Table 1 Traditional uses of different parts of Cochlospermum tinctorium and scientific confirmation of their pharmacological activity

Abscesses and boils

Leaves

[8]

Not confirmed

Beriberi and burns

Rhizomes

[13, 21]

Not confirmed

Bilharzia

Rhizomes

[18]

Not confirmed

Bronchial infections

Roots

[13]

Not confirmed

Constipation

Flowers

[8]

Not confirmed

Convulsion

Roots

[13, 19]

Not confirmed

Diabetes mellitus

Roots

[16, 18]

Not confirmed

Diarrhoea

Leaves

[22]

Confirmed [22]

Pain and inflammation

Roots

[20]

Confirmed [20]

Fever and rheumatism

Roots

[8, 13]

Not confirmed

Helminthiasis, worms

Rhizomes

[8, 21]

Confirmed [23]

Infectious diseases

Roots

[17]

Confirmed [22, 24,25,26]

Gonorrhea and measles

Roots

[8, 16]

Not confirmed

Hepatitis and hemorrhoids

Roots and rhizomes

[8, 18]

Not confirmed

Indigestion, jaundice, labour

Roots

[13]

Not confirmed

Syphilis

Roots

[8]

Not confirmed

Leprosy, testicular inflammation

Not specified

[8]

Not confirmed

conjunctivitis, yellow fever

Not specified

[8]

Not confirmed

Liver diseases

Roots

[15]

Confirmed [6, 21, 27,28,29,30,31]

Malaria

Roots

[5]

Confirmed [5, 32,33,34]

Menstruation problem, orchitis and pneumonia

Roots

[13]

Not confirmed

Rickets and stomach pain

Rhizomes

[13, 21]

Not confirmed

Snake bite, urethral discharge

Roots

[13, 14]

Not confirmed

Ulcer

Roots

[14]

Confirmed [15]