Habitat: Native to South America, particularly its north-western parts. Also cultivated in India.
English: Egyptian Cotton, Sea- Island Cotton.Ayurvedic: Kaarpaasa.Siddha/Tamil: Semparutthi.Folk: Kapaasa.
Action: Root—emmenagogue, oxytocic, abortifacient, parturient, lactagogue. Seed and leaf— antidysenteric. Seed—galacto- gogue, pectoral, febrifuge. Seed oil—used externally for clearing spots and freckles from the skin. Leaf—hypotensive, an- tirheumatic. Flower—used in hypochondriasis and bronchial inflammations.
The seed contains 26.2-27.9% protein; 1.22-2.42 free gossypol.... gracilaria lichenoides
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