UPLAND COTTON GOSSYPIUM HIRSUTUM

UPLAND COTTON (Gossypium hirsutum L.) +

Synonyms :
G. hirsutum subsp. latifolium (Murray) Roberty, G. hirsutum var. punctatum (Schumach. & Thonn.) Roberty, G. jamaicense Macfad., G. lanceolatum Tod., G. mexicanum Tod., G. morrillii O. F. Cook & J. Hubb., G. palmeri G. Watt, G. punctatum Schumach. & Thonn., G. purpurascens Poir., G. religiosum L., G. schottii G. Watt, G. taitense Parl., G. tridens O. F. Cook & J. Hubb. Species are not necessarily distinguishable, activities and indications are often lumped; see, e.g., JFM.

Activities (Upland Cotton) :
Abortifacient (1; CRC; FNF; PH2); Aphrodisiac (f; PH2); Astringent (f; CRC); Contraceptive (1; CRC; PH2); Cytostat (1; PH2); Diuretic (f; CRC); Emmenagogue (1; AHP; CRC); Emollient (f; CRC); Hemostat (f; CRC); Hypercholesterolemic (1; PH2); Hypertriglyceridemic (f; PH2); Hypocholesterolemic (f; PH2); Lactagogue (f; CRC); Oxytocic (f; CRC); Uterotonic (1; AHP); Vasoconstrictor (f; CRC).

Indications (Upland Cotton) :
Asthma (f; CRC); Bite (f; PH2); Bleeding (f; CRC); Bronchosis (f; CRC); Cancer (1; CRC; FNF); Cancer, abdomen (f; JLH); Cancer, breast (f; JLH); Cancer, colon (f; JLH); Cancer, nose (f; JLH); Cancer, uterus (f; JLH); Childbirth (f; HHB; PH2); Climacteric (f; PH2); Cold (f; JFM); Constipation (f; PH2); Cough (f; PH2); Cramp (f; JFM); Cystosis (f; PH2); Diarrhea (f; CRC); Dysentery (f; CRC; JFM); Dyslactea (f; JFM; PH2); Dysuria (f; JFM); Earache (f; JFM); Enterosis (f; JFM); Epilepsy (f; PH2); Fever (f; HHB; JFM); Fibroid (1; CRC; FNF); Gonorrhea (f; PH2); Headache (f; CRC; PH2); Hemorrhoid (f; CRC; JFM); High Blood Pressure (f; JFM); High Cholesterol (f; PH2); Hypochondria (f; CRC); Inflammation (f; JFM); Laryngosis (f; JFM); Pain (f; JFM); Polyp (f; CRC; FNF); Pulmonosis (f; JFM); Rheumatism (f; JFM); Snakebite (f; PH2); Tumor (1; CRC; FNF); Uterosis (f; CRC; FNF); UTI (f; JFM); Water Retention (f; CRC).

Dosages (Upland Cotton) :
100 g root/1 liter water, reduced by boiling to 0.5 liter, take 50 g liquid every half hour (dangerous formula for abortion, CRC); 3 leaves in 1 liter water for hypertension (JFM); 6–8 g seed/150 g water or milk, 3 ×/day as lactagogue (f; JFM); 1–2 tbsp fluid extract during childbirth (HHB).

Contraindications, Interactions, and Side Effects (Upland Cotton) :
Class 2b (AHP). Contraindicated in urogenital irritation or tendency to inflammation; may sterilize men (AHP). “Hazards and/or side effects not known for proper therapeutic dosages” (PH2). Drug is toxic due to gossypol. Animals fed seed press cakes for 3–4 weeks showed enterosis, gastrosis, hematuria, jaundice, nephritis, and ophthalmic disorders (PH2).