BALA(শ্বেত বেড়েলা )

শ্বেত বেড়েলা 

Name: BALA
Filename: Sida_retusa.jpg
Description:

Botanical name : Sida retusa (Linn.) Borssum
Family : Malvaceae
SANSKRIT SYNONYMS
Bala, Vadyala, Kharayashti, Mahasamanga
AYURVEDIC PROPERTIES 
Rasa    : Madhura 
Guna   : Sara, Snigdha 
Virya   : Seeta
Vipaka : Madhura
PLANT NAME IN DIFFERENT LANGUAGES
English     : Common sida
Hindi        : Bariyar, Janglimedhi
Malayalam    : Kurumtotti
Distribution – Found as a weed, at warmer parts of India.  
PLANT DESCRIPTION 
A semi woody, erect undershrub grows up to 50 cm in height. Leaves short petioled, obovate, truncate often retuse and serrate; flowers yellowish white, solitary, axillary. Fruits enclosed in persistent calyx, seeds brown and smooth.      
MEDICINAL PROPERTIES 
Plant pacifies vitiated tridoshas, arthritis, asthma, cough, flatulence, colic, burning sensation, hemorrhoids, intermittent fever and general debility. 
Useful part    :    Root, Leaves