iran, Ahmad Esalat Nejad| Specializing in the affairs herbal and industrial dyeing crude materials for exquisite carpet weaving, Kashan, Iran
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