Latin Name: Gossypium hirsutum
Alternate Names: Upland Cotton, Mian Hua Gen (Chinese)
Family: MALVACEAE
Parts Used: Root bark, seeds.
Properties: Abortifacient, Antibacterial, Antitumor, Antitussive, Antiviral, Aphrodisiac, Emmenagogue, Galactagogue, Hemostatic, Nutritive, Oxytocic, Parturient, Uterine Tonic, Yang Tonic.
Internal Uses: Dysmenorrhea, Endometriosis, Flu, Frigidity, Impotence, Malaria, Ovarian Cancer, Uterine Fibroids, Uterine Inflammation
Internal Applications: Tea, Tincture, Capsules.
The seeds, not bark, are effective as [...]