Rubia tinctorum, dyer's madder - magic-plants ethnobotany

Rubia tinctorum, dyer's madder

Botanical names: Rubia tinctorum, Galium rubia, Rubia sylvestris, Rubia acaliculata, Rubia tinctoria, Rubia tinctorum var. sativa, Rubia iberica, Rubia sativa		Rubiaceae
Common names English: dyer's madder, common madder Spanish: rubia roja, rubia de tintoreros French: garance des teinturiers, garance, rouge des teinturiers German: Färberkrapp, Echte Färberröte, Krapp
Active constituents: ruberthyrin, purpuroxanthin, quinizarin, purpurin, alizarin

Rubia tinctorum, dyer's madder

illustration from Koehler's medicinal plants