Medicinal value of white hibiscus flower

White hibiscus is a type of hibiscus. This flower not only has certain ornamental value, but also has certain medicinal value. It is widely used in today's clinical Chinese medicine. Reasonable use of white hibiscus flowers can treat a variety of diseases such as lung heat cough, hemorrhoid bleeding, scrotal eczema or tuberculosis. Below, we will introduce to you in detail the medicinal value and other related knowledge of white hibiscus!

1. Medicinal value of hibiscus flower

It is mainly used to treat intestinal wind and bloody diarrhea, red and white dysentery, hemorrhoidal bleeding, lung heat cough, hemoptysis, leucorrhea, sores, furuncles, carbuncles, and burns. Leaves: Mainly used to treat red and white dysentery, intestinal wind, carbuncles and sores. Stem bark or root bark: Mainly used to treat diarrhea due to damp heat, intestinal wind and bloody diarrhea, rectal prolapse, hemorrhoids, leucorrhea, vaginal trichomoniasis, skin scabies, and scrotal eczema. Fruit: Mainly used to treat cough with phlegm, bronchitis, migraine, impetigo and eczema. Root: Mainly used to treat intestinal wind, dysentery, lung abscess, intestinal abscess, swollen and painful hemorrhoids, leucorrhea, scabies, and pulmonary tuberculosis. Flowers: For internal use: decoction, 3-9 grams, 30-60 grams for fresh ones. For external use: Apply appropriate amount, grind into powder or mash fresh product for application.

2. Usage and Dosage

For internal use: decoction, 3-9 grams, fresh product 30-60 grams. For external use: Apply appropriate amount. Stem bark or root bark: For external use: Apply appropriate amount, soak in wine and apply on the affected area or decoct in water and use for fumigation and washing. For internal use: decoction, 3-9 grams. Fruit: For internal use: decoction, 9-15 grams. For external use: Take appropriate amount and decoct in water for fumigation and washing. Root: For internal use: decoction, 15-25 grams, fresh product 50-100 grams. For external use: Take appropriate amount and decoct in water for fumigation and washing.

1. Coughing up blood: 30 grams of fresh hibiscus flowers, 15 grams of rock sugar. Decoction in water. (Fujian Pharmacopoeia)

2. Diabetes: 30-60 grams of hibiscus root. Decoction in water and drink regularly instead of tea. (Fujian folk herbal medicine)

3. Single-ingredient prescription

1. To treat dysentery: 30g each of hibiscus flower and rock sugar, decocted in water and taken once a day.

2. Treatment of hemorrhoid bleeding: decocted 15 grams of hibiscus flowers in water.

3. To treat dysentery: decocted 15g hibiscus flowers in water and taken with honey. Use safflower for dysentery and white flower for white dysentery. Avoid sour and allow to cool.

4. To treat wind-heat eye diseases: decocted 15-30g of hibiscus flowers in water.

5. Treatment of leucorrhea: 15 grams each of hibiscus flower, Patrinia salsa, and Celosia crescentus, 1 dose per day, decocted in water, and taken in 2 doses.

6. Treatment of edema: decocted 30g each of fresh hibiscus root and rush, taken before meals, twice a day.

7. To treat impetigo: grind hibiscus bark into powder, mix with vinegar and stew it until it becomes glue-like, then apply it on the affected area.