Indian cotton (Gossypium indicum)

印度棉yìn dù miánYindumian

Gossypium indicum · Plant

Gossypium, standing in for Gossypium indicum
This photo shows Gossypium, not Gossypium indicum: Wikimedia Commons has no freely licensed photo of it. Photo: H. Zell, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons.
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Indications
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With studies in people

Cautions

Contains gossypol which can affect male fertility; caution with hormone-sensitive conditions; limited safety data.

Indications

What AcuiQ’s herb catalogue lists Indian cotton for. The list carries no source and is an index, not a prescription.

Inflammation Syndrome

TCM actions

What the catalogue says Indian cotton does in the terms of Chinese medicine theory. These describe the herb, not a condition.

Benefit AntimicrobialBenefit AntioxidantBenefit MenstruationBenefit Skin

In the literature

PubMed records whose title or abstract names Gossypium indicum and the indication, and how many of those are indexed as studies in people. A record names the two together; it does not show that one treats the other, and most are laboratory or animal work.

  • Benefit Antimicrobial0 records
  • Benefit Antioxidant0 records
  • Benefit Menstruation0 records
  • Benefit Skin0 records
  • Inflammation Syndrome0 records