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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.
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.
==Common nameParts Used=={{Parts Used|Flowers}}, {{Parts Used|Leaves}}.
== 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}}
===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]]