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Henna, the Joyous Body Art: the Encyclopedia of Henna*  is a growing, evolving online reference resource for information and articles on the art, science, traditions, and history of Henna through its 9000 year development. Index of Articles, Titles and Keywords Use your "find in page" function to search for keywords Menstruation and Henna: Pollution and Purification ~ Henna’s role in Muslim Traditions Regarding Reproductive Blood http://www.hennapage.com/henna/encyclopedia/HennaMenstruation.pdf 2MB download This paper explores the fundamental connection between henna and women's fertility, why henna is regarded as lucky and blessed, and why henna traditions have remained stable since the Bronze age. /henna  traditions history  fertility  women   luck   baraka   menstruation  pollution   purification  Evil Eye   ceremony / The Techniques of Persian Henna http://www.hennapage.com/henna/encyclopedia/Persian_Henna_Techniques.pdf 8MB download This paper demonstrates that women’s hand and foot markings in pictorial and literary Persian art between the late 15th century and the mid 19th are representations of henna body art, and that this interpretation of the markings is corroborated by Persian literature and traveler’s descriptions.   The representations are idealized but plausible representations of henna, and they demonstrate the technical processes and social uses of henna art in Persia. These depictions can also be read for class, gender, and the evolving Persian concept of ideal women’s beauty into the period of increased European influence on style in the Qajar dynasty. / henna   traditions  Persia  Safavid   chemistry  Orientalism   Iran / The Patterns of Persian Henna http://www.hennapage.com/henna/encyclopedia/Persian_Henna_Patterns.pdf 16MB download This paper demonstrates that women’s hand and foot markings in pictorial and literary Persian art between the 13th century and the mid 19th are representations of henna body art, and that the henna patterns mirror the arts of the period that would have been familiar to women in their daily lives: ceramic tiles from the mosque and the baths, the woodwork in their homes, their clothing, carpets, amulets, and talismans.  The manuscript representations are idealized but plausible representations of henna patterns within the limits of scale of miniature art.  These depictions can also be read for class, gender, and the narrative of social relationships. / henna   traditions  Persia  Safavid   patterns  magic  Orientalism   Iran / Henna and the Evil Eye, Salt and Demons, and the Geography of G6PD Deficiency http://www.hennapage.com/henna/encyclopedia/geog6pd.5.pdf 2MB download Traditions of averting malevolent spirits with henna and salt to may have altered the incidence of Glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase deficiency in populations across the North Africa, the Levant, and the Arabian Peninsula. The geographic distribution of G6PD deficiency, an x-linked hereditary enzymopathy, has been correlated to populations’ adaptation to malarial environments, but this has not fully explained the variations in the gene’s distribution.  For instance, Jewish Sephardim and Mizrahim have 30% to 60% of G6PD deficiency while Muslims from the same countries have rates of 1.8% to 8.5%.  Recently, physicians have found that G6PD deficient neonates and young children, particularly males, who have been hennaed according to local blessing and curing traditions in Turkish and Bedouin Muslim cultures, suffer hyperbilirubinemia and acute hemolytic crisis. In Jewish traditions in the same regions, children were traditionally rubbed with salt rather than henna.  This paper proposes that traditions of using henna versus salt as celebration and folk remedies for children may have changed the genetic prevalence of G6PD over generations. / henna   salt  traditions  G6PD-deficiency   malaria   indigo  evil eye  Lilith / Henna’s Significance in Amazigh Id, Circumcision and "Night of the Henna" Celebrations http://www.tapdancinglizard.com/biblos/significanceofhenna1/sighenna.pdf Before the modern era, Moroccan villagers applied henna for Id al-Adha, circumcision, and the “Night of the Henna".  This paper establishes the common ground of these events, and the importance of henna in the celebrations, based on eyewitness accounts from the late 1800’s and early 1900’s. /traditions   Eid   Id   Islam   Amazigh    Berber Morocco sacrifice  celebration ritual   night of the henna  evil eye  ceremony/   Developing Guidelines on Henna: a Geographical Approach http://www.hennapage.com/henna/encyclopedia/mastersessay/index.html This is a master's thesis: a comprehensive discussion on the botany, chemistry, history and traditions of henna, and the legal and cutural issues that have arisen since 1990. /history   botany   chemistry   immigration  PPD   law  origins   tattoo   scarification     skin   import/ Id al-Adha: The Ecological and Nutritional Impact of the Muslim Feast of Sacrifice, and the Significance of Henna in this Sacrifice. http://www.hennapage.com/henna/encyclopedia/id/idsacrifice.html This paper details Id sacrifice traditions and effects, focusing on henna and ecosystem management, from its origins in the Neolithic Mediterranean world, to present day. /traditions   Eid   Id   Islam  sacrifice  celebration  Hajj   