REVIEW ON HIBISCUS PLANTIFOLIUS

Abstract

Medicinal plants or botanical medicines have been used traditionally by mankind for the
prevention and treatment of various ailments. The plant kingdom plays a vital role in the life of human beings
and animals. The plants are the major source of various compounds that are
widely used in pharma industries and other nutraceutical sectors. Hibiscus Plantifolius is a
climber under Malvaceae family. This is one of the much unexplored medicinal plants. The
present work has been taken up to review the plant Hibiscus Plantifolius focusing on its
taxonomical, pharmacological, chemical, biochemical, and ethno medicinal uses and to
contribute this knowledge for further extensive studies on this plant.