Cochlospermum
Golden Silk tree, White Silk Cotton tree
Samagh, Kateera (Unani)
Tanaku (Siddha)
Samagh, Kateera (Unani)
Tanaku (Siddha)
Illustrations of Indian Botany Supplement, Wight, 1831
Botanical name:
Cochlospermum gossypium (syn. C. religiosum)
Parts used:
Gum
Temperature & Taste:
Cool, dry. Sweet
Cochlospermum gossypium (syn. C. religiosum)
Parts used:
Gum
Temperature & Taste:
Cool, dry. Sweet
Uses:
1. Cool the Lungs, Stops Cough:
-Cough, Hoarseness
2. Clears Heat and Damp:
-diarrhea, dysentery
-burning urine, gonorrhea
-also for Heat of the Blood and Yin-deficient Heat
3. Strengthens Qi, Benefits Yin:
-sexual debility, general debility
-nourishes Semen
-widely used as a corrective of harsh and irritant medicines
DOSE:
1–3 grams
SUBSTITUTE:
It is a cheaper substitute for Gum Tragacanth in India and Unani Medicine; Tragacanth may be used in its place.
1–3 grams
SUBSTITUTE:
It is a cheaper substitute for Gum Tragacanth in India and Unani Medicine; Tragacanth may be used in its place.
Main Combinations:
1. Sexual stimulant, with Orchis (Satyrion) and Asparagus root
Cautions:
Main Preparations used:
Main Preparations used: