“REVIEW ON AMAGING BENEFITS OF ROSELLE (HIBISCUS SABDARIFFA L.) AND THEIR USES”
Journal Title: WORLD JOURNAL PHARMACY AND PHARMACEUTICAL SCIENCE - Year 2017, Vol 6, Issue 7
Abstract
(Hibiscus sabdariffa L.) belonging to family Malvaceae is a very important herbaceous crop can be consumed for improvement in health condition due to its excellent nutritional value. It is a good source of vitamins like A, C, B1, B2, B3. It contains minerals like Potassium, Phosphorous, Sodium, and Calcium, Magnesium as Macro element and Copper, Manganese, Zinc, Iron, Nickel, Cobalt as Microelement. It is also a good source for antosianin, Protein and Flavonoid substance, Hibiscetine and Sabdaretine (Antioxidant). It has lots of medicinal as well as commercial importance. Medicinal uses include its uses as antioxidant, anticancerous, antihypertensive and antimicrobial. It can also be used for curing anemia, diuretic. Consumption of Roselle juice in different concentrations may help in the treatment and prevention of renal stone disease and decrease creatine, uric acid, citrate, tartrate, calcium, sodium potassium but not oxalate in urinary excretion. Commercially it can be used for the production of natural food color, in bakery as a substitute for normal flour. Fiber of this crop plant is also used in preparation of biodegradable fibre [Burlap].
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Mukherjee Arpita
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