GURHAL (HIBISCUS ROSA-SINENSIS): MEDICINAL IMPORTANCE IN PERSPECTIVE OF UNANI MEDICINE AND PHARMACOLOGICAL STUDIES
Mohd. Afsahul Kalam*, Barjes Jalal, Urzeeba Zahoor and Ansar Ahmed
ABSTRACT
The natural plant products are widely used nowadays because of increasing burden of diseases. Hibiscus rosa- sinensis L. is a plant which is widely distributed throughout the world. It‟s leaves, bark, roots and flowers have been used in the Indian traditional system as medicine to treat different diseases. Various studies on Hibiscus rosa-sinensis shows the pharmacological activities such as it acts as anti-parasitic, anti-pyretic, antioxidant, antimicrobial, anti-diabetic, anti-ulcer, hepatoprotective, antigenotoxic, ant-inflammatory, anti-convulsant, dermatological, anti-tussive properties. Current review highlights distribution, chemical composition and major uses of this plant with the aim of accessing the future research demand and investigating its pharmacological applications through clinical experiments.
Keywords: Gurhal, Hibiscus rosa-sinensis, Malvaceae, hair tonic, menorrhagia, herbal medicine.
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