Henna
Scientific name of Henna plant: Lawsonia Inermis
Name of Henna in different languages:
English: Egyptian priven, Mignonette tree
Sanskrit: Mendhi, madayantika, madanaka, mendika, raktagarba, kuravaka
Hindi: Mehadni मेहेंदी
Malayalam: Mailanji മൈലാഞ്ചി
Plant description:-
Henna tree - Lawsonia inermis is a shrub or small tree, grows to the height up to 25 ft. It is multi-branched; there is a spine at branch end. The leaves are small, oppositely arranged, glabrous, sub-sessile, elliptical, and wider in the middle; sized to 1.5 to 5.0 cm long and 0.5 to 2 cm broad. Flowers are very small and borne in a cluster, which is fragrant; fruits are small, brownish capsules, up to 8 mm in diameter.
Leaf Arrangement
| Shape-Oval | Margin-Entire | Venation-pinnate |
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Useful plant parts:
Leaf
Medicinal uses:
To treat skin diseases, urinary stones, ringworm, dandruff
Chemical content:
Antifungal, hypoglycemic and hypolipidemic
How to prepare medicines:
leaves of Mehandi and common salt ground well and apply on affected areas of skin problems occur, especially for the itching in the joint part of legs.
leaves of Mehandi and common salt ground well and apply on affected areas of skin problems occur, especially for the itching in the joint part of legs.
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