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Chinese hibiscus

Hibiscus rosa-sinensis

Chinese hibiscus · Shoe-flower · Bunga Pucuk · Bungo rayo · Cayena · China-rose · Chinese Hibiscus · Chinese roos · Chinska róžowa popla · Dâm bụt · Foulaniouma · Hawaiian hibiscus · Hibiscus · Hibiscus rose de Chine · Hibiscus, Foulsapatte

At a glance

Origin / distribution: Java, Samoa, Trinidad, Iraq, Kelantan, Haiti, Malaya, China

Cultural traditions: not documented

Recorded uses: Abortifacient, Amenorrhea, Anodyne, Antidiarrheic

Science studied: ASCORBIC-ACID, CALCIUM, BETA-CAROTENE, CYANIDIN-CHLORIDE

Research volume: 0 indexed records · volume only · methodology ↗

Legal status: Varies by jurisdiction; not assessed in this record.

Names and identity

Family: Malvaceae

Scientific name: Hibiscus rosa-sinensis

Common names: Chinese hibiscus, Shoe-flower, Bunga Pucuk, Bungo rayo, Cayena, China-rose, Chinese Hibiscus, Chinese roos, Chinska róžowa popla, Dâm bụt, Foulaniouma, Hawaiian hibiscus, Hibiscus, Hibiscus rose de Chine, Hibiscus, Foulsapatte

History

The source record documents this plant in Java, Samoa, Trinidad, Iraq, Elsewhere, Kelantan, Haiti, Malaya and 11 additional places.

It records these historical or traditional applications:

Abortifacient
Amenorrhea
Anodyne
Antidiarrheic
Antidote
Aperient
Aphrodisiac
Asthma

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Astringent
Boil
Bronchitis
Cancer
Carbuncle
Catarrh
Cold
Tuberculosis
Cough
Emmenagogue
Emollient
Expectorant
Eye
Fever
Flu
Gonorrhea
Hairblack
Hematemesis
Hernia
Labor
Menorrhagia
Metroxenia
Ophthalmia
Parturition
Pectoral
Poultice
Puerperium
Purgative
Refrigerant
Stomach
Sudorific
Swelling
Tumor
Urogenital
Venereal
Demulcent
Dentifrice
Adenopathy
Dysmenorrhea
Hemostat
Parotitis
Sore
Laxative

This summary is limited to the cited source record.

Origins and distribution

Java
Samoa
Trinidad
Iraq
Elsewhere
Kelantan
Haiti
Malaya
China
Philippines
India(Santal)
Mexico

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Annamese
Chinese
Turkey
Dominican Republic
Indonesia
Malaysia
Ghana

Documented cultural uses

Abortifacient
Amenorrhea
Anodyne
Antidiarrheic
Antidote
Aperient
Aphrodisiac
Asthma
Astringent
Boil
Bronchitis
Cancer

show 39 more documented entries

Carbuncle
Catarrh
Cold
Tuberculosis
Cough
Emmenagogue
Emollient
Expectorant
Eye
Fever
Flu
Gonorrhea
Hairblack
Hematemesis
Hernia
Labor
Menorrhagia
Metroxenia
Ophthalmia
Parturition
Pectoral
Poultice
Puerperium
Purgative
Refrigerant
Stomach
Sudorific
Swelling
Tumor
Urogenital
Venereal
Demulcent
Dentifrice
Adenopathy
Dysmenorrhea
Hemostat
Parotitis
Sore
Laxative

Cultural record detail

These entries are transcribed from the cited ethnobotanical source; they do not represent current advice or a claim of efficacy.

Abortifacient · Java · "
Abortifacient · Samoa · "
Amenorrhea · Trinidad · "
Anodyne · Iraq · "
Anodyne · Elsewhere · "
Antidiarrheic · Elsewhere · "
Antidote · Kelantan · "
Aperient · Iraq · "
Aphrodisiac · Iraq · "
Aphrodisiac · Elsewhere · "
Asthma · Trinidad · "
Astringent · Haiti · "
Boil · Iraq · "
Boil · Elsewhere · "
Bronchitis · Iraq · "
Bronchitis · Malaya · "
Cancer · China · "
Cancer · Philippines · "
Carbuncle · Malaya · "
Catarrh · Iraq · "
Cold · Trinidad · "
Tuberculosis · India(Santal) · "
Cough · India(Santal) · "
Cough · Mexico · "

63 additional documented entries remain in the source record.

Contemporary uses

Contemporary practice is not documented separately in this record.

Scientific research

Indexed records indicate research activity; they do not establish efficacy or safety.

Indexed research records

Synergistic benefits of agrivoltaics in enhancing microclimate, solar panel efficiency, and physiological and biochemical attributes of Hibiscus rosa-sinensis. · 2026 source ↗
Natural polymers in diabetes management: formulation prospects of <i>Hibiscus rosa-sinensis</i> mucilage for metformin sustained release. · 2026 source ↗
<i>Hibiscus rosa-sinensis</i>: A Multifunctional Flower Bridging Nutrition, Medicine, and Molecular Therapeutics. · 2025 source ↗