Hibiscus for Health

Hibiscus rosa-sinensis is a perennial shrub.

It grows in tropical, subtropical and temperate regions of the world.

The flowers are large, showy, and colorful and attract bees.

The colors of the flower is ranging from white through yellow and orange to scarlet and shades of pink, with both single and double sets of petals .

Classification of Hibiscus rosasinensis:

Kingdom: Plant kingdom

Subkingdom: Tracheobionta (vascular Plants)

Division : Angiospermae (Flowering Plants)

Class : Magnoliopsida

Order : Malvales

Family: Malvaceae

Genus: Hibiscus

Species: Hibiscus
rosa-sinensis

Hibiscus, especially White Hibiscus and Red hibiscus (Hibiscus rosa-sinensis), is considered to have medicinal properties in the Indian traditional system of medicine, Ayurveda.

Roots of the Hibiscus plant are useful in the treatment of cough.

The flowers are boiled in oil along with other spices to make a medicated hair oil to prevent graying and hair loss.

The leaves and flowers are ground into a fine paste with a little water and the resulting lathery paste is used as a shampoo plus conditioner.

Hibiscus tea is an herbal tea drink made by boiling a large quantity of dried petals. Sugar is added to sweeten the drink. It is served either hot or cold. It has the characteristic red color. The tea has medicinal value.

Hibiscus tea contains 15-30% organic acids, including citric acid, maleic acid, and tartaric acid.

The characteristic deep red color is due to the presence of cyanidin and delphinidin , a polysaccharides and flavonoid in the flower

Hibiscus Tea acts as a natural diuretic for people with kidney problem if taken without sugar.

Hibiscus tea lowers blood pressure in a group of pre-hypertensive and mildly hypertensive adults. Three cups of tea daily resulted in an average drop of 7.2 point in their systolic blood pressure.

Drinking hibiscus tea can reduce high blood pressure in people with type 2 diabetes.

Drinking hibiscus tea also lower blood cholesterol and prevent the oxidation of LDL (Bad) Cholesterol.

Hibiscus Tea can be prepared in combination with lemon, ginger, mint, to give different taste and different flavor to increase its medicinal value

According to the traditional medicine, the flowers of white Hibiscus can be dried in the shade of neem tree. Then they can be powdered and it can be used to fight all cancers.

The buds of the white Hibiscus flowers if eaten raw in empty stomach should cure all the diseases.

Hibiscus Plant is a gift of Nature.

Grow Hibiscus in pots in your homes and

make the best use of this beautiful Nature's Gift.