What is cotton root good for?
People use the bark of the root to make medicine. Don’t confuse cotton with cottonseed extract (gossypol). Cotton is used for nausea, fever, headache, diarrhea, dysentery, nerve pain, and bleeding. Women use cotton for menstrual disorders and symptoms of menopause. Gossypol is defined as a phenolic compound derived from the cotton plant, known for its male-specific antifertility effects by inhibiting spermatogenesis and sperm motility.
Is cotton safe to use?
Many conventional cotton fabrics retain pesticide residues, which can trigger skin irritation, allergies and even long-term health issues linked to hormone disruption and cancer – and children are especially sensitive. For farmers, exposure to these chemicals is even more dangerous. Cotton is used for nausea, fever, headache, diarrhea, dysentery, nerve pain, and bleeding. Women use cotton for menstrual disorders and symptoms of menopause. They also use it to bring on labor and childbirth, as well as to expel the afterbirth. Some women use cotton to improve breast milk production.