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Re: is henna the same as ...Posted by CAtherine Cartwright-Jones on November 23, 2004 at 08:16:52: In reply to: is henna the same as ... posted by blurlee on November 23, 2004 at 07:18:10: : i have a question. Is henna the same stuff as mehendi??: forgive my cluelessness and PLEASE answer my question coz i am VERY : confused. Henna is the Arabic word for Lawsonia Inermis, which is ... henna. Mehndi, Mehandi, Mehendi, Mendhi and a dozen other words are transliterations for the word for Lawsonia Inermis in some of the languages spoken in India (there are MANY languages in India) In all cases, the word for the bush, the art form, and the paste are the same ..... you grow henna, you make henna paste, you apply henna, you are hennaed, the art form is henna, you henna your hair .... in Arabic languages. You grow Mehandi, you make mehandi paste, you apply mehandi, you have mehandi designs, you are a mehandi artist ... In Gujarat India. Same plant, different languages
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