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Douz, Sahara Desert, Tunisia, 2018
with permission from Lamjed Benmimoun

The tradition of henna markings on animals is not limited to North Africa. It is also found
in Middle Eastern countries.

Should some doubt the effectiveness of such traditions, the disinfecting efficiency of
henna was proven in a scientific study on Iraqi horses in “The effect of Henna (Lawsonia
inermis) on the wound healing of Local Arabian Horses” by Amir I. Towfik, Addul-Satar S.
Hamza, Ahmed K. Munahi in journal of Kerbala university 2015, Volume 13, Issue 1, Pages
78-91