Henna/Mhendi - Health benefits, application, chemical constituents, side effects and many more
Henna/Mhendi Henna(Lawsonia inermis) is Queen of Cosmatics especially in case of Hair Care Products. It has been used in herbal medicine for ages. All parts of this plant (root, stem, leaf, flower pod and seeds) are of great medicinal importance. The henna plant is a glabrous, much branched shrub or quite a small tree with grayish-brown bark. Leaves are opposite, sub-sessile, elliptic, or broadly lanceolate, entire, acute or obtuse, 2 to 3 cm long and 1 to 2 cm wide. It shows analgesic, hypoglycemic, hepatoprotective, immunostimulant, anti-inflammatory, antibacterial, antimicrobial, antifungal, antiviral, antiparasitic, antitrypanosomal, antidermatophytic, antioxidant, antifertility, tuberculostatic, and anticancer properties. Click here to explore more about Antioxidant and Free radicals Lawsonia inermis is also known as Henna, Mhendi, Shudi, Madurang, Mendi, Manghati, Madayantika, and Goranti Phytochemical constituents...