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Botanical Name :
Sida cordifolia
Sanskrit Name :
Bala, Vatya
English Name :
Country Mallow
Family : Malvaceae
Description of
Sida cordifolia:
S.cordifolia is found in moist places throughout tropical
and sub-tropical India and Nepal ascending to an altitude of
1,050 m.
A small, downy, erect shrub, with long branches, sometimes
rooting at the nodes. The leaves are ovate, or ovate-oblong,
very downy on both surfaces; the flowers are tawny-yellow or
white; the fruit shows a pair of awns on each carpel. |
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Principal Constituents:
Ephedrine is one of the alkaloids reported to be present. It
contains phytosterol and potassium nitrate. The phytosterols
have estrogenic activity.
Indications:
It is used traditionally in cases of spermatorrhea, polyurea,
leucorrhea and certain nervine disorders such as monoplegia,
sciatica, palsy, etc.
Specification:
Standardized to customer Specification
Herbal Extract packing:
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