Liber Herbarum Minor (English)
The incomplete reference-guide to Herbal medicine

Rev.12-05-2020

Rose-of-sharon

Plant

Family

Malvaceae

English

Rose-of-sharon, Althaea, Althea, Bush hollycock, Common hibiscus, Hibiscus, Mallow, Rosemallow, Shrub althaea, Shrub althea, Shrubby althaea, Shrubby althea, Syrian ketmia

Latin

Hibiscus syriacus Linnaeus

Plantparts

Blossom, Cortex, Fruits, Unspecified

Diseases & Uses

Ungrouped Diseases & Uses

alleviating, Anthelmintic, Anti-dysenteric, Antifebrile, Antihemorrhagic, Antihæmorrhagic, Antiinflammatory, Antiphogistic, Antipyretic, Bleeding Stancher, Bloody flux, care of the skin, check bleeding, Demulcent, disease of the eye, Diuretic, dysentery, emollient, Emollients, expectorant, Expellant of phlegm, Eye complaints, Eye disease, eye diseases, Febrifugal, febrifuge, Good for skin, good for the stomach, haemostatic, Hemostat, Hemostatic, Hæmostatic, inhibit bleeding, intestinal worm, Intestinal worms, Itchy skin conditions, mitigating, Moisturizers, Mouth ulcers, Mucolytic agent, ophthalmic disease, Ophthalmic problems, opthalmic disease, Oral Ulcers, palliative, Perfect skin, Pyretic, reduce fevers, reduce inflammation, relieves fevers, Skin-care, skin tonic, Stanches blood, staunches bleeding, Stiptic, stomach atony, stomach debility, Stomachic, stomach lassitude, stomach tonic, Stop bleeding, stops bleeding, styptic, weak stomach

Foods

tea substitute

Other uses

colouring, Dye, Dyeing, hair preparations, Used to dye different types of fibres

TCM - Traditional Chinese medicine

TCM MERIDIAN: NA, Traditional Chinese medicine, Used in traditional Chinese medicin

Local (Geographical) use

Phytomedical used in Chaoshan, China, Phytomedical used in Fujian, China, Phytomedical use in Korea

Ingredients

 1-Octacosanol, Beta-Sitosterol, betulin, Gamma sitosterol, inositol, Scopoletin, Suberic acid, Tanning agents, Vegetable oil, Vitamin E, Vitexin

Source: LiberHerbarum/Pn3368

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