Hibiscus (Gudhal)
Introduction to Hibiscus: (Introduction to Gudhal)
What is Hibiscus? (Gudhal what is it?)
Today we will give you information about Hibiscus. You can easily see this plant anywhere. It is a famous plant, which is used in the treatment of many diseases. It is a treasure of many nutrients. Such as fat, calcium, vitamin-C, fiber etc. Its use is very beneficial.
You must have seen the hibiscus flower. Hibiscus flower is also called Adhaul flower. Mostly hibiscus flower is used for worship, etc., but do you know that hibiscus flower is also consumed, and hibiscus flower is also beneficial in the treatment of diseases. Apart from being a treasure of beauty, it has many other benefits.
Its use: In Ayurveda, hibiscus flower is considered a very effective medicine. According to Ayurveda, hibiscus is beneficial in treating baldness and hair growth. Not only this, hibiscus is used for the treatment of many serious diseases. Let us know for which diseases it is used.

External appearance (morphology) and Hibiscus species (Gudhal of creation or species)
Japa big-
This hibiscus is a thorny plant of about 2 or 4 meters height. Branches emerge from its stem which are brown in color. Its leaves are simple, oval and spear-shaped, very long and shiny. Its flowers are beautiful and of many types, red in color and bell-shaped. Its fruits are round and long. Its seeds are small and similar to them. Its fruiting and flowering period lasts for the whole year.
Japa short
It is a small herbaceous plant. Its leaves are small, shiny, heart-shaped and pointed. Its flower is smaller than the hibiscus flower and is red in colour.
Hibiscus Nutrients (Gudhal the nutritional elements of
- Fiber
- Vitamin- C. B.
- Fat
- Fiber
- covering
- Nitrogen
- Phosphorus
- Teteric
- oxalic acid
- flavonoids
- flavonoids
- Glycosides
- Calcium
- mucilage
Common names of Hibiscus (Gudhal common names)
Botanical name (Botanical Name | rose hibiscus |
English (English) | Shoe flower |
Hindi (Hindi) | Jawa, Odrahul, Adhaul, Hibiscus, Jawakusum, Adhaul |
Sanskrit (Sanskrit) | Audraphool, Japa, Arun, Pratika, Arkapriya, Harivallabh, Trisandhya |
Other (Others) | Mondro (Oriya) Dasanige (Kannada) Jasud (Gujarati) Dasani (Telugu) Sembarutti (Tamil) Oru (Bengali) Hibiscus (Nepali) Jasavandi (Marathi) Chemparatti (Malayalam) Anghare Hindi (Arabic) AnghareHindi (Persian) |
Total (Family) | Malvaceae |

Ayurvedic properties of Hibiscus (Gudhal ayurvedic properties of
Shortcoming (Dosha) | pacifies cough and pitta |
Juice (Taste) | bitter, astringent |
Property (Qualities) | dry, light |
Semen (Potency) | cold |
Vipak(Post Digestion Effect) | pungent |
Other (Others) | blood clot, blood vessel, column, contraceptive |

Medicinal benefits and uses of Hibiscus (Gudhal its benefits and uses)
Useful in relieving fever Hibiscus (Gudhal for fever)
- Many people are very troubled by fever due to cold and flu. If you want to get rid of fever, then to cure fever, consume 15 or 20 ml decoction of hibiscus root and leaves. This cures fever.
- Apart from this, consuming 4 or 8 grams of hibiscus flower solution mixed with sugar also helps in reducing the fever immediately.
To get rid of heart related diseases (Gudhal for the heart)
- For curing heart diseases take 100 hibiscus flowers, put them in a glass jar. Squeeze 23 lemons in it and keep it overnight. In the morning mash it and filter it through a cloth to extract the juice. Add 750 gram sugar candy, 150 gram extract of Gule Gajban, 300 ml sweet pomegranate juice and 150 ml orange juice to the juice and cook on low flame; when the syrup thickens, take it off the flame. Mix 200 mg musk, 3 grams amber, saffron and rose extract in it thoroughly. This sherbet gives peace to the heart and brain.
To get rid of phlegm Hibiscus
- If you are very troubled due to phlegm accumulation in the throat or lungs, then you should use hibiscus in this way, consuming 10 ml of hibiscus root juice 3 times a day helps get rid of phlegm.
To get rid of epilepsy (Gudhal for epilepsy)
- If any person is suffering from epilepsy, then if you give him hibiscus flower juice for a few days, he will get relief from this disease quickly.
To get rid of hemorrhoids (Gudhal for piles)
- Fry hibiscus buds in ghee. Add sugar candy and nagkesar to it. Consuming it in the morning is beneficial in dysentery and piles.
Useful in diabetes
- Nowadays people are very troubled due to this disease. By extracting juice from hibiscus leaves and consuming it, one gets relief from this disease in a few days.
Useful in menorrhagia Hibiscus
- This disease can also be cured by using Hibiscus. This is a disease that occurs in women and due to this disease women are often very troubled. Its use is considered very important to get rid of this. Therefore, by extracting the juice of Hibiscus leaves and its root and consuming it, one gets rid of this disease.
to make up for the loss of blood (Gudhal for anemia)
- Take one spoon of hibiscus flower powder with a cup of milk regularly in the morning and evening. This cures anemia in a few months. It gives strength to the body.
