Botanical name : Gossypium herbaceum Linn.
(G. indicum Tod.) (G. sanguineum Hassk.) (G. intermedium Tod)
Family : Malvaceae
SANSKRIT SYNONYMS
Karpasa
AYURVEDIC PROPERTIES
Rasa : Kashaya, Tikta
Guna : Lakhu.
Virya : Ushna
PLANT NAME IN DIFFERENT LANGUAGES
English : Common cotton, Indian cotton
Hindi : Kapas
Malayalam : Muripparutti, Chemparutti, Kattuparutti
Distribution – Cultivated throughout India
PLANT DESCRIPTION
A moderate sized shrub grows up to 3 m in height. Leaves simple, alternate, cleft upto half into 3-7 lobes, lobes broad, ovate, rotund, suddenly acute and gland dotted; flowers yellow with purple centre. Fruits rounded beaked capsules. Seeds usually with two coats of hairs, while grey or reddish brown in color
MEDICINAL PROPERTIES
Plant pacifies vitiated kapha, vata, arthritis, diarrhea, dysentery, skin diseases, amenorrhoea, dysmenorrhoea, flatulence, fever, burning sensation of the stomach, rheumatoid arthritis, liver disease, sexual weakness, and increases breast milk secretion.
Useful part : Roots, leaves, flowers, seeds.
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