INTRODUCTIONHibiscus rosa-sinensis was named by Carolus Linnaeus.The Latin term rosa-sinensis literally means "rose ofChina", though it is not closely related to the true roses.

Hibiscus rosa-sinensis is the national flower of Malaysia,called Bunga Raya in Malay. Introduced into the MalayPeninsula in the 12th century, it was nominated as thenational flower in the year 1958 by the Ministry ofAgriculture

Vernacular names

1. San- Japa, Odrapuspa, Triskandya2. Hin- Gudhar, Gudhal, Adhul,Java3. Pan- Gudhal4. Guj- Jashus, Jashud5. Mar- Jasvand6. Ben- Jaba7. Tel- Shapattupu8. Tam- Sheparutti, Ayambarutti9. Kan- Dasavala10. Eng- Shoe flower11. Lat- Hibiscus-rosa-sinensis

Synonym:-1.Odrapuspa- aa ishat unatti, undi kledane odra

puspamasya- flowers are moist

2. Java- javati ju srotho dathurgato vege cha- fastly cleanses

the channels

3. Japa- japati vyaktam vadati swakriyan gunan- it displays

its characters

• Kula-KarpasKula

• Family- Malvaceae

Varieties:-basically it is from china and now it is available in most of the Indian gardens. on colour its varieties are1. white2. pink3. red

Habitat:-all over India

Morphology:-A perennial evergreen shrub with woody branches grows up to 4-8 ftsLeaves- Chordate, dentate shiny greenFlower- of many types mostly bell shaped

Chemical Composition:-Leaves- alkaloids, glycosides, reducing sugar, sterols, resins, beta- sito sterol, Roots- mucilage, fibersFlowers- fat, calcium, phosphorus, thiamine, riboflavin, ascorbic acid, cyanine chloride

Properties:-Rasa:- madura,tiktaVeerya:- sheetaVipaka:- madura, katuGuna:-grahi, sheeta

Dosha Karma:-pitta, kapha

Functions Acc to Diff Scholars-1. Indralupta- urine of black cow+japa kalka[ Rajamartanda]2. Pradara-10-12 flowers rubbed in milk and used-[ sodala ]3. Phiranga- patra kwatha [ vranda ]4.Grabaposhana- moola, patra kwata [yogasamuchhaya ]5.Gery hair- brangaraj puspa + japapuspakalka applied in iron vessel for 7 days,later collected mixed with brangaraj swarasaapplied on head in night and washed in morning

Useful Part:-RootStemLeavesFlowersFlower-buds

Dosage:-Patra choorna- 1-2 mashaKwatha- 50- 100 ml

Cotations1. Krisnagavimutrayute: pisteralepitte: japakusumeI

shatamakhaluptam nasyati bhavanti keshashatatra ghanah: II[ Rajamartanda] 2. kalika: ksheerasampista japavitapaja: pibed I

dasha dwadasa va nari pradaratha payoasini II [ sodala ]