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Shaggy cotton (Latin Gossypium hirsutum) - one of the most widespread species of the genus Cotton (Latin Gossypium) of the Malvaceae family (Latin Malvaceae). Born in Central America many millennia ago, Shaggy Cotton has spread throughout the tropical regions of the planet, as it is a source of natural fiber, which is actively used by humans for the production of tissues. In addition, the roots, leaves, flowers and seeds of the Cotton plant have been used since ancient times to treat a number of ailments in the human body.
What's in your name
This species has many names, since the Latin specific epithet "hirsutum" is a multifaceted word that means: "shaggy", "hairy", "hairy". He owes this epithet to his seeds, which nature has provided with long hairs.
And for the wide distribution of this species around the world, the plant is also called "Common cotton". Man began to cultivate this species several millennia ago. Today, 90 percent of the world's cotton production is produced from this species. A number of shaggy cotton varieties with different fiber lengths have been developed. The longer the fiber, the higher the quality of the fabric produced.
Another name is Mexican Cotton.
Description
Shaggy cotton is an annual herb up to one and a half meters high, resembling a shrub in appearance. The lower part of the erect stem is lignified.
Petiolate greenish leaves are wide, consisting of three lobes, located on the stem in the next order.
Quite large single flowers of Shaggy Cotton plant have a cup-shaped shape with large and bright petals, the color of which varies from white to yellow with a bright spot at the base, painted in purple or red.
The culmination of the growing season are fruit pods containing seeds surrounded by soft hairs called cotton fiber, for which a person cultivates the plant.
White gold
The value of cotton fiber is so high for humans that cotton is fondly called “white gold”. In the world market, cotton fabrics produced in India and Egypt, where cotton was cultivated for several millennia BC, are especially appreciated.
But the wonderful abilities of Shaggy Cotton are not limited to the production of cotton fiber.
Cottonseed oil
From the seeds of the plant, people extract cottonseed oil, which is used in the production of margarine, as well as cooking oil, along with other types of vegetable oils.
Healing abilities
Traditional Indian medicine and traditional healers of other countries consider Cotton plant as a "woman's medicine". For childbirth, women are given tea from the infused cotton roots before childbirth. This tea relieves the condition of women and promotes more successful fetal movement. Cotton plant root tea is even used by practicing herbalists, who claim that the roots contain a substance that effectively affects uterine contraction during childbirth. In addition, tea from the roots of Cotton plant stimulates regular menstruation, moreover, it acts on the human body gently and safely, without causing side effects.
Cotton plant roots and seeds are used to treat uterine fibroids and to fight other forms of cancer. Sticky tea made from raw or roasted seeds of the plant helps with bronchitis, dysentery, hemorrhages.
Cotton flowers, which act as a diuretic, also have healing powers. Vinegar tinctures from the leaves got rid of headaches.
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