Hibiscus Flower (Hibiscus sabdariffa; Mei Gui Qie) C/S 500 g

Makes red zinger tea mixed with any number of other herbs. The flower is a good adddition to spicy salads and it makes a fruity fragrant smoke both for meats and fish and in a pipe. Hibiscus tea does have a laxative effect due to its high content of poorly absorbable fruit acids. Researchers have also found that extracts of Hibiscus leaf tend to slightly relax the uterus and reduce blood pressure thus making it a rather relaxing smoking and sipping herb especially for those with high blood pressure. http://www.hort.purdue.edu/newcrop/duke_energy/Hibiscus_sabdariffa.html: Source of a red beverage known as jamaica in Mexico (said to contain citric acid and salts serving as a diuretic). Calyx called karkade in Switzerland a name not too different from the Arabic. Karkade is used in jams jellies sauces and wines. In the West indies and elsewhere in the Tropics the fleshy calyxes are used fresh for making roselle wine jelly syrup gelatin refreshing beverages pudding and cakes and dried roselle is used for tea jelly marmalade ices ice-cream sherbets butter pies sauces tarts and other desserts. Calyxes are used in the West Indies to color and flavor rum. Tender leaves and stalks are eaten as salad and as a pot-herb and are used for seasoning curries. Seeds have been used as an aphrodisiac coffee substitute. Fruits are edible (Watt and Breyer-Brandwijk 1962). Perry cites one study showing roselle's usefulness in arteriosclerosis and as an intestinal antiseptic (Perry 1980). Roselle is cultivated primarily for the bast fiber obtained from the stems. The fiber strands up to 1.5 m long are used for cordage and as a substitute for jute in the manufacture of burlap. Folk Medicine Medicinally leaves are emollient and are much used in Guinea as a diuretic refrigerant and sedative; fruits are antiscorbutic; leaves seeds and ripe calyxes are diuretic and antiscorbutic; and the succulent calyx boiled in water is used as a drink in bilious attacks; flowers contain gossypetin anthocyanin and glucoside hibiscin which may have diuretic and choleretic effects decreasing the viscosity of the blood reducing blood pressure and stimulating intestinal peristalsis. In Burma the seed are used for debility the leaves as emollient. Taiwanese regard the seed as diuretic laxative and tonic. Philippines use the bitter root as an aperitive and tonic (Perry 1980). Angolans use the mucilaginous leaves as an emollient and as a soothing cough remedy. Central Africans poultice the leaves on abscesses. Alcoholics might consider one item: simulated ingestion of the plant extract decreased the rate of absorption of alcohol lessening the intensity of alcohol effects in chickens (Watt and Breyer-Brandwijk). This is 2's nitrogen-flushed vacuum pack. Plum Flower is one of the most distinguished herb houses in the world. Sulfur Free Chlorine Free Aluminum Phosphate Free. Sulfites are used to give herbs the appearance of freshness. As with dried fruit unsulfured herbs look different than those that are adulterated with preservatives. Herbs that are preservative free are more natural looking and are generally darker. The brightness of the herbs may be appealing but it indicates the presence of harmful additives. Despite their appearance unsulfured herbs are more fresh and safer than regular commercially available products. The use of sulfur chlorine and aluminum phosphate was made unnecessary through the establishment of Plum Flower processing stations in China. Herb harvesters slice and process the herbs fresh avoiding the need to rehydrate dried herbs later to process. This first step is crucial as rehydration leads to decomposition and thus the need for preservatives. The herbs are then packed and the packages vacuum-packed injected with nitrogen and sealed. The nitrogen process combined with the lack of sulfur treatment inhibits the growth of anaerobic organisms resulting in safer higher quality herbs. After opening store in a cool dry place. The facilities in Lanzhou and Guang Zhou China scientifically test each batch of herbs before during and after the processing to make sure that all the active ingredients are present. Herbs are also tested to ensure that the formulas surpass all FDA guidelines regarding heavy metals. Those herbs exported to the U.S. are voluntarily submitted to the FDA for approval. Finally batches are regularly sent out for quality control testing in third-party labs to double-ensure that Plum Flower products are 100% free of pharmaceuticals preservatives and dyes. The Lanzhou and Guang Zhou factories are so clean they are certified by the Australian Government’s Therapeutic Goods Administration (GMP). These standards surpass any of the FDA and are considered the highest for any government agency in the world.