Plant Profile
Herb descriptions
Botany
Binomial nomenclature
Hibiscus sabdariffa
Scientific Name and Description
Hibiscus sabdariffa L
Herb Family
Plant type
Shrub
Plant Names - Common - Regional - Vernacular
| English | hibiscus, jamaica sorrel, red sorrel, roselle |
| Hindi | lal ambari, lal-anbari, lalambari, patwa |
| Kannada | bilee daasavaala, kempu pundi, kempu pundike, kempu pundrike, kempupundrike, plachakiri, pundee beeja, pundi soppu, pundibija, pundisoppu, seemai-pulichai-keera, vilaayithi pundi, Puspu |
| Malayalam | polechi, puli-cheera |
| Marathi | laal-ambaari, lalambadi, tambdi-ambadi |
| Sanskrit | ambasthaki |
| Tamil | arakkani , arakkanicceti, cakkirappuliccaikkirai, cempuliccai , cempuliccaikkirai, cempuliccan , cimaikkacini, cimaikkacuru, cimaikkayccurai, cimaippuliccai, civappukacalkirai, civappukkacurukkirai, civappukkayccurai, civappuppuliccaikkirai, gogu, kacalkirai, kashurk-kali, narayanakkirai, pitakaru, pitataru , pitatarukkirai, puliccai , pulichai-keerai, pulikkirai, putikastakkirai, putikastam , seivappukaychuri, shimai-kashuruk-kirai, shivappu-kashuruk-kirai, shivappu-kashuruk-virai, simaikkasuru, sivappukkasuru, taram , tarucakkirai, tarucam , tevatamikakkirai, tevatamikam , tevataru , tirakalanturam, tirakalumakkirai, tirakalumam , tiralukamam, tirankalumam, vattirataru , vattiratarucceti |
| Telugu | erragomgura, erragomguru, erragon kaaya, erragongaka, erragonguru, erragonkaya, ettagomgura, ettagongaka, ettagonguru, pundicura, seemagogu, seemagonguru, seemegogu, shima-gomgura, shimagonguru |
| Common Names | roselle or karkade, |
| Portuguese | Sobdariffa |
Plants Medicinal Value
Medicinal Systems
Ayurved
Siddha
Folk
Herb usable parts
Leaves
Flowers
Seeds
Ethnopharmacology use
Hibiscus sabdariffa L. Shrub Seed, flower, leaves Dysentry; diarrhoea; vegetable General Gairola et al. 2013
Herbs Medicinal Activity
Herbs Medicinal Activity (औषधीय गुण)
Herbs Medical Indications
Herbs Medical Indications (चिकित्सीय संकेत)
References
Literature
Literature
Gairola et al. 2013
Flora of Madhya Pradesh Vol I Author - D.M.Verma, N.P.Balakrishnan, R.D.Dixit
Flora of West Bengal Vol 1 Author - BSI Scientist
FLORA OF TRIPURA STATE VOL1 Author - D.B. DEB
FLORA OF KARNATAKA VOL-1 Author - C.J. SALDHANA.
THE FLORA OF THE TAMILNADU CARNATIC-VOL I Author - K.M. MATTHEW
Flora of Jowai Vol.I Author - N.P.Balakrishnan
The Flora of Kerala Vol I Author - Ed. P. Daniel
Flora of Himachal Pradesh Vol I Author - H.J.chowdhery & B.M.Wadhwa
Published 11 February 2019 http://dx.doi.org/10.32859/era.18.4.1-112
Foundation for Revitalisation of Local Health Traditions (FRLHT)
The National Medicinal Plants Board (NMPB), Department of AYUSH