Table 6 Plant products, parts used and preparation methods
Plant name | Parts used | Preparation methods |
|---|---|---|
Aloe vera | Oil | Apply to the hair alone or with olive and other oils (like: sesame, avocado, almond and castor oil). |
Leave | Boil the leaves and apply to hair | |
Prunus dulcis | Oil | Apply to hair by rubbing |
Cocos nucifera | Oil | Apply to hair by rubbing. |
Can be diluted with other oils (olive, sesame, castor) and applied to hair. | ||
Camellia sinensis | Leaves | Soak in warm water and apply. |
Melaleuca alternifolia | Oil | Apply to hair by rubbing. |
Capsicum frutescens | Fruit | Smashed and mixed with olive oil and vinegar and applied topically. |
Urtica pilulifera | Leaves | Smashed and mixed with olive oil and applied topically. |
Malus domestica | Vinegar | Dilute with water and apply, can mix with olive oil before its application. |
Persea americana | Oil | Apply to hair by rubbing (can mix with other oils like, olive, coconut, aloe). |
Fruit | Smash the fruit and mix with olive oil and apply topically. | |
Olea europaea | Oil | Apply by rubbing. |
Prepare in soap and use for cleansing. | ||
Ricinus communis | Oil | Apply by rubbing. |
Dilute with olive oil and rube. | ||
Barbarea vulgaris | Oil | Soak in water and apply to the hair |
Leave | ||
Trigonella arabica | Oil | Apply the oil by rubbing after mixing with mustard and olive oil. |
Seed | Soak the seed in warm water blend and apply | |
Zingiber officinale | Root | Smash the roots boil in water and apply |
Oil | ||
Sesamum indicum | Oil | Apply by rubbing, can mix with other oils (Castor, olive and coconut) |
Lawsonia inermis | Leave | Mill the leaves, then knead the powder with warm water and apply for 30Â min, then wash |
Powder | Apply after kneading with warm water and green tea | |
| Â | Apply after kneading with warm water | |
Nigella arvensis | Oil | Apply the oil by rubbing after mixing with honey and watercress and olive oils |
Seed | Mill the seed, soak in warm water and mix with watercress then apply | |
Musa paradisiaca | Fruit | Smashed, boiled for 10Â min and mixed with olive oil then applied to the hair |
Peel | ||
Petroselinum crispum | Leave | Boil in water and apply |
Seed | ||
Punica granatum | Fruit | Squeeze and apply |
Peel | Mill the peel, soak with warm water and apply | |
Salvia fruticosa | Leave | Boil in water and apply |
Flower | ||
Origanum syriacum | Leave | Boil in water and apply |
Oil | Apply the oil by rubbing, also can be mixed with other oils (olive, castor and avocado) | |
Pimpinella anisum | Oil | Apply by rubbing, can mix with olive and castor oil |
Citrus limon | Fruit | Squeeze the fruit then mix the juice with olive oil and apply |
Juice | ||
Syzygium aromaticum | Oil | Apply by rubbing, can mix with olive oil. |
Flower | Mill and soak with water and mix with garlic then apply. | |
Allium cepa | Bulbous | Squeeze mix with ginger and oils (olive, caster and aloe) then apply |
Anthemis cotula | Flower | Boil in water and apply |
Allium sativum | Bulbous | Smash the garlic mix with yogurt and apply |
Oil | Apply the oil by rubbing | |
Hibiscus sabdariffa | Flower | Soak in warm water and apply to hair |
Rosmarinus | Leave | Boil in water and apply |
Cucumis sativus | Fruit | Squeeze and mix with oil and apply |
Aegle marmelos | Fruit | Boil in water blend and apply |
Seed | Mill the seed and soak in warm water then apply | |
Raphanus raphanistrum | Root | Squeeze and blend with other oils (castor, olive) |
Mentha longifolia | Oil | Apply the oil by rubbing, can be diluted with olive oil |
Leave | Boil the leaves and wash the hair 1 h before bath | |
Azadirachta indica | Oil | Apply to hair by rubbing |
Myristica fragrans | Seed | Soak in water blend and apply, can mix with oils |
Rosa canina | Flower | Apply by rubbing |
Citrullus colocynthis | Fruit | Blend and apply |
Simmondsia chinensis | Oil | Mix with olive, watercress and castor oil then apply by rubbing |
Lavandula coronopifolia | Oil | Mix with olive, watercress and castor oil then apply by rubbing |
Abelmoschus esculentus | Fruit | Boil in water and apply to the hair |