Botanical Name - Terminalia chebula (Harda/Myrobalan)

Terminalia chebula extract is in the form of crystalline powder which have strong stability and high colour fastness. Yellow dye obtained from T. chebula fruits can be applied to textile substrate with or without using mordents to get a large range of shades of reasonable colorimetric fastness properties. This dye is a rich source of tannins. Hydrolysable tannins, chebulagic acid, chebulinic acid, gallic acid, and ellagic acid are the major tannins present in myrobalans.