Hibiscus rosa-sinensis Shoe Flower Jashwanti Jaswand Japa

Plant Profile

Botany

Binomial nomenclature

Hibiscus rosa-sinensis

Scientific Name and Description

Hibiscus rosa-sinensis L

Herb Family

Malvaceae

Plant type

Shrub

Plant Synonyms

Hibiscus arnottii Griff. ex Mast.
Hibiscus boryanus DC.
Hibiscus cooperi auct.
Hibiscus festalis Salisb.
Hibiscus liliiflorus Griff. ex Mast.
Hibiscus rosiflorus Stokes
Hibiscus storckii Seem.
Hibiscus tricolor Dehnh.

Plant Names - Common - Regional - Vernacular

English	china rose, chinese hibiscus, chinese rose, hawaiian hibiscus, hibiscus, rose mallow, rose-of-china, shoe-flower
Hindi	gudhal, gurhal, guthur, jassoon, jasum, jasun, jasund, jasut, java, odhul, Jaswand
Kannada	daasaala, daasanige, daasari hoo, daasavaala, dasala, dasalagida, dasana, dasanapu, dasanige, dasanihu, dasavala, dasavana, daswala, kempupundrika, kempupundrike, nadeya
Malayalam	aimparutti, ain-pariti, ayamparutti, cemparatti, cemparutti, champarutti, chemburuthi, chemparutti, jampa, japa, schem-pariti, schempariti, shemparatti
Marathi	darshan, dasindachaphula, jaasavand, jasavanda, jassvandi, jasund, jasvand, Jasundi
Sanskrit	arkapriya, aruna, harivallabha, japa, japaapushpa, japapushpa, japapushpam, java, joba, odhrapushpa, odrapuspa, ondrakhya, ondrapuspi, oundrapuspa, pratika, raktapushpi, rogapuspi, rudhrapushpa, trisandhya
Tamil	ampurukam, arattam, arattam, aviyatam, cakoraki, cakorakicceti, cakoram, capa, capakucumam, capakuyamam, capaputpa, capatan, capattippu, cappatticceti, cappattu, cappattucceti, cempa, cemparattai, cemparattam, cemparattanceti, cemparikacceti, cemparuddi, cemparutti, cemparuttippu, cempatai, cempumaramuttam, ceppita, ceppitapparattai, cevali, cevvarattai, cevvarattam, chembarathi, chemparattai, cinacappattucceti, cinapparutti, civamparattam, civamparattanceti, civantavecai, civattaci, civattacikam, civattaki, civattataci, civattatci, inamekappu, irattaichegappuchembarattam, irattaimanjajembarattam, kucumavari, mallikati, mallikaticceti, mandaram, mativavi, mativavicceti, orraiccemparattampu, pali, parattai, parunilicceti, sapatoo cheddie, sapattuppu, sappaththi, sappattup-pu, sembarathhai, sembarattai, semparathai, semparathan, semparuthi, shamberattai, shappattup-pu, tacanapu, tacanpu, tamalomaya, tarupaka, tiruttikkiritam, uruttiraputpam, Chembaruthi
Telugu	cembarattamu, chimabarathamu, daanachettu, daasaana chettu, daasaani, daasanamu, dasana, dasanamu, dasani, dasanie, dasanipu, japa, japapushpamu, javapushpamu, mandara, nandara, Gundapuspu
Urdu	gul gurhal taza, gul-e-gurhal
Common names	Chinese hibiscus, shoe flower,Chinese hibiscus,China rose, Hawaiian hibiscus,rose mallow,shoeblack plant,

Plants Medicinal Value

Medicinal Systems

Ayurved

Unani

Siddha

Folk

Herb usable parts

Flowers

Whole plant

Ethanomedical Uses

Ethnopharmacology use

Cold infusion of leaves and flowers used for syphilis treatment.
Decoction of flowers given in bronchial catarrh and infusion in fever.
Flowers and leaves yield a dye used for blackening hairs, for treatment of alopecia and burning sensation of body.
Good coolant and tonic for heart and purifies blood.
Dried powdered leaves aphrodisiac, diuretic, demulcent, refrigerant and emmenagogue.
Fresh root juice is given for gonorrhoea and powdered root for menorrhagia.

Source: Medicinal Plants in the Indian Arid Zone, March 2005, Director Central Arid Zone Research Institute Jodhpur 342 003

Herbs Medicinal Activity

Herbs Medical Indications

References

Literature

Deepak and Gopal 2014

The Flora of Kerala Vol I Author - Ed. P. Daniel

Flora of West Bengal Vol 1 Author - BSI Scientist

FLORA OF TRIPURA STATE VOL1 Author - D.B. DEB

THE FLORA OF THE TAMILNADU CARNATIC-VOL I Author - K.M. MATTHEW

FLORA OF ASSAM Author - KANJILAL & BOR

- Flora of Madhya Pradesh Vol I Author - D.M.Verma, N.P.Balakrishnan, R.D.Dixit

Flora of Tons Valley (Uttaranchal) Author - T.S.Rana, Bhaskar Datt & R.R.Rao

Published 11 February 2019 http://dx.doi.org/10.32859/era.18.4.1-112

Citations

Hibiscus rosa-sinensis. (2024, June 4). In Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hibiscus_rosa-sinensis

Body

Hibiscus rosa-sinensis Malvaceae Leaf Gudhal Leaf paste is applied over boils

Hibiscus rosa-sinensis L. Gurhal Malvaceae Enhances hair growth & reduces dandruff

Hibiscus rosa- sinensis Linn. Gudhal Malvaceae Shrub Flower olyphenolic acid., rotocatechuic acid

Hibiscus rosa-sinensis L. Malvaceaei Chembaruthi Shrub Flowers Juice Cardiovascular disease and antiobesity

Hibicus rosa-sinensis L. Shrub Whole plant Diabetes; menstrual problems; abortion; male reproductive disorder; jaundice; for good hair; leucorrhea; urinary disorders; gynaecological disorders; abortifacient; aphrodisiac; burns; menstural problems; heart problems; epilepsy; bronchitis; boils; antidiabetic; wound General; men; women Deepak and Gopal 2014