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| Latin Name | English Name | Sanskrit Names | Hindi Names | Sida cordifolia
Linn. (Malvaceae)
| Country Mallow | Bala, Vatya | Bariyar, Kharethi |
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| S.cordifoliais found in moist places throughout tropical and sub-tropical India and Nepal ascending to an altitude of 1,050 m.
|  | | Morphology Description (Habit) | 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 | top | Ephedrine is one of the alkaloids reported to be present. It contains phytosterol and potassium nitrate. The phytosterols have estrogenic activity.
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| Indications | It is used traditionally in cases of spermatorrhea, polyurea, leucorrhea and certain nervine disorders such as monoplegia, sciatica, palsy, etc.
| | Product Range | Menosan, Reosto, Anti-Stress Massage Oil, Baby Cream, Intensive Face Moisturizing Lotion, Pain Massage Oil, Chyavanaprasha.
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