Henna is an important source of phytochemical compounds of high medicinal and pharmaceutical importance such as Naphthoquinone derivatives, Triterpenes, Sterols, Phenol and Phenol derivatives, Cumarine, Xanthan, Flavonoids, Gallic acid, Tannic acid and Mannitol. The leaves, barks, roots, flowers, and even the seeds were used as a folk medicine to treat several diseases including diarrhea, fever, burns, joint pain, and other medical issues.
Also, Henna is useful when used as an astringent, anti-bleeding agent, treatment of cardiac disease, anti-cancer, anti-oxidant with analgesic and anti-pyretic effects. It is as well popularly used to treat skin whiteness, leprosy, jaundice and headaches.
The antimicrobial activity of Henna is examined by several research studies which found that Henna extracts have an inhibitory effect on the growth of several bacterial species, such as Staphylococcus spp., Streptococcus spp., Brucella spp. and Salmonella spp. Furthermore, it has several anti-fungal properties.
The trend towards utilization of Henna is increasing in recent years and that is for several reasons, which prompted scientific studies about it in different parts of the world. These researches targeted its properties as a dye, medicinal plant, its uses and its chemical constitution, and showed its abundancy in healing properties.
The most important point to determine the quality of the Henna dye is the concentration of Lawsone within its leaves. As mentioned, Henna leaves can contain between 1% and 2% of Lawsone, the higher this concentration, the better the quality of the dye. We at BARARI have a special process that allows us to achieve the highest concentrations of Lawsone.