Sida acuta Burm.f

Family : Malvaceae

Common name - Sunakhodika

(Photo credit - Rajkumari Supriya)

Medicinal uses -

🌠Tha leaf juice is used for vomiting and gastric disorders and leaf decoction is used to treat abdominal pain, hemorrhoids.

🌠The root extract is used for leucorrhoea, breathing problems, wounds and cough, in New Guinea the fresh root is chewed to cure dysentery, and toothache.