🔴 Abroma augustum

Traditional Herbs from Abroma augustum

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• Boil 5 g of ghost cotton root with 400 ml of water until it boils and the water is reduced to 100 ml.
• Cool and strain.
• Drink 2 times a day.

What is Abroma augustum Looks like??

Parts of Abroma augustum that could be used

• Leaves", "Bark", "Roots", "Sap", "Stems

Abroma augustum Distribution

Ghost cotton is widespread around East Asia (especially China), India, and Southeast Asia (Thailand, Vietnam, Malaysia, Indonesia and the Philippines). This plant is usually found in marginal forests and valleys in Southern China. Ghost cotton has uses as a local medicine, fiber plant, and is sometimes grown as an ornamental plant.
Agroecology of Abroma augustum
Grows in tropical areas at altitudes up to 1,200 m above sea level, with annual daytime temperatures of 26-31 °C. Average annual rainfall ranges from 1,500-3,000 mm/yr and is not tolerant of the dry season. It grows well in fertile, medium clay soil with a pH of 5-6 and has good drainage.
Morphology of Abroma augustum

• Taproot, brown.
• Fluffy stem, brown bark, and very fibrous.
• Single leaf, polymorphism (there are two or more leaf shapes on one tree), leaf shape is ovate, serrated, and Wavy. The leaves are alternate.
• Compound flowers, dark red, purple or yellow. Sepals lanceolate, petals barely exceeding the sepals, attached to the bud.
• Fruit bell shape or inverted cone, 5-winged, in the ends open and break apart according to space.
• Seeds many, small, blackish, covered with fine hairs.

Cultivation of Abroma augustum

• Propagation by seeds or cuttings.
• Fresh seeds are soaked in water for 15 minutes at a temperature of 28\u00b0C, and must be sown immediately. Sowing is done before the rainy season.

Abroma augustum, more details :

Chemical Content of Abroma augustum
Alkaloids, abromin, sterols, protocalechuic, friedelin, abromasterol, choline, betaine, glycosidic, taraxerol, lupeol, octacosanol, β- sitosterol, α-amyrin, masilinic acid.
Benefits of Abroma augustum
Treating uterine bleeding, fertility, diabetes, rheumatism, uterine disorders, sinusitis, gonorrhea, dermatitis, vaginal discharge, and facilitating menstruation.
Simplisia of Abroma augustum

• Prepare the roots of the ghost cotton and clean them of soil and dirt.
• Wash them thoroughly with running water.
• Cut the roots so they can dry easily.
• Dry them in the sun.
• After drying store it in a clean and airtight place.

Another Facts for Abroma augustum :

Synonym of Abroma augustum
Abroma alatum� Blanco, Abroma angulatum� Lam., Abroma angulosum� Poir.
Habitus of Abroma augustum
Bush. Annual shrub, reaching 1-4 m high
Habitat of Abroma augustum

• Riverside", "Forest", "Grassland