Joerg Gruenwald, Ph.D.
See book keywords and concepts |  Leaves, Stem and Root: hibiscus is a 0.15 to 1 m bushy annual that is branched from the base. The stems are reddish, almost glabrous. The basal leaves are undivided and ovate; the cauline leaves are 3-lobed and 7.5 to 10 cm wide. The lobes are 2.5 cm wide and crenate.
Habitat: hibiscus sabdariffa originally came from the area around the source of the Niger. It grows worldwide in the tropics and is cultivated in Europe.
Production: hibiscus flowers consists of the calyces of hibiscus sabdariffa (sabdariffa ruber variety). |
Alan R. Gaby, M.D., Jonathan V. Wright, M.D., Forrest Batz, Pharm.D. Rick Chester, RPh., N.D., DipLAc. George Constantine, R.Ph., Ph.D. Linnea D. Thompson, Pharm.D., N.D.
See book keywords and concepts |  Two controlled clinical trials have shown that hibiscus can lower blood pressure. In one, people with high blood pressure who went off their medications were given either 2 teaspoons (5 to 6 grams) hibiscus sabdariffa infused in 1 cup (250 ml) water or black tea three times per day.60 After 12 days the hibiscus group had significantly lower blood pressure than the black tea group. In another trial 10 grams of hibiscus sabdariffa tea was compared to the drug captopril for four weeks in people with high blood pressure. |
Brigitte Mars, A.H.G.
See book keywords and concepts |  Topically, a healing wash made from hibiscus flowers can be used to treat eye infection, itchy skin, and wounds.
As a flower essence, hibiscus helps women who are out of touch with their sexuality and helps relieve psychological sexual blocks resulting from trauma. It comforts women who have suffered abuse and helps reunite the warmth of the soul with the passion of sexuality.
Edible Uses
The flowers are a glorious food and lovely decorations. Their flavor is tart, lemonlike, and refreshing. The leaves, tender stalks, and seeds can also be eaten. |
Thomson Healthcare, Inc.
See book keywords and concepts | | Unproven Uses: hibiscus flowers are used for loss of appetite, and for colds that affect the respiratory tract and stomach.
Chinese Medicine: Preparations of the plant are used to treat carbuncles, swelling and inflammation of the skin, scalding, conjunctivitis, and herpes zoster. precautions and adverse reactions
Health risks or side effects following the proper administration of designated therapeutic dosages are not recorded. dosage
Mode of Administration: hibiscus sabdariffa is available as a tea preparation.
Preparation: To make a tea, pour boiling water over 1. | | Aqueous extracts of hibiscus leaves have a relaxant effect on the uterus musculature. The drug also has a hypotensive effect. indications and usage
Unproven Uses: hibiscus flowers are used for loss of appetite, and for colds that affect the respiratory tract and stomach.
Chinese Medicine: Preparations of the plant are used to treat carbuncles, swelling and inflammation of the skin, scalding, conjunctivitis, and herpes zoster. precautions and adverse reactions
Health risks or side effects following the proper administration of designated therapeutic dosages are not recorded. | | Production: hibiscus flowers consist of the calyces of hibiscus sabdariffa (sabdariffa ruber variety). |
Alan R. Gaby, M.D., Jonathan V. Wright, M.D., Forrest Batz, Pharm.D. Rick Chester, RPh., N.D., DipLAc. George Constantine, R.Ph., Ph.D. Linnea D. Thompson, Pharm.D., N.D.
See book keywords and concepts | | In one, people with high blood pressure who went off their medications were given either 2 teaspoons (5 to 6 grams) hibiscus sabdariffa infused in 1 cup (250 ml) water or black tea three times per day.60 After 12 days the hibiscus group had significantly lower blood pressure than the black tea group. In another trial 10 grams of hibiscus sabdariffa tea was compared to the drug captopril for four weeks in people with high blood pressure.61 Blood pressures fell an equal amount in both groups, suggesting this herbal tea may be as potent as some blood pressure medications. |
Brigitte Mars, A.H.G.
