The Study of Physiology of Plant by Observing the Color of Cloth and Fiber Dyed with Plant Pigment

We performed plant dyeing used many kind of plant pigment. To stay the color on the cloth or fiber, we used mordant, dissolution of metal compounds including Aluminium ion, Copper ion and Iron ion. In spite of using the same plant pigment, we got different color as chosen the different mordant. And we got the different color as chose the different kind of fiber even using the same pigment and mordant. It is said that to use the lye of the camellia as the mordant we can get the most beautiful color. So we tested lye of camellia and compared with the color dyed by chemical mordant. We could get as the same bright color using the lye of camellia as chemical mordant including Aluminium ion. We investigated the elements of ash of camellia, soil around the root of the camellia tree and the cloth dyed with lye of camellia, using the X-ray analysis system. It is found out that the large ratio of Aluminium element is in the all samples. So, we would like to say that camellia suck up the Alminium dissolving water and save that element in the body