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...

OBJECTIVE To investigate the antibacterial activity of henna (Lawsonia inermis Linn) obtained from different regions of Oman against a wide array of micro-organisms. METHODS Fresh henna samples were obtained from different regions of Oman as leaves and seeds. 100 g fresh and dry leaves and 50 g of fresh and dry seeds were separately soaked in 500 mL of ethanol for three days, respectively, wi...

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...

Wound healing potential of different extracts of henna leaves i.e. Lawsonia inermis Linn. was evaluated on the rat excision and incision wound models. Lawsone isolated from the leaves was also screened for same pharmacological activity.It was observed that the oral administration as well as topical application of ethanol extract of henna leaves and lawsone exhibited significanthealing response ...

The present attempt is to review and compile updated information on various aspects of Lawsonia inermis (Linn), a plant used all over the world. This plant is commonly known as Henna or Mhendi and abundantly available in tropical and subtropical areas. Ancient history of India describes its diverse uses and also plays appreciable role in Ayurvedic or natural herbal medicines. Henna has been use...

Antonella Tosti, Donatella Mattioli, Cosimo Misciali, Department of Dermatology, University of Bologna, Via Massarenti 1, 40138, Bologna (Italy) To the editor Green discoloration of hair is well known as a consequence of copper exposure [1-5]. It can occur in copper workers [1], and it has been described following exposure to swimming pool water containing copper [2]. The following report descr...

Loss of colour in hair is due to varied reasons like genetic influence, effect of environmental factors, use of alcoholic preparations, etc. Though the permanent synthetic hair dyes are available in different colour ranges and retain natural lustre, they have the chief disadvantage of producing hypersensitive reactions in some individuals. In the present investigation various combinations of po...

The immunomodulatory bioassay-guided fractionation of the methanolic extract of henna (Lawsonia inermis L.; syn. Lawsonia alba L.) leaves resulted in the isolation of seven compounds; three have been isolated for the first time from the genus, namely p-coumaric acid, 2-methoxy-3-methyl-1,4-naphthoquinone and apiin, along with the previously isolated compounds: lawsone, apigenin, luteolin, and c...

Henna stone is a lesser-known commercially available material used to obtain black henna paste (1). In some countries, including Turkey, local herb sellers sell it as ‘natural stone’, a so-called natural source for black henna. The stone has to be crushed into powder first, and then mixed with water, hydrogen peroxide and, sometimes, natural henna to obtain black henna paste for the purpose of ...