Steinmetz:Bombax

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Bombax malabaricum

Also known as (or relevant to)
Family
Bombaceae
English Names
  • Red silk cotton tree
Natural Habitat
  • tropical India (forests of eastern Himalaya
  • India
  • Burma
  • Ceylon
  • Indonesia)
  • China
Part(s) Used
  • Radix
  • Gummi
  • Pulpa
Constituent(s)
  • seed: oil (containing fatty acids); root: gum
Action
  • root: emetic
  • alterative
  • astringent
  • restorative
  • demulcent; cotton: after cleaning - used for surgical dressings
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