Ayurveda Initiative For Global Health

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  www.aprf.co.in