Steinmetz:Lawsonia

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Lawsonia alba

Also known as (or relevant to)
Family
Lythraceae
English Names
  • Henna
Natural Habitat
  • Egypt
  • Levant
  • Persia
  • Syria
  • India
  • Southern China
Part(s) Used
  • Folia Hennae
Constituent(s)
  • colouring matter
  • oxalate of calcium
  • tannin
  • resin
  • gallic acid
Action
  • alterative
  • astringent
  • sedative
  • - The powdered leaves make the best hair dye that is known and give the auburn colour that is so admired
  • - The leaves are also employed for poulticing a gathering under a finger or toe nail
  • probably involving the loss of the nail
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