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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|Pimples}}, {{Uses|Indigestion}}, {{Uses|Boils}}, {{Uses|Wounds}}, {{Uses|Gonorrhoea}}, {{Uses|Venereal diseases}}, {{Uses|Cuts}}<ref name="Karnataka Medicinal Plants"/>
==Common 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 acuminate, serrate}}<ref name="Leaf"/> ===Flower==={{Flower|Bisexual|Axillary, solitary|Yellow|5|Pedicels to 2 cm long, filiform, articulated above the middle. Flowering from October to November}} ===Fruit==={{Fruit|Schizocarp||2.5 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 October to November|}} ===Other features=== ==List of Ayurvedic medicine in which the herb is used==[[Manasaamritha Vatika]]<ref name="Karnataka Medicinal Plants"/> ==Where to get the saplings====Mode of Propagation=={{Propagation|Seeds}}. ==How to plant/cultivate==Seed can be sown in late autumn/spring/summer. Either sow directly into ground or in a pot. Lightly cover with soil and keep moist until they begin to germinate<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).jpg Benda (in 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 Cultivation]</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== * '''English''' [https://www.flowersofindia.net/catalog/slides/Long-Stalk%20Sida.html Sida cordata on flowers of india]* [https://www.worldseedsupply.com/product/sida-cordifolia-bala- Heartleaf Fanpetalsseeds/ 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 'Hindi''BALA' - BhuiniiPlant]
[[Category:Herbs]]
[[Category:Malvaceae]]
