Abelmoschus moschatus (Abelmosk, ambrette, annual hibiscus, Bamia Moschata, Galu Gasturi, muskdana, musk mallow,[2]musk okra,[2]ornamental okra, rose mallow, tropical jewel hibiscus,[2]Yorka okra) is an aromatic and medicinal plant in the family Malvaceae native to Asia and Australia.[2]
Musk mallow seed oil was once frequently used as a substitute in perfumes for animal musk; however, this use is now mostly replaced by various synthetic musks due to its high cost.
In her 1705 book the Metamorphosis Insectorum Surinamensium, Maria Sibylla Merian described how the young indigenous women would string the seeds on threads and wear the seeds as decoration on their arms. She also indicated that the Indigenous people used the seeds to fatten up their chickens.[3]
Culinary usesedit
It has many culinary uses. The seeds are added to coffee; unripe pods ("musk okra"), leaves and new shoots are eaten as vegetables.
Medicinal usesedit
Different parts of the plant have uses in Ayurveda herbal medicine, including as an antispasmodic and to treat gonorrhea.[4] However, use may result in phytophotodermatitis[citation needed] and it has not been proven safe for use during pregnancy and lactation.[5]
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abelmoschus, moschatus, abelmosk, ambrette, annual, hibiscus, bamia, moschata, galu, gasturi, muskdana, musk, mallow, musk, okra, ornamental, okra, rose, mallow, tropical, jewel, hibiscus, yorka, okra, aromatic, medicinal, plant, family, malvaceae, native, asi. Abelmoschus moschatus Abelmosk ambrette annual hibiscus Bamia Moschata Galu Gasturi muskdana musk mallow 2 musk okra 2 ornamental okra rose mallow tropical jewel hibiscus 2 Yorka okra is an aromatic and medicinal plant in the family Malvaceae native to Asia and Australia 2 Abelmoschus moschatus Scientific classification Kingdom Plantae Clade Tracheophytes Clade Angiosperms Clade Eudicots Clade Rosids Order Malvales Family Malvaceae Genus Abelmoschus Species A moschatus Binomial name Abelmoschus moschatusMedik Synonyms 1 List Abelmoschus abelmoschus L H Karst nom inval Abelmoschus betulifolia Wall Abelmoschus chinensis Wall Abelmoschus ciliaris Walp Abelmoschus cryptocarpus Walp Abelmoschus cubensis Walp Abelmoschus cucurbitaceus Walp Abelmoschus haenkeanus C Presl Abelmoschus marianus C Presl Abelmoschus palustris Walp Abelmoschus pseudoabelmoschus Blume Walp Abelmoschus roseus Walp Abelmoschus sublobatus C Presl Hibiscus abelmoschus L Hibiscus collinsianus Nutt ex Torr amp A Gray Hibiscus moschatus Medik Salisb Contents 1 Characteristics 2 Uses of the plant 2 1 Culinary uses 2 2 Medicinal uses 2 3 Other uses 3 References 4 External linksCharacteristics editThe seeds have a sweet flowery heavy fragrance similar to that of musk hence its specific epithet moschatus scientific Latin for musk Despite its tropical origin the plant is frost hardy citation needed Uses of the plant edit nbsp Musk mallow seed oil was once frequently used as a substitute in perfumes for animal musk however this use is now mostly replaced by various synthetic musks due to its high cost In her 1705 book the Metamorphosis Insectorum Surinamensium Maria Sibylla Merian described how the young indigenous women would string the seeds on threads and wear the seeds as decoration on their arms She also indicated that the Indigenous people used the seeds to fatten up their chickens 3 Culinary uses edit It has many culinary uses The seeds are added to coffee unripe pods musk okra leaves and new shoots are eaten as vegetables Medicinal uses edit Different parts of the plant have uses in Ayurveda herbal medicine including as an antispasmodic and to treat gonorrhea 4 However use may result in phytophotodermatitis citation needed and it has not been proven safe for use during pregnancy and lactation 5 Other uses edit In industry the root mucilage provides sizing for paper tobacco is sometimes flavoured with the flowers References edit The Plant List A Working List of All Plant Species Retrieved June 14 2014 a b c d Abelmoschus moschatus Germplasm Resources Information Network Agricultural Research Service United States Department of Agriculture Retrieved December 21 2017 Merian Maria Sibylla 1705 Metamorphosis Insectorum Surinamensium Amsterdam pp Plate 42 L D Kapoor 2000 Handbook of Ayurvedic Medicinal Plants Herbal Reference Library Taylor amp Francis ISBN 9780849329296 Wellness Library Ambrette Abelmoschus moschatus Archived from the original on 2018 06 12 Retrieved 2018 06 10 Brown Deni 1995 The Royal Horticultural Society encyclopedia of herbs amp their uses London Dorling Kindersley ISBN 0 7513 0203 1 External links editAbelmoschus moschatus Abelmoschus moschatus Abelmoschus moschatus Medicinal Plant Images Database School of Chinese Medicine Hong Kong Baptist University in Chinese in English Celtnet Spice Guide entry for Musk Mallow seeds including recipes Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Abelmoschus moschatus amp oldid 1212572638, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
