Wednesday, June 26, 2024

Sida acuta Burm. f.

 

Family: Malvaceae

Synonym: Sida carpinifolia var. acuta (Burm.f.) Kurz 

Vernacular name: Cheruparava, Kurunthotti, Malamkurunthotti, Malatanni Shiruparuva

Habit: Herb

Habitat: Dry and moist deciduous forests, also in the plains

Distribution: Pantropical

Flowering and Fruiting: August-October

Key identification features: An erect subshrub with lanceolate to ovate leaves. Its flowers are solitary and axillary, with creamy-yellow petals. The plant produces trigonous mericarps, each containing seeds that trigonous in shape.

Uses: A decoction of the whole plant is used as a treatment for fevers. The juice of the plant is used to treat indigestion.The leaves are diuretic. An infusion is used to treat dysentery.




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