Hibiscus rosa-sinensis

Traditional uses

  • Abortifacient

    Tradition: Java

  • Amenorrhea

    Tradition: Trinidad

  • Anodyne

    Tradition: Iraq

  • Antidiarrheic

    Tradition: Elsewhere

  • Antidote

    Tradition: Kelantan

  • Aperient

    Tradition: Iraq

  • Aphrodisiac

    Tradition: Iraq

  • Asthma

    Tradition: Trinidad

  • Astringent

    Tradition: Haiti

  • Boil

    Tradition: Iraq

  • Bronchitis

    Tradition: Iraq

  • Cancer

    Tradition: China

Chemicals

  • ASCORBIC-ACID

    Plant part: Flower. Amount: 40 to 405

  • CALCIUM

    Plant part: Flower. Amount: 40 to 395

  • BETA-CAROTENE

    Plant part: Leaf. Amount: 75 to 750

  • CYANIDIN-CHLORIDE

    Plant part: Plant

  • CYANIDIN-3-SOPHOROSIDE

    Plant part: Flower

  • FAT

    Plant part: Flower. Amount: 3600 to 35290

  • IRON

    Plant part: Flower. Amount: 17 to 165

  • KILOCALORIES

    Plant part: Flower. Amount: 360 to 3530

  • METHYL-8-OXO-9-OCTADECYNOATE

    Plant part: Plant

  • NIACIN

    Plant part: Flower. Amount: 6 to 60

  • PHOSPHORUS

    Plant part: Flower. Amount: 265 to 2615

  • QUERCETIN

    Plant part: Plant