Medicinal
uses:
It is an effective herb for maintaining
sound sexual health as
it is aphrodisiac and rejuvenative
tonic. It strengthens the body
as a whole, alleviates vata and pitta dosha,
cures epistaxis, diabetes, menorrhea,
leucorrhoea, uterine weakness, paralysis
and facial paralysis.
A decoction of the Sida Cordifolia root
with ginger is given by ayurvedic physicians
in intermittent fever accompanied by rigour.
The powdered root bark with milk and sugar
is advised in treatment for urinary
urgency and leucorrhoea. The seeds
are used in treating urinary infections
and are also believed to be aphrodisiac.
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