Myrobalan is the ground nuts of the tree Terminalia chebula and is related to several different fruit bearing trees including the Cherry Plum. It grows in Nepal, India, Sri lanka, Thailand, Indochina and South China.This is used as greenish yellow dyestuff for textiles and may also be used as a substitute for Tannic Acid. Commonly used as a base colour under Indigo it produces lovely teal greens. Use 20 - 30% WOF for dyeing yellows and 15 -20% as a substitute for tannin in a premordant for cotton. In the past it was also used for making ink.
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Myrobalan is the ground nuts of the tree Terminalia chebula and is related to several different fruit bearing trees including the Cherry Plum. It grows in Nepal, India, Sri lanka, Thailand, Indochina and South China.This is used as greenish yellow dyestuff for textiles and may also be used as a substitute for Tannic Acid. Commonly used as a base colour under Indigo it produces lovely teal greens. Use 20 - 30% WOF for dyeing yellows and 15 -20% as a substitute for tannin in a premordant for cotton. In the past it was also used for making ink.