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Henna

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An orange-brown dye from Lawsonia leaves, used on skin, hair, and cloth. Not turmeric, and not a generic body-paint dump.

Also known as Lawsonia · Mehndi dye

  • Henna is used in Medicine.

    Dioscorides’ De Materia Medica lists cyprus / henna (κύπρος) leaf among astringent and aromatic drugs as well as scent preparations. A named henna in that handbook, not turmeric as a later yellow body-stain and not a mehndi fashion dump alone.

    from Pedanius Dioscorides · De Materia Medica, 1st century CE

    used in · sourced · documented

  • Henna is used in Dye.

    Dioscorides’ De Materia Medica notes cyprus / henna among plants whose leaf colors hair, nails, and cloth in craft speech beside pharmacy. A named henna dye use in that handbook, not henna-medicine-dioscorides as the drug seat and not turmeric body-stain as a substitute.

    from Pedanius Dioscorides · De Materia Medica, 1st century CE

    used in · sourced · documented

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