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'''Bala or Sida cordifolia''' (ilima, flannel weed, bala, country mallow or heart-leaf sida) is a perennial shrub of the mallow family Malvaceae and it is native to India.'''Sida cordifolia''' or '''Bala''' is a plant. The its seeds and root are used to make medicine. Sida cordifolia contains ephedrine, which is an amphetamine-like stimulant that can cause harmful side effects. ... Some people use Sida cordifolia as a stimulant, painkiller, and tonic; and to increase urine production and raise sexual arousal. 

{{Parts Used|RootRoots}}, {{Parts Used|seed}}, {{Parts Used|Leaves}}.

{{Common names|kn=Hethutti, Bili kurunthotti|ml=Vellooram, Velluram|sa=Bala, Batyalaka|ta=Mayir-manikham|te=chirubendaChirubenda|hi=Bariar, Kungyi Khareti, Kharenti|en=Country mallow}} ==Properties==Reference: Dravya - Substance, Rasa - Taste, Guna - Qualities, Veerya - Potency, Vipaka - Post-digesion effect, Karma - Pharmacological activity, Prabhava - Therepeutics.===Dravya=== ===Rasa=== ===Guna=== ===Veerya=== ===Vipaka=== ===Karma=== ===Prabhava===

* [[Vishatinduka TailaBala taila]] as ''root juice extract''* [[Balarishta]]* [[Ksheerabala 101 taila]]<ref name="Ayurvedic preparations"/>

{{Commonly seen|Tropicalarea}}, {{Commonly seen|Subtropical plainsarea}}, {{Commonly seen|Sandy soilarea}}.