Liber Herbarum Minor (English)
The incomplete reference-guide to Herbal medicine

Rev.11-03-2021

Levant cotton

Plant

Family

Malvaceae

English

Levant cotton, Arabian cotton, Cotton, Cotton plant, Cotton root

Latin

Gossypium herbaceum Linnaeus, Gossypium zaitzevii Prokhanov, Gossypium herbaceum

Plantparts

Cortex, foliage, Juice of leaves, Leaf, Oil from kernel, Root cortex, Roots, Seeds, Unspecified

Diseases & Uses

Ungrouped Diseases & Uses

abdominal discomfort, Abdominal pain, Alleviating, Anti-diarrheic, antidiarrhetic, Anti-diarrhoeal, Antidiarrhoeic, Antifebrile, Anti-pyretic, Antiulcer, aperient, aphrodisiac, catharic, Cathartic, Cephalagia, Cephalalgia, Demulcent, diaorrhea, diarrhea, diarrhoea, diuretic, Dysuria, Expectorant, Expellant of phlegm, Febrifugal, febrifuge, Gastritis, headache, Headaches, head pains, Icterus, Increases sexual desire, inflammation in stomach, inflammation of stomach, Jaundice, laxative, Love drug, mitigating, movements of the bowel, Mucolytic agent, nerve tonic, Nervine tonic, painful urination, palliative, purgative, Pyretic, reduce fevers, relieves fevers, scorpion bite, scorpion bites, Scorpion sting, Scorpion Stings, snakebite, Snake bites, soothes headaches, Stomach inflammation, Ulcerous sores, ulcers, Used in the treatment of snake bites

Women's diseases

Abortifacient, Abortion, abortive, Absence of a menstrual period, Aids milk flow in nursing mothers, Amenorrhea, Amenorrhœa, Amenorrhoea, Amenorrhœa, Amenorrhoea, Emmenagogue, Encourages breast milk, encourages menstruation, Ensures good milk supply, Galactagogue, galactopoietic, increase milk sekretion in women, induce abortion, Lactagogue, Metrorrhagia, Milk production stimulant, promotes the flow of milk, promote the onset of menstruation, stimulate milk production, stimulates menstruation, stimulate the flow of milk, stops bleeding of the uterus, uterine bleeding, Uterine haemorrhage, Uterine hemorrhage, Vaginal bleeding, Vaginal hemorrhage

TCM - Traditional Chinese medicine

TCM MERIDIAN: NA, Traditional Chinese medicine, Used in traditional Chinese medicin

Local (Geographical) use

Phytomedical used in Northeastern Brazil, Phytomedical used on Andaman and Nicobar Islands, Phytomedical use in Cyprus, Phytomedical use in Nepal, Phytomedical use in the Guianas (Guyana, Suriname, French Guiana)

Ingredients

 Apocynin, gossypol, histamine, Isoquercetin, L-Histidine, mucilage, Trimethylglycine, Vegetable oil

Source: LiberHerbarum/Pn0659

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