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Abroma augusta (Malvaceae) is commonly known as Ulatkambal in Hindi, Devil's cotton in English and Kepashantu in Bahasa Malayu. It is widely distributed in Asia, South and East Africa and Australia [1]. The species is of Indo-Malaysian origin and it is found in Perak, Pahang, Selangor, and Kelantan States of Peninsular Malaysia. A. augusta is a small shrub with a long history of medicinal use in Ayurveda system. In India, the mother tincture of A. augusta is widely used in homeopathic medicine to treat uterine disorders and diabetes mellitus. Its root-bark is highly useful as uterine tonic and to treat amenorrhoea, dysmenorrhea, abortifacient and antifertility. Leaves are used for diabetes, rheumatic pains and headache with sinusitis. Leaves and stem are used as demulcent. Cool water extract of fresh leaves and stems is very efficacious in gonorrhoea [2-4] .

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