Description
Description: Henna is a tall shrub or small tree, standing 1.8 to 7.6 m tall (6 to 25 ft). It is glabrous and multi-branched, with spine-tipped branchlets.
The leaves grow opposite each other on the stem. They are glabrous, sub-sessile, elliptical, and lanceolate (long and wider in the middle; average dimensions are 1.5–5.0 cm x 0.5–2 cm or 0.6–2 in x 0.2–0.8 in), acuminate (tapering to a long point), and have depressed veins on the dorsal surface.
Henna Leaf Powder Red is a blend of Lawsonia inervis, Rhubarb, Centaurea, Litmus and Lichen.
Botanical Name: Lawsonia inervis
Common Names: Hina, the henna tree, the mignonette tree, and the Egyptian privet
Medicinal Part: Leaf
Safety Guidelines: Should not be used if you have the following: G6DP deficiency, Extreme Anemia, Hyperbilirubinemia, any chronic or acute condition affecting the blood system or immune system.
If pregnant, consult a physician.