japa :
Substitute:
Young leaves are sometimes used as a spinach substitute.Adultrants:
The drug powder is adulterated with H.schizopetalus Hook.f., H. mutabilis Linn. And Malvaviscusmollis DC. The genuine drug can be distinguished on the basis of various types of trichomes.Commercial value:
Retail market price – dried flowers – Rs. 50/- per kg (2001)
Amazon online – Dried flower -150/- 100gm
Powder - 180/- 100gm
The dried powder is used as shoe shine or polish hence its called as shoe flower.
Many of herbal tea powder contains hibiscus dry flower powder.
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