कण्टकाढ्या – Bombax malabaricum

 

Name – शाल्मलिः

Botanical name – Bombax malabaricum

Description – This consists of the gum of Bombax malabaricum DC. of the Bombacaceae. The tree is also known as Salmalia malabarica Schoot & Endl.

Chemical Constituents- It contains catechutanic acid

Use – The drug is astringent, haemostatic and tonic. It is used in the treatment of dysentery, diarrhoea and menorrhagia..