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@article{ART002081814},
author={Seema Rani and Khaleequr Rahman and Arshiya Sultana},
title={Ethnomedicinal and pharmacological activities of Mochrus (Bombax ceiba Linn.): An overview},
journal={CELLMED},
issn={3022-6805},
year={2016},
volume={6},
number={1},
pages={2-2}

TY - JOUR
AU - Seema Rani
AU - Khaleequr Rahman
AU - Arshiya Sultana
TI - Ethnomedicinal and pharmacological activities of Mochrus (Bombax ceiba Linn.): An overview
JO - CELLMED
PY - 2016
VL - 6
IS - 1
PB - Cellmed Orthocellular Medicine and Pharmaceutical Association
SP - 2
EP - 2
SN - 3022-6805
AB - Traditional system of medicine mentioned the use of plants in treatment of various human ailments. Mochrus (Bombax ceiba Linn.) is one of the medicinal plants used in Unani medicine since time immemorial. It is a very tall tree with approximately 150 feet height. It is widely found in temperate Asia, tropical Asia, Africa and Australia. In India, it can be found at altitudes up to 1500 m. In peninsular India, the tree is very common in the dry as well as moist deciduous forests and near rivers. It is reported to possess qabiz (constipative); mujaffif (siccative); muqawwi rehm (uterine tonic); nafi sailan rehm (beneficial in leucorrhea); mumsik wa mughalliz mani (increase consistency of semen); muallide mani (production of semen); habise tams (amenorrhoic); dafi fasaad khoon wa safra (purifies blood and bile); taskeen hiddat aza (hotness of organs); muqawi asnan wa lissa (tonic to teeth and gums) etc. Ethnobotanical studies prove that it is used in diarrhoea, asthma, impotency, boils, wounds, leprosy, pimples and many other skin diseases. It is an anthelmintic remedy since ancient time. Pharmacological studies like hypotensive, antioxidant, analgesic, anti-inflammatory, antipyretic, antiangiogenic, anti- bacterial, cytotoxic, hepatoprotective, diuretic, anthelmintic, anticancer, spermatogenic and anti-helicobacter pylori activities have been evaluated for various parts of this plant that confirms to its use in classical medicine.
KW - ethnomedicinal;Mochrus;traditional;pharmacological
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Seema Rani, Khaleequr Rahman and Arshiya Sultana. (2016). Ethnomedicinal and pharmacological activities of Mochrus (Bombax ceiba Linn.): An overview. CELLMED, 6(1), 2-2.

Seema Rani, Khaleequr Rahman and Arshiya Sultana. 2016, "Ethnomedicinal and pharmacological activities of Mochrus (Bombax ceiba Linn.): An overview", CELLMED, vol.6, no.1 pp.2-2.

Seema Rani, Khaleequr Rahman, Arshiya Sultana "Ethnomedicinal and pharmacological activities of Mochrus (Bombax ceiba Linn.): An overview" CELLMED 6.1 pp.2-2 (2016) : 2.

Seema Rani, Khaleequr Rahman, Arshiya Sultana. Ethnomedicinal and pharmacological activities of Mochrus (Bombax ceiba Linn.): An overview. 2016; 6(1), 2-2.

Seema Rani, Khaleequr Rahman and Arshiya Sultana. "Ethnomedicinal and pharmacological activities of Mochrus (Bombax ceiba Linn.): An overview" CELLMED 6, no.1 (2016) : 2-2.

Seema Rani; Khaleequr Rahman; Arshiya Sultana. Ethnomedicinal and pharmacological activities of Mochrus (Bombax ceiba Linn.): An overview. CELLMED, 6(1), 2-2.

Seema Rani; Khaleequr Rahman; Arshiya Sultana. Ethnomedicinal and pharmacological activities of Mochrus (Bombax ceiba Linn.): An overview. CELLMED. 2016; 6(1) 2-2.

Seema Rani, Khaleequr Rahman, Arshiya Sultana. Ethnomedicinal and pharmacological activities of Mochrus (Bombax ceiba Linn.): An overview. 2016; 6(1), 2-2.

Seema Rani, Khaleequr Rahman and Arshiya Sultana. "Ethnomedicinal and pharmacological activities of Mochrus (Bombax ceiba Linn.): An overview" CELLMED 6, no.1 (2016) : 2-2.