Henné

The henné is a Arbuste thorny of the family of the Lythracée S, whose Feuille S produce colors such as the red and the yellow used in Teinture textile and body. One extracts from his small flowers a very appreciated perfume. Henné comes from the the Maghreb. The term also indicates this dye of which the use is very old since one finds the trace of it on the Momie S Egyptian women.

Description

This plant can reach, in the areas of the the Moroccan Sahara, up to one meter height.

Distribution

Use

It is used with fine multiples:

Religious: Mainly used by the women, henné allows them to nourish the belief which they can, through this practice, to overcome the problems with the hearth and of the life in general. It would be sign of good fortune and would protect from the bad luck.
Cosmetic and Esthetic, it embellishes, cleans and purifies the Peau. It can also be applied to the Cheveux to dye them, the feet and the hands. It forms part, in Morocco in any case, of the arsenal of the female seduction, in the forms of mysterious signs on the hands or in the coloring of the hair. According to analyzes in laboratory, it would have antifongic and astringent virtues. Its flowers are exploited in perfumery.
Therapeutic.
For the sick nails (external use only).
henné is sometimes used to cut the Haschich.

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