Botanical name : Hibiscus rosa-sinensis Linn.

Family : Malvaceae

SANSKRIT SYNONYMS

Japa, Ondrapuspi, Ragapuspi

AYURVEDIC PROPERTIES

Rasa : Kashaya

Guna : Lakhu, Rooksha, Shlasna

Virya : Seeta

PLANT NAME IN DIFFERENT LANGUAGES

Hindi : Gudahal

Malayalam : Chemparatty

PLANT DESCRIPTION

An evergreen woody shrub grows up to 8 meters in height. Leaves simple, bright green, ovate and serrate towards the end. Flowers are beautiful, solitary and axillary.

MEDICINAL PROPERTIES

Plant pacifies vitiated kapha, pitta, cough, menorrhagia, dysmenorrhea, pruritus, burning sensation, fever, alopecia and dandruff.

Useful part : Root, Fruit.