@article { author = {Esalat Nejad, Hamze and Esalat Nejad, Ahmad}, title = {Rubia Tinctorum L. (Rubiaceae) or Madder as One of the Living Color to Dyeing Wool}, journal = {International Journal of Advanced Biological and Biomedical Research}, volume = {1}, number = {11}, pages = {1315-1319}, year = {2013}, publisher = {Sami Publishing Company}, issn = {2383-2762}, eissn = {2322-4827}, doi = {}, abstract = {The medicinal part of Rubia tinctorum is the dried root. The small yellowishgreen flowers are in loose, leafy, long-peduncled terminal or auxiliary cymes. The margin of the calyx is indistinct, 4- to 5-sectioned and has a tip that is curved inward. There are five stamens and an inferior ovary. The fruit is a black, pea-sized glabrous, smooth drupe containing two seeds. The perennial plant grows to a height of 60 to 100 cm. The pencil thick rhizome creeps widely underground. The stem is quadrangular with backward turning prickles at the edges}, keywords = {Rubia tinctorum,Madder,Dyeing wool,Red color}, url = {https://www.ijabbr.com/article_7912.html}, eprint = {https://www.ijabbr.com/article_7912_ad7b7590bb9965e0b3cd91ac4b774c91.pdf} }