Bombax ceiba L. Family : Malvaceae Common name : Simili

Bombax ceiba L.

Family : Malvaceae

Common name : Simili

(Photo credit - Malaya Prithwiraj Sahoo)

Medicinal uses -

🍁 The root is used as sweet, cooling, stimulant, restorative, astringent.

🍁 It is useful in dysentery, influenza, burning sensation, menorrhagia 

🍁 Bark is mucilaginous, demulcent, emetic, & tonic. 

🍁 Flowers are astringent and good for skin troubles and hemorrhoids. 

🍁 Seeds are useful in treating gonorrhea and chronic cystitis. 

Sugimani Marndi

Biodiversity and Conservation Lab. 

Ambika Prasad Research Foundation

Cuttack, Odisha 

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