Garcinia mangostana Linn (mangostee

Garcinia mangostana Linn (mangosteen),is famed as the ‘Queen of tropical fruit’ because it is one of the best tasting fruits in the world. Much research has revealed that the red pigment from the fruit hulls of mangosteen canbe used as a natural dye source for dyeing since there are less harmful to health. And do not cause allergies. This research would be to dye cotton and silk using mangosteen fruit crushing and Sepang two sachets containing the powder of each plant sample were boiled separately and only one sachet was left to stay in the dyebath. The dyeing experiments were carried out using alum mordant. It was observed that the shades of the fabrics dyed with the sachet that remained in the dyebath were more vibrant. The Mangosteen produced light brownish-yellow shades, while the Sepang wood produced deep red shades.