Bombax ceiba | |
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| Common name | Silk cotton tree |
| Botanical Name | Bombax ceiba |
| Vernacular name | English-Silk cotton tree Hindi-Semar Gujarati-Shemalo Sanskrit-Raktapuspa |
| Family | Bombaceae |
| Class | Magnoliopsida |
| Parts of plant used | Stem bark |
| Chemical Constituents | Saponin, Tanin and Gum |
| Therapeutic uses | The exudate is taken orally to treat diahorrea and worms, |