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Mostly annual, up to 2.5 meters high, herbaceous shrub, hibiscus species, which belongs to the mallow family (Malvaceae), native to southeast Asia. Hibiscus sabdariffa is cultivated to obtain Hibisci flos and is used phytotherapeutically and cosmetically, see also Hibisci flos and Hibiscus sabdariffa extract (INCI).
LiteratureThis section has been translated automatically.
- Blaschek W (2015) Wichtl-Teedrogens and phytopharmaceuticals. A handbook for practice. Wissenschaftliche Verlagsgesellschaft Munich. S 330-331
- https://arzneipflanzenlexikon.info/hibiscus.php