gossypium herbaceum

action	abortifacient, antiseptic, aphrodisiac, emmenagogue, expectorant, hemostat, lactogogue, oxytoxic, vulnerary
common name	cotton, levant cotton
family	malvaceae
indigenous use	koasati
range	brazil, chickasaw national recreation area, french guiana, haiti, iraq, kurdistan, mediterranean islands, mexico, spain, turkey
use	liniment
used to treat	dysentery, fever, fibroma (uterus), neuralgia, snake bite, tumor, women's ailments
comments	Chew the root to stimulate the sexual organs. It promotes the menstrual flow contracts the uterus during childbirth. Action on the uterus is similar to ergot.