Cochlospermum

Golden Silk tree, White Silk Cotton tree
Samagh, Kateera (Unani)
Tanaku (Siddha)

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Cochlospermum religiosum
Illustrations of Indian Botany Supplement, Wight, 1831

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Cochlospermum religiosum
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Botanical name:

Cochlospermum gossypium (syn. C. religiosum)

Parts used:

Gum

Temperature & Taste:

Cool, dry. Sweet

Uses:

1. Cool the Lungs, Stops Cough:

-Cough, Hoarseness

2. Clears Heat and Damp:

-diarrhea, dysentery
-burning urine, gonorrhea
-also for Heat of the Blood and Yin-deficient Heat

3. Strengthens Qi, Benefits Yin:

-sexual debility, general debility
-nourishes Semen
-widely used as a corrective of harsh and irritant medicines

Dose:

Powder: 1–3 grams

Substitute:

It is a cheaper substitute for Gum Tragacanth in India and Unani Medicine; Tragacanth may be used in its place.

Main Combinations:

1. Sexual stimulant, with Orchis (Satyrion) and Asparagus root

Cautions:

None noted

Main Preparations used:


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