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Rose Of Sharon
Hibiscus syriacus
Rose Of Sharon · Shrub Althaea · Hachisu (Jap.) · Mukuge (Jap.) · Altea · Althaeastruik · Althea · Altheastruik · Althéa · Garten-Hibiskus · Gartenhibiskus · Hibisc de Síria · Hibiscus · Hibiscus de Syrie, Ketmie de Syrie · Ibisco cinese · Ibisco siriaco · Ibisco siriano · Ketmie · Ketmie de Syrie
At a glance
Origin / distribution: China, India, Malaya
Cultural traditions: not documented
Recorded uses: Antidiarrheic, Cold, Dermatophytosis, Dermatosis
Science studied: BETULIN, 6'-O-ACETYL-DAIDZIN, 6'-O-ACETYL-GENISTIN, 2,7-DIHYDROXY-6-METHYL-8-METHOXY-1-NAPHTHALENECARBALDEHYDE
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 syriacus
Common names: Rose Of Sharon, Shrub Althaea, Hachisu (Jap.), Mukuge (Jap.), Altea, Althaeastruik, Althea, Altheastruik, Althéa, Garten-Hibiskus, Gartenhibiskus, Hibisc de Síria, Hibiscus, Hibiscus de Syrie, Ketmie de Syrie, Ibisco cinese, Ibisco siriaco, Ibisco siriano, Ketmie, Ketmie de Syrie
History
The source record documents this plant in Elsewhere, China, India, Malaya.
It records these historical or traditional applications:
- Antidiarrheic
- Cold
- Dermatophytosis
- Dermatosis
- Diuretic
- Fever
- Hematofeces
- Hemostat
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- Itch
- Sore
- Stomachic
- Vermifuge
- Vertigo
- Ache(Head)
- Demulcent
- Vision
- Tea
This summary is limited to the cited source record.
Origins and distribution
- Elsewhere
- China
- India
- Malaya
Documented cultural uses
- Antidiarrheic
- Cold
- Dermatophytosis
- Dermatosis
- Diuretic
- Fever
- Hematofeces
- Hemostat
- Itch
- Sore
- Stomachic
- Vermifuge
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- Vertigo
- Ache(Head)
- Demulcent
- Vision
- Tea
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
- Analysis of Floral Trait Diversity and Its Correlation with Fertility in Hibiscus Syriacus Cultivars · 2026 source ↗
- Organic Acids Copigmentation With Hibiscus syriacus Flower (Hibiscus syriacus L.) Anthocyanins: Thermal Stability, Characterization, and Copigmentation Mechanisms. · 2025 source ↗
- Metabolomic Profiling of Extracellular Vesicles from Flower and Leaf Tissues of <i>Hibiscus syriacus</i>. · 2026 source ↗
Scientific compounds
Chemical presence is not evidence of clinical efficacy.
- BETULIN
- 6'-O-ACETYL-DAIDZIN
- 6'-O-ACETYL-GENISTIN
- 2,7-DIHYDROXY-6-METHYL-8-METHOXY-1-NAPHTHALENECARBALDEHYDE
- 1,22-DOCOSANEDIOL
- FERULOYLTYRAMINES
- HIBISCUSIDE
- 2-HYDROXY-6-HYDROXYMETHYL-7,8-DIMETHOXY-1-NAPHTHALENECARBALDEHYDE
- MALVALIC-ACID
- NONANEDIOIC-ACID
- SAPONARETIN
- SAPONARIN
- BETA-SITOSTEROL
- SUBERIC-ACID
- SYRIACUSINS-A-C
- SYRINGARESINOL
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- 3-BETA-23,28-TRIHYDROXY-12-OLEANENE-3-BETA-CAFFEATE
- VITEXIN
- 1-CARBOXY-2,8-DIHYDROXY-6-METHYL-7-METHOXYNAPHTHALENECARBOLACTONE-(1->8)
- ERYTHROTRIOL
- 3'-HYDROXYDAIDZEIN
- ISOVITEXIN
- 1-OCTACOSANOL
- (+)-PINORESINOL-4-O-[BETA-GLUCOPYRANOSYL-(1->2)-ALPHA-RHAMNOSIDE]
- 3-BETA-23,28-TRIHYDROXY-12-OLEANENE-23-CAFFEATE
Legality
Country-specific legal status is not documented in this record.
Consult the CITES species checklist for international trade protections and listings. This is not a complete statement of local law.
Reference images
Sources
Dr. Duke's Phytochemical and Ethnobotanical Databases · CC0
GBIF Backbone Taxonomy · CC BY 4.0
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CC0 · Dr. Duke raw CSV archive
Contributions and revisions
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