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Traditional remedy or use:
Used to make textiles, clothing. Seeds
were boiled or roasted and eaten, or
used to make flour or cooking oil. Was
used as an
emmenagogue,
abortifacient
and
antihemorrhagic.
Modern remedy or use:
Raw seeds are considered an aphrodisiac,
expectorant, laxative and
nervine. Used
to treat a variety of ailments including
flu, dysentery, rheumatism heavy
menstrual bleeding and endometriosis.
Comments:
Another species of this genus, Gossypium
herbaceum, has been used in China as a
male contraceptive. |
