An Overview of the Roselle Plant with Particular Reference to Its Cultivation, Diseases and Usages
Mehdi Ansari
Pharmaceutics Research Centre (PRC), University of Medical Sciences, Kerman, IRAN
Touba Eslaminejad *
Pharmaceutics Research Centre (PRC), University of Medical Sciences, Kerman, IRAN
Zarrin Sarhadynejad
Herbal and Traditional Medicines Research Centre (HTMRC), University of Medical Sciences, Kerman, IRAN
Tahereh Eslaminejad
Medical Education Development Centre (EDC), University of Medical Sciences, Kerman, IRAN
*Author to whom correspondence should be addressed.
Abstract
Aims: This paper is a review of the applications, production and uses of Roselle plants, and points out that Roselle is a promising crop for medicinal uses, which is an aspect that has not been widely studied to date.
Study Design and Methodology: A review of the literature from the pioneering study of 1929 until 2012.
Place and Duration of Study: School of Biological Sciences, Universiti Sains Malaysia (USM), Penang, Malaysia, between June 2008 and July 2010.
Results: Our review of the studies mentioned in the literature was performed on the effects on Cultivation, Diseases and Usages of (Hibiscus sabdariffa L.) Roselle.
Conclusion: Roselle has been used as an herbal medicine in phytotherapy and nutritional plant in many years. According to the medical potential of this plant, need further work to validate reliability.
Keywords: Roselle, hibiscus, cultivation, Sudanese red tea, medicinal usages