Ethnobotanical study on plants used to dye traditional costumes by the Baiku Yao nationality of China

Hu, Renchuan; Li, Tingting; Qin, Yunrui; Liu, Yujing; Huang, Yunfeng

doi:10.1186/s13002-021-00497-2

Journal of Ethnobiology and Ethnomedicine

Table 1 Dyeing plants used in traditional costumes by the Baiku Yao nationality of China

From: Ethnobotanical study on plants used to dye traditional costumes by the Baiku Yao nationality of China

	Family	Scientifie name	Chinese name	Yao name	Life form	Habitat	Used part(s)	Application category	Effect	Dry or fresh	Collecting time	Medicinal effect	CS	Voucher specimen	Commonly used areas
Cotton	Acanthaceae	Strobilanthes cusia (Nees) Kuntze	Bǎn lán 板蓝	Nong ze	Herb	Cultivated	Whole plant	Dyeing	Blue or black	Fresh	Autumn	Clearing away heat and toxic, eliminating phlegm	0.84	HRC072, HRC254	Yaoshan, Lihu, Baxu
	Dioscoreaceae	Dioscorea cirrhosa Lour	Shǔ liáng 薯莨	Lu ya	Liana	Wild	Tuber	Late fixing materials	Increase color and brightness	Fresh	Autumn	Having insecticidal properties	0.58	HRC98, HRC489	Yaoshan, Lihu, Baxu
	Dioscoreaceae	Dioscorea subcalva Prain et Burkill	Máo jiāo shǔ yù 毛胶薯蓣	Lu lu	Liana	Wild	Tuber	Late fixing materials	Increase the brightness and durability of dyed cotton cloth, and prevent fuzzing and discoloration	Fresh	Autumn	Improving blood circulation, hemostasis, relieving pain	0.31	HRC490	Yaoshan, Lihu, Baxu
	Euphorbiaceae	Vernicia fordii (Hemsl.) Airy Shaw	Yóu tóng 油桐	La jiao ai	Tree	Cultivated	Bark	Dyeing auxiliary	Dyeing accelerant	Dry	Autumn and winter		0.12	HRC253	Yaoshan, Lihu, Baxu
	Gleicheniaceae	Dicranopteris pedata (Houtt.) Nakaike	Máng qí 芒萁	Bai qing	Herb	Wild	Whole plant	Dyeing auxiliary	Dyeing accelerant	Dry	Whole year		0.05	HRC715	Lihu
	Lauraceae	Cinnamomum parthenoxylon (Jack) Meisner	Huáng zhāng 黄樟	Nong hai	Tree	Wild	Bark	Late fixing materials	Increase color and brightness	Dry/fresh	Autumn and winter		0.00	HRC323	Baxu
	Meliaceae	Toona sinensis (Juss.) Roem	Xiāng chūn 香椿	Wo you	Tree	Cultivated	Bark	Late fixing materials	Increase color and brightness	Dry/fresh	June–September	Having insecticidal properties	0.00	HRC322	Baxu
	Papilionaceae	Mucuna birdwoodiana Tutcher	Bái huā yóu má téng 白花油麻藤	Gu niu	Liana	Wild	Tender twigs	Late fixing materials	Increase color and brightness	Fresh	March–April	Enriching the blood, strengthening bones and tendons	0.12	HRC572	Lihu
	Poaceae	Oryza sativa L	Dào 稻	Cuo	Herb	Cultivated	Whole plant	Dyeing auxiliary	Enhance the adhesion of indigo	Dry	Autumn		0.25	HRC648	Yaoshan, Lihu, Baxu
	Rhamnaceae	Rhamnus utilis Decne	Dòng lǜ 冻绿	Nong ya	Tree	Wild	Stem	Late fixing materials	Color retention	Dry/fresh	Autumn	Aiding digestion, eliminating phlegm	0.59	HRC193, HRC334, HRC251	Yaoshan, Lihu, Baxu
