Indigenous knowledge of dye-yielding plants among Bai communities in Dali, Northwest Yunnan, China

Fan, Yanxiao; Zhao, Yanqiang; Liu, Aizhong; Hamilton, Alan; Wang, Chuanfa; Li, Liangqun; Yang, Yekun; Yang, Lixin

doi:10.1186/s13002-018-0274-z

Journal of Ethnobiology and Ethnomedicine

Table 2 Dye-yielding plants used by Bai communities in Dali Prefecture

From: Indigenous knowledge of dye-yielding plants among Bai communities in Dali, Northwest Yunnan, China

Voucher specimen code	Vernacular name	Scientific name	Local name	Family name	Life form	Used part(s)	Color	Dye use	Main chemical components	Medicinal value	Use frequency (%)
DL02	Yangcong 洋葱	Allium cepa Linnaeus	Yangcong	Amaryllidaceae	Herb	Peel	Yellow	Cloth	Phenolic pigments including flavonoids, and flavonols, etc. [27]	Stimulate appetite, help digestion, sterilization, anti-cold, etc.	43
WS08	Chuandian qimu 川滇桤木	Alnus ferdinandi-coburgii Schneid.	Haiseizi	Betulaceae	Tree	Bark	Yellow, gray	Cloth	Diaryl heptane compounds, and oleanolic acid, campyloxine, chlorogenic acid, etc. [28]	Liver protection, depressurization, antibacterial, antiviral, anti-inflammatory, diarrhea	92
WS04	Guizhencao 鬼针草	Bidens pilosa Linnaeus	Houqizi	Compositae	Herb	Whole Plant (fresh)	Yellow, gray	Cloth	Flavonoids, alkynes, coumarins, organic acids, and its phenols, triterpene, sterols, volatile oils, etc. [29]	Dispersing superficies, clearing away heat, detoxicating, and dissipating stasis	45
HQ02	Mimenghua 密蒙花	Buddleja officinalis Maxim.	Suxiuhuo	Loganiaceae	Shrub	Flower	Yellow	Cloth	Flavonoids, including linarin, luteolin, flavonoids, etc. [30]	Expelling wind and cooling blood, moistening liver, improving eyesight, clearing away lung heat, and relieving cough	45
JC03	Sumu 苏木	Caesalpinia sappan Linnaeus	Zisu	Leguminosae	Tree	Heartwood	Red	Cloth	Phenolic compounds, flavonoids, and ematoxylin, etc. [31]	Relaxing tendons, activating collaterals, activating blood circulation to dissipate blood stasis and resisting inflammation, etc.	72
WS02	Puercha 普洱茶	Camellia sinensis (Linnaeus) Kuntze var. assamica (Mast.) Kitamura	Puaizaosei	Theaceae	Tree	Leaves (fresh)	Yellow	Cloth	Chlorophyll, carotenoidl, anthocyanin, anthocyanin, theaflavins, theaflavins, etc. [32]	Antioxidation, anti-aging, reducing blood sugar, blood lipid, preventing cardiovascular system diseases	19
EY01	Honghua 红花	Carthamus tinctorius Linnaeus	Hohuo	Compositae	Herb	Flower	Red, yellow	Cloth	Safflower yellow (C₂₁H₂₀O₁₀), safflower red (C₂₁H₂₂O₁₁), flavonoid derivatives, etc. [33]	Activating blood to promote menstruation, dissipate blood stasis, and relieve pain	70
WS06	Huanglian 黄连	Coptis chinensis Franch.	Huanglian	Ranunculaceae	Herb	Stem, Root	Yellow	Cloth	Berberine, coptisine, palmatine, worenine, flavonoids and coumarin, etc. [34, 35]	Treat acute conjunctivitis, acute gastroenteritis, hematemesis, and other symptoms of sore carbuncle furuncle	62
EY03	Masang 马桑	Coriaria nepalensis WalLinnaeus	Maixiu	Coriariaceae	Shrub	Branches, Leave (dry)	Black, gray, yellow	Cloth	Coriamyrtin, quercetin-3-O-a-L-Arabia sugar, kaempferol-3-O-a-L-Arabia sugar, malol, gallogen, etc. [36]	Clearing away heat and toxic materials, detumescence, pain relieving, and muscle regeneration	93
DL03	Jianghuang 姜黄	Curcuma longa Linnaeus	Engexigong	Zingiberaceae	Herb	Root	Yellow	Cloth	Flavonoids, including curcumin, demethoxy curcumin, and bisdemethoxy curcumin, etc. [37, 38]	Anti-mutagenic, anti-tumor, antioxidant, and hypolipidemic	78
