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Pomegranate

Punica granatum L.
Colors Obtained
Dark Brown, Khaki, Gray, Yellow, Black
Dye Ingredients
Tanin, gallis asit, egalik asit
Historical Data
The pomegranate was already known to the ancient Egyptians and is mentioned several times in the Old Testament. Adam picked a pomegranate for Eve (with fateful results, we know); the prize Paris awarded Aphrodite was a pomegranate. Malum punicum, Punic apple, was a name used by the Romans, who learned of it from the Phoenicians in North Africa , or also Malum granatum, because of its many seeds, which made it a symbol of fertility. Apples and flowers were often motifs in Islamic and Buddhist art. The city of Granada in Spain and the semi-precious stone, the garnet, also derive their names from the pomegranate.