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Japa ( mandara) Hibiscus rosa sinensis, Malvaceae

Medical uses: 1. Leucorrhoea : 3-5 flowers of japa paste boiled in 100ml of milk till it reduced to 50ml added with little jaggery and 3 grams of yavani  (Trachyspermum ammi) should be given in leucorrhoea daily once. 2. Insomnia : The petals of the flowers of japa one part and six parts of water is mixed and heated on little flame and reduced to 1/4th part. Then jaggery is added to it and prepared into syrup. This is given in the dose of 10 ml for urinary diseases, Insomnia and  psychiatric ailments. 3. Hair fall: The juice of japa petals boiled in coconut oil till the water content of the mixture disappears. Application of this oil on head gives coolness to the entire body and a very effective remedy for hair fall. 4. Dandruff : The leaves are crushed well and squeezed to extract the mucilaginous content. This should be applied on head before 2 hours of head bath. It relieves dandruff and promotes hair growth. 5. Boils : The leaves and young flower buds paste of...