Steinmetz:Hibiscus
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Hibiscus esculentus
- Also known as (or relevant to)
- Family
- Malvaceae
- English Names
- Natural Habitat
- tropical countries
- grown in China
- cultivated in Europe and U. S. A.
- Part(s) Used
- Fructus Hibisci esculenti
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- Constituent(s)
- mucilage (consisting of pectin and starch)
- Action
- unripe seed: demulcent
- used as a substitute for coffee. The young unripe fruit is eaten as a vegetable
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Hibiscus rosa-sinensis
- Also known as (or relevant to)
- Family
- Malvaceae
- English Names
- China-Rose
- Shoeflower plant
- Natural Habitat
- Part(s) Used
- Flores Hihisci Rosa-sinensis
- Radix Hibisci, Rosa-sinensis
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- Action
- flower: emmenagogue
- abortive
- emollient
- demulcent
- refrigerant
- febrifuge
- colouring agent; root: pectoral
- expectorant
- In the East Indies
- the flowers are used for blacking shoes
- and in China for dyeing hair and whiskers black
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Hibiscus sabdariffa
- Also known as (or relevant to)
- Family
- Malvaceae
- English Names
- Red Sorrel
- Natal Sorrel
- Jamaica Sorrel
- Rozelle Hemp plant
- Nubia tea
- Natural Habitat
- Sudan
- Egypt
- Abyssinia
- India
- Ceylon
- Indonesia
- West Indies
- tropical America
- Part(s) Used
- Flores Hibisci sabdariffae (the calyces only)
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- Constituent(s)
- Hibiscus-acid
- aromatic acids
- colouring matter
- sugar
- mucilage
- tannin
- salts
- Action
- astringent
- antiscorbutic
- emollient
- demulcent
- cholagogue
- cooling
- aromatic
- tonic; used as a substitute for tea
- The fruit is edible. The seed is said to be aphrodisiac. The stalks of the plant are used to make Rozelle hemp
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