Cottonrose Hibiscus Flower
Hibiscus Mutabilis
Mu Fu Rong

About

Properties in Traditional Chinese Medicine

Part(s) used

Flower

Potential toxicity/side effects

Functions/effects it is traditionally believed to have

To clear heat and resolve toxin, cool blood and stanch bleeding, disperse swelling and expel pus.

Conditions/symptoms it is traditionally used to treat

Lung heat cough, blood ejection, red eyes with gall, flooding and spotting, vaginal discharge, diarrhea, abdominal pain, swollen welling abscess, sore and boil, poisonous insect stings, burns and scalds, knocks and falls.