Quality blues: traditional knowledge used for natural indigo identification in southern China

• Main Authors: Yuru Shi (Author), Libin Zhang (Author), Lu Wang (Author), Shan Li (Author), Zuchuan Qiu (Author), Xiaoyong Ding (Author), Yuhua Wang (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2021-04-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Background As one of the oldest traditional dyes, people worldwide have used natural indigo for centuries. Local people have unique knowledge about indigo identification, which is crucial for indigo quality control and determining the dyeing effects. However, such traditional knowledge is r...