Hibiscus rosa-sinensis L

Scientific Names

Hibiscus rosa-sinensis L

Region name

Aceh: Bungong Roja

Batak karo: Flowers

Nias: Soma-soma

Mentawai: Bekeju

Betawi: Hibiscus

Sunda: Flower Wera

Central Java: Hibiscus

Madura: Flowers rebong

Bali: Waribang

Sangir: Embuhanga

East: Flowers cepatu

Gorontalo: Ulange

Buol: Kulango

Napier: Flowers cepatu

Bugis: Flowers dumb

Ternate: Ubu-Ubu

Tidore: Bala flower

classification

Division: Spermatophyta

Sub Division: Angiospermae

Class: Dicotyledonae

Nation: Malvales

Tribe: Malvaceae

Marga: Hibiscus

Type: Hibiscus rosa-sinensis L

The characteristics

Habitus: Shrubs, annual, erect, ± 3 m. high

Bars: round, woody, hard, ± 9 cm diameter, purple when young old dirty white.

Leaves: Single, beringgit edge, pointed tip, base obtuse, 10-16 cm long, 5-11 cm wide, light green, green.

Flowers: Single, the shape of a trumpet, in the armpit leaves, bell-shaped petals, sharing five, yellowish green, the crown consists of fifteen to twenty petals, pink, stamens many, stalk juice of red, yellow anthers, pistil tube shape , red.

Fruit: Small, oval, ± 4 mm diameter, are young white after dark chocolate.

Seeds: Flat, white.

Roots: riding, light brown.

Chemical Ingredients

Leaves, hibiscus flowers and roots contain flavonoids. In addition, the leaves also contain saponins, and polyphenols, polyphenol-containing flowers, roots also contain tannins and saponins.

property

Hibiscus leaves efficacious as drug fever in children, cough medicines and drugs canker sores.

To cure fever in children are used ± 25 grams of fresh hibiscus leaves, plus 2 tablespoons water, pounded until blended, then smeared on the chest back and neck.