Botanical name : Sida spinosa Linn.
Family : Malvaceae
SANSKRIT SYNONYMS
Mahabala
AYURVEDIC PROPERTIES
Rasa    : Madhura
Guna   : Sara, Snigdha
Virya   : Seeta
Vipaka : Madhura
PLANT NAME IN DIFFERENT LANGUAGES
English     : Prickly sida
Hindi        : Bariyara, Gulasakari
Malayalam    : Aanakuruntotti
Distribution – Found as a weed, all around India.  
PLANT DESCRIPTION
A semi woody, erect undershrub grows up to 1 meter in height. Leaves, Rhomboid-lanceolate, serrated at apical half with minute spiny projections at the nodes; flowers yellowish white, solitary, axillary in slender peduncles. Fruits 5-6 chambared, with one seed in each chamber; seeds brown and smooth.      
MEDICINAL PROPERTIES
Plant pacifies vitiated vata, pitta, pain, arthritis, asthma, bronchitis, burning sensation, hemorrhoids, intermittent fever and general debility. Plant has aphrodisiac property   
Useful part    :    Root, Whole plant  

Photo : Dr. Eby Abraham MD