| [English Name] | Roselle Calyxx | |
| [Chinese Name] | 玫瑰茄 | |
| [Pinying Name] | Meiguiqie | |
| [Latin Name] | Hibisci Sabdariffae Calyx | |
| [Genera] | Malvaceae | |
| [Efficacy] | shouseyao | |
| [Pictures] | Plant picture | Drug picture |
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| [Ecology] | It prefers warm and light, The temperature below |
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1. The water and ethanol extracts of roselle could reduce the blood pressure of dogs[1]. 2. The water extract of Hibiscus sabdariffa exerted protective action on cultured neonatal rat myocardial cells[2]. 3. Hibiscus sabdafiffa L．calyx also possesses antioxidative，antitumour, ardiovascular-protection, hepatprotective, cathartic and diuretic effects[3]. |
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| [Clinical trial] | The author applied fanshiliu decoction (the folk herbal medicine in Minnan area named Fanshiliu as main drug, and mixed with meiguiqie(Roselle Calyxx), Wumei(Fructus Mume), Danshen(Salvia Miltiorrhiza Bge)) to type -2 diabetes in 14 cases, it obtained satisfactory effects. |
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| [Traditional usage] | In the field of pharmacy, it’s applied to produce antibacterial agent, astringent, choleretics, moistening agent, digestant, diuretic, emollient, aperient, heat-clearing agent, softening agent, sedative, stomachic and roborantics. | |
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Pharmacological actions: [1] ZHENG You-lan, YE Ju-rong, LIN Da-jie, et al. Study on the hypotensive effect of roselle. [2] Zhang Jia-xing, Yu Chuan-lin, Liu Ju-fang. Protective effete of extractive of Hibiscus sabdariffa on cultured neonatal rat myocardial cells, J First Mil Med Univ, 1992, 12(3):243-245. [3] LI Sheng-feng, LIU Xue-ming, CHEN Zhi-yi, et al. Recent Advances in the Studies On Chemical Composition and Pharmacological functions of Hibiscus Sabdariffa L. Calyx. Food Research and Development, 2006, 27(10):129-133. [1] Gui yonghong，Gui longze.Nei Mongol Journal of Traditional Chinese Medicine,2011.30(10). |
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