HERBAL GARMENTS

ACP -3
 Overview of Herbal garments…
• There is historical evidences that the great Tamil siddhar
“Agastya Muni” & “Thiruvalluvar” taught the basics of
medicinal cloth.

• In herbal garments development, all stages of processing

were done in a natural way

• Curative herbal garments have been developed to cure

Allergic Dermatitis, Psoriasis, Asthma, Liver Disorders,
Head Ache, Joint pain and Sinus Trouble/ Common cold.
 Advantages of Herbal/Curative Garments

• It is anti-allergic, anti-microbial and has anti-septic

properties and dyes used are eco-friendly.

• Provides manure to the soil & plants because the waste

generated by herbal dyes would serve the same purpose

• Benefit children and the future generations by stopping

Air, Water and Soil pollution
 Methodology
Grey Cotton Fabric (Woven/Knitted)

Pre-Processing

Natural Scouring

Natural Bleaching

Herbal Dyeing

Natural Finishing

Testing of Curative fabrics

Curative Herbal garment

Development

Clinical Trials
 Pre-Processing
• The material is first wetted in cold water solution
containing a natural mild detergent (10%) and left in this
bath for 24 hours.

• The Scouring process was carried out in the solution

containing 15% natural scouring agent at the boiling
temperature for an hour and washed till the material
brought to neutural PH.
 Natural Bleaching
• The scoured cotton fabrics
are exposed to direct
sunlight with use of a
natural grass base and
animal manure, which
carries out the natural
bleaching process.

• No chemicals are used in

this process.
MEDICINAL HERBS USED FOR
HERBAL GARMENTS
 Herbal Extraction
• Herbals are choosen according to the nature of the disease.

• Then it is powdered or wet ground then boiled for selected

duration depending on the hardness of the material.

• Flower and fruit materials are soaked in sufficient amount of

water for the required duration and then the solution was
drained or filtered.
 HERBAL EXTRACT APPLICATION
-PADDING
• Medicinally rich herbal extracts are used for the
development of curative fabrics using Pad-Dry-Cure
technique.

• The padding bath is set with required amount of water

and the herbal extract solution is poured into the padding
bath and the required temperature is maintained.

• The fabric is treated in the padding bath and Seven

varieties of curative fabrics were developed

• The process parameters varies according to the herbals

used .
Developed Curative Fabrics
• Aloe Fabric
• Neem-Portia Fabric
• Tulasi Fabric
• Turmo-Neem Fabric
• Euca – Fabric
• Ballon Vine Fabric
• Sandal Fabric
Developed Curative garments & Diseases Cured

S.No Curative garment Diseases Cured

1. Aloe T-Shirt Allergic Dermatitis
2. Neem-Portia T-Shirt Psoriasis
3. Tulasi T-Shirt Asthma
4. Turmo – Neem T-Shirt Liver Disorders
5. Euca – Head Band Head - Ache
6. Ballon Joint-Pain Joint Pain
Band
7. Sandal Handkerchief Sinus Trouble/ Common
Cold
 DIFFUSION OF HERBAL MOLECULES
INTO THE SKIN
• The herbal molecule responds to the warmth of human
skin and is subsequently absorbed into the body through
sweat pores , after which it gives the desired medicinal
quality.

• The cloth has to be in direct contact with the patient’s skin

to work
 Clinical Trials
• The Performance of the developed curative garments were
evaluated by conducting clinical trials at a Nature Cure Centre for
seven weeks.

• Patients with Allergic Dermatitis, Psoriasis, Asthma, Liver

Disorders, Head-Ache, Joint-Pain and Sinus Trouble/ Cold were
selected for the trials

• The patients were instructed to carry out the washing of the

curative garments with natural mild detergents

• Detailed feed back from the patients and the Doctor were
collected every week regarding the performance of the curative
garments.
 Assessment of antibacterial activity in curative
fabrics
(Agar diffussion method)
S.No Curative Fabrics Zone of Inhibition (Dia. in
mm)

S.aureus E .Coli
(gram (gram
positive negative
organism) organism)

1 Aloe-vera 29 19
2 Sandal - Nutmeg 18 17
3 Neem-Portia Tree 38 26
Fruit

4 Turmeric -Neem 31 27
5 Tulasi – Malabar 30 21
nut

6. Untreated - 17 14
control
Evaluation of antimicrobial activity of curative
fabrics with agar diffusion test

• The preliminary assessment of the antibacterial activity

of the curative fabrics confirm that the maximum
efficiency was found in the Neem-Portia treated fabric
followed by Tulasi-Malabar nut and Turmeric-Neem
treated fabrics.

