Hibiscus ROSA-SINENSIS L.
| Synonym : | Hibiscus boryanus DC. Hibiscus festalis Salisb. Hibiscus storckii Seem. |
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| Bangla Name : | Jaba. , Hindu Ma-pangi (Marma). |
| English Name : | Shoe flower, China rose. |
| Family : | Malvaceae |
| Disease : | Cooling, astringent, piles, refrigerant, emollient, demulcent, aphrodisiac ,emmenagogue, dysentery,piles and menorrhagia |
| Description : | An ornamental shrub or small tree. Leaves ovate-lanceolate, more or less acuminate, irregularly and coarsely serrate towards the top. Flowers large, axillary solitary, corolla 7.5 cm diam., tubular below, red. |
| Distribution : | Cultivated in gardens and homestead. |
| Chemical Constituents : | Leaves and stems contain ?-sitosterol, stigmasterol, taraxeryl acetate and three cyclopropane compounds and their derivatives. Flowers contain cyanidin diglucoside, flavonoids and vitamins, thiamine, riboflavin, niacin and ascorbic acid (Ghani, 2003). Que |
| Uses : | The flower buds are cooling and astringent, remove burning of the body, urinary discharges, seminal weakness and piles. Flowers are refrigerant, emollient, demulcent, aphrodisiac and emmenagogue. Juice of the flower with juice of banana inflorescence cure |
| Habit : | Shrub |