Authors : A. K. Zingare
Page Nos : 136-138
Description :
Abstract:
Sakoli taluka Dist- Bhandara is situated in eastern region of Maharashtra. This region comprises many tribal communites having indigenous knowledge about plant wealth. In the world of fast growth, peoples are not getting herbal dyes for their various uses because synthetic dyes have dominated the market. Some peoples are misuing the synthetic dyes for colouring food materials and thus creating mischief. On the other hand the knowledge about herbal dyes or the dyes obtained from natural sources is scanty. Moreover, what ever herbal dyes are available in the market are costly and lesser in number. In the present work, the information about natural dyes obtained from tribal peoples has been documented. The total of 19 plants belonging to 15 families have been enumerated along with their parts used and the colour of dye extracted form their sources.
Keywords: Plant source, dyes, tribals, sakoli.
