Mehndi, the main source of natural colour, a better alternative to sustainable farming.

Also helpful in environmental protection and fixed income in low cost-labor.

Also called madantika or henna.

Botanical name of henna – Lasonia inimis.

The main source of natural color The cultivation of henna is beneficial for dry areas, the cultivation of henna is mainly done for the leaves, its leaves contain a pigment compound called lasone, which is used for coloring hair and body. Yes, the leaves of henna are also considered beneficial for skin diseases.

The oil extracted from the flowers of henna is used in the perfume industry.

Mehndi is found in the whole country but 90% of mehndi is produced in Rajasthan alone, Sojat and Marwar junction area of ​​Pali district of Rajasthan is the main center of commercial production of Mehndi, an area of ​​more than 40,000 hectares here. Mehndi is cultivated, there are many factories of Mehndi market in Sojat, making powder from leaves and packing.

The major reason behind the spread of mehndi cultivation in Rajasthan is that in the hot and dry climate of western Rajasthan, rain-fed crops like bajra, jowar, sesame, mung, gawar, etc. fail due to the uncertainty or delay of the monsoon, in such a situation, farmers should be assured of the cultivation of mehndi. Because henna has the ability to tolerate drought, the lack of water does not affect it much, and once planted, leaves can be taken from the winter of henna for 90-100 years, most of the farmers its cultivation is done on the basis of rain-based crop in low cost-hard work without fertilizers, the cultivation of mehndi, where on one hand it becomes a means of fixed income of the farmer even in adverse weather, on the other hand it helps in making the environment clean in marginal dry area. Mehndi is also helpful, that is, as a multi-year crop in arid regions, along with a better option for sustainable farming, it is also helpful in environmental protection.