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==Chemical Composition==
The major components were ethyl hexadecanoate (24.4%), (E)-methyl cinnamate (11.4%), isocaryophyllene (8.1%), (E)-β-ionone (5.8%) and methyl linolenate (4.1%).<ref name="chemical composition"/>
== Medicinal uses Common names=={{Common names|kn=goranta, gorante|ml=mail-anschi, mailanci|sa=dvivranta, kokadanta|ta=aivanam, aivanam|te=goranta, gorata|hi=hena, henna|en=henna}}
==Properties==
Reference: Dravya - Substance, Rasa - Taste, Guna - Qualities, Veerya - Potency, Vipaka - Post-digesion effect, Karma - Pharmacological activity, Prabhava - Therepeutics.
===Dravya===
==Common name=Vipaka===
===Prabhava=== ==Habit=={{Habit|Evergreen Shrub}} ==Identification=====Leaf==={{Leaf|Simple||Henna is a thorny evergreen shrub that can reach up to 6.0 m in heightThe leaves are divided into 3-6 toothed leaflets, with smaller leaflets in between}}<ref name="Leaf"/> ===Flower==={{Flower|Unisexual|2-4cm long|Yellow|5-20|The fragrant flowers are whitish or pink to brick red and sit in a pyramid-shaped inflorescence}} ===Fruit==={{Fruit|simple|7–10 mm|The fruit is a blue-black berry||single}} ===Other features=== ==List of Ayurvedic medicine in which the herb is used==* [[Vishatinduka Taila]] as ''root juice extract'' ==Where to get the saplings====Mode of Propagation=={{Propagation|Seeds}}, {{Propagation|Cuttings}}. ==How to plant/cultivate==A plant of the dry to moist tropics and subtropics, where it is found at elevations up to 2,000 metres<ref name="How to plant/cultivate"/> ==Commonly seen growing in areas=={{Commonly seen|warmer parts of South and North America}}, {{Commonly seen|meadows}}, {{Commonly seen|Borders of forests and fields}}. ==Photo Gallery==<gallery class="left" caption="" widths="140px" heights="140px">File:Odermennig.jpgFile:Agrimonia eupatoria02.jpgImage:Agrimonia eupatoria MHNT.BOT.2004.0.jpg</gallery> == References ==
<references>
<ref name="Hennachemical composition">[https://enwww.wikipediatandfonline.orgcom/wikidoi/Henna abs/10.1080/10412905.2005.9698943 "chemical constituents"]</ref> <ref name="Leaf">[https://www.herbal-supplement-resource.com/henna-herb-uses.html "plant description"]</ref> <ref name="How to plant/cultivate">[http://tropical.theferns.info/viewtropical.php?id=Lawsonia+inermis "wikipediaCultivation Details"]</ref>
</references>
==External Links==
* [https://www.pharmatutor.org/articles/lawsonia-inermis-henna-traditional-uses-scientific-assessment Lawsonia inermis - From traditional use to scientific assessment]
* [http://www.orientjchem.org/vol29no3/chemical-investigation-of-lawsonia-inermis-l-leaves-from-afar-region-ethiopia/ Chemical Investigation of Lawsonia inermis L. Leaves from Afar Region, Ethiopia]
* [http://www.hennapage.com/henna/encyclopedia/growing/ Lawsonia inermis on hennapage.com]
* [https://scialert.net/fulltextmobile/?doi=ijp.2012.483.489 Lawsonia inermis on science alert.org]
[[Category:Herbs]]