About author : Dr. Ananta krushna palei*, Harisha C.R IPGT & RA, Gujarat Ayurveda University, Jamnagar, India *e-mail:ananta.krushna@gmail.com ABSTRACT Gossypium herbaceum Linn. known as Karpasa. Gossypium arboreum Linn., commonly known as Rakta Karpasa. both belongs to the family Malvaceae. Karpasa is widely used in Ayurveda for the treatment of diseases like post-puerperal haemorrhage, dysmenorrhoea, diarrhoea, hyperpiesia, dysentery etc. and for ... Read More »