Name: Abroma augusta (L.)L.f
- Common name: Devil’s cotton
- Vernacular name: Ulatkambal
- Family: Sterculiaceae
- Habit: Shrub or small tree
- Habitat: Found throughout the hot and humid parts of India.
- Flower:June to September
- Fruit: November to January
- Parts used: Roots ,bark,stem and leaves
- Distribution:Assam, Kashmir, Madhya Pradesh,maharastra, Rajasthan, Uttar Pradesh, Tamil Nadu.
- Uses: Antifertility agent.Leaves are useful in treating uterine disorders,diabetes pain of joints,headache and sinusitis.Root bark used as an menstrual flow and uterine tonic.