	Simaroubaceae	Ailanthus vilmoriniana Dode	Cì chòu chūn 刺臭椿	Zhe gu zhou	Tree	Cultivated	Resin	Anti-dyeing	Prevent dye from dyeing on cotton cloth	Fresh	May–October		0.83	HRC647	Yaoshan, Lihu, Baxu
Silk	Aquifoliaceae	Ilex chinensis Sims	Dōng qīng 冬青	Nong ze ya	Tree	Cultivated	Leaf	Dyeing	Reddish brown	Fresh	Autumn	Having bacteriostatic properties, healing burns, treating ulcers, having hemostatic properties	0.08	HRC780	Yaoshan
	Aquifoliaceae	Ilex kwangtungensis Merr	Guǎng dōng dōng qīng 广东冬青	Nong ze ya	Tree	Cultivated	Leaf	Late fixing materials	Reddish brown	Fresh	May–October	Having bacteriostatic properties, healing burns, treating ulcers, having hemostatic properties	0.17	HRC502, HRC252, HRC649	Yaoshan, Lihu, Baxu
	Loganiaceae	Buddleja officinalis Maxim	Mì méng huā 密蒙花	Ba cuo	Shrub	Wild	Flower	Dyeing auxiliary	Yellow	Dry/fresh	Autumn	Lowering blood pressure,having hemostatic properties,reducing swelling	0.06	HRC645	Yaoshan, Lihu, Baxu
	Melastomataceae	Melastoma dodecandrum Lour	Dì niè 地菍	~	Herb	Wild	Whole plant	Dyeing auxiliary	Toning	Fresh	Autumn		0.00	HRC781	Yaoshan
	Meliaceae	Chukrasia tabularis A. Juss	Má liàn 麻楝	~	Tree	Wild	Bark	Dyeing auxiliary	Reddish brown	Dry/fresh	May–June	Stimulating menstrual flow, relieving pain	0.02	HRC74	Lihu
	Myrsinaceae	Myrsine semiserrata Wall	Zhēn chǐ tiě zǐ 针齿铁仔	Nong cuo	Shrub	Wild	Stem and leaf	Dyeing	Reddish brown	Fresh	May–October	Clearing away heat and toxic	0.00	HRC487	Baxu
	Rhamnaceae	Rhamnus utilis Decne. var. utilis	Dòng lǜ 冻绿	Nong ya	Tree	Wild	Stem	Dyeing	Reddish brown	Dry/fresh	Autumn	Aiding digestion, eliminating phlegm	0.59	HRC193, HRC334, HRC251	Yaoshan, Lihu, Baxu
	Rubiaceae	Gardenia jasminoides Ellis	Zhī zǐ 栀子	Gua nong	Shrub	Wild	Fruit	Dyeing	Yellow	Dry/fresh	Autumn and winter		0.09	HRC482, HRC250	Yaoshan, Lihu, Baxu
	Rutaceae	Murraya euchrestifolia Hayata	Dòu yè jiǔ lǐ xiāng 豆叶九里香	Dong zai	Shrub	Wild	Leaf	Late fixing materials	Reddish brown	Fresh	Autumn	Eliminating wind and removing dampness, relieving pain	0.07	HRC646	Lihu
	Symplocaceae	Symplocos lucida (Thunb.) Sieb. et Zucc	Guāng liàng shān fán 光亮山矾	Nong ze ya	Shrub	Wild	Leaf	Late fixing materials	Reddish brown	Fresh	May–October		0.15	HRC672	Lihu
	Theaceae	Eurya groffii Merr	Gǎng líng 岗柃	Nong cuo wa	Shrub	Wild	Leaf	Late fixing materials	Reddish brown	Fresh	May–October	Eliminating phlegm, relieving cough, reducing swelling	0.06	HRC488	Baxu
	Theaceae	Eurya tetragonoclada Merr. et Chun	Sì jiǎo líng 四角柃	Nong cuo wa	Shrub	Wild	Leaf	Dyeing auxiliary	Reddish brown	Fresh	May–October	Clearing away heat and toxic, nourishing the liver to improve visual acuity	0.00	HRC483	Baxu
	Zingiberaceae	Curcuma longa L	Jiāng huáng 姜黄	Gang guai	Herb	Wild	Rhizome	Dyeing	Yellow	Fresh	Autumn and winter	Stimulating menstrual flow, relieving pain	0.04	HRC552	Yaoshan, Lihu, Baxu

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