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==Uses=Food==={{Uses|Semen problems}}Bombax ceiba can be used in food. Young roots are roasted over fi re and eaten. Flower buds and fruits are cooked as vegetable, {{Uses|Leucorrhoea}}, {{Uses|Over bleeding petals used in menstruation}}, {{Uses|Acne}}, {{Uses|Skin blemish}}, {{Uses|Pigmentation}}, {{Uses|Wounds}}, {{Uses|Cold}}, {{Uses|Sore throats}}, {{Uses|Cough}}preparation of jam<ref name="Forest foods of Western Ghat"/>.

{{Parts Used|FlowersFlower}}, {{Parts Used|LeavesLeaf}}., {{Parts Used|Root}}, {{Parts Used|Bark}}<ref name="Karnataka Medicinal Plants"/>

Stem and root bark contains lupeol, β-sitosterol, naphthoquinone compound, phenolic substances, a lactone, 4 sesquiterpenes. Root yields triacontanol, β- sitosterol.<ref name="chemical composition"/>

{{Common names|kn=Marahatti, Kempu booruga|ml=Unnamurika|sa=Shalmali, Semul, Simul|ta=Sittan, Sanmali|te=Buruga|hi=Shalmali|en=Silk Cotton Tree, Kapok Tree}}

{{Fruit|oblong Oblong capsule|7–10 mm|Fruiting April onwards|A loculicidal, oblong capsule, 5-valved|manyMany}}

* [[Vishatinduka TailaShalmali ghrita]] as ''root juice extract'', [[Chandanasava]], [[Himasagara tailam]], [[Vigorex]], [[Gangadhara Churna]], [[Pushyanuga Churna]], [[Narasimha Lehya]], [[Palasugandi Lehya]], [[Abhayarishta]], [[Ushiraasava]], [[Jeevani]], [[Abhayalepa]]<ref name="Ayurvedic preparations"/><ref name="Karnataka Medicinal Plants"/>

==How to plant/cultivateCultivation Details==Seed - sown fresh, without pre-treatment, they have a high germination rate. Some reports suggest germination rates can be improved by pre-soaking the seeds for 12 hours prior to sowing <ref name="How to plant/cultivate"/>. Bombax ceiba is available through February to June<ref name="Forest foods of Western Ghat"/>. ==Season to grow==Summer ==Required Ecosystem/Climate==It cannot grow in the shade. It prefers dry or moist soil. ==Kind of soil needed==Light (sandy), medium (loamy) and heavy (clay) soils and prefers well-drained soil. Suitable pH: neutral and basic (alkaline) soils and can grow in very alkaline soils.<ref name="Kind of soil needed"/>

<references> <ref name="chemical compositionKind of soil needed">[httphttps://wwwpfaf.mpbd.infoorg/plantsuser/bombax-Plant.aspx?LatinName=Bombax+ceiba.php Kind of soil needed]</ref> <ref name="Chemical constituentsKarnataka Medicinal Plants"]>Karnataka Medicinal Plants Volume - 2” by Dr.M. R. Gurudeva, Page No.234, Published by Divyachandra Prakashana, #45, Paapannana Tota, 1st Main road, Basaveshwara Nagara, Bengaluru. </ref>

<ref name="LeafForest foods of Western Ghat">[https://indiabiodiversity.org/species/show/31106 "Morphology"]</ref><ref name="Cultivation detailsForest food for Northern region of Western Ghats">[https://pfafby Dr.org/user/PlantMandar N.aspx?LatinName=Bombax+ceiba "Cultivation details"]</ref><ref name="How to plant/cultivate">[http://tropicalDatar and Dr.thefernsAnuradha S.info/viewtropicalUpadhye, Page No.php?id=Bombax+ceiba "30, Published by Maharashtra Association for the Cultivation Details"]of Science (MACS) Agharkar Research Institute, Gopal Ganesh Agarkar Road, Pune</ref>

* [https://easyayurveda.com/2012/10/03/shalmali-silk-cotton-tree-ayurveda-use-formulations-home-remedies/ Bombax-uses, homeremediesHomeremedies, medicinesMedicines]