Botany Deptt., Dayanand Girls P.G. College, Civil Lines, Kanpur
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Online published on 13 August, 2013.
In Ayurvedic system of medicine, Bala is an important medicinal plant. In Ayurvedic texts, Bala is from a group of four herbs. In 1930, physicians in India found that Sida cordifolia contains ephedrine. With this knowledge, they recommended Sida cordifolia as a heart stimulant. The other spp. which comes under the name Bala are Sida cordifolia, Sida acuta, Sida rhombifolia
Malvaceae, Pharmacognosy, Phytochemical screening, Sida cordifolia
