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Contact SupplierWe are offering Adhatoda Vasika.
Common indian name
malabar nut
trade name
narmada
properties
this is a natural yellow dye with reasonable good fastness and obtained from the leaves of adhatoda vasika.
the leaves also contained betaine and carotene.
the main colouring component is adhatodic acid and appearance of dye powder is brown.
the dye is dissolved in soft warm water and applied on pre treated fabric or yarns with tannic acid and metal salts such as aluminium sulphate or ferrous sulphate to get yellow or grey shades.
The dye specification
botanical name : adhatoda vasika
common name : malabar nut
part used : leaves
main colouring component : pyridylmethyl amine
chemical formula : c11h12n2o
type of dye : mordant
c.i. Number : it is water extract of leaves of malabar nut.
appearance : brown powder
solubility in water : 97.0 ± 2.0 %
ph of 1% solution : 7.0 ± 0.4
moisture content : 5.0 ± 0.2 %
total ash content : 12.5 ± 1.0 %
acid insoluble ash : 0.5 ± 0.2 %
bulk density(gm/cc) : 0.45 to 0.55