Hadieh Rahbar Kafshboran

[ 1 ] - Isolation, identification and characterization of lawsone from henna leaves powder with soxhlet technique

Lawsone a natural pigment present in the henna leaves has been used as a skin and hair dye since 1400 BC. The concentration of this natural compound in leaves varies from place to place depending upon many of the environmental factors and the highest quantity reported so far is about 1% of the dry mass. Heretofore, it has been reported that natural colored extracts and isolate from Henna leaves...