... with metal mordants that may have toxic effects if not removed properly. Findings In this study, the natural dye has been extracted from Sesbania aculeata leaves and applied to silk fabric using lemon juice as a mordant, which has no environmental impact. Dyeing was done with varying dye extract...

...C. Swami; S. Saini; V.B. Gupta Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to evaluate the efficacy and kinetics along with diffusion properties of a new source of natural dye obtained from leaves and fine stems of the Sesbania aculeata plant, using metallic mordants for cotton dyeing...