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Bombax ceiba - Kutasalmali

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Shalmali is a genus of mainly tropical trees in the mallow family. They are native to western Africa, the Indian subcontinent, Southeast Asia, as well as subtropical regions of East Asia and northern Australia. Distinguish from the genus Ceiba which has whiter flowers.
Common names for the genus include silk cotton tree, simal, red cotton tree, kapok, and simply bombax. In Chinese they are known as Mumian (Chinese: 木棉; pinyin: mùmián), meaning "tree cotton". Currently four species are recognised, although many plants have been placed in the genus that were later moved.
The genus is best known for the species B. ceiba, which is widely cultivated throughout tropical and sub-tropical regions of the world. It is native to southern and eastern Asia and northern Australia.
Bombax species are used as food plants by the larvae of some Lepidoptera species including the leaf-miner Bucculatrix crateracma which feeds exclusively on Bombax ceiba==Uses=={{Uses|semen problems}}, {{Uses|Leucorrhoea}}, {{Uses|Over bleeding in menstruation}}, {{Uses|Acne}}, {{Uses|skin blemish}}, {{Uses|pigmentation}}, {{Uses|Wounds}}, {{Uses|Cold and cough}}, {{Uses|Sore throats}}.
==Common nameParts Used=={{Parts Used|Flowers}}, {{Parts Used|Leaves}}.
* '''English''' ==Chemical Composition==Stem and root bark contains lupeol, β- Red cotton treesitosterol, naphthoquinone compound, phenolic substances, a lactone, 4 sesquiterpenes. Root yields triacontanol, β- sitosterol<ref name="chemical composition"/>
== External Links Common names=={{Common names|kn=|ml=Unnamurika|sa=Shalmali, Semul, Simul|ta=Sittan, Sanmali|te=Buruga|hi=Shalmali|en=Silk Cotton Tree, Kapok Tree}}
[https==Properties==Reference://enDravya - Substance, Rasa - Taste, Guna - Qualities, Veerya - Potency, Vipaka - Post-digesion effect, Karma - Pharmacological activity, Prabhava - Therepeutics.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bombax Bombax-Wikipedia]===Dravya===
===Rasa===
Kashaya (Astringent)
===Guna===
Laghu (Light), Snigda (haevy)
===Veerya===
Sheeta (cold)
===Vipaka===
Madhura (Sweet)
===Karma===
 
===Prabhava===
 
==Habit==
{{Habit|Deciduous Tree}}
 
==Identification==
===Leaf===
{{Leaf|Simple|Digitate|Leaf Shape is Oblong-lanceolate or elliptic and Leaf Arrangement is Alternate -spiral}}<ref name="Leaf"/>
 
===Flower===
{{Flower|Unisexual|2-4cm long|Yellow|5-20|Solitary, paired or clustered; blood red. Flowering from April-March}}
 
===Fruit===
{{Fruit|oblong capsule|7–10 mm|Fruiting April onwards|A loculicidal, oblong capsule, 5-valved|many}}
 
===Other features===
 
==List of Ayurvedic medicine in which the herb is used==
* [[Vishatinduka Taila]] as ''root juice extract''
 
==Where to get the saplings==
==Mode of Propagation==
{{Propagation|Seeds}}, {{Propagation|Cuttings}}.
 
==How to plant/cultivate==
A plant of the tropical, humid lowlands<ref name="How to plant/cultivate"/>
 
==Commonly seen growing in areas==
{{Commonly seen|Hot, dry river valleys}}, {{Commonly seen|at elevations below 1,400 metres}}, {{Commonly seen|Humid lowland deciduous forests}}.
 
==Photo Gallery==
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Image:Agrimonia eupatoria MHNT.BOT.2004.0.jpg
</gallery>
 
==References==
 
<references>
<ref name="chemical composition">[http://www.mpbd.info/plants/bombax-ceiba.php "Chemical constituents"]</ref>
 
<ref name="Leaf">[https://indiabiodiversity.org/species/show/31106 "Morphology"]</ref>
 
<ref name="How to plant/cultivate">[http://tropical.theferns.info/viewtropical.php?id=Bombax+ceiba "Cultivation Details"]</ref>
</references>
 
==External Links==
* [http://www.flowersofindia.net/catalog/slides/Silk%20Cotton%20Tree.html Bombax on flowers of india]
* [http://www.sanctuaryasia.com/photography/photofeature/9775-bombax-ceiba--one-tree-a-universe-by-raman-kulkarni.html Bombax Ceiba – One Tree, A Universe By Raman Kulkarni]
* [https://easyayurveda.com/2012/10/03/shalmali-silk-cotton-tree-ayurveda-use-formulations-home-remedies/ Bombax-uses, homeremedies, medicines]
* [https://www.bimbima.com/mens-health/medicinal-use-of-semal-or-silk-cotton-tree/1480/ Medicinal Use Of Semal Or Silk Cotton Tree]
[[Category:Herbs]]
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