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Published by Raja Sharma
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Published: July 17, 2011
Words: 4132 (approximate)
Language: English
Short description
Mahndi is an inevitable part of almost every festival in India, Pakistan, and many other Asian countries. It is applied on hands, feet, and hair to enhance the beauty as required by the occasion.Extended description
Mehndi, Henna or Hina (Lawsonia inermis) is a flowering plant used since antiquity to dye skin, hair, fingernails, leather and wool. The name is also used for dye preparations derived from the plant, and for the art of temporary tattooing based on those dyes. Additionally, the name is misused for other skin and hair dyes, such as black henna or neutral henna, which do not derive from the plant.The English name "henna" comes from the Arabic hinna.
The henna plant is native to tropical and subtropical regions of Africa, southern Asia, and northern Australasia in semi-arid zones. Henna's indigenous zone is the tropical savannah and tropical arid zone, in latitudes between 15° and 25° N and S from Africa to the western Pacific rim, and produces highest dye content in temperatures between 35°C and 45°C. During the onset of precipitation intervals, the plant grows rapidly; putting out new shoots, then growth slows. The leaves gradually yellow and fall during prolonged dry or cool inter... (Read more)
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