Item Tag: 227gm

Nettle leaf, also called Urtica dioica, has been used in traditional medicine for many centuries. It’s known for the stinging hairs that grow on the stems and leaves, and it can be used as a dry leaf, freeze-dried, or extracted into tablets, juices, and teas. Originally from the colder regions of northern Europe and Asia, this herbaceous shrub grows all over the world today. Stinging nettle is used in many forms, including as teas, tinctures, fluid extracts, and creams. People drink nettle leaf tea for many reasons, including its taste, stimulating or calming properties, and health benefits.

Shikakai, also known as Acacia concinna in scientific terms, is a shrub-like tree native to Central India. Acacia concinna (Leguminosae), a climbing shrub with oblong-shaped dark brown pods, bipinnate leaves, and pink flowers. It is typically found in the Indian subcontinent’s tropical woods. Shikakai is a plant that is used in India for hair, dandruff, and skin disorders. Shikakai can be used alone or in combination with reetha and amla as a shampoo to help manage hair fall and prevent dandruff due to its cleansing properties. It provides shine to the hair as well as prevents its greying. Commonly termed as the ‘hair-fruit’, it promotes hair growth, reduces hair fall, controls dandruff and relieves skin ailments. From the ancient time, these soap pods being natural surfactant are being used for cleansing the scalp, strengthening the hair from roots, providing relief from scaling and also removing itching, dryness, greasiness and scaling of the scalp. Shikakai is highly nutritious. It is rich in vitamins and minerals. It is a good source of vitamin A, vitamin C, vitamin D, vitamin E, vitamin K and antioxidants. It also contains glucose, arabinose, rhamnose, oxalic acid, citric acid, ascorbic acid and tartaric acid.

Shikakai, also known as Acacia concinna in scientific terms, is a shrub-like tree native to Central India. Acacia concinna (Leguminosae), a climbing shrub with oblong-shaped dark brown pods, bipinnate leaves, and pink flowers. It is typically found in the Indian subcontinent’s tropical woods. Shikakai is a plant that is used in India for hair, dandruff, and skin disorders. Shikakai can be used alone or in combination with reetha and amla as a shampoo to help manage hair fall and prevent dandruff due to its cleansing properties. It provides shine to the hair as well as prevents its greying. Commonly termed as the ‘hair-fruit’, it promotes hair growth, reduces hair fall, controls dandruff and relieves skin ailments. From the ancient time, these soap pods being natural surfactant are being used for cleansing the scalp, strengthening the hair from roots, providing relief from scaling and also removing itching, dryness, greasiness and scaling of the scalp. Shikakai is highly nutritious. It is rich in vitamins and minerals. It is a good source of vitamin A, vitamin C, vitamin D, vitamin E, vitamin K and antioxidants. It also contains glucose, arabinose, rhamnose, oxalic acid, citric acid, ascorbic acid and tartaric acid.