Roselle hibiscus is a healthy drink that is useful in summer and winter. Learn about its benefits from the perspective of alternative medicine

 Roselle hibiscus is a healthy drink that is useful in summer and winter. Learn about its benefits from the perspective of alternative medicine

Scientific name: Hibiscus sabdariffa, and there is a common error on the Internet by putting the first name, so pictures of other flowers of the same species appear, but it is not the intended one, so the picture of the flower is published in this article

In the Arab world and in local dialects, hibiscus is known by other common names, such as al-jokrat, gypsies, al-Qarqadib, hibiscus, and red sorrel.

Plant description:

1. The hibiscus plant is a bushy herb with fluffy stems and leaves, reaching a height of about two meters or more. The stem and branches of the plant are reddish-green in color. The leaves are simple with long petioles and serrated edges. The leaves are similar in shape to palms, and they are reddish-green in color.
2. The plant bears full, fleshy, beautiful-looking flowers of a purple color that emerge from the tip of the neck of the leaves. The parts of the flower are thick and imbued with a dark red color.
3. The fruits are in the form of capsules, inside which are a number of brown seeds, spherical in shape and wrinkled on the surface.
4. The origin of the plant is from India, but it is cultivated in many countries, especially Sudan, south of Egypt.
5. It was known in the past among the Pharaohs, the Arabs and the Indians, and it had multiple uses and recipes, some of which are still used until now.

Medically used parts:

• The used part of the hibiscus plant is the flowers and leaves, and they are collected in every season, and the best part of the flower is the sepals that surround the flower, and these are either dark or light red when they begin to dry.

The chemical composition of hibiscus:

• The hibiscus contains tamarind acids, and the hibiscus sepals contain glucosides, in addition to coloring materials, mineral salts, some mineral oxalates, and vitamin C. The hibiscus is colored dark red in an acidic medium.
• The hibiscus flowers are acidic in taste because they contain many natural acids, and they are also rich in iron, vitamin B complex, calcium, and phosphorous, and the leaves contain small amounts of cellulose.

Medicinal and therapeutic properties of hibiscus:

1. Some Egyptian scientists have concluded that the hibiscus plant is highly effective as an antioxidant, so it reduces high blood pressure, increases blood circulation and strengthens the heartbeat.
2. Moisturizing and tonic for the body, preventing the feeling of thirst, it is useful in hot days and during fasting.
3. Because it contains a high percentage of vitamin C, it helps in treating colds - colds, coughing - coughing and high fever.
4. Because of its antioxidant property, it is recommended while taking chemotherapy for cancer patients, as well as used to fight cancer as a disease.
5. It contains antiseptic substances and kills microbes, which makes it useful in treating fevers and microbial infections, and for getting rid of tapeworms and roundworms - ascaris in the intestine.
6. A great tonic for digestion, so it is prescribed for indigestion, especially after eating a lot of meat.
7. It is a sedative for uterine contractions, stomach and intestines, and removes pain during the menstrual cycle. Therefore, girls who suffer from period pain are advised to take a cup twice a day, days before the onset of menstruation.
8. It is used as a natural dye for medicines, foods, and cosmetics, such as increasing the fixation of hair color and giving it a bright color.
9. Medical hibiscus tincture, according to the theories of homeopathy, has wonderful uses given under complete medical supervision.

comments:

• Hibiscus should not be used by patients with pathological hypotension.
• It should not be used in cases of sand or kidney stones.
• Some patients with gout and rheumatism may make their condition worse by using it, so it is forbidden for them.

How to use hibiscus:

• Hibiscus can usually be eaten in several forms, and it is eaten raw with salads, or it can be added to soup, and it can be cooked on its own with butter or oil.
• The hibiscus flowers are washed, placed in warm water, heated over a fire without boiling, left covered for half an hour, then filtered and served either cold or hot, and as desired, honey or sugar can be added to it, with or without lemon.
• We recommend drinking one cup a day for healthy people and three at intermittent intervals if there is a disease.

Using hibiscus externally:

1. We mention two benefits with ingredients for hair
2. A decoction of hibiscus flowers is taken while it is hot and added to the chamomile flowers and left until it cools, taking care to cover the pot, then filtered and added to the henna powder and made into a paste, which in turn is distributed evenly on the locks of hair. Then the head is wrapped in a nylon bag for 6 hours or more. And then wash the hair with warm water. You'll get gorgeous burgundy red hair.
3. Tonic-Hibiscus, to maintain the red color of your hair, or color the white strands: -Add 20-30 dried hibiscus flowers, to about half a liter of warm water, and leave the hibiscus flowers in the water until they soften, taking care that the water does not reach the boiling point and leave it Refrigerate and ferment for a full day. First, rub the skin of the head with lemon juice, leave it for half an hour, remove it with lukewarm water, then dry it slightly with a towel, then apply the hibiscus solution and wrap it with a plastic bag for an hour, then wash it with lukewarm water. Use this tonic-tonic once a week; To include coverage of white hair, and to maintain the shine and brilliance of your red hair.
4. These were some of the different uses of hibiscus, and of course there are many uses that we did not mention here, which may be widespread and known to many people.

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