Sida acuta, Kurunthotti, Horn bean leaved sida, കുറുന്തോട്ടി

Family: Malvaceae
Vernacular names: Kurunthotti, കുറുന്തോട്ടി (Malayalam), Horn bean leaved sida (English), Bala (Sanskrit), Bariara (Hindi), Malai thangi (Tamil)
Distribution: Pantropical
Description: Erect subshrubs. Leaves lanceolate to ovate, base truncate, margins serrate. Flowers creamy-yellow, solitary, axillary. Schizocarp, trigonous, reticulate; seeds trigonous.
Habit: Shrub
Habitat: Moist deciduous forests, also in the plains
Flowering & Fruiting: August-October

Parts used: Root and leaves
Properties & Uses: Astringent, cooling, aphrodisiac and stomachic. Roots are used to treat nervous and urinary diseases, disorders of the blood and bile. The leaves are applied externally to promote healing of bone fractures. Leaf juice is used in the treat intestinal worms.
Systems of Medicines: Ayurveda, Folk, Unani,
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