Importance of medicinal henna leaves

Page 1

Importance of Henna Leaves Henna or Mehndi (Indian name) is a traditional medicinal plant. It is a middle-sized shrub with many branches with a height of 1.8-7.6m. The flowers have fragrance and are small in white or pinkish colour. This plant is a gift of nature for fashion in the eastern and western countries to colour their bodies and hair as well. The leaves are 1.3 -3.2 cm and numerous flowers of Henna are less than 1.2 cm. The capsule contains many seeds. Indian women use it as a fashion in every occasion to dye the hair, decorate the palms, nail and feet. Men also use to dye their hair, beard, etc. In India, Pakistan and some other parts of the Middle-East, a wedding is considered incomplete if the bride is not adorned with mehandi on her hands and feet. Heena Powder is a natural herbal dye obtained from the henna plant which provides temporary color to the skin. Other than weddings, women apply mehandi on religious occasions and festivals as well. It is a tradition in India to conceal the name or the initials of the groom in the mehandi designs of the bride. The groom has to find his name and this is believed to predict who would be dominant in the relationship, the husband or the wife. The mehandi is essential for every bride and it's important to be prepared so as to have an impressive mehandi on the wedding day. NMP Udhyog provides Natural Quality based Heena Products without affecting Harm to the body parts

nmpudyog // +919910415530


http://www.nmpudhyog.com/

Mehandi In Social Perspective It is believed that mehandi brings good fortune and auspiciousness to the family. It symbolizes good luck and prosperity. Today even the international tourists succumb to the temptation of henna. Many foreign females could be seen in Rajasthan sitting patiently to have that perfect motif of henna on their palms. It is said that the tradition of henna incepted in in Egypt for coloring fingertips, nails, palms, hands and the soles of the feet. Generally mehandi is applied on all occasions festivals, marriages, childbirth but applying mehandi to a prospective bride for her D day is a altogether a different attraction. The 'Mehandi Ceremony' is awaited eagerly by all guests and family members of that bride. Accompanied by the folk songs and dance the aura of this ceremony enhances where the would be bride sits coyly and her friends apply mehandi on her palms while dance and sing. Besides wedding, festivals of Teej, Gangaur, Karva Chauth, Raksha Bandhan are marked with henna applications. Patterns of Mehandi Mehandi has come a long way. Today ladies have developed their own unique style of patterns. Earlier they use apply it with the match stick but today they have cones, brushes to have the perfect preferred motif. They fill the henna paste and make the designs. There is a wide scope of henna designs. Some of the popular among them are: 

Bridal Designs

Arabic

henna Tattoos

Saroski Design

Crystal Patterns

Chopper Designs

nmpudyog // +919910415530




Peacock Designs



Traditional Indian Designs

Mehandi As An Herb

http://www.nmpudhyog.com/product/mehandi-tattoos/ Not only religious, social and traditional importance, but the medicinal quality of henna makes it all the more significant. It is a very good that can be applied in hands, legs and head. It calms the body temperature and when applied in hair, it colors, conditions and nourishes them. So henna is not only meant for tattoos but it is beneficial overall. So you can color and cover your grays, condition and nourish your hair, soothe the body harmony and also have have Mehandi tattoos.

nmpudyog // +919910415530


Turn static files into dynamic content formats.

Create a flipbook
Issuu converts static files into: digital portfolios, online yearbooks, online catalogs, digital photo albums and more. Sign up and create your flipbook.