DL06	Huangmao qinggang 黄毛青冈	Cyclobalanopsis delavayi (Franch.) Schott.	Fusei	Fagaceae	Tree	Bark	Yellow	Cloth	Pedunculagin, astalin castalagin, castavaloninic acid, valolaginic acid, isovalolaginic acid, etc. [39]	Anti-inflammatory, antioxidant, and antibacterial, antiviral	91
DL05	Shizi 柿子	Diospyros Kaki Linnaeusf.	Tazi	Ebenaceae	Tree	Fruit	Yellow	Cloth	Lutein, fructose, glucose, sucrose, a variety of vitamins and minerals, especially iodine, etc. [40]	Lowering blood pressure, prevent bleeding hemorrhoids, constipation, suitable for thyroid disease caused by iodine deficiency	46
HQ01	Zijingzelan 紫茎泽兰	Eupatorium adenophora Spreng.	Geifacao	Compositae	Herb	Branches, Leaves	Yellow	Cloth	Polysaccharides, anthraquinones, flavonoids,coumarins, and lactones, etc. [41]	Regulating menstruation and activating blood, detoxifying, and eliminating swelling, cure wind-heat type common cold	88
WS09	Zizhihua 栀子花	Gardenia jasminoides Ellis	Zizihuo	Rubiaceae	Shrub	Fruit	Yellow	Cloth	Gardenia yellow pigment, saffron, saffron, rutin and xanthophyll, etc. [42]	Clearing away heat, purging fire, cooling blood	77
JC01	Meiguiqie 玫瑰茄	Hibiscus sabdariffa Linnaeus	Meiguiqie	Malvaceae	Herb	Fruit	Red	Cloth	Roselle red pigment, delphinidin, scabiolide, and chlorogenic acid, etc. [43]	Clearing away summer heat, eliminate fatigue, lowering blood pressure, relieving asthma, diuresis, detoxification, etc.	27
WS03	Fengxian Hua 凤仙花	Impatiens balsamina Linnaeus	Shenjiaihuo	Balsaminaceae	Herb	Flower	Red	Cloth and nails	Anthocyanins, quercetin, lawsone, cyanidinmono-glycoside, etc. [44]	Promoting blood circulation to reduce swelling and treating traumatic injury	83
WS05	Hetao 核桃	Juglans regia Linnaeus	Aodao	Juglandaceae	Tree	Peel	Black, yellow, gray	Cloth	Naphthoquinone pigment, and its glycoside, flavonoids, flavonoids, etc. [45]	Anti-mildew, anti-bacterial, anti-tumor	80
JC02	Sang 桑	Morus alba Linnaeus	Souwu	Moraceae	Shrub	Fruit	Red	Cloth	Tannic acid, malicacid, carotene, cyanidin, and chrysanthemin, etc. [46]	Improve human immunity, eliminate free radicals, anti-aging	51
EY04	Dianzicao 滇紫草	Onosma paniculatum Bur.et Fr.	Zetan	Boraginaceae	Herb	Root	Red	Cloth and nails	Shikonin, Acetyl Shikonin (C₁₈ H₁₈O₆), etc. [47]	Hypoglycemic, bacteriostatic, and antitumor	85
DL04	Shiliu 石榴	Punica granatum Linnaeus	Ximia	Punicaceae	Shrub	Peel	Yellow	Cloth	Phenolic compounds including ellagic tannins, epigallocatechin, gallic acid, catechins, and anthocyanins, etc. [48]	Antioxidant, antitumor, scavenging oxygen free radicals, and inhibiting atherosclerosis	74
WS07	Mali 麻栎	Quercus acutissima Carruth.	Zuilizi	Fagaceae	Tree	Peel	Yellow, gray	Cloth	Tannins, quercetin, flavonoids, anthocyanins, etc. [49]	Antipyretic, astringent, hemostatic, etc.	88
EY02	Qiancao 茜草	Rubia cordifolia Linnaeus	Qianhuohuo	Rubiaceae	Liana	Root	Red	Cloth and nails	Anthraquinone derivatives, including alizarin (C₁₄H₈O₄), alizarin purple pigment (C₁₄H₈O₅), etc. [50]	Hemostasis, anti-platelet aggregation, elevation of leukocytes, and antitussive sputum	79
WS01 DL01	Banlan 板蓝	Strobilanthes cusia (Nees) O. Kuntze	Na	Acanthaceae	Herb	Branches, leaves (fresh)	Blue	Cloth	Indigotine (C16H10N2O3), blue glucoside (C14H17NO6), etc. [51, 52]	Clear heat detoxification, antibacterial antiphlogistic	95

Species in inventory are ordered by the scientific name alphabetically. Vernacular name of dye-yielding plants are written using Chinese pinyin and characters

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