Abstract

THERAPEUTIC POTENTIAL OF HIBISCUS ROSASINENSIS – A REVIEW

Dr. Stellaa Robertson*, Pooja G.

ABSTRACT

The natural plant products are widely used nowadays because of increasing burden of diseases. Hibiscus rosasinensis is also known as the China Rose, belonging to the Malvaceae family. It is an ornamental plant. This plant has various important medicinal uses for treating wounds, inflammation, fever and coughs, diabetes, infections caused by bacteria and fungi, hair loss and gastric ulcer in several tropical countries and possess different pharmacological activities. Phytochemical analysis documented that the main bioactive compounds responsible for its medicinal effects are namely flavonoids, tannins, terpenoids, saponins and alkaloids. Experiment from recent studies showed that various types of extracts from various parts of Hibiscus rosasinensis exhibited a wide range of beneficial effects such as hypotensive, antipyretic, anti-inflammatory, anticancer, antioxidant, antibacterial, antidiabetic, wound healing and abortifacient activities. The few studies on toxicity exhibited that most extracts from all the parts of this plant did not show any signs of toxicity at higher doses according to histological analysis. However, some of the extracts did alter in biochemical parameters. Therefore, this review is an attempt to highlight the therapeutic application of Hibiscus rosasinensis.

Keywords: Hibiscus rosasinensis, Medicinal uses, Phytochemicals, Anticancer.