HENNA LAWSONIA INERMIS

HENNA (Lawsonia inermis L.) ++

Synonym:
Lawsonia alba Lam.

Activities (Henna) :
Abortifacient (f; AHP; CRC; PH2); Allergenic (1; CRC; MPI; X10632222); Alterative (f; CRC); Antibacterial (1; PHR; PH2; WOI; X2125156); Antiedemic (1; MPI); Antifertility (1; CRC; MPI); Antihyaluronidase (1; MPI); Antiinflammatory (1; MPI); Antileukemic (1; X7524165); Antiperspirant (f; CRC); Antipyretic (f; CRC; KAB; MPI); Antiseptic (1; X2125156); Antispasmodic (1; CRC); Antiviral (1; X7524165); Astringent (1; CRC; DEP; PHR; PH2); Candidicide (1; MPI); Cardiodepressant (1; CRC); Cerebrotonic (f; CRC; WBB); Diuretic (1; PHR; PH2; KAB); Emetic (f; KAB); Emmenagogue (f; CRC); Emollient(f; KAB); Expectorant (f; KAB); Fungicide (1; X620734); Hepatoprotective (1; X1620739); Hypotensive (1; CRC); Nematicide (1; MPI); Nitrate-Reductase Inhibitor (1; MPI); Peroxidase Inhibitor (1; MPI); Propecic (f; DEP); Protopectinase Inhibitor (1; MPI); RT Inhibitor (IC60 = 125 µg/ml) (1; X7524165); Sedative (f; CRC); Soporific (f; CRC); Sunscreen (f; CRC); Tuberculostatic (1; X2125156); Uterosedative (1; CRC); Vulnerary (f; KAB).

Indications (Henna) :
Alopecia (f; DEP; KAB); Ameba (f; PHR; PH2); Amenorrhea (f; KAB; PH2); Anemia (f; PH2); Bacteria (1; CRC; PHR; PH2; WOI; X2125156); Beriberi (f; CRC); Bleeding (f; MPI); Boil (f; WOI); Bronchosis (f; KAB; PH2); Bruise (f; WOI); Burn (f; DEP; KAB; WOI); Calculus (f; KAB); Cancer (f; JLH); Cancer, diaphragm (f; JLH); Cancer, joint (f; JLH); Cancer, liver (f; JLH); Cancer, mouth (f; JLH); Cancer, sinew (f; JLH); Cancer, spleen (f; JLH); Cancer, testicle (f; JLH); Cancer, uterus (f; JLH); Candida (1; MPI); Childbirth (f; CRC); Cholera (1; MPI); Condyloma (f; JLH); Cough (f; PH2); Cramp (1; CRC); Dandruff (f; CRC;
PHR; PH2); Delirium (f; DEP); Dermatosis (f; APA; CRC; MPI); Dysentery (f; PHR; PH2); Dysmenorrhea (f; PH2); Dyspepsia (f; CRC); Dysuria (f; PH2); Eczema (f; PHR; PH2); Edema (1; MPI); Enterosis (f; PHR; PH2); Fever (f; CRC; KAB; MPI; PH2); Fibroid (f; JLH); Foot (hot foot) (f; KAB); Fungus (1; PHR; X620734); Gastrosis (f; CRC; PHR; PH2); Gingivosis (f; KAB); Gonorrhea (f; DEP; KAB); Gray Hair (1; APA); Headache (f; KAB; MPI); Hemicrania (f; KAB; PH2); Hepatosis (1; X1620739); Herpes (f; CRC); High Blood Pressure (1; CRC); Induration (f; JLH); Infection (1; CRC; PHR; PH2; X620734); Inflammation (1; JLH; MPI); Insanity (f; KAB); Insomnia (f; CRC); Jaundice (f; CRC; MPI); Leprosy (f; CRC; DEP; PH2;
WBB); Leukemia (1; X7524165); Leukoderma (f; KAB); Leukorrhea (f; MPI); Lumbago (f; KAB); Malaria (f; PH2); Myalgia (f; MPI; SKJ); Mycosis (1; PHR; PH2; X620734); Nervousness (f; CRC); Neurosis (f; CRC); Obesity (f; CRC); Orchosis (f; JLH); Pain (f; CRC); Polyp (f; JLH); Psychosis (f; PH2); Rheumatism (f; CRC; DEP; PH2); Sarcoma (1; CRC); Scabies (f; KAB; PHR; PH2); Scald (f; KAB); Scirrhus (f; JLH); Sore (1; APA; KAB; PH2); Sore Throat (1; CRC; WOI); Spermatorrhea (f; DEP; KAB; MPI); Splenomegaly (f; CRC; MPI); Sprain (f; KAB); Stomatosis (1; APA; DEP; KAB); Streptococcus (1; CRC; MPI); Swelling (1; MPI); Tuberculosis (1; X2125156); Typhoid (f; SKJ; MPI); Ulcer (f; PHR); Uterosis (f; JLH); VD (f;
CRC; DEP; KAB); Vibrio (1; MPI); Virus (1; X7524165); Water Retention (1; PHR; PH2; KAB); Whitlow (f; JLH); Wound (f; PH2); Yeast (1; MPI).

Dosages (Henna) :
3 g powdered leaf, internally, for ameba and ulcer (HHB; PH2).

Contraindications, Interactions, and Side Effects (Henna) :
Class 2a (AHP). Not covered (KOM). Hazards and/or side effects not recorded for proper therapeutic dosages (PH2). Tannin may cause stomach problems (PH2). Extracts contain in vitro Mycobacterium tuberculosis as 5 mg/ml (X2125156); ethanol-water (1:1) extracts hepatoprotective with no effect on bile flow. MLD = >2000 mg/kg orl mouse (X1620739), LD50(ethanolic extract) = >1000 mg/kg ipr mouse (MPI).