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[[File:450px-Sida cordifolia 01.JPG|thumb|right|''Bala'', ''Sida cordifolia'']] | [[File:450px-Sida cordifolia 01.JPG|thumb|right|''Bala'', ''Sida cordifolia'']] | ||
| + | '''Bala or Sida cordifolia''' ('ilima, flannel weed, bala, country mallow or heart-leaf sida) is a perennial subshrub of the mallow family Malvaceae native to India. | ||
'''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. | '''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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| + | Sida cordifolia is used in Ayurvedic medicine (Sanskrit:-BALA). Known as "malva blanca", it is a plant used in Brazilian folk medicine for the treatment of inflammation of the oral mucosa, blenorrhea, asthmatic bronchitis and nasal congestion.<ref name="uses"/> | ||
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| + | == References == | ||
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| + | <ref name="uses">[https://books.google.co.in/books?id=wH2C3PuOHzYC&pg=PA137&dq=%22Sida+cordifolia%22&redir_esc=y "Ayurvedic medicines"]</ref> | ||
| + | </references> | ||
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| + | == External Links == | ||
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| + | *[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sida_cordifolia Sida_cordifolia -Wikipedia] | ||
[[Category:Herbs]] | [[Category:Herbs]] | ||
Revision as of 20:52, 29 December 2016
Bala or Sida cordifolia ('ilima, flannel weed, bala, country mallow or heart-leaf sida) is a perennial subshrub of the mallow family Malvaceae native to India.
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.
Sida cordifolia is used in Ayurvedic medicine (Sanskrit:-BALA). Known as "malva blanca", it is a plant used in Brazilian folk medicine for the treatment of inflammation of the oral mucosa, blenorrhea, asthmatic bronchitis and nasal congestion.[1]
