Hibiscus (Japa)

Japā जपा

Hibiscus rosa-sinensis · Malvaceae

Common: Hibiscus · Chemparuthi · Shoe flower

shrub flower shita cultivated

Rasa-Panchaka — five-fold pharmacology

Rasa: madhura · kashaya— tastes at first contact
Guna: laghu · snigdha— qualities
Virya: shita— potency (cooling)
Vipaka: katu— post-digestive effect

The six classical tastes (Ṣaḍ-rasa)

Dosha effect

Vata

·neutral

Pitta

↓pacifies

Kapha

·neutral

pacifies (↓) aggravates (↑) neutral (·)

Functions

hair-conditioninghair-growthanti-greyinganti-dandruff

Hibiscus flower. Kerala-tradition hair-care herb. Component of Chemparuthyadi Kera Tailam. Used as fresh paste in scalp masks for hair conditioning.

Used in 2 recipes

taila Chemparuthyadi Kera Tailam (Hibiscus hair oil)

Cemparutyādi Kerā Taila · चेम्परुथ्यादि केरा तैल

scalp · hair

hair fall; scalp dryness.

pittavata

churna Triphala-Reetha-Shikakai Shampoo Powder

Keśa-prakṣālana Cūrṇa · केश-प्रक्षालन चूर्ण

scalp · hair

daily hair washing; anti-dandruff.

tridoshic