Henna

Henna is a tall shrub used to dye skin, fingers, nails, leathers and wools. It's known as Lawsonia inermis or mignonette tree.

I planted branch of this plant after grinding the leaves for my hair! To colour and hide my grey hair ! hahahaa.... I never seen this plant at where i live now so i took the branches from my hometown. So i decided to plant the branches and see if they grow.

Fortunately they grow well.

Some of the benefit of henna that i found:

1) For skin dyeing, a paste of ground henna (either prepared from a dried powder or from fresh ground leaves) is placed in contact with the skin from a few hours to overnight. Henna stains can last a few days to a month depending on the quality of the paste, individual skin type, and how long the paste is allowed to stay on the skin.


2) Henna also acts as an anti-fungal and a preservative for leather and cloth.


3)Henna flowers have been used to create perfume since ancient times.

4)Henna repels some insect pests and mildew.