Hibiscus

In this blog I am sharing alittle about what is in our multiracial Malaysia, food ,dance,malaysian slang and etc. Here now I wish to share about my country's national flower.

Its impossible to not notice their loud colour with brilliant anthers and stigmas shooting out of the petals like bursting fireworks. That’s our National Flower, the Hibiscus, or what we called Bunga Raya in Bahasa Malaysia. Let’s study a little Bahasa Malaysia, shall we? ‘Bunga’ means flower while ‘Raya’ means great, grand or large. And if we put in the affixes me- and -kan, ‘merayakan’ means to celebrate. A pretty glorious name for a flower, right?

Bunga Raya is Malaysia’s national flower, as declared by Tunku Abdul Rahman on 1960 due to its abundance throughout Malaysia. Their bold red colour symbolizes courage, while the 5 petals symbolizes the 5 Rukun Negara (National Principles of Malaysia). Bunga Raya is believed to be introduced into Malaya around the 12th Century as an ornamental plant, possibly from China, as their scientific name literally means “Rose of China”. The origin of the plant is believed to be from Hawaii.

Besides being our national flower BUNGA RAYA has many healing power.

1.Antioxidant benefits

2.Drinking hibiscus tea can significantly reduce high blood pressure in people with type 2 diabetes.

3.Hibiscus is a safe remedy to take with no proven adverse reactions or drug interactions.

Isn’t our National Flower interesting? Well, hopefully you’ll appreciate them more the next time you see them