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[[File:450px-Sida cordifolia 01.JPG|thumb|right|''Bala'', ''Sida cordifolia'']]
 
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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 native to India.
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'''Sida cordifolia''' is a perennial shrub of the mallow family Malvaceae and it is native to India. its seeds and root are used to make medicine.  
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'''Sida cordifolia''' or '''Bala'''  is a plant. The 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.
 
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==Uses==
 
==Uses==
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==Parts Used==
 
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{{Parts Used|Root}}, {{Parts Used|seed}}, {{Parts Used|Leaves}}.
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{{Parts Used|Roots}}, {{Parts Used|seed}}, {{Parts Used|Leaves}}.
  
 
==Chemical Composition==
 
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==Common names==
 
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{{Common names|kn=Hethutti, Bili kurunthotti|ml=Vellooram, Velluram|sa=Bala, Batyalaka|ta=Mayir-manikham|te=chirubenda|hi=Bariar, Kungyi Khareti, Kharenti|en=Country mallow}}
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{{Common names|kn=Hethutti, Bili kurunthotti|ml=Vellooram, Velluram|sa=Bala, Batyalaka|ta=Mayir-manikham|te=Chirubenda|hi=Bariar, Kungyi Khareti, Kharenti|en=Country mallow}}
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==Properties==
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Reference: Dravya - Substance, Rasa - Taste, Guna - Qualities, Veerya - Potency, Vipaka - Post-digesion effect, Karma - Pharmacological activity, Prabhava - Therepeutics.
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===Dravya===
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===Veerya===
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==Habit==
 
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==Identification==
 
==Identification==
 
===Leaf===
 
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{{Leaf|alternate|stipulate|The leaves are alternate, stipulate, paripinnate compound, very numerous, closely placed, rachis 8.8-12.5 cm long, narrowly furrowed, slender, pubescent, with an erect linear gland between the leaflets of each pair, leaflets 16-24, very shortly stalked 2-2.5 cm long 1-1.3 cm broad, slightly overlapping, oval oblong, obtuse, at both the ends}}.<ref name="Leaf"/>
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{{Leaf|serrate|Heart shaped| The leaves are truncate, 2.5-7 cm long and 2.5-5 cm broad, with 7-9 veins}}.<ref name="Leaf"/>
  
 
===Flower===
 
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{{Flower|bisexual|2.5 cm long|bright yellow|5-20|The racemes are few-flowered, short, erect, crowded in axils of upper leaves so as to form a large terminal inflorescence stamens barren; the ovary is superior, unilocular, with marginal ovules.}}
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{{Flower|Small|2.5 cm long|yellow or white in colour|Petals 5|solitary and axillaries; Calyx campanulate; lobes 5, triangular, densely pubescent outside. Petals 5, pale yellow. Stamens monadelphous and Plant flowers from August to December}}
  
 
===Fruit===
 
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{{Fruit|short legume|7.5–11 cm long, 1.5 cm broad|clearly grooved lengthwise, Lowest hooked hairs aligned towards crown|oblong, obtuse, tipped with long style base, flat, thin, papery, undulately crimpled, pilose, pale brown.|12-20 seeds}}
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{{Fruit|Loculicidal capsule|7.5–11 cm long, 1.5 cm broad|fruits are with 8 – 10 strongly reticulated mericarps, ciliate on the upper margins and fruiting from October to January.|12-20 seeds}}
  
 
===Other features===
 
===Other features===
  
 
==List of Ayurvedic medicine in which the herb is used==
 
==List of Ayurvedic medicine in which the herb is used==
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* [[Vishatinduka Taila]] as ''root juice extract''
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* [[Bala taila]]
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* [[Balarishta]]
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* [[Ksheerabala 101 taila]]
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<ref name="Ayurvedic preparations"/>
  
 
==Where to get the saplings==
 
==Where to get the saplings==
 
==Mode of Propagation==
 
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{{Propagation|Seeds}}.
  
 
==How to plant/cultivate==
 
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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 periods, one in the early monsoon and another in the late monsoon.<ref name="How to plant/cultivate"/>
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Prefers a lighter, sandy soil in a sunny position<ref name="How to plant/cultivate"/>
  
 
==Commonly seen growing in areas==
 
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{{Commonly seen|Tropical area}}, {{Commonly seen|Subtropical area}}, {{Commonly seen|Sandy soil area}}.
  
