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<i>Bombax ceiba</i> Linn., a tree of ubiquitous occurrence, is characterized morphologically with sharp thorns, polyadelphous stamens and deciduous calyx; while anatomically it can be identified with concentric fibrous patches and rosette crystals of calcium oxalate. It is highly reputed in various traditional medicinal systems such as Ayurveda, Unani, Siddha and Traditional Chinese and Tibetan Medicine and considered as very good wound healer, tissue and bone regenerator, bowel-controller, anti-diarrheal, aphrodisiac, styptic agent and also useful in diseases such as kidney stones, burns and hyperpigmentation.