Effects of White Hibiscus syriacus L. Root Extracts as Functional Cosmetic Materials

Effect of Absolute From Hibiscus syriacus L. Flower on Wound Healing in Keratinocytes

BACKGROUND Proliferation and migration of keratinocytes are essential for the repair of cutaneous wounds. Hibiscus syriacus L. has been used in Asian medicine; however, research on keratinocytes is inadequate. OBJECTIVE To establish the dermatological properties of absolute from Hibiscus syriacus L. flower (HSF) and to provide fundamental research for alternative medicine. MATERIALS AND MET...

Plant mucilages. XL. A representative mucilage, "Hibiscus-mucilage SF," from the flower buds of Hibiscus syriacus.

A representative mucilage, named Hibiscus-mucilage SF, was isolated from the white flower buds of Hibiscus syriacus L. It was homogeneous on electrophoresis and gel chromatography. Its intrinsic viscosity value in aqueous solution was 26.0. It is mainly composed of partially acetylated acidic polysaccharide of molecular weight 1050000, and is composed of L-rhamnose : D-galactose: D-galacturonic...

Nonanoic Acid, an Antifungal Compound from Hibiscus syriacus Ggoma

The root of Hibiscus syriacus (Malvaceae) has been used for treatment of fungal diseases such as tinea pedis (athlete's foot). In this study, we investigated the antifungal constituent of the root of Hibiscus syriacus Ggoma, which was produced by a mutation breeding using gamma ray irradiation, and compared the antifungal activity of H. syriacus Ggoma and its parent type. According to the resul...

Aqueous extracts of Hibiscus sabdariffa as antimicrobials in foods

The triterpenoids of Hibiscus syriacus induce apoptosis and inhibit cell migration in breast cancer cells

BACKGROUND Breast cancer-related mortality increases annually. The efficacy of current breast cancer treatments is limited, and they have numerous side effects and permit high recurrence. Patients with estrogen receptor (ER)-negative or triple-negative breast cancer are particularly difficult to treat. Treatment for this type of cancer is lacking, and its prognosis is poor, necessitating the se...