Indigo Can Be Extracted From A Plant And Then. It belongs to the legume family and over three hundred species have been identified. Phoenician traders and migrating peoples gradually introduced this dye to the Mediterranean area and its use spread across Europe.
Purity of plant extract The product extracted from the plants and converted into indigo was not pure. Indigo precursors found in plants. Indigo plant care is relatively simple.
B Images courtesy of Gianluca Farusi Lower-quality indigo can also be extracted from certain plants and this technique actually pre-dates the Phoenicians snail-derived dye.
Natural indigo is often produced in small rural communities where the origins can be. Once extracted the mass is boiled filtered and pressed dry then cut into cubes. The indigiferna tinctoria was planted during Thailands rainy season in June. The dye can be extracted from several plants but historically the indigo plant was the most commonly used because it is was more widely available.
