जपापुष्पम् — Hibiscus — ചെമ്പരത്തി

जपापुष्पम् — Hibiscus — ചെമ്പരത്തി

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🔬 Botanical Profile

• Botanical Name: Hibiscus rosa-sinensis

• Family: Malvaceae

Regional Names

• Hindi: गुड़हल

• Malayalam: ചെമ്പരത്തി (Chembarathi)

• Kannada: ದಾಸವಾಳ (Dasavala)

• Tamil: செம்பருத்தி (Cembarutti)

• Telugu: మందారం (Mandaram)

• Marathi: जास्वंद (Jaswand)

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🌿 Part Used

• Leaf

• Flower

• Root

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🧪 Ayurvedic Properties (Dravya Guṇa)

Category	Property
Rasa (Taste)	कषाय (Astringent), तिक्त (Bitter)
Guna (Qualities)	लघु (Light), रूक्ष (Dry)
Veerya (Potency)	शीत (Cold)
Vipaka (Post-digestion)	कटु (Pungent)
Karma (Actions)	कफ-पित्त शमन, केश्य (hair strengthener), संग्राही

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📜 Sanskrit Synonyms

औण्ड्रपुष्प, त्रिसन्ध्या, अरुणा, सीता, मण्डपुष्पा,
जपपुष्प, जवापुष्प, जपजव, हरिवल्लभ, हेमपुष्प, प्रातिका

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📕 Classical References

Bhavaprakasha

ओड्रपुष्पं जपा चाथ त्रिसन्ध्या सारुणा सिता ।
जपा संग्राहिणी केश्या त्रिसन्ध्या कफवातजित् ॥

Raja Nighantu

जपा तु कटुरुष्णा स्यादिन्द्रलुप्तकनाशकृत् ।
विच्छर्दि जन्तुजननी सूर्याराधनसाधनी ॥

Kaiyadeva Nighantu

जपापुष्पं जवापुष्पमोण्ड्रपुष्पं जवा जपा ।
त्रिसन्ध्या शीतला तिक्ताविषपित्तकफापहा ॥

Nighantu Ratnakara

जपापुष्पं लघु ग्राहि तिक्तं केशविवर्धनम् ।

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🌺 Therapeutic Uses in Ayurveda

Primary Actions

• शीतल — cooling

• तिक्त — bitter

• संग्राही — absorbent

• केश्य — improves hair health

• स्तम्भन — stops excessive secretions

Indications

• विष (Poisoning)

• पित्त & कफ disorders

• इन्द्रलुप्त (Alopecia)

• रञ्जना (complexion enhancement)

Modern Clinical Correlation

• Bleeding piles

• Emaciation / weakness

• Dysmenorrhea

• Alopecia / hair fall

• Strengthens hair roots

• Cardiac tonic—improves heart muscle strength

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💊 Home Remedies & Uses

1. Excess menstrual bleeding

• Tender hibiscus flowers ground into paste

• Mixed with milk

• Taken internally
  → Helps to reduce heavy bleeding due to cooling & stambhana effect.

2. Diabetes control

• Hibiscus flower soaked overnight

• Water filtered next morning

• 30 ml daily
  → Helps regulate blood sugar levels.

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⚠️ Side Effects

• Hibiscus has contraceptive action

• Women desiring pregnancy should avoid internal use for long periods.

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🧴 Ayurvedic Medicines Containing Hibiscus

• Patrangāsavam

• Chemparuthyadi Keratailam

• Various hair strengthening oils