BOTANICAL NAME: Gossypium herbaceum Linn
FAMILY: Malvaceae
CLASSICAL CLASSIFICATION
Charaka- Brimhaneeya
Shushruta- Vata samshamna
Bhava prakasha- Guduchyadi varga
ENGLISH NAME: Cotton plant
COMMON NAME:
Hindi: Kapasi
Punjabi: Kapas
Kannad: Hatti
REFERENCE: BHAVAPRAKASH SAMHITA with link e Nighantu:
https://niimh.nic.in/ebooks/e-Nighantu/bhavaprakashanighantu/?mod=read
कार्पासी तुण्डकेरी च समुद्रान्ता च कथ्यते |
कार्पासकी लघुः कोष्णा मधुरा वातनाशिनी |
तत्पलाशं समीरघ्नं रक्तकृन्मूत्रवर्धनम् ||१३०||
तत्कर्णपीडकानादपूयास्रावविनाशनम् |
तद्बीजं स्तन्यदं वृष्यं स्निग्धं कफकरं गुरु ||१३१||
HABITAT: Gujarat, Madhya pradesh, West Bengal, Maharashtra.
BOTANICAL DESCRIPTION: It is a shrub nearly glabrous or more or less hairy. Leaves cordate, usually with a gland on the under surface of the mid rib, stipules ovate, lanceolate. Peduncle shorter than the petiole. Petals obovate or cuneate. Calyx truncate much shorter than the bracteoles. Seeds 5-7 in each cell. Cotton white rarely yellowish or overlying a greenish or greyish down.
AYURVEDIC CHARACTERSTICS:
| RASA | GUNA | VEERYA | VIPAKA | PRABHAVA | DOSHGHNTA |
| Madhura | Guru, Snigdha | Sita | Madhura | Aphrodisiac, improves vigor | Vatapittasamak (seeds), Vatapittavardhaka(rootbark) |
AYURVEDIC ENERGETICS:
| TASTE | PROPERTY | POTENCY | POST DIGESTIVE EFFECT | EFFECT ACTION | DOSHA ACTION |
| Sweet | Heavy,
unctuous |
Cold | Sweet | Vajikarna | Pacifying vatta and pitta |
MAJOR CHEMICAL CONSTITUENTS: Fixed oil, resin and sterols.
THERAPEUTIC USES:
- Bloating and constipation-Seeds are used.
- Promote lactation- Seeds of cotton plant are used to promote lactation.
- Uterus contractions- Root bark in the dose of 30-50 ml .
- Inflammation and ulcers- Seed paste is applied externally.
INDICATION
Daha Burning sensation, Srama Tiredness, fatigue, Bhranti Dizziness, Murccha Fainting, Stanyaksya Promote lactation.
USEFUL PART: Root, Root Bark, flowers, seeds, Cotton.
DOSAGE: 3-6 g of the drug in powder form.
AYURVEDIC FORMULATION:
Karpasashvadi Taila