See book keywords and concepts | | Constituents
Ascorbic acid, citric acid, tartaric acid, malic acid, flavonoids (anthocyanins), gossypetin, glucoside (hibiscin), phytosterols
Energetic Correspondences
• Flavor: sour, sweet, bitter
• Temperature: cool
• Moisture: moist
• Polarity: yin
• Planet: Venus
• Element: water
Contraindications
Persons who are very chilled should avoid hibiscus, as it is cooling.
Range and Appearance
There are more than two hundred species of deciduous trees and shrubs in the hibiscus genus. The taller species can grow to about 9 feet in height. |
Thomson Healthcare, Inc.
See book keywords and concepts | | Production: hibiscus flowers consist of the calyces of hibiscus sabdariffa (sabdariffa ruber variety). |
Joerg Gruenwald, Ph.D.
See book keywords and concepts | | Other Names: Guinea Sorrel, Jamaica Sorrel, Red Sorrel, Roselle
ACTION AND PHARMACOLOGY
COMPOUNDS
Fruit acids (15-30%): in particular hibiscus ((+)-allohydroxy citric acid lacton), additionally lemons, malic acid, tartaric acid
Anthocyans (intensive red): including delphinidin-3-xyloglu-coside, delphinidin-3-glucoside, cyanidin-3-xyloglucoside
Flavonoids: including gossypetin
Mucilages: rhamnogalacturonans, arabinogalactans, arabinans
EFFECTS
Hibiscus tea has a laxative effect due to the high content of poorly absorbable fruit acids. |
Brigitte Mars, A.H.G.
See book keywords and concepts | | Range and Appearance
There are more than two hundred species of deciduous trees and shrubs in the hibiscus genus. The taller species can grow to about 9 feet in height. The entire plant is covered with fine grayish hairs. The alternate leaves are palmately veined or lobed; they may be simple, ovate, or lanceolate, depending on the species. The hermaphroditic flowers can be white, yellow, pink, red, purple, or multicolored.
Hibiscus is native to Africa but can be cultivated in North America. |
Joerg Gruenwald, Ph.D.
See book keywords and concepts | | Aqueous extracts of hibiscus leaves effect a relaxation of the uterus musculature and have a hypotensive effect.
INDICATIONS AND USAGE
Hibiscus flowers are used for loss of appetite, for colds that affect the respiratory tract and stomach, to dissolve phlegm, as a gentle laxative, diuretic, and for disorders of circulation.
The claimed efficacies have not been substantiated.
PRECAUTIONS AND ADVERSE REACTIONS
Health risks or side effects following the proper administration of designated therapeutic dosages are not recorded. |
Ben-Erik van Wyk
See book keywords and concepts |  These include black tea or chai, yerba mate, rooibos tea, hibiscus tea and honeybush tea. The process of fermentation is actually an enzymatic oxidation during which phenolic compounds are modified and various flavour components are produced. Green (unfermented) tea has become popular in recent years because it contains higher levels of phenolic compounds and therefore has superior antioxidant properties. Some herbal teas, including hibiscus, rooibos and honeybush, are naturally devoid of stimulants. |
Brigitte Mars, A.H.G.
See book keywords and concepts | | As a flower essence, hibiscus helps women who are out of touch with their sexuality and helps relieve psychological sexual blocks resulting from trauma. It comforts women who have suffered abuse and helps reunite the warmth of the soul with the passion of sexuality.
Edible Uses
The flowers are a glorious food and lovely decorations. Their flavor is tart, lemonlike, and refreshing. The leaves, tender stalks, and seeds can also be eaten.
Other Uses
A conditioning shampoo can be made from the leaves. A red dye is made from the flowers. |
Ben-Erik van Wyk
See book keywords and concepts | | It is rich in mucilage polysaccharides (15%), organic acids (including hibiscus, ascorbic, citric, tartaric and malic acids), as well as dark red pigments (anthocyanins, 0.15%) all of which contribute to some extent to the health properties. The mild laxative effect is ascribed to the organic acids. Notes hibiscus tea is a general health tonic used to treat appetite loss, colds, coughs and circulatory ailments. It is a gentle expectorant, laxative and diuretic. |
Francois Couplan, Ph.D.
