Hibiscus Flower,Nigeria price supplier

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Fine Image Ltd

Nigeria

Contact: Mr.Mukhtar Usman

Tel: 234-80-36133165

Number of Employees: 20 ~ 50

Business Type: Trade

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Origin:Nigeria

Hibiscus is an aromatic,
astringent and cooling herb that has diuretic properties and helps to lower
fever as well as providing vitamin C. The
flavour is a combination of sweet and tart, similar to cranberry. The flowers
have a tingy citrus flavour. In the Caribbean, it is used to enhance non-alcoholic fruit
drinks. Hibiscus flower is processed into hot and cold herbal beverages, jellies,
co

Hibiscus flower   is used both as fodder and fiber. Dried
hibiscus is edible, and is often a delicacy in Mexico. It can also be candied and
used as a garnish. The Roselle is used as a vegetable. Certain species of hibiscus
are also used more widely as a natural source of food coloring. It is also used
to improve odour, flavour , or appearance of tea
mixtures.

In China, the plant is used for
their oil and the plant is used for medicinal properties and in West Africa the
leaves and powdered seeds are a local foodstuff.

HIBISCUS TEA:

Tea made from hibiscus is known
by many names in many countries around the world and is served both hot and
cold. The beverage is known for its color, tanginess and flavour. In Jamaica,
Trinidad and Tobago and many other islands in the Caribbean, the drink is known
as sorrel (Hibiscus Sadariffa) the drink is popular at Christmas time.

Hibiscus tea is popular as a natural
diuretic (increases urine output). It contains vitamin C and minerals, and is
used traditionally as a mild medicine. People with kidney problem often take the tea without adding sugar for
its beneficial properties   and as a
natural diuretic.

In Egyptian weddings, hibiscus
tea is used as a toast.

A USDA 2008 survey study shows consuming hibiscus tea lowers
blood pressure in a group of pre-hypertensive and mildly   hypertensive adults.
Three cups of tea daily resulted in an average drop of 81mmhg in their systolic
blood pressure, compared to a 1.3 mmHg drop in the volunteers who drank the
placebo beverage.

In the Indian traditional
system of medicine, Ayurveda hibiscus,
especially red hibiscus is considered to have medicinal properties
.the roots are used to make various concoctions believed to cure ailments such as cough, hair loss or graying.

OTHER MEDICINAL USES OF HIBISCUS FLOWER:

It is used for treating loss of appetite,
colds, hearts and nerve disease, upper respiratory tract pain and swelling
(inflammation) fluid retention, stomach irritation and disorders of circulation;
for dissolving phlegm and as a laxative.

It is used in the treatment of
high BP, cholesterol and isolated systolic hypertension treatments.

As a hair treatment, the flowers
are boiled in oil along with other spices to make medicated hair oil. The
leaves and flowers are ground into a fine paste with a little water, and the
resulting lathery paste is used as a shampoo plus conditioner.

Hibiscus restores the hairs’
natural barrier, rehydrate the keratin fibers and regenerate its structure.

NUTRITIONAL DATA PER 100G RAW HIBISCUS PLANT:

Ash

0.51g

Calcium (ca

215mg

Carbohydrate, by difference

-
11.31g

Energy

205kj

Energy

49kcal

Iron, Fe

1.48mg

Magnesium, mg

51mg

Niacin

0.310mg

Phosphorus

p-37mg

Potassium K

208mg

Protein

0.96g

Riboflavin

0.028mg

Sodium, NA

6Mg

Thiamin

0.11mg

Total lipid(fat)

0.64g

Vitamin A,Iu

287iu

Vitamin A, RAE

14mcg-
RAE

Vitamin C, total Ascorbic Acid

12.omg

Water

86.58g

Source: www.hibiscusflower.com

SPECIFICATIONS:

Style: Raw

Visual: purple-red color

Aroma: Floral, berry-like aroma, free from objectionable off
odors

Texture: Lump free, free flowing particles

Moisture: 12%

Total ash: 10%

Acid insoluble ash: 1.5%

Salmonella: Negative

nfectionaries and other products.

Ash	0.51g
Calcium (ca	215mg
Carbohydrate, by difference	- 11.31g
Energy	205kj
Energy	49kcal
Iron, Fe	1.48mg
Magnesium, mg	51mg
Niacin	0.310mg
Phosphorus	p-37mg
Potassium K	208mg
Protein	0.96g
Riboflavin	0.028mg
Sodium, NA	6Mg
Thiamin	0.11mg
Total lipid(fat)	0.64g
Vitamin A,Iu	287iu
Vitamin A, RAE	14mcg- RAE
Vitamin C, total Ascorbic Acid	12.omg
Water	86.58g