Hibiscus rosasinensis Rosasinensis Hibiscus (China rose)

Hibiscus rosasinensis
Rosasinensis Hibiscus (China rose) flower traditionally used for hair growth and treatment of gastric ulcers. It has a general anti-oxidant properties, but underresearched otherwise.
What You Should Know
Also known as

China, violet rose, Chinese hibiscus, JASUN, Badsha Pasant, Gurhal, Ghorawal


Not to be confused with

Macranthus hibiscus Hibiscus and Hibiscus (same sex, different plants)
Rosasinensis Hibiscus (from Malvaceae family) and sometimes referred to as "China Rose" and although it is mainly decorative seems to be used in hair growth and prevent ulcers flower [1]. In Pakistan medicine, knows any Gurhal, JASUN, Ghorawal Badsha Pasant or where cough roots and flowers are used to aphrodisiac, emollient and emmenagogue. [2]


1.2. Installation

Rosasinensis Hibiscus tends to contain:

Cyanin and cyanidin glycoside [2]
Hibiscetin [2] and its glucoside Hibiscitrin [3]
Gossypitrin Sabdaritrin and [3]
Taraxeryl acetate [2]
β- sitosterol, campesterol, stigmasterol and ergosterol [2]
Citric acid and oxalic Tataric and [2]
The initial presence of rigid, carbohydrate analysis, glycosides, tannins, flavonoids noted. [1]



2. interact with glucose metabolism
Oral ingestion of Hibiscus rosasinensis 250-500mg / kg alloxan-induced noticed diabetic rats that acute ingestion of this herb has reduced the level of sugar in the blood relative to the control, and highly similar to an active control glibenclamide (10M / kg). [4] / kg and sub-chronic treatment was more than 7 days suggested taking 500 mg effective on par with the 10 mg / kg glibenclamide in these mice. [4]



3. interact with hormones

3.1. Testosterone

A study conducted on mice treated with different extracts of hibiscus rosasinensis noted overall gain of body weight and an increase in the weight of the testes, epididymis, seminal vesicle, which was weaker with cold water extraction and top with alcoholic extract [5] and authors. Hinted the effects of masculinity directly, and possible phytoandrogen content. [5]



4. interactions organs of the body

4.1. Stomach

In 250-500mg / kg of extract and in response to carbachol (Under cholinergic may stimulate the secretion of stomach acid [6]) and has been associated Rose China with less secondary ulceration secretion less acid (dose-dependent, but small enough that both doses are similar procedure) , which it is believed to be due to anti-cholinergic effects. [1]


4.2. Bowels

Found Rose China was to have a hostile effects of calcium channels (path causes relaxation depends on the dose of deflation caused by potassium), and showed the effects of spastic origin dose dependent 1-10 mg / ml, however, the effect was maximum (81.43 0.93 %) less than acetylcholine. Each of which has been angered by the M3 receptor antagonists (atropine). [2]