This one plant usually grows and
lives in the surroundings of rural houses of indonesia, malaysia and other
areas in asia. This flower plant in the class of hibiscus plants (Hisbiscus
rosasinensis) according to Murti (2013: 94) is Kingdom: Plantae, Division:
Magnoliophyta, Class: Magnoliopsida, Order: Malvales, Family: Malvaceae, Genus:
Hisbiscus, Species: Hisbiscus rosasinensis.
Hibiscus plants are ornamental plants that are also often
used as traditional medicine. Parts of plants used as medicine are the roots, flowers
and leaves. Flower section contains hibisetin while the roots and leaves
contain calcium oxalate, peroxidase, fat and protein.
Gynecology and Benefits of Shoe Flower Plants (Hisbiscus rosasinensis)
The use of hibiscus plants as a traditional medicine either
directly make a concoction of fresh flowers and made as a tea. Hibiscus tea is
currently popular because of its health benefits. Among them create a relaxed
mood, lose weight to remove toxins from the body. For the beauty of this
hibiscus flower tea extract is believed to maintain healthy skin.
In addition, hibiscus is also one of the traditional
medicinal plants are efficacious in treating various diseases. Some diseases
that can be treated with hibiscus are headache, mumps, gonorrhea, remove toxins,
maintain healthy skin and increase energy.
How to use hibiscus (Hisbiscus rosasinensis) as a
traditional medicine is as follows:
A. Headache remedy: Boil the hibiscus leaves for ½ hour then
the water is used as a compress.
B. Drug gonorrhea (gonorrhea): Rinse the taste of hibiscus
flowers and boil for ¼ hour. Strain the water and leave overnight and the next
morning drunk the water.
C. Treating goiter: Roots hibiscus simmered in boiling water
for ½ hour and use as a compress drug.