Gumamela in my Garden

Hibiscus or Gumamela. This is a flowering plant that Philippines has so many of it in any part of the country. This plant also grows in any tropical part of the world. There are so many uses of this plant. People use its flowers for landscaping, decor in the garden for landscaping shrubs and so bees and butterflies are even attracted to it. It has many colors in every country. It has white, red, pink, orange, yellow and so many combi colors.

Gumamela is a medicinal plant that we should have one in our garden. It serves as a first aid blood stopper from fresh wounds too. They mash it in a mortar and the extract that they get from it is what they use to put in the wound and let it dry for some minutes then wash it.

Gumamela or Hibiscus, this is one I have in my garden and I am growing more...It looks good in the garden too in the morning. It inspires me about the beauty of life and reminding me that Life has so many purposes like this flower. Children use this plant, the extract of it for bubbles...

It is also used in the paper making,food processing, tea making, and to believe the health benefits it could give us, it has Vitamin C too. The flowers itself can be used forlowering High blood pressureand is also believed to cure cough,wounds, cuts, hair loss or hair greying.

It can be processed into a hair shampoo and conditioner. Many believed that it helps to make the hair grow, as they have said it is one of the most effective hair growers.