Preliminary Study On Few Dye Yielding Plants of District Solan, Himachal Pradesh

Abstract

Natural dyes are the substances extracted from various parts of the plant like leaves, flowers, stem, bark, wood, roots, fruits/berry etc. to give colour to fiber, paper, cosmetics, wool, hair etc. These natural dyes are preferred over synthetic dyes due to health and environment as they are soft and eco-friendly.  Himachal Pradesh which is a huge reserve of plant wealth can serve this purpose very well.  Dye yielding plant can be utilized to contribute to the economy of the state. hence increasing the scope in various pharmaceutical, textiles, cosmetics, paper, ink and paint industries.