See book keywords and concepts |  Hibiscus (B-H 4) Hibiscus
Ancient name of marshmallow from the Greek "hibiskos," and the Latin
"hibiscus."
S. U.S., Mex.
Our native H. moscheutos is cultivated as an ornamental. H. rosa-sinensis and syriacus, originally from tropical K. Asia, are planted for the same purpose and occasionally escape from cultivation. Roselle (H. sabdariffa-originally from N.E. Africa) is cultivated in S. Fla. and Mex. for the red, fleshy calyx of its flowers, commercialized as "hibiscus tea."
The roots of H. tiliaceus, mahoe - coasts of S.Fla. & Mex. |
Tori Hudson, N.D.
See book keywords and concepts |  Eat foods high in vitamin C and bioflavonoids, such as buckwheat, nettles, rose hips, oranges, lemons, grapefruit, peppers, whole grains, hibiscus flowers, and the white rinds of organically grown citrus fruits; also include garlic, onion, chives, and leeks. These help maintain elasticity in the veins and capillaries. Lecithin, vitamin E, and rutin supplements are also recommended for preventing and repairing varicose veins.
Backache
It may not be possible to find an herb that is safe during pregnancy that is also a good treatment for backache. |
Alan R. Gaby, M.D., Jonathan V. Wright, M.D., Forrest Batz, Pharm.D. Rick Chester, RPh., N.D., DipLAc. George Constantine, R.Ph., Ph.D. Linnea D. Thompson, Pharm.D., N.D.
See book keywords and concepts | | After 12 days the hibiscus group had significantly lower blood pressure than the black tea group. In another trial 10 grams of hibiscus sabdariffa tea was compared to the drug captopril for four weeks in people with high blood pressure.61 Blood pressures fell an equal amount in both groups, suggesting this herbal tea may be as potent as some blood pressure medications.
European mistletoe (page 711) (Viscum album) has reduced headaches and dizziness associated with high blood pressure, according to preliminary research.62 Mistletoe may be taken as 0.5 ml tincture three times per day. |
Joerg Gruenwald, Ph.D.
See book keywords and concepts | | Mugwort
See Artemisia Vulgaris
Muira-Puama
See Ptychopetalum Olacoides
Mullein
See Verbascum Densiflorum
Muskmallow
See hibiscus Abelmoschus
Mustard
See Sinapis Alba
Myosotis Arvensis
Forget-Me-Not description
Medicinal Parts: The medicinal part is the flowering plant.
Flower and Fruit: The blue flowers are in leafless racemes. The calyx is fused and leaf-like with 5 tips. The corolla is shaped like a stemmed plate, has 5 tips, and is glabrous with yellow scales in the tube. The tube is enclosed in the calyx. There are 5 stamens and a 4-valvular ovary. |
David Winston, RH(AHG), and Steven Maimes
See book keywords and concepts |  I frequently use lemon balm along with other pleasant-tasting herbs (chamomile, hibiscus, ginger, linden flower, and fennel seed) as "beverage medicines." They are safe, tasty, and have gentle, health-promoting effects for children, teenagers, pregnant or nursing women, and the elderly.
Dosage and Safety
Tincture (1:2.5): 80-100 drops up to four times per day.
Tea: Add 1-2 tsp. dried leaf to 8 oz. hot water, steep, covered, for
15 minutes. Take two to three cups per day. Safety Rating: ? ? ?
Safety Issues: Lemon balm in large amounts is a thyroxin inhibitor. |
Thomson Healthcare, Inc.
See book keywords and concepts | | Production: Muskmallow seeds are the dried seeds of hibiscus abelmoschus. The seeds are dried in the open air.
