Henna is the Arabic name for a plant which grows wild in the eastern Mediterranean it also grows along the coast of North Africa and Asia and is common in other places where the nights are warm and the summers are very hot

The henna plant is well known for its leaves when they are dried they can be ground into a fine powder and made into a paste henna may be used for many things a deodorant for the body a cure for stomach pains and sore throats and even as a treatment  however henna is best known for its us  as dye for decorating the skin and coloring the hair