| PlantID | 0007 |
| Botanical Name | Lawsonia inermis |
| Common Name | Heena |
| Classification | | Kingdom: | Plantae | | Subkingdom: | Tracheobionta | | Division: | Magnoliophyta | | Class: | Magnoliopsida | | Subclass: | Rosidae | | Order: | Myrtales | | Family: | Lythraceae | | Genus: | Lawsonia | | Species: | inermis |
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| Part used | Leaves and Seeds |
| Medicinal Properties | Astringent, antihemorrhagic, intestinal antineoplastic, cardio-inhibitory, hypotensive and sedative effects, antidiarrheal, antidysenteric, antifungal. |
| Medicinal Use | Amoebiasis, headache, jaundice, laprosy, induce menstruation, skin diseases and dysentery. |
| Chemistry | Soluble matter, lawsone, 2-hydroxy-1, 4-napthoquinone resin and tannin, gallic acid, glucose, mannitol, fat, resin, mucilage, nepthaquinone, alcohal, ether, trim-ethylamine, high amount of fluorida and silica, sulfur, vitamin c, saponins, fiavenoids and sterols. |
| Cultivation | NA |
| Regional Habitat | Throughout Rajasthan. |
| Description | Middle sized shrub with many branches. Leaves: opposite, subsessile, elliptic or broadly lanceolate, acute or obtuse. Flower: Numerous, small, white or rose coloured, fragnent. |
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