Natural Dye

Natural dyeing has been an age old tradition in India, recent invention of chemical dyes and their excessive usage has caused health related problems. The vegetable dyed and printed fabrics adorned homes not only in India but to the homes of western world also. The people who are conscious to the environment have been searching for alternatives to synthetic dyes. This has led to the reinvention of natural dyes.

Natural dyes are obtained from renewable resources and the usage of these dyes contributes the conservation of the nature. As the pigment content in these dyes is very low, lot of source material is required. Natural dyes are not marketed in large quantities as these dyes are consumed only by few specified groups. Lot of varieties that give rise to good colours are present in the forests and other waste lands. Collection of these dyes will not only provide livelihood to rural people but also make the dye ready for promoting value chain in natural dyes.

Sl.	Latin Name	Common Name	Parts Used	Color Obtain	Indian Name
1.	Acacia Arabica	Babla	Bark	Brown	Babul
2.	Acacia Catechu	Cutch	Wood, Bark	Yellow, Brown, Black	Khair, Katha
3.	Acacia Sinuate	-	Bark, Leaves	Light Brown	Shikakai, Reetha
4.	Archis Hypogea	Groundnut Kernel Skins	-	Purple, Brown, Pink	Mungfali, Sing
5.	Areca Catechu	Betel Nut, Nut	-	Deep Pink Brown	Suprari
6.	Calendual Spp	Marigold	Whole Plant, Flower Heads	Yellow	Genda
7.	Curcuma Longa	Turmeric	Roots, Barks, Stems	Yellow	Haldi
8.	Emblica Officinalis	Indian Gooseberry	Leaves, Fruits	Yellow, Brown, Grey, Black	Amla
9.	Eucalyptus	Eucalyptus	Leaves	Deep Gold, Grey	Nilgiri
10.	Gossypium Herbaceum	Cotton	Bark, Hull	Yellow	Kapas
11.	Indigofera Tinctoria	Indigo	Leaves	Blue	Neel
12.	Jatrpha Curcas	Physic Nut, Wild Castor	Leaves Seeds	Yellow, Green, Khakhi Brown, Black	Wild Erandel
13.	Mangifera Indica	Mango	Bark	Yellow	Aam
14.	Morinda Citrifolia	Indian Mulbery	Roots	Red, Brown	Ashi Ach
15.	Moringa Pterygosperma	Drumstick	Leaves	Yellow, Orange	Sanjana, Shenga
16.	Punica Granatum	Pomegranate	Whole Plant	Brown	Anar, Dadari
17.	Rubia Cordifolia	Indian Madder	Whole Plant	Orange, Red	Manjista Manjith
18.	Tectona Grandis	Teak	Bark, Leaves	Yellow	Sagun, Sagwan
19.	Terminalia Bellirica	Belerie Myrobalan	Fruits, Leaves	Yellow, Brown	Bahera
20.	Terminalia Chebula	Myrobalan	Fruits, Leaves	Yellow, Black	Harad, Hirad
21.	Zingiber Officinale	Ginger	Rhizome	Brilliant Yellow	Adhrak, Adhu
22.	Ziziphus Mauritiana	Indian Jujube	Bark, Fruits	Red	Ber, Bor, Bora

ADISIL team make following shades,