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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.The juice of the plant is applied to boils and pimples.The root is tonic. The juice of the root is used to treat indigestion. A paste of the root is applied as a poultice to remove pus from boils and wounds. It is also used in the treatment of gonorrhoea and other venereal diseases.The juice of the leaves is used to treat cuts and wounds.
==Uses==
{{Uses|WoundsPimples}}, {{Uses|CutsIndigestion}}, {{Uses|SnakebitesBoils}}, {{Uses|Curing liver disordersWounds}}, {{Uses|Skin eruptionsGonorrhoea}}, {{Uses|BlotchesVenereal diseases}}, {{Uses|Pimples}}, {{Uses|Diarrhea}}, {{Uses|Sore throatsCuts}}<ref name="UsesKarnataka Medicinal Plants"/>
==Parts Used==
{{Parts Used|Dried FolaigeLeaf}}, {{Parts Used|Whole herbRoot}}.<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==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|shrubPerennial herb}}
==Identification==
===Leaf===
{{Leaf|SimpleCordate|Ovate|The leaves Leaves are divided into 3-6 toothed leafletsacute or acuminate, with smaller leaflets in betweenserrate}}.<ref name="Leaf"/>
===Flower===
{{Flower|UnisexualBisexual|2-4cm longAxillary, solitary|Yellow|5-20|Flowers Season is June - AugustPedicels to 2 cm long, filiform, articulated above the middle. Flowering from October to November}}
===Fruit===
{{Fruit|Schizocarp|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|With hooked hairsFruiting season is October to November|}}
===Other features===
==List of Ayurvedic medicine in which the herb is used==
==Where to get the saplings==
==How to plant/cultivate==
==Commonly seen growing in areas==
{{Commonly seen|Tall grasslandsGrassy roadsides in china}}, {{Commonly seen|meadowsUncultivated land}}, {{Commonly seen|Borders of forests and fieldsUndergrowth in forest}}.
==Photo Gallery==
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==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 Cultivation]</ref>
<ref name="Common names">Karnataka Medicinal Plants Volume - 2 by Dr.M. R. Gurudeva, Page No. 475</ref>
</references>
==External Links==
* [https://www.flowersofindia.net/catalog/slides/Long-Stalk%20Sida.html Sida cordata on flowers of india]
* [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]]