कण्टकाढ्या - Bombax malabaricum
Name - शाल्मलिः
Botanical name - Bombax malabaricum
Description - This consists of the gum of Bombax malabaricum DC. of the Bombacaceae. The tree is also known as Salmalia malabarica Schoot & Endl.
Chemical Constituents- It contains catechutanic acid
Use - The drug is astringent, haemostatic and tonic. It is used in the treatment of dysentery, diarrhoea and menorrhagia..