A COMPLETE REVIEW ON HEENA LAWSONIA INERMIS PLANT AND LAWSONE AS ITS COLOURING COMPONENT

Jain A., Fulmali S.* and Rajput Tanya

ABSTRACT

Henna is one such plant commonly known as Persian Henna or Lawsonia inermis, a bushy, flowering tree, commonly found in India. Leaves of henna contain Lawsone the chief active ingredient responsible for its dye properties. The dried leaves paste is used as cosmetic for decoration of hand, feet and body on different festivals and religious occasions in India, as hair dye and hair conditioner to improve their lustre and also extensively used as a dye in silk and wool industries. Normally the concentration of Lawsone founded in leaves between 0.5 to 1.5%. But physical conditions influence on the dye properties and percent of Lawsone. Henna leaves also contain mannitol, tannic acid, mucilage, gallic acid, and napthaquinone. The flower of Henna has a strong aroma with high commercial value. Several researchers have reported the different biological actions like antioxidant activity, Wound Healing activity, Antibacterial activity, Immunomodulatory activity etc. Henna contains lawsone /hennotanic acid, carbohydrates, phenolic compounds, flavonoids, saponins, proteins, glycosides, alkaloids, terpenoids, quinones, coumarins, xanthones and 6℅ fats, 2-3℅ resins, 7-8℅ tannins. Hence this plant is very useful and need to be commercialisation for herbal colourant.

Keywords: Lawsone, Immunomodulatory activity, Napthaquinone.