Japha

HIBISCUS ROSA - SHOE FLOWER -JAPA IS AN AYURVEDIC HERB

1. INTRODUCTION Hibiscus rosa-sinensis was named by Carolus Linnaeus . The Latin term rosa-sinensis literally means "rose of China", though it is not closely related to the true roses . Hibiscus rosa-sinensis is the national flower of Malaysia , called Bunga Raya in Malay . Introduced into the Malay Peninsula in the 12th century, it was nominated as the national flower in the year 1958 by the Ministry of Agriculture

2. Vernacular names San- Japa , Odrapuspa , Triskandya Hin - Gudhar , Gudhal , Adhul,Java Pan- Gudhal Guj - Jashus , Jashud Mar- Jasvand Ben- Jaba Tel- Shapattupu Tam- Sheparutti , Ayambarutti Kan- Dasavala Eng- Shoe flower Lat- Hibiscus- rosa - sinensis

3. Synonym:- 1.Odrapuspa- aa ishat unatti , undi kledane odra puspamasya - flowers are moist 2. Java- javati ju srotho dathurgato vege cha- fastly cleanses the channels 3. Japa - japati vyaktam vadati swakriyan gunan - it displays its characters

4. Kula- KarpasKula Family- Malvaceae

5. Varieties :-basically it is from china and now it is available in most of the Indian gardens. on colour its varieties are 1. white 2. pink 3. red

6. Habitat:-all over India

7. Morphology:-A perennial evergreen shrub with woody branches grows up to 4-8 fts Leaves- Chordate, dentate shiny green Flower- of many types mostly bell shaped

8. Chemical Composition:- Leaves- alkaloids, glycosides, reducing sugar, sterols, resins, beta- sito sterol, Roots- mucilage, fibers Flowers- fat, calcium, phosphorus, thiamine, riboflavin, ascorbic acid, cyanine chloride

9. Properties:- Rasa:- madura,tikta Veerya :- sheeta Vipaka :- madura , katu Guna :- grahi , sheeta

10. Dosha Karma:- pitta , kapha

11. Functions Acc to Diff Scholars- 1. Indralupta - urine of black cow+japa kalka [ Rajamartanda ] 2. Pradara-10-12 flowers rubbed in milk and used- [ sodala ] 3. Phiranga - patra kwatha [ vranda ] 4.Grabaposhana- moola , patra kwata [ yogasamuchhaya ] 5.Gery hair- brangaraj puspa + japapuspakalka applied in iron vessel for 7 days,later collected mixed with brangaraj swarasa applied on head in night and washed in morning

12. Useful Part:- Root Stem Leaves Flowers Flower-buds

13. Dosage:- Patra choorna - 1-2 masha Kwatha - 50- 100 ml

14. Cotations 1. Krisnagavimutrayute : pisteralepitte : japakusume I shatamakhaluptam nasyati bhavanti keshasha tatra ghanah : II[ Rajamartanda ] 2. kalika : ksheerasampista japavitapaja : pibed I dasha dwadasa va nari pradaratha payoasini II [ sodala ]