Hand picked and hygenically packed dried Hibiscus flowers.
Dry Hibiscus Flower
Botanical Name : Hibiscus rosa-sinensis
Common name : गुढ़ल Gurhal (Hindi); Juba kusum athonba (Manipuri); DasavaLa (Kannada); Chemparati (Malayalam); Cembarutti (Tamil); Jaswand जासवंद (Marathi); Dosni Phool दोस्णि फुल (Konkani).
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Make a tea
Add approx a one and a half cup of water to a clean utensil and bring to boil.
Once water starts boiling, turn off heat. After 1 minute, add approx. one tea spoon of Bans Aroma dried hibiscus flowers and cover with a lid.
Allow the hibiscus flowers to steep for 10 to 15 minutes. You may add a bit of brown sugar and /or honey and/or a few drops of freshly squeezed lemon juice as per your taste.
You can add some of your favorite flavours to this tea. Basil, lemon grass, lemon zest and mint all taste really nice with hibiscus.
While sipping, don't forget to inhale the aromatic steam coming out of your tea cup as it contains beneficial aromatic compounds.
Hibiscus for hair care
Crush approx. 40 gm of dry hibiscus flowers in a pan and add pure unrefined coconut or sesame oil; just enough to completely submerge the crushed flowers.
Allow this mixture to heat on the lowest heat setting for approx 15 minutes. Take care not to boil the oil or over heat otherwise the oil or flowers or both may get damaged and leave a bad odour.
The flowers will release their hair nourishing components into the oil and give it a beautiful colour. Turn off the heat. Allow the mixture to cool to room temperature. Strain the oil off and store in a small jar.
Apply twice or thrice a week.
- May be useful in lowering blood pressure.
- Reduce levels of sugar and fats in the blood.
- Decrease spasms in the stomach, intestines, and uterus.
- May help in lowering blood sugar.
- Hibiscus flowers have been known to have a beneficial effect on scalp and hairs. Some people claim it as the perfect remedy for stopping hair fall. Hibiscus oil rejuvenates the scalp and promotes hair growth by providing deep nourishment and improve blood circulation.
- Not for use of young children, pregnant or nursing women, patients having liver or kidney problems, patients on blood sugar lowering medicines.
- Hibiscus might affect blood sugar levels, making blood sugar control difficult during and after surgery. Stop using hibiscus at least 2 weeks before a scheduled surgery.