Pankaj Oudhia’s Notes on Cochlospermum religiosum (L.) Alston [Kirtikar, Kanhoba Ranchoddas, and Baman Das Basu. "Indian Medicinal Plants." Indian Medicinal Plants. (1918)].

Pankaj Oudhia’s Notes on Cochlospermum religiosum (L.) Alston [Kirtikar, Kanhoba Ranchoddas, and Baman Das Basu. "Indian Medicinal Plants." Indian Medicinal Plants. (1918)].

Pankaj Oudhia

Introduction

Based on Ethnobotanical surveys since year 1990 in different parts of India Pankaj Oudhia has documented vital information about Medicinal Plants mentioned in the famous publication by Kirtikar and Basu (1918). Through this research document Pankaj Oudhia has tried to present original document with additional notes. For complete paper with pictures, Interactive Tables, Video and Audio clips please visit pankajoudhia.com

For original publication by Kirtikar and Basu (1918) please visit https://archive.org/details/indianmedicinalp01kirt

103. Coehlospermum, Gossypium, D. G. h.f.b.i.,

I. 190.

Syn. : — Bombax gossypium, Linn. Roxb. 515.

Vern. :— Kumbi, gabdi, ganiar, galgal, gangal (H.) ; Hopo

(Santal.) ; Gulgal (Kol.) ; Gangam (Gond.) ; Kantapalas (Uriya) ;

Kumbi (Pb.); Gajra, Kumbi (U. P.) ; Gungu, kong, gondugogu

(Tel); Tanku, Kongillam (Tarn.); Bettatovare, arisina burga

(Kan.) ; Chimapunji (Mai.) ; Ganeri (Bhil) ; Kadachogund (Guj.);

Kalir-gond, kathalya gonda (Alar) ; Sisibaha, Udal (Chutia Nag-

pur). Katire, (Hindi).

For the gum : — Nat-Ka-Katera, Nat-Ka-Katera-gond,

(Deck.); Katera (EL); Tanaku-pishin (Tarn.) ; Kondagogu-banka,

Konda-gogu-pisunu (Tel.) ; Shima-pangi-pasha (Mai.)

For the cotton: — Pili-Kapas-Ki-rul, Katere-Ki-jhar, Kiriu

(Deck.) ; Tanaku-paruthi (Tarn.) ; Konda-gogu-pathi (TeL) ;

Shima-pangi-paruthi (Mai.).

Habitat : — Dry hills, Garwal, Bundelkhund, Behar, Orissa

and the Deccan ; also commonly planted near temples.

A small deciduous tree, with a few short thick spreading

branches. "Bark 1 in. thick, fibrous, deeply furrowed ; inner

substance red. Wood extremely soft, greyish-brown ; no heart-

wood. Pores large, scanty, often subdivided into compart-

ments. Medullary rays broad, visible on a radial section as

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long rough plates" (Gamble). Branchlets tomentose. Leaves

near the ends of the branchlets, palmately 5-lobed, 4-9 in. diam.,

lobes shortly acuminate entire, grey-tomentose beneath, old

leaves glabrous. Petioles slender, 4-6 in. Flowers 4-5 in.

diam.; golden yellow in few-flowered terminal panicles. Sepals

silky. Petals obovate, notched. Capsules pear-shaped, 3-4 in.

long, 5-lobed. Flowers— February- April. Seeds covered with

a kind of silk-cotton, called the "Kapok" fibres of India.

Parts used : — The gum and cotton. [Pankaj Oudhia’s Comment: All parts are used as medicine.]

Uses : — The gum has been proposed as a substitute for

tragacanth. It is used in coughs, also in gonorrhoea (Indian

Medical Gazette, 1875, p. 39).

In Patna, the dried leaves and flowers are used as sti-

mulants. (Irvine, p. 78).

[Pankaj Oudhia’s Comment: In over 35000 Beeja based Herbal Formulations Cochlospermum is added as tertiary ingredient. These Formulations are used for treatment of Diabetes and associated troubles. In treatment of Diabetes over 12000 Withania based Formulations are used. In these Formulations Cochlospermum is added as quinary ingredient. In over 36000 Tribulus based Formulations Cochlospermum is added as denary ingredient. These Formulations are used for treatment of Diabetes complication. In over 75000 Neem based Formulations Cochlospermum is added as octonary ingredient. These Formulations are used for treatment of old wounds. The Traditional Healers are well aware of Cochlospermum excess, overdose and toxicity. They use hundreds of formulations to manage it. Please see Tables Cochlospermum-1 to Cochlospermum-350 for details.]

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Oudhia, Pankaj (2014). Pankaj Oudhia’s Notes on Cochlospermum religiosum (L.) Alston [Kirtikar, Kanhoba Ranchoddas, and Baman Das Basu. "Indian Medicinal Plants." Indian Medicinal Plants. (1918)]. www.pankajoudhia.com