The Benefits of Flower Shoes As Traditional Medicines

Flower shoe (Hibiscus rosa sinensis) is also called as wera flower in Sundanese language. While the Java people call it wora-wari. This plant belongs to the family of Malvaceae. This shoe flower plant is widely planted people in the yard as an ornamental plant or as a living fence. Beautiful flowers and striking colors can refresh the eyes and beautify the home yard.

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For breeding, usually done by stek cuttings or grafts. It is rare to harness the seeds. Most people think that hibiscus flowers only have a red color, but the color is very diverse depending on the type. There are orange, yellow, and even white.

In addition grown in the yard as an ornamental plant, hibiscus is also often used as a traditional medicine. The plant part used as medicine is the root, the flower and the leaves. The flowers contain hibisetin, while the roots and leaves contain Calcium-oxalate, peroxidase, fat and protein.

For its use can directly make a concoction of fresh flowers and made as a tea. Hibiscus tea is currently popular because of its health benefits. Among them overcome the fever, make the mood more relaxed, lose weight to remove toxins from the body. For the world of beauty, tea flower extract is believed to be able to maintain healthy skin.

In addition, hibiscus is also one of the traditional medicinal plants that efficacious in treating various diseases. Some diseases that can be treated with hibiscus include cough, sprue, mumps, bronchitis, headaches and gonorrhea.