Ethnobotanical Plant Gossypium arboreum | Dr. Duke's Phytochemical and Ethnobotanical Databases

Common Name

Algodon; Cotonnier; Cotonnier Des Indes

Activities

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Uses for this plant.
Click on column headings to sort table by that column. *Unless otherwise noted all references are to (Duke, 1992)
Activity	Country/Region	Reference
Abortifacient	Africa	Ayensu, Edward S. 1978. Medicinal plants of West Africa. Reference Publications, Inc.
Ache(Ear)	India(Santal)	Duke, 1992 *
Ache(Head)	Elsewhere	Duke, 1992 *
Bite(Snake)	Mexico	Martinez, Maximino. 1969. Las Plantas Medinales de Mexico.
Brain	Elsewhere	Duke, 1992 *
Bruise	Africa	Ayensu, Edward S. 1978. Medicinal plants of West Africa. Reference Publications, Inc.
Convulsion	India(Santal)	Duke, 1992 *
Demulcent	Elsewhere	Duke, 1992 *
Dysentery	Elsewhere	Duke, 1992 *
Dysentery	Ghana	Ayensu, Edward S. 1978. Medicinal plants of West Africa. Reference Publications, Inc.
Dysentery	Mexico	Martinez, Maximino. 1969. Las Plantas Medinales de Mexico.
Emmenagogue	Mexico	Martinez, Maximino. 1969. Las Plantas Medinales de Mexico.
Emmenagogue	Africa	Ayensu, Edward S. 1978. Medicinal plants of West Africa. Reference Publications, Inc.
Emollient	Elsewhere	Duke, 1992 *
Expectorant	Elsewhere	Duke, 1992 *
Fibroma(Uterus)	Mexico	Hartwell, J.L. 1967-71. Plants used against cancer. A survey. Lloydia 30-34.
Hemostat	Mexico	Martinez, Maximino. 1969. Las Plantas Medinales de Mexico.
Labor	India(Santal)	Duke, 1992 *
Lactagogue	Elsewhere	Duke, 1992 *
Laxative	Elsewhere	Duke, 1992 *