Salmalia, Silk Cotton tree Salmali (Stem-bark), Mocha (Ayurveda)Chevvilavu (Siddha)Na ga se sar; Pad ma ge sar (Tibetan)Mu Mian Hua (TCM, flower)Mochras (Unani) Salmalia malabaricaIllustrations of Indian Botany, Wight, 1840 Bombax ceibaBlanco, Flora de Filipinas. (1875) Fresh flower of Salmalia malabarica(Photo by Tlong Zhuhai, edited) (Wikimedia) Dried Flower of Salmalia (Adam, 2017) Botanical name: Salmalia malabarica (syn. Bombax ceiba, B. malabaricum, Gossampinus malabarica) Parts used: Root, Bark, Fruit, Flower, Bark Temperature & Taste: Cool, dry Uses: FLOWER1. Clears Heat, Stops Bleeding: (Ayurveda, TCM, Unani)-Hemoptysis (TCM)-Metrorrhagia, Flooding-Wounds, Internal Bleeding2. Clears Heat and Damp: (Ayurveda, TCM, Tibet)-Diarrhea, Dysentery-Rectal Prolapse; Leukorrhea,-all Hot disorders of the Lungs, Heart, Liver, Bile disorders (Tibet)3. Clears Heat, Resists Poison: (Ayurveda, TCM)-Toxic Sores, Skin Rashes, Eczema -applied to skin conditionsLEAF:-clears Heat and InflammationFRUIT-chronic inflammations of the Kidneys and Bladder-Kidney stonesSTEM BARK:-Clears Heat, Stops Bleeding; Heat-type bleeding, Dysentery with Blood-Burning feeling-Ulcers-promotes urine-paste is applied to skin conditions: acne, boils, eruptionsSEED:-Chicken Pox, Small Pox-chronic Cystitis and Heat diseases of the Urinary system-Stops Bleeding (Unani)GUM:-Stops Leakage: Spermatorrhea, Premature Ejaculation, Diarrhea, Dysentery-Stops Bleeding: Hemoptysis, Bleeding Piles, Uterine Bleeding, Menorrhagia-in tooth powders to strengthen the gums-Often used as a single medicine for these complaintsROOT:-increases Qi: low vitality, debility-aphrodisiac (with cow milk) (Ayurveda, Unani). Dose:…

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