Lawsonia is a monotypic genus represented by Lawsonia inermis Linn. (syn. Lawsonia alba Lam. Lythraceae), a native of North Africa and South-West Asia, widely cultivated as an ornamental hedge and dye-plant. The leaves of L. inermis have long been used in India and Middle East countries as a cosmetic for colouring palms of hands and dyeing of hair for personal adornment [1]. The leaves are also...

Present study deals with the demonstration of the antibacterial activity of very common medicinal plants of Pakistani origin i.e., Phyllantus emblica, Coriandrum sativum, Culinaris medic, Lawsonia alba and Cucumis sativus. The extracts were prepared in crude form by the use of hydro-alcoholic solution and were screened for antibacterial activity against various bacterial species by disk diffusi...

Abstract: The present study deals with the leaf extracts of 4 coastal living medicinal plants Viz., Ocimum canum, Acalypha indica, Eclipta alba and Lawsonia inermis for their antibacterial potential. The maximum antibacterial activity was observed with Acalypha indica and Lawsonia inermis against tested pathogens. Proteus mirabilis, Shigella dysenteriae and Staphylococus aureus were found susce...

Structural revision of lawsonicin, a natural product of Lawsonia alba, is reported based upon comparison of its spectral data with that of the naturally occurring dihydrobenzo[b]furan neolignan (rac)-trans-dihydrodehydrodiconiferyl alcohol, which is found to be identical. A concise synthesis of dihydrodehydrodiconiferyl alcohol, via Rh(2)[S-DOSP](4)-catalysed intramolecular C-H insertion, is de...

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...

It is also commonly mixed with henna (leaves of lawsonia alba) in Africa, Middle East and Indian subcontinent, which is traditionally applied to color palms of hands, soles and feet and to dye hair a dark red shade. 3-5 PPD causes contact dermatitis in susceptible individuals 6 , but when ingested, it causes acute angioedema of face and neck rhabdomyolysis and acute renal failure. 1-5 A case re...

Experiments were carried out to test the aqueous extracts of twenty plants for their antifungal activity against Fusarium solani the causal of dry rot disease of potato. The obtained results showed a differential activity of the plant extracts against the mycelium growth. The combined leaf extracts of Lawsonia alba and stem extracts of Acacia catechu in general showed a strong enhancement in ac...

Lawsonia inermis L. (= L. alba Lamk.), belonging to the Lythraceae family, is a very widespread medicinal plant and natural dye in the world. This herb which has interesting dyeing properties was used traditionally for centuries in Asia, in Africa for dyeing hair and painting skin and nails. Since 1890, it has been widely distributed to Europe and nowadays available in worldwide market as ingre...

Pakistan is rich in medicinally important plants and has ancient herbal treatment methods. Present work is based on the study of six indigenous plants Eugenia jambolana, Lawsonia inermis, Momordica charantia, Morus Corresponding author: Tel.: +92-21-4610132; E-mail [email protected] M. Saeed Arayne et al. Pak. J. Pharm. Sci., 2007, Vol.20(4), 268-273 269 alba, Nigella sativa and Trigonella foe...