ceremony/   Khidab:  http://www.hennapage.com/henna/encyclopedia/khidab/injuries.html Be cautious when testing "traditional, natural" cosmetics. In some countries, traditional cosmetics have very little, if any, standards and regulations for safety. /khidab  black henna  PPD  allergic reaction Yemen/ Hindu Wedding  by Dipti Desai http://www.hennapage.com/henna/encyclopedia/indwed/ This free ebook explains the sequence of parties and rituals for Gujarati Hindu weddings, the meaning and importance of the traditions, and photographs of the events. PDF, 54 pages,  5 MB download /India   Indian  Gujarat    bride    mehndi   groom   sangeet    pithi    ring ceremony  traditions/ Rangoli: Elder Women Creating Sacred Geographyhttp://www.hennapage.com/henna/encyclopedia/rangoli/index.html This is an article by Catherine Cartwright-Jones on rangoli and its importance in the lives of elder Hindu women, “how - to” create large rangoli, and about 70 traditional rangoli patterns from different areas in India. /traditions   rangoli    mandana   kolam    India  Hindu  women   ritual    wedding   blessing/ Guidelines for hennaing Pregnant Women (and for hennaing while pregnant!) by Catharine Hinton http://www.hennapage.com/henna/encyclopedia/pregbirth/index.html /pregnancy  G6PD deficiency  warnings   business   childbirth   health  motherhood/ Lailet al Hinna fi Sharq’ia: Night of the Henna in Sharq’ia by Penni AlZayer http://www.hennapage.com/henna/encyclopedia/saudi/Sharqialayat.pdf /bride   Saudi  Arabia   dough resist    henaya  Arabian 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isocenter   tattoo   marker/ Henna and Chemotherapy http://www.hennapage.com/henna/encyclopedia/medical/chemo/ /cancer   chemotherapy   baldness   hair loss   pattern/        Regale Unguentum: Parthian Royal Ointment http://www.hennapage.com/henna/encyclopedia/parthian/ /Assyria   Parthia   Persia   Men   Ointment   Hair/ Green Dye and Additives in Henna Powder http://www.hennapage.com/henna/encyclopedia/processing/greendye.html /additive   green dye   polishing   testing   azo dye/ Henna traditions for the end of Ramadan:  "Id al-Fitr" http://www.hennapage.com/henna/encyclopedia/ramadan/ /Ramadan   Islam   Muslim   new moon   tradition   culture   donkey   women   children   celebration/ Ramadan:  New Moon patterns http://www.hennapage.com/henna/encyclopedia/ramadan/idnm1.html /moon   lunar   pattern   Afganistan   Afgani   Kuchi   feet   foot/ Ramadan:  New Moon patterns http://www.hennapage.com/henna/encyclopedia/ramadan/idnm2.html /moon   lunar   pattern   Afganistan   Afgani   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Health and Henna Henna and Chemotherapy Henna as a Marker for Radiotherapy Neonatal Henna and Bilirubin Levels G6PD Deficiency and Henna Henna in Ancient Egyptian Pharmacopoeia  Medical Papers regarding henna online: Skin Decorations in East African Patients   Elinor A. Graham, MD, MPH, Harborview Medical Center, Seattle, WA Henna causes life threatening haemolysis in glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase deficiency  P Raupp, J Ali Hassan, M Varughese, B Kristiansson Department of Paediatrics, Tawam Hospital, Al Ain, United Arab Emirates,  Buraimi Hospital, Al Buraimi, Oman,  Oasis Hospital, Al Ain, United Arab Emirates Poisoning from henna dye and para-phenylenediamine mixtures in children in Khartoum. Sir Hashim M, Hamza YO, Yahia B, Khogali FM, Sulieman GI. Department of Paediatrics and Child Health, Faculty of Medicine, University of Khartoum, Sudan. Henna Induced Acute Hemolysis in a G6PD-Deficient Patient: A Case Report  Murat Söker, MD; Celal Devecioglu, MD; Kenan Haspolat, MD; Bünyamin Dikicl, MD; Ömer Dogru, MD © Miami Children’s Hospital 2000 Related materials:  Khidab: http://www.hennapage.com/henna/encyclopedia/khidab/injuries.html Be cautious when testing "traditional, natural" cosmetics. In some countries, traditional cosmetics have very little, if any, standards and regulations for safety. /khidab  black henna  PPD  allergic reaction Yemen/ Kohl: http://www.hennapage.com/harquuspdfs/kohlintro.pdf Henna and tattooing have been used in combination with black eye and eyebrow cosmetics since the Bronze Age. Eye paints were nearly universal across North Africa, the Middle East, and South Asia. The black paint provided relief from the glaring sun and reflection from the sand before sunglasses were invented. Lamp-black was the most common source of pigment, though galena, (lead sulphide), and stibnite (an antimony compound), were also used for black, and copper compounds for blues and greens. These metals were toxic to bacteria carried by flies and contaminated water, so they provided some relief from conjunctivitis and other bacterial eye infections. The irritation from having soot in one’s eyes caused tearing, which kept the eyes washed clean of contaminants, grit, and bacteria. However, these toxic metals also entered the bloodstream of the wearer and the traditional formulae with these metals should never be used when there is safer cosmetic eye paint available. Can't find what you're looking for?  Try: The Henna Page Main Index  http://www.hennapage.com/henna/mainindex.html   *"Henna, the Joyous Body Art"  the Encyclopedia of Henna Catherine Cartwright-Jones c 2000  registered with the US Library of Congress TXu 952-968

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