• The tests clearly confirm that the treated fabrics were

efficient in controlling the gram positive organism than
the gram negative organism.
Assessment of antibacterial activity of curative
fabrics (Challenge test)
S.No Curative Fabrics % of Bacterial Reduction

S.aureus E .Coli
(gram (gram negative
positive organism)
organism)

1 Aloe-vera 90 75

2 Sandal 82 68

3 Neem-Portia Tree 98 82
Fruit

4 Turmeric -Neem 95 80

5 Tulasi – Malabar 94 78
Nut

6. Untreated - 0 0
Control
 Evaluation of antimicrobial Activity of curative fabrics with
Combined AATCC 100 And Hohenstein modified test method:
Challenge test - JIS L 1902

• The results of the evaluation of antimicrobial efficacy

test shows that % bacterial reduction of curative fabrics
varies from 82-98% in the case of Staphylococcus
aureus (representation of gram positive bacteria) and 68-
82% in the case of Escherichia Coli (representation of
gram positive bacteria).

• The results clearly shows that the curative fabrics has

got excellent antibacterial activity against the major
diseases causing bacteria such as Staphylococcus aureus
and Escherichia Coli.
 Wash durability Test of Curative Fabrics

S.No Sample % of Bacterial Reduction

Treated
Before 2nd 4th 6th 8th 10th 12th 14th
Herbals
Wash Wash Wash Wash Wash Wash Wash Wash

1 Aloe-vera 90 85 54 41 22 10 - -
2 Sandal- 82 75 55 44 18 10 - -
Nutmeg
3 Neem- 98 90 72 60 45 18 11 -
Portia Tree
Fruit
4 Turmeric 95 86 61 40 21 14 10 -
-Neem
5 Tulasi – 94 85 48 36 22 12 - -
Malabar
nut
Evaluation of wash durability of curative fabrics (AATCC 124)

• The results shows that the retention of anti microbial

activity was noticed up to maximum of 12 washes in the
case of Neem-Portia Tree fruit treated fabrics and followed
by Turmeric – Neem treated fabrics.

• The results shows that the bonding of the herbal molecules

in the curative fabric structure is moderate. The above
property will help the herbal molecules in the curative
fabric to get diffused into the skin of the patients easily.
Wash fastness test results of curative fabrics

Sample Curative Change in

No Fabrics Shade
(grade)
1 Aloe-vera 3
2 Sandal 2
3 Neem- 2-3
Portia Tree
4 Turmeric 1-2
-Neem
5 Tulasi – 2
Malabar
nut
 Evaluation of Wash Fastness of Curative Fabrics
(BS EN ISO-105 CO6 A1M- WASHING AT 40°C)

• The test results shows that all the above mentioned

curative fabrics are having low to medium wash fastness
properties.

• Since the above fabrics are mainly intended for curative

purpose, the low-medium fastness properties of the above
fabrics will help the herbal molecules in the curative
fabrics to get easily diffused in to the skin of the patient.
 Curative results of clinical trials
Curative
Curative Disease
S.No range
Garment Cured
(%)
Allergic
1. Aloe T-Shirt 40-45
Dermatitis
Neem-Portia
2. Psoriasis 40-45
T-Shirt

3. Tulasi T-Shirt Asthma 55

Turmo-Neem Liver
4. 60
T-Shirt Disorders

Euca – Head
5. Head-Ache 60-70
Band
Ballon-Joint
6. Joint-Pain 30-40
Pain Band
Sinus
Sandal Hand
7. Trouble/ 40-50
Kerchief
Cold
 Evaluation of Clinical Trials
• The results of clinical trials shows that the curative
performance of the garments in all the cases were found to
be significant.

• The results shows that the maximum curative performance

was noticed in the case of Euca-Head band followed by
Turmo-Neem T-Shirt and Tulasi T-Shirt.

• The antibacterial assessment of the treated fabrics

confirmed the correlation between the curative property
and its antibacterial activity.

• The bio-chemical properties of the herbal extracts can be

elucidated and its exact role in the mechanism of curing
the disease can be well established.
 CONCLUSIONS
• 100% Cotton fabrics (woven / knitted) have been selected and
are pre-processed without using any chemicals at any stage of
the pre-processing.

• The identified herbal extracts of different formulations have

been derived and applied to the cotton fabrics by Pad-Dry-
Cure technique.

• The developed curative fabrics of seven different varieties

have been tested as per AATCC Standards & ISO Standards

• The antibacterial assessment of the treated fabrics confirmed

the correlation between the curative property and its
antibacterial activity.
 Conclusions Contd…..
• The bio-chemical properties of the herbal extracts can be
elucidated and its exact role in the mechanism of curing the
disease can be well established.

• The results of the clinical trials shows that the curative.

performance of the garments in all the cases were found to be
significant.
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