Guest guest Posted September 19, 2006 Report Share Posted September 19, 2006 Healing Herbs and Oils Healing Herb of the Week: Henna This fragrant herb yields a dark-red dye that was popular among Egyptian women and is still used in chemical-free brown or chestnut hair dyes. It was also used in other cosmetics and for dying fabric. Renowned botanist Dr. James A. Duke reports that mummies exhumed after 3,000 years in a tomb still had traces of henna dye on their nails! Henna contains lawsone, an active antibacterial and fungicide often used to treat fungal infections of the nails. Source: James A. Duke, Ph.D., Herbs of the Bible: 2,000 Years of Plant Medicine (Loveland, CO: Interweave Press, 1999) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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