Other Names :

Tamil

Kurunthotti

English

Country mallow ; Yellow barleria

Telugu

Mayir manikkam 

Malayalam

Kisangihettuti-gida

Kannada

Sadeva

Marathi Lalbariala ; Kheriai

Hindi

Atibala ; Mahabala ; Bala

Sanskrit

Velluram

 
Description:

Weeds very common in India and Ceylon .This is a herb having yellow color flowers. Leaves are serrat, cordate at the tip.

Uses :

Piles, gonorrhoea, anti-soud, promote flow of urine, induce sexual desire.

How to Use:

Root of these weeds, is held in great repute in treatment of rheumatism. Stems abound in mucilage and are employed as demulcents and emollients both for external and internal use; useful in calculous troubles and as a febrifuge with pepper. Mucilage is used also by chemists in oxidizing mercury, and also in scorbion-sting. 

 
Parts Used: Roots
Taste: Bitterness
Action: Demulcent, emollients, febrifuge