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.
Sugimani Marndi
Biodiversity and Conservation Lab.
Ambika Prasad Research Foundation
Cuttack, Odisha