Incidence of cancer is growing swiftly worldwide and sparse supply of anticancer drugs; unaffordable cost and its lethal effect have shown the way to adopt complementary and alternative medicine for the treatment and/or prevention of cancer. The isolation of anti-cancer alkaloids vinblastine, vincristine and podophyllotoxins during 1950s prompts research on anticancer agents from plant origins....

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...

Hypersensitivity to para-phenylenediamine (PPD) and related compounds induced by temporary black henna tattoos has become a serious health problem worldwide. Different patterns of sensitization with various clinical aspects are described in literature due to PPD associated to henna tattoo and these manifestations are likely correlated with the immunological and dermatological pathomechanisms in...

Henna plant (Lawsonia inermis) is an Indian medicinal plant used in traditional medicine for the treatment of various diseases, besides its popularity as a natural dye to colour hand and hair. Research in the recent past has accumulated enormous evidence revealing henna plant to be an excellent source of antioxidants such as total phenolics. In this study, the extraction of total phenolics from...

background diaper dermatitis (dd) is a common inflammatory disorder in infants, including newborns. objectives this study aimed to compare the effects of a traditional medicine product (containing natural henna oil 25%) and hydrocortisone 1% cream on dd in infants. patients and methods in a triple-blind, randomized trial, 82 children aged two years or less were randomly divided into two groups ...

Carpal tunnel syndrome (CTS) is the most common diagnosed upper limb compressive neuropathy; though its diagnosis remains controversial. Some patients apply Henna (the extracts of the plant Lawsonia inermis) to their palms to relieve the symptoms. We don’t know how common is this practice and if it does help in clinical diagnosis. The purpose of this study was to examine the diagnostic value of...

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 ...

Traditional henna rarely causes adverse events. However, to obtain a black color, many ingredients are mixed with this plant such as paraphenylene diamine and solvents. The aim of our study is to describe severe cutaneous adverse events caused by black henna collected at the Moroccan Pharmacovigilance Centre. Materials and Methods: We analyzed the coetaneous adverse reactions associated with th...

Studies have shown that rooting substrate is one of the effective factors at rooting of hard rhizogenetic plant such as Henna. The purpose of this study is to determine an appropriate concentration of Naphthalene Acetic Acid (NAA), Indole Butyric Acid (IBA) and salicylic acid (SA) on Rooting of Henna. Present study showed that there was a great variation in most of the measured characters at P<...

studies have shown that rooting substrate is one of the effective factors at rooting of hard rhizogenetic plant such as henna. the purpose of this study is to determine an appropriate concentration of naphthalene acetic acid (naa), indole butyric acid (iba) and salicylic acid (sa) on rooting of henna. present study showed that there was a great variation in most of the measured characters at p<...