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Alternate English names: red cotton tree flower

Kingdom: Plant

Origin in unofficial sources: Bombax malabrica DC. [= B. ceiba L.; Gossampinus malabarica (DC.) Merr.]

Use: Medicinal

Properties: Sweet*; cool*.

Actions and indications: Clears heat; disinhibits dampness; resolves toxin; stanches bleeding. Treats diarrhea; dysentery; flooding; sore-toxin; bleeding from incised wounds.

Dosage and method: Oral: Decoct (6–9g).

Production area: Guǎngdōng, Guǎngxī, Fújiàn, Táiwān, Yúnnán – wild and cultivated.

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