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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===

{{Leaf|alternateserrate|stipulateHeart shaped|The leaves are alternatetruncate, stipulate, paripinnate compound, very numerous, closely placed, rachis 82.85-12.5 7 cm long, narrowly furrowed, slender, pubescent, with an erect linear gland between the leaflets of each pair, leaflets 16-24, very shortly stalked 2-and 2.5 cm long 1-1.3 5 cm broad, slightly overlapping, oval oblong, obtuse, at both the endswith 7-9 veins}}.<ref name="Leaf"/>

{{Flower|bisexualSmall|2.5 cm long|bright yellowor white in colour|Petals 5-20|The racemes are few-floweredsolitary and axillaries; Calyx campanulate; lobes 5, shorttriangular, erectdensely pubescent outside. Petals 5, crowded in axils of upper leaves so as pale yellow. Stamens monadelphous and Plant flowers from August to form a large terminal inflorescence stamens barren; the ovary is superior, unilocular, with marginal ovules.December}}

{{Fruit|short legumeLoculicidal capsule|7.5–11 cm long, 1.5 cm broad|clearly grooved lengthwise, Lowest hooked hairs aligned towards crown|oblong, obtuse, tipped fruits are with long style base, flat, thin, papery, undulately crimpled, pilose8 – 10 strongly reticulated mericarps, pale brownciliate on the upper margins and fruiting from October to January.|12-20 seeds}}

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

{{Propagation|Seeds}}, {{Propagation|Cuttings}}.

Plants reach about 3 m height with 3.5 cm stem diameter in 2 years, in 4 years about 5 m height and 7 cm stem diameter. Flowering and fruiting is almost throughout the year, but in India there are usually two main flowering periodsPrefers a lighter, one in the early monsoon and another sandy soil in the late monsoon.a sunny position<ref name="How to plant/cultivate"/>

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

File:Odermennig(Sida cordifolia) at Kambalakonda Wildlife Sanctuary 02.JPG(Sida cordifolia) at Kambalakonda Wildlife Sanctuary 04.JPGCountry Mallow (Sida cordifolia) (17389129342).jpgFile:Agrimonia eupatoria02Sida cordifolia (Bala) in Hyderabad, AP W IMG 9420.jpg Image:Agrimonia eupatoria MHNT.BOT.2004.0Sida cordifolia (Bala) in Hyderabad, AP W IMG 9422.jpg

<ref name="chemical composition">[http://citeseerx.ist.psu.edu/viewdoc/download?doi=10.1.1.679.2571&rep=rep1&type=pdf "Pharmacological"]</ref><ref name="Leaf">[http://eol.org/pages/703261/details "eol.ordMorphology"]</ref><ref name="How to plant/cultivate">[httpshttp://wwwtropical.prota4utheferns.org/databaseinfo/protav8viewtropical.aspphp?gid=pe&p=SennaSida+auriculata+(L.)+Roxb. cordifolia "prota4uCultivation Details"]</ref><ref name="Uses">[https://www.bimbima.com/ayurveda/herb-information-balasida-cordifolia/614/ "bimbimaMedicinal Use and Health Benefits"]</ref>