Madder

An Illustrated Dictionary of Medicine, Biology and Allied Sciences · 1907 · p. 27

(mad'-er). The plant Rubia tinctorum; also its root, well-known as a dyestuff. It was formerly considered emmenagogue and diuretic. Unof. See also Pigments, Conspectus of. M. -brown, M.-carmin, M. -orange, M. -purple. See Pigments, Conspectus of. M.-red. Same as Madder. M. -yellow. See Pigments, Conspectus of.