Bala

Botanical Name

Sida Cardifolia

Family

Malvaceae

Sanskrit:

 

English

Country Mollow

Hindi

Khirainti, Bariyara

Kannada

Hettuti

Malayalam

Vellurum

Telugu

Chittamutti, Mattavapulagam

Tamil

Paniyar Tuttul

Marathi

 

Distribution:

It is a common plant seen throughtout india, grows in damp places

Parts Used:

Roots,Leaves,Fruit And Seeds.

Dose:

Choorna 3-6 G

Chemical Constituents

Asparagin, ephedrine, phytosterols, mucins, choline, resin acids, linoleic acid

Ayurvedic Properties:

Quality (Guna)

Ruksha,Guru

Taste (Rasa)

Tikta, Madhura

Metabolism (Vipaka)

Madura

Potency (Virya)

Sheeta

Impact (Prabhava)

 

Pharmacological Action:

Has rasayana property – useful in improving general health contains alkaloids treating gonorrhea

Therapeutic Uses

Antra vrddhi, galaganda, vata vyadhi

Some of the common formulations

  • Bala taila
  • Bala rasayana
  • Ksira bala taila
  • Bala guducyadi taila
  • Candana bala laksadi taila