Organic Himalayan Rhubarb Extract Powder
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Himalayan Rhubarb Extract
Himalayan Rhubarb is an aromatic natural dye obtained from the roots of the Rheum Emodi plant.
Colours:
Golden yellows on silk and wool with pinkish browns on plant fibres with an alum mordant
Info/about:
The plant grows at 3000-5000 meters altitude and yields a deep golden yellow color with an alum mordant.
Herbal and traditional uses:
Known as the “Lord” or “King of herbs”, and a used for a wide range of human ailments by medicinal herbalists, for conditions related to the circulatory, digestive, endocrine, respiratory and skeletal systems as well as to infectious diseases.
Recipe:
10% WOF
Fastness:
strong colour fastness
Mordants/Modifiers:
Acids give more yellowy shades while alkaline shift colours towards bright reds.
Use to overdye with indigo for olive shades of green.
Ph sensitivity:
Very stable
Origin:
Traditionally this natural dye comes from the Himalayan mountains between India and Bhutan.
Extraction technique:
Rheum Emodi rhizomes and roots are dried, chopped up, ground to a powder and extracted in an aqueous medium from dry powdered materials.
Transport:
Air courier from India to UK
Shipped from Botanical Inks in Bristol via Royal Mail
Packaging:
Packaged in natural unbleached food grade waxed paper and secured natural plant gum paper tape and 100% natural unbleached twine and placed inside a biodegradable corn starch mailer bag - safe for health and environment.