About 7 to 10 herbs are combined to make a kashayam which gives energy to the fabrics (neem leaves, aloevera, nochi, aada-doda, vasambu, thulasi, touchmenot).
Neem Leaves: Ivory
Indigo: Blue
Turmeric, Marigold Flower, Avarampoo, Pomegranate: Yellow
Vettiver, Velam, Accacia: Brown
Tulasi, Karisalankanni, Nellikaai, Onion, Myro, Bringraj: Green
Sevaralikodi, Maddar, Pathimugam: Pink
Annota, Achiote Plant: Orange