Bombax CEIBA L.
| Synonym : | Salmalia malabarica DC. Bombax malabaricum DC. Bombax aculeatum L. Bombax heptaphyllum Cav. Gossampinus malabarica Merr. Melaleuca grandiflora Blanco Salmalia malabarica (Dc.) Schott |
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| Bangla Name : | Shimul, Shimul-tula, Lalshimul. ,Chamful Gaith (Tanchangya), Lakh Pine (Marma). |
| English Name : | Silk Cotton Tree |
| Family : | Bombacaceae |
| Disease : | Emetic, metrorrhagiaastringent, demulcent, tonic, alterative, haemostatic, aphrodisiac, diarrhoea, dysentery, menorrhagia, cough, leucorrhoea, stomatitis and burning of the body. |
| Description : | A large deciduous tree with tall trunk and spreading crown. Trunk and branches, particularly of young trees covered with large woody conical prickles. Leaves large, leaflets 3-7, palmately arranged, 15-30 cm long, petiole longer than the leaflets. Flowers large, yellow to bright red, numerous, fascicled at the end of the branches, appearing before the new leaves. Fruit 15-17.5 cm, oblong-obtuse, 5-valved, lined within with white silky hairs. |
| Distribution : | Throughout Bangladesh. |
| Chemical Constituents : | Stem and root bark contains lupeol, ?-sitosterol, naphthoquinone compound, phenolic substances, a lactone, 4 sesquiterpenes. Root yields triacontanol, ?- sitosterol and new glycosides. Flower petals, yield essential oil. It also contains hentriacontane, h |
| Uses : | The bark is emetic, used as a styptic in metrorrhagia. The gum is acrid, astringent, demulcent, tonic, alterative, haemostatic and aphrodisiac, useful in diarrhoea, dysentery, menorrhagia, cough, leucorrhoea, stomatitis and burning of the body. Root has s |
| Habit : | Tree |