[[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|Pimples}}, {{Uses|Indigestion}}, {{Uses|Boils}}, {{Uses|Wounds}}, {{Uses|Gonorrhoea}}, {{Uses|Venereal diseases}}, {{Uses|Cuts}}<ref name="Karnataka Medicinal Plants"/>
Sida cordata is a perennial plant producing more ==Parts Used=={{Parts Used|Leaf}}, {{Parts Used|Root}}<ref name="Karnataka Medicinal Plants"/> ==Chemical Composition==The following alkaloids were reported from S. cordifolia growing in India β-phenethylamine, ephedrine, pseudo-ephedrine, S-(+)-Nb-methyltryptophan methyl ester, hypaphorine, vasicinone, vasicinol, choline, and betaine<ref name="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==Reference: Dravya - Substance, Rasa - Taste, Guna - Qualities, Veerya - Potency, Vipaka - Post-digesion effect, Karma - Pharmacological activity, Prabhava - Therepeutics.===Dravya=== ===Rasa===Tikta (Bitter), Madhura (Sweet)===Guna===Guru (Heavy), Snigdha (Unctuous)===Veerya===Shita (Cooling)===Vipaka===Madhura (Sweet)===Karma=== ===Prabhava=== ==Habit=={{Habit|Perennial herb}} ==Identification=====Leaf==={{Leaf|Cordate|Ovate|Leaves are acute or less herbaceousacuminate, procumbent stems up serrate}}<ref name="Leaf"/> ===Flower==={{Flower|Bisexual|Axillary, solitary|Yellow|5|Pedicels to 1 metre 2 cm long from a woody rootstock, filiform, articulated above the middle.The plant is harvested Flowering from the wild for local medicinal use and source of fibreOctober to November}} ===Fruit==={{Fruit|Schizocarp||2.The juice of the plant 5 mm long; mericarps 5, to 3 x 2 mm|Trigonous with rounded angles, apex shortly 2-beaked, completely enclosed in accrescent calyx|Seeds are 2 mm long, reniform, brownish-black|Fruiting season is applied October to boils and pimples.The root is tonic. The juice November|}} ===Other features=== ==List of Ayurvedic medicine in which the root herb is used ==[[Manasaamritha Vatika]]<ref name="Karnataka Medicinal Plants"/> ==Where to get the saplings====Mode of Propagation=={{Propagation|Seeds}}. ==How to treat indigestionplant/cultivate==Seed can be sown in late autumn/spring/summer. A paste of the root is applied as Either sow directly into ground or in a poultice pot. Lightly cover with soil and keep moist until they begin to remove pus from boils and woundsgerminate<ref name="How to plant/cultivate"/> ==Commonly seen growing in areas=={{Commonly seen|Grassy roadsides in china}}, {{Commonly seen|Uncultivated land}}, {{Commonly seen|Undergrowth in forest}}. ==Photo Gallery==<gallery class="left" caption="" widths="140px" heights="140px">Bekkina Tale Gida (Kannada- ಬೆಕ್ಕಿನ ತಲೆ ಗಿಡ) (3228959238). It is also used jpg Benda (in the treatment of gonorrhoea Telugu) (4122348702).jpg Bhuibala (Marathi- भुईबला) (9953416454).jpg Bhuinii (Hindi- भूइनी) (1990186664).jpg Bhumibala (Sanskrit- भूमिबल) (1990207924).jpg FM-Sida.cordata-Flr 01.jpg FM-Sida.cordata-Flr 02.jpg FM-Sida.cordata-Flr 03.jpg FM-Sida.cordata-Flr 04.jpg FM-Sida.cordata-Flr 05.JPG </gallery> ==References==<references> <ref name="chemical composition">[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sida_cordifolia Phytochemistry]</ref><ref name="Leaf">[https://indiabiodiversity.org/species/show/231135 Plant description]</ref><ref name="How to plant/cultivate">[http://herbalistics.com.au/product/sida-cordifolia-bala-seed/ Care and other venereal diseasesCultivation]</ref><ref name="Common names">Karnataka Medicinal Plants Volume - 2 by Dr.M. R. Gurudeva, Page No. 475</ref> <ref name="Karnataka Medicinal Plants">"Karnataka Medicinal Plants Volume - 2" by Dr.M. R. Gurudeva, Page No.478, Published by Divyachandra Prakashana, #45, Paapannana Tota, 1st Main road, Basaveshwara Nagara, Bengaluru. </ref></references> ==External Links== * [https://www.flowersofindia.net/catalog/slides/Long-Stalk%20Sida.The juice html Sida cordata on flowers of the leaves is used to treat cuts and woundsindia]* [https://www.worldseedsupply.com/product/sida-cordifolia-bala-seeds/ Sida cordata on world seed supply]* [https://www.researchgate.net/publication/282120237_Micro-Morphological_Study_of_'BALA'_Plant_Sida_cordifolia_L_Malvaceae_With_Special_Reference_to_Its_Propagation_Technique Micro-Morphological Study of 'BALA' Plant]
[[Category:Herbs]]
[[Category:Malvaceae]]
