بذور الكركديه Hibiscus seeds

Hibiscus is a summer plant that is planted by seed directly in the permanent soil during the month of April until mid-May.

It needs medium-fertile soil and needs full sun when planted.

Its benefits include a wonderful drink in summer or winter.

It is also used in some food industries such as jelly.

Botanical classification:

Scientific name: Hibiscus sabdariffa

Family: Malvaceae

Botanical description:

Hibiscus sabdariffa also known as Jamaican sorrel, Indian sorrel, bissab, grows in tropical and subtropical regions.

A large annual herb up to 4.5 m tall; stems glabrous to slightly pubescent, Sometimes undivided, up to 15 cm × 15 cm, with

serrated edges, glabrous, sometimes with some prickles on the middle part, with palmate veins,With a distinct nectar at the base of the middle.

Flowers solitary in the leaf axils, bisexual, regular, epicalyx segments 8-12, united at the base, dissected into a triangle,Free part 0.5-2 cm; calyx campanulate,

up to 5.5 cm long, becoming fleshy in the fruit,The lobes are semi wrinkled to hairy, with nectar outside; the petals are free, pubescent, up to 5 cm × 3.5 cm, pale yellow or pale pink , often with a dark purplish-red centre; the stamens numerous, united in a column up to 2 cm long, pink; the ovary superior, 5 celled, 5-branched. The fruit is an ovoid capsule up to 2.5 cm long, semi-grunny, surrounded by a calyx, many-seeded. Up to 7 mm long, dark brown.

Benefits

Treats high blood pressure

Treats cold

Good for the skin

Good for the heart