Lawsonia inermis L. - A commercially important primaeval dying and medicinal plant with diverse pharmacological activity: A review

Industrial Crops and Products

Volumn 65, Issue , 2015, Pages 269-286

  Singh, Dhananjay Kumar ^a   Luqman, Suaib ^a,b   Mathur, Ajay Kumar ^a,b  

^a CSIR CENTRAL INSTITUTE OF MEDICINAL AND AROMATIC PLANTS   (India)

^b ACADEMY OF SCIENTIFIC AND INNOVATIVE RESEARCH ACSIR   (India)

Author keywords

Biological activity; Henna; Lawsone; Lawsonia inermis; Lythraceae; Mehndi; Pharmacology

Indexed keywords

BIOACTIVITY; DRUG PRODUCTS; MOLECULES; PLANT EXTRACTS; SYNTHESIS (CHEMICAL); TISSUE REGENERATION;

HENNA; LAWSONE; LAWSONIA INERMIS; LYTHRACEAE; MEHNDI; PHARMACOLOGY;

ESSENTIAL OILS;

BIOACTIVITY; BIOCHEMICAL COMPOSITION; DISEASE TREATMENT; DYE; ETHNOBOTANY; MEDICINAL PLANT; PHYTOCHEMISTRY; SHRUB;

LAWSONIA INERMIS; LYTHRACEAE;

EID: 84919372123     PISSN: 09266690     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.indcrop.2014.11.025     Document Type: Review

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