Development of a process for obtaining non-mutagenic madder root (Rubia tinctorum) extract for textile dyeing

Rubia Tinctorum L. (Rubiaceae) or Madder as One of the Living Color to Dyeing Wool

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, pea-sized glabrous, smooth drupe containing two seeds. The perennial pl...

Rubia Tinctorum L. (Rubiaceae) or Madder as One of the Living Color to Dyeing Wool

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, pea-sized glabrous, smooth drupe containing two seeds. The perennial pl...

rubia tinctorum l. (rubiaceae) or madder as one of the living color to dyeing wool

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, pea-sized glabrous, smooth drupe containing two seeds. the perennial plant grows...

Antispasmodic Effect of Aqueous Extract of Rubia tinctorum L. Roots on Rodents

Article history Received 11 June 2011 Revised 24 July 2011 Accepted 8 December 2011 Available online 30 April 2012 Rubia tinctorum L. (Rubiaceae) root is traditionally used in Morocco for treating the gastro-intestinal diseases. The aim of the present study was to assess the antispasmodic effects of the aqueous extract of this root plant (AR) on rodents.The effect of the AR on spontaneous contr...

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