Gossypium HERBACIUM L.
| Synonym : | Gossypium albescens Raf. Gossypium chinense Fisch. & Otto ex Steud. Gossypium croceum Buch.-Ham. Gossypium paniculatum Blanco Gossypium purpureum Raf. |
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| Bangla Name : | Karpash Tula, Tula. |
| English Name : | Cotton. |
| Family : | Malvaceae |
| Disease : | Abortifacient,demulcent, laxative, expectorant,aphrodisiac, emmenagogue ,galactagogue,dysmenorrhoea,menstruation,stimulates,menstruation and menstrual. |
| Description : | : A small, woody, annual shrub. Leaves almost reniform, distinctly cordate-auriculate, 3-5-7 lobed. Inflorescence proliferous, forming many lateral spurs that carry two or more flowers. Bracteoles 3, equalling the capsule, ovate-rotund, top incised into long irregular teeth. Flowers large, yellow with purple claws. Capsules ovoid, acuminate. |
| Distribution : | Cultivated. |
| Chemical Constituents : | Leaves, flowers, roots, stem and seed oil contain an active constituent, a sesquiterpene pigment, called gossypol (a dimeric naphthalene derivative), which causes infertility in men. Other constituents of various parts of the plant include flavonids, quer |
| Uses : | Flower extract is used as an abortifacient and to induce menstrual flow. Seeds are demulcent, laxative, expectorant and aphrodisiac. Roots are emmenagogue and galactagogue, useful in dysmenorrhoea and suppression of menstruation. Root bark stimulates uter |
| Habit : | Shrub |