Hibiscus flowers come in several colors

There are two colors of hibiscus flowers, lavender and dark purple.

The hibiscus flower is the flower of Hibiscus mutabilis of the mallow family, taste sweet and bitter, cool in nature, can clear away heat and dampness, cool the blood and detoxification. Effective prevention and treatment of intestinal wind and diarrhea, red and white dysentery, bleeding hemorrhoids, lung-heat cough, coughing up blood, leucorrhoea, and so on.

The nutritional value of hibiscus flowers is very high, per 100 grams of edible parts containing 1.68 grams of protein, 0.19 grams of fat, 0.38 grams of total acid, 1.4 grams of crude fiber, 10.3 grams of dry matter, 2.10 grams of reducing sugar, vitamin C 24.6 milligrams of total amino acids 1.19 grams of iron 0.8 milligrams of calcium 60.6 milligrams of zinc 0.30 milligrams, and contains flavonoids active compounds and mucilage.

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The history of Chinese people eating hibiscus flowers has been recorded as early as in the Book of Songs. Frequent consumption of hibiscus flowers, can clear heat and dampness cool blood, detoxification, Tingzhou, Fujian people with hibiscus flowers and thin noodles and scallions, pan-fried, crunchy and tasty, commonly known as the "noodle flower", "flower frying". Huizhou mountain residents with hibiscus flowers cooked tofu to eat, the flavor is very fresh and delicious.

Hibiscus flower buds, eaten with a crisp texture. Fully bloomed hibiscus flowers, eaten smooth. Hibiscus flowers contain protein, fat, crude fiber and reducing sugar, vitamin C, amino acids, iron, calcium, zinc, etc., and contains flavonoids active compounds, antibacterial, in addition to free radicals, antioxidant capacity, as well as anticoagulant effect.

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