Useful in leprosy (Gudhal for leprosy)
- If you are very much troubled by leprosy, then applying the juice of hibiscus root gives relief from leprosy very quickly.
Use of Hibiscus for itching (Gudhal for itching)
- If you are very troubled due to itching due to any reason then applying a paste of hibiscus root powder will give you relief from itching.
in rat poison Hibiscus
- If you have been bitten by a rat and you need to remove its poison, then you should consume the juice of hibiscus flowers.
To get rid of baldness
- If your hair is falling out a lot and you are very worried about it, then you should try this. Grind hibiscus flowers in cow's urine and apply it on the head. Hair grows. This removes baldness.
Useful in dandruff hair problem Hibiscus
- You can also take advantage of hibiscus to get rid of dandruff. Mix equal quantity of sesame oil with hibiscus flower juice. Boil it. When oil is left, take it off and filter it. Fill it in a bottle. Applying this oil on the head eliminates dandruff from the hair.
- Grind hibiscus flowers and bhringraj flowers in sheep milk and store it in an iron vessel. After seven days, take it out and mix it with the juice of panchaang of bhringraj. Washing hair with this makes hair black.
- Grind hibiscus leaves and make a pulp. Apply it on the hair. Wash the hair after two hours. Doing this regularly nourishes the hair and also keeps the head cool.
- Mix equal quantity of olive oil with the juice of its fresh flowers and cook it on fire. When only oil is left, store it in a bottle. Applying it on hair daily till the roots makes hair shiny and long.
Useful in mouth ulcers (Gudhal for ulcers in the mouth)
- Clean and wash the hibiscus root. Cut it into one-inch pieces and keep them aside. Chew and spit out one piece 4 or 5 times a day. Mouth ulcers will heal in a day or two.
To increase memory power (Gudhal for increasing memory)
- Take equal quantity of Hibiscus flowers and leaves, dry them, grind them and make powder and fill it in a bottle. Drink one spoon of it every morning and evening. You have to drink it with a cup of sweet milk. It improves memory.
Useful in menstruation (Gudhal for menstrual cycle)
- If the discharge is excessive during menstruation, then you should use hibiscus in this way. Take 80 hibiscus flower petals, soak them in lemon juice and keep them in a glass container in an open place overnight. Mash and filter it in the morning. Add 600 grams of sugar and 1 bottle of pure rose water to it. Close it in two bottles and keep it in the sun for two days. During this keep shaking the bottle so that when the sugar dissolves well it becomes a sherbet. Its consumption is beneficial in excessive menstruation.
Use of Hibiscus in cough (Gudhal for cough)
- To treat cough and cold, take 12 ml of hibiscus root juice. Take it 4 times a day. It provides relief in cough and cold.
- Make a decoction of hibiscus root. Drinking 20 or 30 ml of it mixed with honey provides instant relief from cough.
having trouble sleeping (Gudhal for insomnia)
- If you are unable to sleep then try something like this. Take 80 hibiscus flowers. Break the green stem and soak the petals in lemon juice. Keep it in a glass vessel at some open place overnight. In the morning mash it and filter it. Add 700 grams of sugar and 2 bottles of good rose water in it. Close it in two bottles and keep it in the sun for two days. Keep shaking the bottles during this time. When the sugar candy dissolves well it becomes sherbet. Drinking 15 to 40 ml of this regularly gives relief in the problem of insomnia.
In Inflammation of the respiratory tract Hibiscus
- In case of inflammation in the windpipe, you can use hibiscus, it proves to be very beneficial for you. Use it in this way. Make a decoction of hibiscus flower. Consuming it in the amount of 10 or 20 ml cures the inflammation of the windpipe.
Useful in preventing pregnancy Hibiscus
- Grind the flowers of Adhatoda in Kanji. Add 60 grams of old jaggery to it. Eating it for three days during menstruation prevents a woman from conceiving. Consume it only as per the doctor's advice.
Useful for diarrhea (Gudhal for diarrhea)
- If you have diarrhea problem, then consuming 6 to 12 ml of hibiscus leaf juice helps relieve stomach pain and diarrhea.
Use in white water
- Often women are troubled by white discharge. To get rid of this problem, grind ten to twelve buds of Japa flower in milk and give it to the woman. Also use milk in food. This cures white discharge.
- Apart from this, fry 3 or 5 buds of hibiscus in ghee. Eat it with sugar candy in the morning for seven days and drink cow's milk. This is beneficial in white discharge.
- Soak Hibiscus Panchang in water overnight. Mash it in the morning and filter it. Mixing sugar candy in it and drinking it is beneficial in white discharge.
