3,513
edits
Note: This is a project under development. The articles on this wiki are just being initiated and broadly incomplete. You can Help creating new pages.
Changes
no edit summary
[[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 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"/>
== References ==
<references>
<ref name="uses">[https://books.google.co.in/books?id=wH2C3PuOHzYC&pg=PA137&dq=%22Sida+cordifolia%22&redir_esc=y "Ayurvedic medicines"]</ref>
</references>
== External Links ==
*[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sida_cordifolia Sida_cordifolia -Wikipedia]
[[Category:Herbs]]
