Henna Introduction, Uses, and Health Benefits

Henna is a useful Ayurvedic herb with many health benefits for dying hair and skin etc. Mehandi, Mehandhi or Mehendi (मेहंदी) are the Hindi names of Henna and is popular with Botanical Name– Lawsonia Inermis. The Sanskrit names of Mehandi are Garmi, Rakt, Ranjika, Rag, Ranga, Madyantika and Nakhranjani. Other regional Indian names of this natural herb are Mendi in Gujarati and Marathi; Goranti, Madarangi, Madaranga, Madhurangi, and Korate in Malayalam; Kuranji, Marudaani or Vidai in Tamil and Gorata in Telugu.

Like turmeric, it is a strong healer in nature and uses as an Ayurvedic medicine for many skin diseases. Henna is also useful for dyeing hair and provides you long, strong hair or hair growth. It is almost used as a dye for hair and skin. It has a natural colour that uses for decorating skin and hair. For dyeing purposes, it is mainly used in all Ayurvedic herbs. There are some main benefits to good health.

It is an ayurvedic herb, and we use the leaf of this herbal plant to dye hair. For dyeing hair and skin, we use henna paste.

Furthermore, The method of How To Make Henna Paste is
*In first, you have to collect the green leaf of Henna from his plant.
*Dip the green leaf in water for almost 30 minutes.
*Filter the leaf from the water after 30 minutes.
*Grind the leaf and prepare a paste using water if necessary.
*Grind leaves completely to get a paste.
*Another, some people mix mustard oil or tea water to make a strong dye impact on skin.

These are the simple steps to make henna paste. Now paste is ready to use, and you can use it on scalp hair, hands, arms, and foot. Therefore you can create different Mehandi designs with this paste. Finally, the procedure of How to dye your hair is quite simple mentioned below:

How To Dye Your Hair

*First of all, prepare or make the Henna paste as mentioned above.

*Wrap your neck, face, forehead with the cloth to avoid dye on other skin parts.

*You need a partner or fellow to apply the paste to your hair. You can do it yourself but facing problem when applying it on the back of the head hairs.

*Use a dye brush to colour your hair.

*Apply the paste on all hairs gently with the scalp at the root of the hairs.

*To get a natural dye colour, wait a while for the paste to get dry.

*When the paste is dried, then use normal water to wash hairs.

*It is a natural hair dye and beneficial for hair and other skin disorders. But some precautions to avoid hair dye side effects:

*Only use the Henna paste on hair in the daytime. Sometimes many people apply this hair dye at night and then remove it the next morning. So only apply this paste for 2-3 hours when gets dried and then washed away.

*Do not use it during pregnancy, headaches, and other mental disorders.

*Although it is 100% natural and non-toxic. But sometimes it has some bad skin effects like allergies and red spots on the skin.

*It is necessary to test it on a small part of your body like on your arm. Hence if get any abnormality then avoid using it.
Use this natural herb for good hair and skin. This herbal plant has many other health benefits and some most noteworthy are below:

Henna Treat What Diseases?

Mehendi for good sleep

To sleep well, prepare a pillow of dried henna flowers and enjoy a better sleep experience. So, in the place of cotton use Mehendi flowers in pillow filling.

Itching in head

Take an equal amount of Henna flower and Gondkatira about 3 grams each and soak in water for the whole night. In the morning, use this by adding some sugar to cure itching and burning sensation of head, for regular some days, to get relief.

Mehandi for headache

To cure headaches caused by heatstroke, take about 20-gram henna leaves and boil with double the amount of henna oil. Massage your head with this oil to treat headaches.

You can also use henna flowers remedy. Boil about 10-grams flowers with 100 ml water and use it. Another, try this mixture after filtering and take it with natural honey for a few days.

Mehandhi for eyes

To cure eye pain, redness in eyes, and burning sensation of eyes, prepare a paste of fresh leaves and put it into a clean cloth. Make the poultice of this paste and tie it to the eye.

Chickenpox

In the case of the Chickenpox natural treatment, Mehendi is very useful. Prepare the paste of the fresh leaves of this organic herb and apply below the foot, lower foot side, to reduce the chickenpox effect.

Benefits for Burns

To cure burns, use fresh henna leaves. Prepare the paste and apply it to the burns to heal them fast.

For knee pain

In the case of Knee Pain treatment, prepare the paste of an equal amount of leaves and castor oil plant leaves. Warm this paste a little and apply it to the knee to get relief from the pain.

These are the best home remedies for Mehandi herb at home. So, take advantage of this medical plant for good health, and dyeing hair.