मधुमेह में प्रयोग (Gudhal for diabetes)
- मधुमेह के लिए नियमित आप इसकी 20 या 26 पत्तियों का सेवन शुरू कर दे ये आपकी डाइबिटीज का इलाज है| इससे आपको जल्दी से लाभ मिलता है|
आँख जलने की समस्या में (Gudhal for eyes)
- यदि आपकी आँखों में कुछ कचरा चला गया है और जलन हो रही है तो आपको कुछ इस तरह प्रयोग करके जल्द से छुटकारा पा सकते है| गुड़हल के कुछ फूल की पंखुड़ियां लेकर इसे नींबू के रस में भिगोकर कांच के बरतन में रात भर के लिए किसी खुले स्थान पर रख दें| सुबह मसलकर छान लें| इसमें 10 ग्राम मिश्री तथा 1 बोतल उत्तम गुलाब जल मिलाकर इसे दो बोतलों में बंद कर धूप में दो दिन तक रखें| इस दौरान बोतल को हिलाते रहें| मिश्री अच्छी तरह घुल जाने पर शरबत बन जाता है| इसे 10 से 30 मिली तक की मात्रा में पीने से आंखों की जलन में लाभ होता है| इसके साथ ही खाने की अरुचि, छाती की जलन, उन्माद, नाक से खून आने की समस्या में, पाचन संबंधित समस्या आदि का शमन होता है|
in the wound (Gudhal for wound)
- गुड़हल का तेल का इस्तेमाल खुले घाव को जल्दी भरने में मदद करता है| इसके साथ ही कैंसर से हुए घाव पर भी गुड़हल का तेल लगाने से काफी लाभ होता है| साथ ही ये कैंसर के लक्षणों में अगर गुड़हल का इस्तेमाल किया जाए तो यह उसे रोकने में मदद करता है।
कीडनी की समस्या में (Gudhal for kidney)
- गुड़हल को किडनी के लिए काफी फायदेमंद माना जाता है| कीडनी की हर समस्या का इलाज पाया जाता है| इसकी पत्तियो की चाय बनाकर पिने से कीडनी की समस्या से छुटकारा पाया जा सकता है|
गर्भाशय के लिए (Gudhal for uterus)
- गुडहल की जड़ और फूलो का काढ़ा बनाकर 30 या 50 मिली काढ़े को सुबह श्याम को लेने से गर्भ में पल रह शिशु की पुष्टि होती है|
सूजन और दर्द में उपयोगी (Gudhal for inflammation)
- यदि आपको किसी कारण चोट लग गई है और सूजन या दर्द हो रहा है तो गुडहल के पत्ते तथा फूलो को पीसकर प्रभावित स्थान पर लगाने से सूजन व दर्द ठीक होता है|
सुजाक रोग में उपयोगी Hibiscus
- गुड़हल की 12 पत्तियों को साफ जल में पीसकर छान लें| इसमें यवक्षार 6 ग्राम व मिश्री 23 ग्राम मिलाकर, इसकी थोड़ी-थोड़ी मात्रा में को सुबह-शाम दो बार पीने से सुजाक में लाभ होता है| फिर पहले दिन 1 फूल, दूसरे दिन दो फूल खाये ऐसा दस दिनों तक करें| फूल को बतासे या मिश्री के साथ खाएं| इसी तरह 1-1 फूल घटाते हुए दसवें दिन 1 फूल खाएं| इस दौरान स्वस्थ भोजन करें| नुकसान पहुंचाने वाली चीजों को नही खाये| इससे सुजाक में लाभ होता है|
Useful in white spots
- सफेद दाग के इलाज के लिए गुड़हुल के चार फूलों को सुबह शाम 1 वर्ष तक सेवन करें| इससे सफेद दाग में लाभ होता है|
- इसके अलावा जपा फूल की जड़ के चूर्ण में बराबर-बराबर मात्रा में कमल के फूल की जड़ का चूर्ण मिलाएं| इसमें सफेद सेमल की छाल का चूर्ण मिलाएं| इसे 3 या 4 ग्राम की मात्रा में जल के साथ सेवन करें| इससे सफेद दाग का इलाज होता है|
कोलेस्ट्रोल के स्तर को कम करने में Hibiscus
- गुडहल की पत्ती से बनी चाय से कोलेटरोल को कम करने में काफी प्रभावी है इसमें पाए जाने वाले तत्व अर्टरी में प्लैक को जमने से रोकते हैं जिससे कोलेस्टेरॉल का स्तर कम होता है|
In High blood pressure (Gudhal for high blood pressure)
- उच्च रक्तचाप को कम करने के लिए गुडहल की पत्तियों के सेवन किया जाता है| इसके सेवन से उच्च रक्तचाप में जल्दी से लाभ मिलता है
Helps in reducing weight (Gudhal for weight lose)
- यदि किसी भी व्यक्ति को बार – बार भूख लगती है और वह इसे निजात पाना चाहते है तो गुडहल की पत्तियों का सेवन करके इस समस्या से छुटकारा पा सकते है

Useful parts (Important parts of Gudhal)
- Root
- leaf
- Full
- leaf
- पुष्प कलिया
Intake quantity (Dosage of Gudhal)
- जूस -5 या 10 मिली
- चूर्ण -10 या 20 मिली
- क्वाथ -5 या 10 ग्राम