Seemavati Sisodiya*
Department of Botany, Govt. Holkar Science College (Autonomous),
Indore (M.P.) – 452001
Email: seemaayushi.2005@gmail.com
Received-09.03.2019, Revised-27.03.2019
Abstract: Natural dyes are colours obtained from plants, invertebrates or minerals. Vegetable dyes from angiosperm plant sources comprise major part of natural dyes. Further, other biological sources such as fungi and lichens also contribute in the production of natural dyes. Due to the discovery of synthetic dyes in nineteenth century a marked decline in the use of natural dyes was experienced. Now-a-days extraction and use of natural dyes is confined as traditional knowledge (TK) among the rural people of few villages only. Barwani district in Madhya Pradesh has few areas where this TK is still in practice among the villagers. District is situated on the south-west part of Madhya Pradesh and lies between 21°37’N-74°27’E and 22°22’N-75°30’E. In the present communication TK available with the villagers in Barwani district is documented using semi-structured questionnaire. During field survey in the study area, 11 plant species are recorded which are used as a source of natural dyes was experienced. Now-a-days extraction and use of natural dyes in confined as traditional knowledge (TK) among the rural people of few villages only.
Keywords: Natural dyes plant, Indigenous knowledge, medicinal uses, angiosperm
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