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Dr. Duke's Phytochemical and Ethnobotanical Databases
U.S. Department of Agriculture

 Gossypium arboreum (Malvaceae)

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Common name(s)
Algodon; Cotonnier; Cotonnier Des Indes

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List of Ethnobotany Plant
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Uses Country/Region Reference
Abortifacient Africa Ayensu, Edward S. 1978. Medicinal plants of West Africa. Reference Publications, Inc.
Ache(Ear) India(Santal) *
Ache(Head) Elsewhere *
Bite(Snake) Mexico Martinez, Maximino. 1969. Las Plantas Medinales de Mexico.
Brain Elsewhere *
Bruise Africa Ayensu, Edward S. 1978. Medicinal plants of West Africa. Reference Publications, Inc.
Convulsion India(Santal) *
Demulcent Elsewhere *
Dysentery Ghana Ayensu, Edward S. 1978. Medicinal plants of West Africa. Reference Publications, Inc.
Dysentery Elsewhere *
Dysentery Mexico Martinez, Maximino. 1969. Las Plantas Medinales de Mexico.
Emmenagogue Africa Ayensu, Edward S. 1978. Medicinal plants of West Africa. Reference Publications, Inc.
Emmenagogue Mexico Martinez, Maximino. 1969. Las Plantas Medinales de Mexico.
Emollient Elsewhere *
Expectorant Elsewhere *
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) *
Lactagogue Elsewhere *
Laxative Elsewhere *
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*Unless otherwise noted all references are to Duke, James A. 1992. Handbook of phytochemical constituents of GRAS herbs and other economic plants. Boca Raton, FL. CRC Press.