त्रिसन्ध्या शीतला तिक्ता विषपित्तकफापहा l l कै नि
जपा संग्रहणी केश्या त्रिसंध्या कफवातजित l l भा प्र
Botanical Name Of Jaba : Hibiscus rosa – Sinuses. Linn.
Classification Of Jaba :
According To Modern-
Kingdom –plantae
Order –Malvales
Family –Malavaceae
According To Ayurveda-
Charak- Not mentioned in Varga
Sushruta- Not mentioned in Gana
Bhavprakash- Puspa varga
Shodala Nighantu-Amradi Varga
Raj Nighantu-Karveeradi varga
General Information Of Japa :
- Habit– perennial shrub grows upto 8 ft.
- Root- tap root and branched solid, cylindrical, herbaceous above and woody below.
- Leaves– simple, alternate, large, broad, palmately veined, petiolate, stipulate, ovate shaped, serrate margin and acute tip.
- Inflorescence – Solitary terminal or axillary cyme.
- Flower – showy , scarlet red coloured, complete flower.
- Fruit – Capsule, mostly abortive. Seeds are endospermic, glabrous and hairy.
Properties (Gunadharma) Of Jaba :
Rasa-kasaya, madhura
Vipak- katu
Virya- Sita
Guna-Snighdha, laghu
Specific Parts Of Jaba :
Flowers, Leaves
Doshaghanata Of Jaba :
Kapha-pitta shamak.
त्रिसन्ध्या शीतला तिक्ता विषपित्तकफापहा l l कै नि
जपा संग्रहणी केश्या त्रिसंध्या कफवातजित l l भा प्र
जपा तु कटू रुष्णा स्यादिन्द्रूलुप्तकनाश कृत l
विच्छर्दी जंतू जननी सूर्याराधान साधनी l l रा नि
Benefits Of Jaba :
- Due to its gunas (properties) it is used in mastishkadaurbalya and apasmara.
- It is useful as stambhana in raktatisara and raktarsha.
- It is used in hridroga, raktappitta and disease occurring due to Vitiation of blood.
- Its Gulkanda( jam ) made of flowers is used as sex stimulant.
- Flower buds should be crushed and given in raktapradara. It is useful in bahumootrata andjvara arising out of bit.
- Japakusum flower is soaked in water overnight ,next day filter this water.This water take in a dose of 30ml to control the sugar.
- Churna of Jaba pushpa with buttermilk is given in bleeding piles.
- Paste of Jaba pushpa is taken with lukewarm water .This remady helps to relax the mind and responssible for sound sleep.
- Tender buds and flowers of hibiscus is consumed to act as contraceptives.
- Petals of Jaba pushpa is bolied with milk and Mishri.This will help in strengthening of cardiac muscles.Dose-50ml
- Powder of Jaba pushpa with honey should be given in the treatment of Anemia.
Home Remedy:-
1. Palitya( Premature graying of hairs )
Paste of Lohamala ( Iron slag ), fruit of Amalaki ( Emblicaofficinalis ) and flowers of japa ( Hibiscus rosa- sinensis ) has to be applied over scalp everyday and then take bath, this therapy is beneficial in Palitya ( Premature graying of hairs ).
2. Rajorodha( Amenorrhoea )
In case of Rajorodha (Amenorrhoea ) one should consume the paste prepared from flowers of Jaba ( Hibiscus rosa-sinensis ), leaves of jyotismati ( Celastruspaniculatus ) and kanji ( Sour gruel ).
Formulation (Kalp) Of Jaba :
- Gulkand
- Patrangasava
- Keshrich oil
- Trichup capsule
Research Corner Of Jaba :
Antioxidant and Antibacterial potential of different solvent extracts of hibiscus rosa-sinensis was evaluated. The antioxidant activity was assessed by estimation of total flavonoids contents, total phenolic contents, DPPH free radical scavenging activity and percentage inhibition of linoleic acid oxidation capacity. Agar disc diffusion method was used to assess antibacterial potential of crude extract of H. rosa-sinensis. Antibacterial study against three human pathogens such as staphalococcus sp.
**Precaution- Japakusum has contraceptive action hence it should not be used during pregnancy.
Other Names Of Jaba Flower :
Arabic :
Angharae–hindi
English
China rose, chinese hibiscus, chinese rose, hawaiian hibiscus, hibiscus, rose mallow, rose-of-china, shoe-flower
Hindi
Gudhal, gurhal, guthur, jassoon, jasum, jasun, jasund, jasut, java, odhul
Kannada
Daasaala, daasanige, daasarihoo, daasavaala, dasala, dasalagida, dasana, dasanapu, dasanige, dasanihu, dasavala, dasavana, daswala, kempupundrika, kempupundrike, nadeya
Malayalam
Aimparutti, ain-pariti, ayamparutti, cemparatti, cemparutti, champarutti, chemburuthi, chemparutti, jampa, japa, schem-pariti, schempariti, shemparatti
Marathi
Darshan, dasindachaphula, jasavanda, jassvandi, jasund,
Persian
Angarae-hindi, angaraehindi
Sanskrit
Arkapriya, aruna, harivallabha, japa, japaapushpa, japapushpa, japapushpam, java, joba, odhrapushpa, odrapuspa, ondrakhya, ondrapuspi, oundrapuspa, pratika, raktapushpi, rogapuspi, rudhrapushpa, trisandhya
Hema Pushpa-flowers are yellow reddish in colour
Trisandhya-flowers last for 3 evenings
Rakta Pushpa, Aruna sita-red and white gudal flowers
Ondra pushpa, Manda pushpa, Japaajava, Pinda Pushpa-Flowers are circular in shape
Praatika, Arka priya – the flowers blossom on sun rays
Hari vallabha- God Vishnu liked this flowers.
Telugu
Cembarattamu, chimabarathamu, daanachettu, daasaanachettu, daasaani, daasanamu, dasana, dasanamu, dasani, dasanie, dasanipu, japa, japapushpamu, javapushpamu, mandara, nandara
Urdu
Gulgurhaltaza, Gul-e-gurhal
Tamil
Ampurukam, arattam, arattam2, aviyatam, cakoraki, cakorakicceti, cakoram, capa, capakucumam, capakuyamam, capaputpa, capatan, capattippu, cappatticceti2, cappattu3, cappattucceti, cempa, cemparattai, cemparattam, cemparattanceti, cemparikacceti, cemparuddi, cemparutti, cemparuttippu, cempatai, cempumaramuttam, ceppita, ceppitapparattai, cevali, cevvarattai, cevvarattam, chembarathi, chemparattai, cinacappattucceti, cinapparutti, civamparattam, civamparattanceti, civantavecai, civattaci1, civattacikam1, civattaki, civattataci1, civattatci, inamekappu, irattaichegappuchembarattam, irattaimanjajembarattam.