LEVANT COTTON
Common name	Levant cotton
Botanical Name	Gossypium herbaceum Linn.
Vernacular name	English-Cotton plant seed Hindi-Kapasa Gujarati-Kapas Sanskrit-Tundakesi
Family	Malvaceae
Class	Dicotyledonae
Parts of plant used	Seed
Chemical Constituents	Resin, sterols and fixed oils
Therapeutic uses	Used as after birth to expel the placenta and to increase the lactation, as well as for gastrointestinal issues, such as hemorrhages and diarrhea, for nausea, fevers and headaches. And also used for food, feed or oil extraction.