Hibiscus Sabdariffa

Hibiscus Sabdariffa
L.
Jamaica sorrel (E); Roselle (E); Jamaica (CA); Cabitutu (Cu); Rosella (C); Vinuela (S) (Fig. 165. The swollen red calyces are used for making beverages, jellies, and jams. The leaves are used for potherbs, salads, and curries. The seeds are demulcednt, diuretic, and tonic, and are used in debility, dyspepsia, dysuria, and strangury. They contain oil and are eaten iin Africa. Uala Cuna toast the red fruits to make a coffee-like beverage. The name cabitutu translates to coffee flower.

EthnoBotanical Dictionary. 2013.

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