Bombax ceiba

The structure of shamimin isolated from the leaves of Bombax ceiba was determined by studies of the one-bond connectivities from the HMQC/HeteroCOSY spectrum... 

Use of Bombax ceiba leaves to reduce blood sugar levels is common in North Pakistan Saleem et al. tried an evaluation of the hypotensive activities (and hypoglycemic effect) of the shamimin, a new C-glycosylflavone isolated from this plant. This compound caused 81, 67, and 51%i falls in blood pressure at the doses of 15, 3, and 1 mg/kg, respectively. The effect lasted for 2 to 4 min. Shamimin also produced a significant hypoglycemic effect in Sprague-Dawley rats at the dose of 500 mg/kg the decrease remained constant for the next 4 h. Plasma sugar levels showed a decline of 26%. 

Saleem, R. et al.. Hypotensive, hypoglycaemic and toxicological studies on the flavonol C-glyco-side Shamimin from Bombax ceiba. Plant. Med., 65, 331, 1999. 

Spermatorrhea About 25 gm juice of Semal (Bombax ceiba) bark and 25 gm of mishri is given with 250 gm milk two times in a day (morning and evening) before having meals. 25-30... 

Audu-Peter JD, Bako W, Vandi JK. Granule properties of paracetamol made with Bombax ceiba gum. /Pharm Biores. 7 (1) 67744,2010. 

Kapok (Bombax malabaricum, Ceiba pentandra). This name is applied to a number of tropical trees of the bombax family. The oil is a byproduct of kapok fiber production. Its major component acids are palmitic (22%), oleic (21%), and linoleic... 

Kapok seed oil [Ceiba pentandra (Eriodendron anfractuosum) and Bombax malarbaricum (Indian kapok) Bombacaceae]... 

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