Malaysian Herbs-(5) HIBISCUS செம்பரத்தம் பூ

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ON   OUR   MALAYSIAN   HERBAL   RANGE  COMES  A WELL-KNOWN NATIONAL  FLOWER

நாம் காணும் இந்த செம்பரத்தம் பூவில் ஒன்று கீழே பூமியைப் பார்த்தும் ஒன்று
மேலேஆகாயத்தைப்பார்த்தும் இருப்பதை கவனித்தீர்களா?

Hibiscus rosa-sinensis  
 Have you ever noticed the difference in these two varieties? One looks above the sky. The other species looks down at the earth. The one looking at earth (gravity pulling ) has more effect - old people say!

Hibiscus rosa-sinensis is the national flower of Malaysia, called Bunga Raya in Malay. Introduced into the Malay Peninsula in the 12^thCentury, it was nominated as the national flower in the year 1958 by the Ministry of Agriculture amongst a few other flowers, namely ylang-ylang, jasmine, lotus, rose, magnolia, and bunga tanjung. On 28 July 1960, it was declared by the government of Malaysia that the hibiscus would be the national flower.

The word bunga in Malay means "flower", whilst raya in Malay means "big" or "grand". The hibiscus is literally known as the "big flower" in Malay. The red of the petals symbolizes the courage, life, and rapid growth of the Malaysian, and the five petals represent the five Rukun Negara of Malaysia. The flower can be found imprinted on the notes and coins of the Malaysian ringgit

Hibiscus rosa-sinensis, known colloquially as the Chinese hibiscus, China rose and shoe flower, is an evergreen flowering shrub native to East Asia.

It is widely grown as an ornamental plant throughout the tropics and subtropics. The flowers are large, generally red in the original varieties, and firm, but generally lack any scent. Numerous varieties, cultivars, and hybrids are available, with flower colors ranging from white through yellow and orange to scarlet and shades of pink and even purple, with both single and double sets of petals. Despite their size and red hues attractive to nectar-feeding birds, they are not visited regularly by humming birds 

Hibiscus rosa-sinensis was named by Carolus Linnaeus.. Each of these many names is from a different state in China, each state having its own name for the plant. It also has a prominent presence in the various parts of the Indian subcontinent. It has several names in different languages, Jaswand in Marathi, Bengali: জবা (Jaba), Sembaruthi-செம்பருத்தி in Tamil, Hindi:गुड़हल, Chemparathy in Malayalam, Mondaro in Oriya, Wada Mal in Sinhala, Mamdaram (మందారం) in Telugu, Kembang Sepatu in Indonesia and Gumamela in Filipino.]

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Uses
Hibiscus Rosa    Sinensis 


helps in inducing abortion, and provides treatment for headaches. Young leaves are sometimes used as a spinach substitute. Flowers can also be made into a kind of pickle or used as a purple dye for coloring foods such as preserved fruits and cooked vegetables. Root is edible but very fibrous. It’s also good for hair treatment . The leaves and flowers are beaten into a paste and poulticed onto cancerous swellings and mumps. The leaves are anodyne, apparent emollient, and laxative. A decoction is used as a lotion in the treatment of fevers.

.FOR HAIR CARE

Take some leaves and grind them with a bit of egg albumin and that will serve as a natural shampoo for your hair.  Hair falling will be stopped and these herbal leaves give a cooling effect thus maintaining and  sustaining your dropping hairs. Sometimes I wonder why our Malaysian youngsters are not aware of using our natural herbs! Is it that they are ignorant or refuse to know the benefits of raw herbs?

Hibiscus flower preparations are used for health. The flowers themselves are edible and are used in salads in the Pacific Islands. The flowers are used to shine shoes in parts of India. It is also a pH indicator. China rose indicator turns acidic solutions to magenta/dark pink and basic solutions to green. It is also used for the worship of Devi and especially the red variety takes an important part in tantra. In Indonesia, these flowers are called "kembang separate", which literally means "shoe flower". Red flowers contain more vitamins than white ones. The hemoglobin production is higher in reddish flowers. Though many varieties are now existing the original ones are always appreciatory. Watch the flowers that hang down to the earth following the earth's gravity. Those that stand upright are not taken for medicinal use in the earlier days. 

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The flower also has medical medicinal properties - local believes the roots and its juice can be used as a cure for fever, other ailments, relieving skin eruptions and glandular troubles.          (5)

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