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Specimen profile
Henna
Lawsonia inermis · Lythraceae
Skt · Madayantika — “Intoxicatingly cooling aromatic flower”Hindi · MehndiMal · MailanchiTam · Maruthani
A fragrant flowering shrub celebrated for its potent cooling, astringent, antibacterial, and wound-mending virtues.
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Lawsonia inermis is a thorny, multibranched shrub or small tree bearing sweetly scented cream-colored flowers and rich lawsone-bearing foliage. In classical Ayurveda, Madayantika is distinguished for arresting severe Pitta disorders, burning sensations of the extremities, and stubborn skin diseases. Both its flowers and leaves are widely prescribed for Vrana Ropa and Kushtha management.
Identification markers
Small, lanceolate opposite leaves; clusters of fragrant four-petaled white-to-pinkish flowers with crinkled petals; globular capsular fruits.
Rasa
Tikta, Kashaya
Guna
Laghu, Ruksha
Virya
Sheeta
Vipaka
Katu
Prabhava
Dahaprashamana
Dosha effect
PK- V+
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