Organic Himalayan Rhubarb Extract Powder

£15.00

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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.

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