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[[File:Sida cordata (6188338792).jpg|thumb|right|'' Bhumibala'', ''Sida cordata'']]
'''Bhumibala''' or '''Sida cordata''' is a perennial plant producing more or less herbaceous, procumbent stems up to 1 metre long from a woody rootstock.The plant is harvested from the wild for local medicinal use / Ayurvedic medicine and source of fibre.
==Uses==
{{Uses|boilsPimples}}, {{Uses|pimplesIndigestion}}, {{Uses|indigestionBoils}}, {{Uses|boilsWounds}}, {{Uses|woundsGonorrhoea}}, {{Uses|gonorrhoea}}, {{Uses|venereal Venereal diseases}}, {{Uses|cutsCuts}}.<ref name="Karnataka Medicinal Plants"/>
==Parts Used==
{{Parts Used|barkLeaf}}., {{Parts Used|Root}}<ref name="Karnataka Medicinal Plants"/>
==Chemical Composition==
==Common names==
{{Common names|kn=Bekkinathale Gida, Bekkina thale gida|ml=Palkurunthotti, Vallikurunthotti, Nela-vaga|sa=Bhumibala, Nagabala|ta=Kurunthotti, Palampaci|te=Gayapuvaku, Benda, Tirunala|hi=Bhyunli, Bananiyar, Andiobal|en=Heart leaf}}<ref name="Common names"/>
==Properties==
==Habit==
{{Habit|perennial Perennial herb}}
==Identification==
===Leaf===
{{Leaf|Cordate|ovateOvate|Leaves areacute are acute or acuminate, serrate}}<ref name="Leaf"/>
===Flower===
{{Flower|UnisexualBisexual|2-4cm longAxillary, solitary|Yellow|5|axillaryPedicels to 2 cm long, filiform, solitary or in clusters at the ends of articulated above the branchesmiddle. Flowering from October to November}}
===Fruit===
{{Fruit|GloboseSchizocarp|7–10 |2.5 mm long; mericarps 5, to 3 x 2 mm (0.28–0.4 |Trigonous with rounded angles, apex shortly 2-beaked, completely enclosed in.) accrescent calyx|Seeds are 2 mm long pome|clearly grooved lengthwise, Lowest hooked hairs aligned towards crownreniform, brownish-black|Fruiting Time season is October - to November|Seeds brown}}
===Other features===
==List of Ayurvedic medicine in which the herb is used==
==Where to get the saplings==
==Commonly seen growing in areas==
{{Commonly seen|Scrub, grassy Grassy roadsides in china}}, {{Commonly seen|Uncultivated land}}, {{Commonly seen|undergrowth Undergrowth in forest}}.
==Photo Gallery==
==References==
<references>
<ref name="chemical composition">[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sida_cordifolia Phytochemistry]</ref><ref name="PhytochemistryLeaf">[https://indiabiodiversity.org/species/show/231135 Plant description]</ref> <ref name="LeafHow to plant/cultivate">[http://wwwherbalistics.efloraofgandhinagarcom.inau/herbproduct/sida-cordata cordifolia-bala-seed/ Care and Cultivation]</ref><ref name="eflora of gandinagarCommon names"]>Karnataka Medicinal Plants Volume - 2 by Dr.M. R. Gurudeva, Page No. 475</ref>
<ref name="How to plant/cultivateKarnataka Medicinal Plants">[http://herbalistics"Karnataka Medicinal Plants Volume - 2" by Dr.M.comR. Gurudeva, Page No.478, Published by Divyachandra Prakashana, #45, Paapannana Tota, 1st Main road, Basaveshwara Nagara, Bengaluru.au/product/sida-cordifolia-bala-seed/ "Care and Cultivation"]</ref>
</references>
[[Category:Herbs]]
[[Category:Malvaceae]]
