Abstract:
Many species of Hibiscus are grown for their
showy flowers or used as landscape shrubs.
Hibiscus has medicinal properties [1]. “World
Health Organization’’ has recommended and
traditional health and folk medicine systems
has proved to be more effective in health
problems worldwide. Hibiscus Rosa Sinensis
is certain to emerge in the near future as a
a major player in the growing field of herbal
health supplements and medicines both in
daily self-care and in a professionally
managed health care systems [2]. China rose
or “Queen of tropics” is often a popular name
for the gorgeous flowering plant Hibiscus
rosa Sinensis, as it is mainly found in southeast China and some islands in the Pacific and
The Indian Ocean. Traditionally, Hibiscus flowers
have been reported to possess antitumor
properties, as well as have been used as
analgesic, antipyretic, anti-asthmatic, and
anti-inflammatory agents. Research on
extracts of stems, roots, leaves, and flowers
from Hibiscus has revealed that its
phytochemicals contributed to beneficial
findings for human health such as antioxidant
activity, which is the scavenging of free
radicals that can lead to DNA damage [3].
Hibiscus Rosa Sinensis as shown in figure 01 is
a brilliant scarlet tropical flower that has been
traditionally used as food and medicine. It has a
a good supply of anthocyanin, B-vitamins like
folic acid and niacin, minerals such as calcium,
magnesium, iron, potassium, phosphorus, and
zinc [4]. The red pigments contained in red
flowers of the Hibiscus species are anthocyanin
and have been widely used as coloring agents.
Particularly, the red anthocyanin present in the
calyces of Roselle Hibiscus sabdariffa L. has
been used as food colorants and they're major
compounds are cyanidin-3-sambubioside and
delphinidin-3-sambubioside [5].
