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Hibiscus hispidissimus

Hibiscus hispidissimus

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To assess phytochemical with pharmacological studies of Hibiscus hispidissimus griff belong to family malavaceae. Preliminary phytochemical analysis reveals the presence of steroids, triterpenes, saponins, steroidal saponins and phenols. Evaluation of anti-inflammatory, anti-microbial with antioxidant action were performed on aerial parts of methan...

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... hispidissimus Griffith (synonym Hibiscus furcatus DC. non wild., Hibiscus aculcatus Roxb.non walter), locally as 'coffort root' or 'Big thicket Hibiscus' or 'Pine Hibiscus' in English and "Uppancham" in Malayalam. Has another name wild hibiscus (Hibiscus hispidissimus, 1854) belong to the family malavaceae shown in Figure 1 (India biodiversity portal, 2005). The plant is widely distributed in southwestern parts of India, South Africa, Sri Lanka, Myanmar and Thailand (Harborne, 1994). ...

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