 
==Photo Gallery==
 
==Photo Gallery==
 
<gallery class="left" caption="" widths="140px" heights="140px">
 
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(Sida cordifolia) at Kambalakonda Wildlife Sanctuary 02.JPG
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(Sida cordifolia) at Kambalakonda Wildlife Sanctuary 04.JPG
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Country Mallow (Sida cordifolia) (17389129342).jpg
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Sida cordifolia (Bala) in Hyderabad, AP W IMG 9420.jpg
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Sida cordifolia (Bala) in Hyderabad, AP W IMG 9422.jpg
 
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<ref name="chemical composition">[http://citeseerx.ist.psu.edu/viewdoc/download?doi=10.1.1.679.2571&rep=rep1&type=pdf "Pharmacological"]</ref>
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<ref name="Leaf">[http://eol.org/pages/703261/details "Morphology"]</ref>
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<ref name="Leaf">[http://eol.org/pages/703261/details "eol.ord"]</ref>
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<ref name="How to plant/cultivate">[http://tropical.theferns.info/viewtropical.php?id=Sida+cordifolia "Cultivation Details"]</ref>
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<ref name="How to plant/cultivate">[https://www.prota4u.org/database/protav8.asp?g=pe&p=Senna+auriculata+(L.)+Roxb. "prota4u"]</ref>
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<ref name="Uses">[https://www.bimbima.com/ayurveda/herb-information-balasida-cordifolia/614/ " Medicinal Use and Health Benefits"]</ref>
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<ref name="Uses">[https://www.bimbima.com/ayurveda/herb-information-balasida-cordifolia/614/ "bimbima"]</ref>
 
 
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==External Links==
 
==External Links==
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* [http://www.planetayurveda.com/library/bala-sida-cordifolia Sida cordifolia on planet ayurveda]
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* [https://www.bimbima.com/ayurveda/herb-information-balasida-cordifolia/614/ Bala (Sida Cordifolia) Medicinal Use and Health Benefits]
  
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* [https://easyayurveda.com/2012/10/03/country-mallow-sida-cordifolia-ayurveda-details-health-benefits/ Sida cordifolia-uses, side effects]
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* [https://www.medindia.net/alternativemedicine/bala.asp Sida cordifolia on medindia,net]
  
 
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Latest revision as of 12:05, 13 June 2019

Bala, Sida cordifolia

Sida cordifolia is a perennial shrub of the mallow family Malvaceae and it is native to India. its seeds and root are used to make medicine.

Uses

Bleeding piles, Diarrhea, Fever, Gonorrhea, Aphrodisiac, wounds, Ophthalmia, Painful urination, Paralysis, headache, loss of voice[1]

Parts Used

Roots, seed, Leaves.

Chemical Composition

The following alkaloids were reported from S. cordifolia growing in India and β-phenethylamine, ephedrine, pseudo-ephedrine, S-(+)-Nb-methyltryptophan methyl ester, hypaphorine, vasicinone, vasicinol, choline, and betaine.

Common names

Language Common name
Kannada Hethutti, Bili kurunthotti
Hindi Bariar, Kungyi Khareti, Kharenti
Malayalam Vellooram, Velluram
Tamil Mayir-manikham
Telugu Chirubenda
Marathi NA
Gujarathi NA
Punjabi NA
Kashmiri NA
Sanskrit Bala, Batyalaka
English 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

Habit

perennial shrub

Identification

Leaf

Kind Shape Feature
serrate Heart shaped The leaves are truncate, 2.5-7 cm long and 2.5-5 cm broad, with 7-9 veins

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Flower

Type Size Color and composition Stamen More information
Small 2.5 cm long yellow or white in colour Petals 5 solitary and axillaries; Calyx campanulate; lobes 5, triangular, densely pubescent outside. Petals 5, pale yellow. Stamens monadelphous and Plant flowers from August to December

Fruit

Type Size Mass Appearance Seeds More information
Loculicidal capsule 7.5–11 cm long, 1.5 cm broad fruits are with 8 – 10 strongly reticulated mericarps, ciliate on the upper margins and fruiting from October to January. 12-20 seeds {{{5}}} {{{6}}}

Other features

List of Ayurvedic medicine in which the herb is used

[3]

Where to get the saplings

Mode of Propagation

Seeds.

How to plant/cultivate

Prefers a lighter, sandy soil in a sunny position[4]

Commonly seen growing in areas

Tropical area, Subtropical area, Sandy soil area.

Photo Gallery

  • (Sida cordifolia) at Kambalakonda Wildlife Sanctuary 02.JPG
  • (Sida cordifolia) at Kambalakonda Wildlife Sanctuary 04.JPG
  • Country Mallow (Sida cordifolia) (17389129342).jpg
  • Sida cordifolia (Bala) in Hyderabad, AP W IMG 9420.jpg
  • Sida cordifolia (Bala) in Hyderabad, AP W IMG 9422.jpg

References

  1. ↑ " Medicinal Use and Health Benefits"
  2. ↑ "Morphology"
  3. ↑ Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; no text was provided for refs named Ayurvedic preparations
  4. ↑ "Cultivation Details"

External Links

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