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Lawsonia

Lawsonia inermis, also known as hina, the henna tree, the mignonette tree, and the Egyptian privet, is a flowering plant and one of the only two species of the genus Lawsonia, with the other being Lawsonia odorata. It is used as a traditional medicinal plant. The species is named after the Scottish physician Isaac Lawson, a good friend of Linnaeus.

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Garden herbs and kitchen plants show promise against Alzheimer's br...

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Garden herbs and kitchen plants show promise against Alzheimer's brain plaques

Current Alzheimer's drugs ease symptoms but can't stop the disease; this review finds that compounds from plants like ashwagandha, broccoli, fenugreek, and mandarin peel simultaneously target multiple disease processes, including plaque buildup, brain inflammation, and oxidative damage, with lab and early clinical evidence backing several of them.

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