The total anthocyanins content of Hibiscus species.

Hibiscus is an evergreen herbaceous plant which belongs from Malveceae family and it contains several hundred species through the world. The aim of our study was to investigate the total anthocyanins content of three species of Hibiscus (H. sabdariffa and Hibiscus syriacus, blue and yellow) in order to use it in the future in the field of dermatology and pharmacology. Between these three species of Hibiscus considered by this study, the one with the highest anthocyanins content was H. sabdariffa (361.37±5.32 mg cyaniding-3-glucoside/100 g). Knowing the bioactive compounds from plant extracts, these can be used in the desired direction with maximum efficiency.