Is hibiscus poisonous?

Is hibiscus poisonous? Many people have questions about this issue. Hibiscus flowers are non-toxic. They are very beautiful and can be used not only for appreciation but also as medicine. This is because hibiscus flowers have the effects of clearing away heat and detoxifying, reducing swelling and relieving pain. They can be used for diseases such as bruises, boils, and carbuncles and have high medicinal value. Hibiscus flowers can absorb dust in the air and purify the air. Let’s take a closer look at hibiscus flowers.

1. Analysis of toxicity of hibiscus flowers

1. Is it poisonous: Hibiscus flowers are non-toxic, and its flowers and leaves can be used as medicine, which has the effects of clearing away heat and detoxifying, reducing swelling and discharging pus, cooling blood and stopping bleeding.

2. Warm reminder: Hibiscus flowers are not only non-toxic but can also be used to make many delicious dishes. Hibiscus flowers can also be used to make soup, which is soft, smooth and refreshing. The petals can be made with chicken to make hibiscus chicken slices; cooked with bamboo shoots, it can be made into snow soup; and cooked with glutinous rice, it can be made into "hibiscus porridge"; it can also be mixed with flour, fried in a pan, and then stewed with cartilage.

2. Abundant Beauty

Hibiscus flower knowledge expansion

1. Purify the atmosphere: The twigs, leaves, petioles and calyx of hibiscus are densely covered with stellate hairs and short soft hairs, which can effectively absorb solid particles floating in the atmosphere; in addition, hibiscus has strong resistance to SO2, and also has a certain resistance to Cl2 and HCl. It is not only an excellent ornamental tree species for gardens, but also an ideal tree species for greening and purifying the environment around factories. It is suitable for planting in precision instrument factories, water plants, TV factories and other places that require a dusty environment and clean air.

2. Medicinal value: The flowers, leaves and roots of hibiscus are rich in flavonoids, hypericin, inulin, phenols, reducing sugar and other medicinal ingredients, all of which can be used as medicine. According to traditional Chinese medicine, hibiscus flowers are mild in nature and spicy in taste, and have the functions of clearing heat, cooling blood, detoxifying, reducing swelling and detoxifying. They are suitable for diseases such as lung heat cough, menorrhagia, excessive leucorrhea, carbuncle, swelling and toxins, furuncles, burns caused by water or fire, etc.

3. Variety classification: After long-term cultivation, Hibiscus mutabilis has formed different varieties. The most common ones are: White Hibiscus mutabilis, with white flowers; Drunken Hibiscus mutabilis, with double petals. The flowers are pure white when they first bloom and then turn dark red. It is a rare and precious variety.

4. Economic role: The bark of Hibiscus mutabilis contains cellulose39{bf}. The bark fiber is flexible and water-resistant, white and flexible, and resistant to moisture. It can be used for textile, rope and cable making, as a substitute and raw material for hemp, and can also be used for papermaking. The ancients also used the juice of hibiscus flowers to make pulp and dye silk to make tents, which are the famous "hibiscus tents".