APPLICATION OF KALANCHOE-PINNATA AND SIDA-CORDIFOLIAHERBS IN COLOURATION OF TEXTILES

Abstract

Since Vedic era herbs and medicinal plants have been widely used in healing various ailments of human beings and animals’ health care. These herbs are widely used in pharmacological industries as life saving drug due to their suitable chemical composition. These herbs can cure disease problems and provide fresh and healthy life. Kalanchoe-pinnata and sida-cordifolia are also such type of herbs found in tropical and subtropical places. These herbs have already been used extensively in ayurveda but their potential in textile colouration and finishing is still unexplored. These aforesaid properties tempted us to investigate colouration behavior of both these herbs on cotton and woollen textile materials. The present paper introduces the kalanchoe-pinnata and sida-cordifoliaherbs, their medicinal properties along with dyeing behaviors in brief.