MADDAR ROOTS

Item name: Maddar roots
Botanical name: Rubia tinctoria
Arabic name: Fawa

Madder roots, also known as Rubia tinctorum. Madder roots have been used for centuries in traditional medicine, natural dyeing, and cosmetics. The ancient Egyptians, Greeks, and Romans used madder roots to create vibrant red dyes for textiles and art..

1: Madder is one of the oldest known dyestuffs. It is used to produce turkey reds, mulberry, orange-red, and terracotta. In combination with other dyes madder can give crimson, purple, rust, browns, and near blacks.

– Medicine: The root is used to make medicine. People use madder for conditions such as kidney stones, menstrual disorders, urinary tract disorders, wound healing.

–  cosmetics: Madder Root Extract is used in shampoo, conditioner and hair dye.

– Textile industry: Madder was historically the most important of the natural red dyes, because it can produce deeply saturated, lightfast shades of scarlet and crimson

– . Traditional medicine:  Madder Root  is mainly used in traditional medicines including oriental, Chinese Kampo and Ayurveda medicine more than 1000 years.