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Natural dyeing cotton fabric with Hirda and Kamala fruit dye powder using different mordant– their colour fastness test & ftir analysis
Authors
Dr. Swaroopa Rani N. Gupta
Abstract
Hirda (Myrobalans / Terminalia
Chebula) is a species of Terminalia, native to South Asia. The
fruit also provides material for tanning leather and dyeing cloth.
Terminalia chebula (Haritaki) is a main ingredient in
the Ayurvedic formulation of triphala. A number
of glycosides have been isolated from haritaki, including the
triterpenes arjunglucoside I, arjungenin, and the chebulosides
I and II. Other constituents include a coumarin conjugated
with gallic acids called chebulin, as well as other phenolic compounds
including ellagic acid, 2,4-chebulyl-β-D-glucopyranose, chebulinic
acid, gallic acid, ethyl gallate, punicalagin, terflavin
A, terchebin, luteolin, and tannic acid. Chebulic
acid is a phenolic acid compound isolated from the ripe fruits. Luteic
acid can be isolated from the bark. Terminalia chebula also
contains terflavin B, a type of tannin, while chebulinic acid is found in
the fruits. Kamala (Mallotus
philippensis) is a plant in the spurge family. It is known as
the kamala tree or red kamala or kumkum tree, due to
the fruit covering, which produces a red dye. It occurs in South
Asia, Southeast Asia. Yellow-brown flowers form on racemes. Fruit may
appear at any time of the year, three months or so after flowering. Usually a
three lobed capsule, 6 to 9 mm broad, covered in red powdery substance.
This is soluble in alcohol, which produces a golden red dye suited to colouring
of silk and wool. Mallotus philippensis is used to produce
yellow dye and herbal remedies. It produces rottlerin, a potent large
conductance potassium channel opener. Rottlerin (mallotoxin) is
a polyphenol natural product isolated from the Asian
tree Mallotus philippensis. Rottlerin displays a complex spectrum of
pharmacology. Present paper deals with
natural dyeing cotton fabric mordanted with Alum, Alum and Cream of tartar,
Copper sulphate and Cream of tartar, Ferrous sulphate and Cream of tartar,
Potassium dichromate, Stannous chloride and Cream of tartar, Tannic acid using
Hirda and Kamala fruit dye powder. This also includes their Colour Fastness
test for Water Fastness and Light Fastness and FTIR analysis.
Pages:34-40
How to cite this article:
Dr. Swaroopa Rani N. Gupta "Natural dyeing cotton fabric with Hirda and Kamala fruit dye powder using different mordant– their colour fastness test & ftir analysis". International Journal of Chemistry Studies, Vol 9, Issue 2, 2025, Pages 34-40
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