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{{CodexVegetabilis
|nameL=Hibiscus esculentus&&Abelmoschus esculentus
|family=Malvaceae
|nameE=Ladies Fingers plant
|habitat=tropical countries&&grown in China&&cultivated in Europe and U. S. A.&&
|partUsed=Fructus Hibisci esculenti
|constituent=mucilage (consisting of pectin and starch),
|action=unripe seed: demulcent, used as a substitute for coffee. The young unripe fruit is eaten as a vegetable
}}

{{CodexVegetabilis
|nameL=Hibiscus rosa-sinensis
|family=Malvaceae
|nameE=China-Rose&&Shoeflower plant
|habitat=India&&Indonesia&&China&&
|partUsed=Flores Hihisci Rosa-sinensis&&Radix Hibisci, Rosa-sinensis
|constituent=
|action=flower: emmenagogue, abortive, emollient, demulcent, refrigerant, febrifuge, colouring agent; root: pectoral, expectorant, In the East Indies, the flowers are used for blacking shoes, and in China for dyeing hair and whiskers black
}}

{{CodexVegetabilis
|nameL=Hibiscus sabdariffa
|family=Malvaceae
|nameE=Red Sorrel&&Natal Sorrel&&Jamaica Sorrel&&Rozelle Hemp plant&&Nubia tea
|habitat=Sudan&&Egypt&&Abyssinia&&India&&Ceylon&&Indonesia&&West Indies&&tropical America&&
|partUsed=Flores Hibisci sabdariffae (the calyces only)
|constituent=Hibiscus-acid, aromatic acids, colouring matter, sugar, mucilage, tannin, salts,
|action=astringent, antiscorbutic, emollient, demulcent, cholagogue, cooling, aromatic, tonic; used as a substitute for tea, The fruit is edible. The seed is said to be aphrodisiac. The stalks of the plant are used to make Rozelle hemp
}}

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