Sida, Bala Indian Country MallowBala (Ayurveda)Bala, Beej Band (Unani)Xin Yin Huang Hua Zai (TCM) Martius, Eichler, Urban, Flora Brasiliensis, 1891 Sida cordifolia(Photo by Karen Pagel) (Wikimedia) Botanical name: Sida cordifolia (syn. Malva tormentosa)Various species have supplied Bala in the past:  i. Batyalaka: S. cordifolia  ii. Mahabala: S. rhombidea (variety of S. rhombifolia)  iii. Atibala: S. rhombifolia  iv. Nagabala: S. albaOther Sida species reportedly used include S. acuta, S. spinosa, S. althaefolia, S. alnifolia, S. herbacea, S. lanceolata, S. orientalis, S. retusaOther plants which have been considered as Bala, or varieties of Bala, or are used as Bala in various parts of India include:  i. Abutilin indicum Atibala, Kangi  ii. Grewia hirsuta, G. populifolia, and G. tenax  iii. Triumfetta rotundifolia  iv. Pavonia odorata, P. zeylanica Parts used: Root (rarely the seed or fresh plant juice) Temperature & Taste: Cool, moist. Sweet Uses: Strengthens the Kidneys, Nourishes Yin: gives strength, weight-increasing, nourishing; weakness, fatigue, emaciation, convalescenceincreases sexual potency, nourishes Sperm, regarded as Aphrodisiac (root, seed)spermatorrhoea, nocturnal pollution, premature ejaculation, and to increase the viscosity of semen (seed, Unani)Infertility; strengthens mother and Fetus during Pregnancypolyuria, urinary frequencyincreases Essence and is rejuvenativelow-grade Fever from Yin deficiencydry Cough, Tuberculosis, Hemoptysis Clears Heat and Damp, Resists…

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