botanical record · discovered
Henna
Lawsonia inermis
Henna · Mignonette · Jamaica-Mignonette · Mignonette Tree · Alcana · Alcanna Vera · Alfeneiro · Alhena · Allan · Arbusto della Henna · Benjati · Camphire · Dan · Durrur · Egyptian Privet · Egyptian-privet · Elan · Elm · Gorante · Halam · Hanlan · Henao
At a glance
Origin / distribution: India(Santal), Dominican Republic, Turkey, China, India, Malaya, Egypt, Iraq
Cultural traditions: not documented
Recorded uses: Ache(Head), Ache(Stomach), Alterative, Astringent
Science studied: ACACETIN-7-O-GLUCOSIDE, APIGENIN-4'-GLUCOSIDE, APIGENIN-7-O-BETA-GLUCOSIDE, ARACHIDIC-ACID
Research volume: 0 indexed records · volume only · methodology ↗
Legal status: Varies by jurisdiction; not assessed in this record.
Names and identity
Family: Lythraceae
Scientific name: Lawsonia inermis
Common names: Henna, Mignonette, Jamaica-Mignonette, Mignonette Tree, Alcana, Alcanna Vera, Alfeneiro, Alhena, Allan, Arbusto della Henna, Benjati, Camphire, Dan, Durrur, Egyptian Privet, Egyptian-privet, Elan, Elm, Gorante, Halam, Hanlan, Henao
History
The source record documents this plant in India(Santal), Dominican Republic, Turkey, China, Elsewhere, India, Malaya, Egypt and 8 additional places.
It records these historical or traditional applications:
- Ache(Head)
- Ache(Stomach)
- Alterative
- Astringent
- Bactericide
- Boil
- Bruise
- Burn
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- Cosmetic
- Deodorant
- Dermatosis
- Emmenagogue
- Fungicide
- Hair-Dye
- Herpes
- Hysteria
- Inflammation
- Jaundice
- Leprosy
- Leucorrhea
- Myalgia
- Onychosis
- Ophthalmia
- Poison
- Poultice
- Purgative
- Sedative
- Skin
- Sore(Throat)
- Vermifuge
- Candida
- Condyloma
- Rheumatism
- Bechic
- Circumscission
- Fever
- Parturition
- Sore
- Venereal
- Whitlow
- Burning-feet
- Hoarseness
- Tumor
This summary is limited to the cited source record.
Origins and distribution
- India(Santal)
- Dominican Republic
- Turkey
- China
- Elsewhere
- India
- Malaya
- Egypt
- Iraq
- Mexico
- Java
- Kurdistan
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- Europe
- Haiti
- Indonesia
- Nigeria
Documented cultural uses
- Ache(Head)
- Ache(Stomach)
- Alterative
- Astringent
- Bactericide
- Boil
- Bruise
- Burn
- Cosmetic
- Deodorant
- Dermatosis
- Emmenagogue
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- Fungicide
- Hair-Dye
- Herpes
- Hysteria
- Inflammation
- Jaundice
- Leprosy
- Leucorrhea
- Myalgia
- Onychosis
- Ophthalmia
- Poison
- Poultice
- Purgative
- Sedative
- Skin
- Sore(Throat)
- Vermifuge
- Candida
- Condyloma
- Rheumatism
- Bechic
- Circumscission
- Fever
- Parturition
- Sore
- Venereal
- Whitlow
- Burning-feet
- Hoarseness
- Tumor
Contemporary uses
Contemporary practice is not documented separately in this record.
Scientific compounds
Chemical presence is not evidence of clinical efficacy.
- ACACETIN-7-O-GLUCOSIDE
- APIGENIN-4'-GLUCOSIDE
- APIGENIN-7-O-BETA-GLUCOSIDE
- ARACHIDIC-ACID
- BETULINIC-ACID
- BETULIN
- CARBOHYDRATES
- (20S)-3BETA-30-DIHYDROXYLUPANE
- 3BETA-30-DIHYDROXYLUP-20(29)-ENE
- EO
- FAT
- FRAXETIN
- HENNADIOL
- ALPHA-IONONE
- LACOUMARIN
- LAXANTHONES
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- LUTEOLIN
- MANNITOL
- 1,4-NAPHTHAQUINONE
- PALMITIC-ACID
- PROTEIN
- RESIN
- BETA-SITOSTEROL
- STEARIC-ACID
- TANNINS
- WATER
- ASH
- FIBER
- ESCULETIN
- BEHENIC-ACID
- 1,2-DIHYDROXY-4-GLUCOSYLNAPTHALENE
- GALLIC-ACID
- HENNOSIDES
- BETA-IONONE
- LINOLEIC-ACID
- LUTEOLIN-7-O-GLUCOSIDE
- PENTOSANS
- RESEDINE
- BETA-SITOSTEROL-3-O-GLUCOSIDE
- N-TRIACONTYL-N-TRIDECANOATE
- LAWSONE
- OLEIC-ACID
- COUMARINS
- LUPEOL
- LUTEOLIN-3'-GLUCOSIDE
- N-TRIACONTANOL
- QUINONE
- SCOPOLETIN
- STIGMASTEROL
- 1,4-DIGLUCOSYLOXY-2-HYDROXYNAPTHALENE
- 3-BETA-HYDROXY-20-OXO-30-NORLUPANE
- 4-GLUCOSYLOXY-1,2-DIHYDROXYNAPTHALENE
- AESCULETIN
- ISOPLUMBAGIN
- LAWSARITOL
- STEROLS
- SUGARS
- XANTHONES
- DIHYDROXYLUPENE
- LUPANE
- APIGENIN-4'-O-BETA-D-GLUCOSIDE
- COSMOSIIN
- CYNAROSIDE
- DAUCOSTEROL
- FIXED-OIL
- GALACTOSE
- GLUCOSE
- LALOISIDE
- LAURIC-ACID
- LAWNERMIS-ACID
- LAWNERMIS-ACID-METHYL-ESTER
- LAWSARITOL-A
- LAWSONIASIDE
- LAXANTHONE-I
- LAXANTHONE-II
- LAXANTHONE-III
- LINOLENIC-ACID
- 30-NOR-LUPAN-3-BETA-OL-20-ONE
- 1,3-DIHYDROXY-6,7-DIMETHOXYXANTHONE
- 1,3-DIHYDROXYNAPHTHALENE
- 1,4-NAPHTHOQUINONE
- LUTEOLIN-3'-O-BETA-D-GLUCOSIDE
- MYRISTIC-ACID
- N-TRIACONTANYL-TRIDECANATE
- SUCROSE
- TILIANIN
- TRIACONTAN-1-OL
- 1-HYDROXY-3,6-DIACETOXY-7-METHOXYXANTHONE
- XYLOSE
Legality
Country-specific legal status is not documented in this record.
Consult the CITES species checklist for international trade protections and listings. This is not a complete statement of local law.
Reference images
Sources
Dr. Duke's Phytochemical and Ethnobotanical Databases · CC0
GBIF Backbone Taxonomy · CC BY 4.0
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CC0 · Dr. Duke raw CSV archive
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