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'''Rubia tinctorum''' is a Evergreen Perennial up to 1.00 metres tall. It is harvested from the wild for local use as a medicine and source of materials..
==Uses==
{{Uses|Bladder stones}}, {{Uses|Kidney stones}}, {{Uses|Amenorrhoea}}, {{Uses|Dropsy}}, {{Uses|}}, {{Uses|}}, {{Uses|}}, {{Uses|}}, {{Uses|}}, {{Uses|}}, {{Uses|Jaundice}}.<ref name="Uses"/>
==Parts Used==
==Chemical Composition==
It contains Compounds found in Rubia tinctorum include purpurin (oxyalizarin; 1,2,4-trihydroxyanthraquinone), mollugin (6-hydroxy-2,2-dimethyl-2H-naphtho[1,2-b]pyran-5-carboxylic acid, methyl ester), 1-hydroxy-2-methylanthraquinone, 2-ethoxymethylanthraquinone, rubiadin (1,3-dihydroxy-2-methylanthraquinone).<ref name="chemical composition"/>
==Common names==
==Habit==
{{Habit|Evergreen perennial}}
==Identification==
==Mode of Propagation==
{{Propagation|Seeds}}, {{Propagation|Division in spring}}.
==How to plant/cultivate==
Prefers a light sandy soil in full sun. Plants grown in fertile well-limed soils produce more pigment in the root.<ref name="How to plant/cultivate"/>
==Commonly seen growing in areas==
{{Commonly seen|Neglected ground}}, {{Commonly seen|}}, {{Commonly seen|}}, {{Commonly seen|}}, {{Commonly seen|Hedgerows}}.
==Photo Gallery==
<references>
<ref name="chemical composition">[Chemistryhttps://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK326613/ Chemical constituents]</ref>
<ref name="Leaf">[Morphology]</ref>
<ref name="How to plant/cultivate">[http://temperate.theferns.info/plant/Rubia+tinctorum Cultivation]</ref>
<ref name="Uses">Indian Medicinal Plants by C.P.Khare</ref>
</references>
==External Links==
* [ https://pfaf.org/user/Plant.aspx?LatinName=Rubia+tinctorum Rubia tinctorum on pfaf.org]* [ https://www.sciencedirect.com/topics/agricultural-and-biological-sciences/rubia-tinctorum Rubia tinctorum on sciencedirect.com]* [ ]
[[Category:Herbs]]
