Kamala dyes a beautiful orange yellow on silk and wool. It dyes lighter yellow shades on cotton. Deep moss green with ferrous sulfate. For deep greens give a ground with indigo.Kamala fruit is also known as the monkey-face tree.It is an Ayurvedic plant, and used in traditional medicine. The dye comes from the seeds of the tree. 
 
Protein; mordant; alum 15% WOF.
Cellulose mordant: tannin at 10% WOF and then alum at 15%, or alum acetate at 10%.
 
Alcohol extraction; add alcohol 70% for 2 hours stirring occasionally. Add water and heat together for the dye bath.
Extracting with soda ash; mix the Kamala powder 50% its' weight in soda ash and enough water to make a sludge. Let stand  stirring occasionally. Add the entire mixture to the dyebath.