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