Hibiscus CANABINUS L.
| Synonym : | Abelmoschus verrucosus Walp. Furcaria cannabina Ulbr. Hibiscus malangensis Baker f. Hibiscus vanderystii De Wild. |
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| Bangla Name : | Ambri, Chandana, Mestapat, Nalita, Patsan, Pulu. ,Kan Sur Ka (Murong), Sada kharo pata (Tanchangya). |
| English Name : | Ambari hemp, Bastard jute, Bimlipatam jute, Bombay hemp, Deccan hemp, Hemp bendy. |
| Family : | Malvaceae |
| Disease : | Stomachic, appetizer, fattening ,aphrodisiac, pains , bruises, cures earache,purgative, , dysentery, cough and biliousness. |
| Description : | A tall, erect, shrub with prickly stems. Leaves 5 cm across, roundish-ovate at base of the stem, the upper deeply palmately 3-5 lobed, lobes narrow-lanceolate serrate, petioles 3.8-5 cm long, sometimes prickly. Flowers large, axillary, solitary, yellow with purple centre. Capsules ovoid, beaked, very hairy. |
| Distribution : | Cultivated in different parts of the country and in jhum of Hill Tracts. |
| Chemical Constituents : | Limonene, phellandrene, ?-terpenyl acetate, citral and p-tolualdehyde have been isolated from leaves, fruits and seeds of Egyptian plant. Seeds also contain 19% fatty oil. Leaves contain n-triacontane, n-tetracosane, n-pentacosane, n-hentriacontane, n- do |
| Uses : | Seeds are stomachic, appetizer, fattening and aphrodisiac, used as an external application to pains and bruises, cures earache. Leaves are purgative, used in dysentery. Infusion of the leaves is administered in cough. Flower juice with sugar and black pep |
| Habit : | Shrub |