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Can hibiscus improve eyesight?

The nutritional value of hibiscus is higher than its medicinal value. Since ancient times, hibiscus flower has been a traditional Chinese medicine for clearing away heat and purging fire, inducing diuresis and cooling blood. In addition to hibiscus, the bark, roots and fruits of hibiscus can be used as medicine. It can be said that hibiscus is the treasure of the whole body. In the days between summer heat and solar terms, hibiscus flowers picked in sunny mornings can be used as medicine after drying. The medicinal hibiscus flower is called hibiscus flower, which has many functions: directly decocting with water can treat hemorrhoid bleeding and wind-heat eye diseases; Adding the same amount of rock sugar decoction can cure dysentery; Decocting honey with water can cure red and white dysentery; The same amount of hibiscus, Patrinia scabiosaefolia and Celosia cristata can cure leucorrhea; Dry hibiscus flowers in the shade and grind them into powder, and take them with aged rice soup to treat nausea. In natural medicinal chemistry, hibiscus has been proved to contain effective components such as sapogenin, isovitexin and saponin. It can inhibit the growth of pathogenic bacteria such as Staphylococcus aureus and Typhoid Bacillus, and has a good effect on treating diarrhea due to intestinal wind, hematemesis and bleeding, head wind deviation and hemorrhoid proctoptosis.