Cotton wool

Cotton wool consists of silky fibers taken from

The first medical use of cotton wool was by Dr Joseph Sampson Gamgee at the Queen's Hospital (later the General Hospital) in Birmingham, England. Although cotton wool is called cotton wool it is actually not wool at all. It is from the cotton plant. Most cotton comes from India, The United States, or China. Cotton plants prefer heavy soil to grow well. Good locations, such as seasonally dry tropical areas, or subtropics are perfect.

References

• Absorbent and medicated surgical dressings, J. S. Gamgee, in The Lancet, London, 24 January 1880

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