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13. Hibiscus rosa-sinensis --
{hkaung-rum:} Khaung-yan.14. Hibiscus sabdariffa --
{hkyin-paung-ni} Chinbaungni.by Daw Mya Bwin and U Sein Gwan, Pharmacology Research Division, Department of Medical Research, Ministry of Health, Rangoon, 1973.
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13.
Hibiscus rosa-sinensis --
{hkaung-rum:} Khaung-yan.
14.
Hibiscus sabdariffa --
{hkyin-paung-ni} Chinbaungni.
Family as given by authors: Malvaceae
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Burmese name:
{hkaung-ram:} Khaung-yan.
Hibiscus Rosa-Sinensis Linn. Sp. Pl. 694 (1753).
English common name: Shoe Flower.
Description
An evergreen shrub. Leaves ovate or ovate-lanceolate, margin serrate toward the
top, entire near the base; stipules lanceolate-subulate. Flowers large, red.
Family Malvaceae. Flowers from February to October.
Distribution
Commonly grown in gardens for its large, ornamental flowers throughout Burma.
Uses
• Air dried powdered leaf extract lowers blood pressure.
fn08-01
• Root of the plant used in cough. fn08-02
• Infusion of petals is given as a demulcent and refrigeratant drink in fevers. 2
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fn08-01 Agrawal, S. L. & S. Shinde (1967). Studies on HIbiscus rosa-sinensis II. Preliminary pharmacologics investigations. Indian J. Med. Res., 55, 1007-10. fn08-01b
fn08-02 Chopra, R. N., S. L. Nayar& I. C. Chopra (1956). Glossary of INdian medicinal plants, p. 133. New Delhi: Council of Scientific and Industrial Research. fn08-02b
Family as given by authors: Malvaceae
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Burmese name:
{hkyiñ-paung-ni} Chinbaungni.
Hibiscus Sabdariffa Linn. Sp Pl. 659 (1753).
Hibiscus sanguineous Griff. Not. iv. 520.
English common name: Roselle; Red sorrel; Indian Sorrel.
Description
An erect, glabrous shrub or small tree. Stem and branches reddish purple. Leaves
simple, lower ones undivided, upper palmately three to five lobed, lobes
lanceolate or oblong, the middle lobe the longest, serrate, glandular on the
midrib beneath, often blotched with purple; petioles reddish purple; stipules
linear, acute. Flowers yellow with a dark, crimson eye. Fruit capsule, ovoid,
beaked, hairy. Family Malvaceae. Flowers and fruits from December to March.
Distribution
Often planted in house compounds, for edible purposes throughout Burma.
Uses
• Infusion of drug used to reduce blood pressure.
fn09-01
• Leaves, seeds and ripe calyces used as diuretic and antiscorbutic.
In bilious condition, succulent calyx boiled in water is used as a drink. 1
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fn09-01 Chopra, R. N. & S. L. Nayar & I. C. Chopra (1956). Glossary of Indian medicinal plants, p. 133. Council of Scientific and Industrial Research: New Delhi. fn09-01b
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