Not to be Confused With: Foenugraeci semen. | | Other Names: Muskseed, Ambrette Seed, Abelmosk, Am-bretta, Egyptian Alcee, Target-Leaved hibiscus, Okra actions and pharmacology
COMPOUNDS
Fatty oil and chief fatty acids: palmitic acid, linoleic acid, stearic acid
Volatile oil: ambrette oil, chief components farnesylacetate, macrocyclic lactones as carriers of the musk smell such as hexadec-7-en-16-olide (ambrettolide), tetradec-5-en-14-olide
Sterols: including beta-sitosterin, beta-sitosterin-beta-D-glucoside
EFFECTS
Muskmallow is said to be an aromatic, a stimulant and carminative. |
Dan Buettner
See book keywords and concepts |  Among the desserts was dried hibiscus, something Rhonda picked up on a lark, she said. It tasted candied, like dried apricots or mangoes.
The Giangs lingered a while after dinner, and the two couples gossiped about the university and the Giangs' daughter's dance classes. There was also some intelligence sharing about which sports teams the sons should try to play for in summer. |
Joerg Gruenwald, Ph.D.
See book keywords and concepts | | Production: Musk-Mallow seeds are the dried seeds of hibiscus abelmoschus. The seeds are dried in the open-air.
Not To Be Confused With: Foenugraeci semen. |
Mike Adams, the Health Ranger
See article keywords and concepts |  For example, the product contains licorice root, fenugreek seed and hibiscus flower, and these ingredients eliminate parasites from your digestive tract, even beyond the healthful fiber effect of the psyllium husk.
Of course, you might think, gee, I don't have any parasites. But in reality, parasites are far more common than you might expect (even in people). If you've ever eaten raw foods or undercooked meat or fresh vegetables that weren't washed very well, you may have consumed various parasites that might be living in your intestinal tract right now. |
James A. Duke, Ph.D.
See book keywords and concepts |  A shamanistic healer I knew suggested that she apply a poultice of crushed petals of Peruvian red hibiscus. The treatment
Oddly, when the videographer returned home to Chapel Hill, North Carolina, her eczema returned, and nothing her physician offered gave her any relief. She continues to import hibiscus from Peru, since it's the only thing that is effective. In a pinch, though, she could splash Red Zinger tea on her rash. The red color of this commercial, mixed-herb tea comes from hibiscus flowers. |
Michael Tierra, L.Ac, O.M.D.
See book keywords and concepts |  Contraindications: Not for cold conditions Dose: 6-9 grams
Hibiscus (FU SANG HUA) hibiscus rosa-sinensis Common Name: hibiscus Family: Malraceae Parts Used: Roots, leaves, flowers
Energy and Flavors: Neutral; sweet Organ Meridians Affected: Bladder, liver Properties: Anti-inflammatory, diuretic, emmenagogue Indications: Root—used to treat swollen glands, conjunctivitis, bronchitis, urinary tract infections, leukorrhea, irregular menses, and amenorrhea. Flowers—used as a blood purifier and to treat irregular menses. |
Luca Turin
See book keywords and concepts |  These myths are less persuasive in their vegetarian version - in truth, one of the best natural musks comes from the seeds of a relative of the common mallow and hibiscus: Abelmoschus moschatus, or ambrette. I have on my desk as I write a sample of ambrette absolute extracted by a low-temperature method, and it smells not at all raunchy. There is a definite russet apple note to it, but with a linseed oil background. Musk is one of those smells that works best from a distance. Walk out of the room where the smelling strip of ambrette is drying, and come back in after a few minutes. |
Ben-Erik van Wyk
See book keywords and concepts | | The sepals (calyces), known as "hibiscus flowers" are dark red, fleshy and edible. Origin & history The plant is indigenous to Africa (Angola). It is grown in all warm regions of the world. The main producers are North Africa (Sudan and Egypt), Java, the Philippines, Mexico, India, Thailand and China. Parts used Dried calyces (rarely the leaves). Cultivation & harvesting Plants are easily grown from seeds and the ripe fruits are harvested. The persistent calyces are removed by hand and dried. |
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