Dried Hibiscus Flower & Leaf

Dried Hibiscus Flower And Leaf

Hibiscus sabdariffa L.
Plant Family: Malvaceae

TYPICAL PREPARATIONS

Hibiscus is available as a bulk tea and in tea bags, as well as an ingredient in tea mixtures. Can be used as a natural dye, and is incorporated in several cosmetics. Rarely found in capsule or extract form.

SUMMARY

Hibiscus flowers are the main ingredient in many wonderfully refreshing teas made around the world, especially in Mexico, Latin America, and North Africa. A tea known as Agua de Jamaica, or simply Jamaica in Mexico, is usually served chilled with copious amounts of sugar to sweeten the natural tartness of the hibiscus. Recently, hibiscus has been added to many ready made teas due to its high levels of anti-oxidants, and has even become the main flavoring agent in certain sodas.

PRECAUTIONS

Specific: Hibiscus flowers are often intercropped with peanuts. Occasionally fragments of peanut shells are present. Caution for individuals with severe peanut allergies.

General: We recommend that you consult with a qualified healthcare practitioner before using herbal products, particularly if you are pregnant, nursing, or on any medications.

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This information is not intended to diagnose, treat, cure, or prevent any disease.

Hibiscus is beautiful flowering plant that grows in tropical and warm regions. It has a distinctively pretty flower in its wide variety of species. It is the national flower of South Korea, Malaysia and Republic of Haiti. Considered as an auspicious flower in India, it is used in many rituals and offerings to the God. Apart of this, there are a lot of medicinal uses of Hibiscus leaves and flower. In the ancient Indian medicinal system of Ayurveda, it has been used for treating several ailments and conditions for centuries. Uses of Hibiscus leaves are not only used medicinally, they are consumed in different forms and many a times used as ornamental offerings and general landscaping in gardens and parks. Hibiscus leaves are processed in various forms for different uses. Dried Hibiscus leaves are used as garnishing in various cuisines like Mexican. Its flower is used to make a form of tea that is popular in several countries with various names. Medicinal uses of Hibiscus leaves are proved scientifically through various researches.

Dried Hibiscus Flower