Steinmetz:Lawsonia
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Lawsonia alba
- Also known as (or relevant to)
- Family
- Lythraceae
- English Names
- Natural Habitat
- Egypt
- Levant
- Persia
- Syria
- India
- Southern China
- Part(s) Used
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- Constituent(s)
- colouring matter
- oxalate of calcium
- tannin
- resin
- gallic acid
- Action
- alterative
- astringent
- sedative
- - The powdered leaves make the best hair dye that is known and give the auburn colour that is so admired
- - The leaves are also employed for poulticing a gathering under a finger or toe nail
- probably involving the loss of the nail
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