Botanical Name – Sida cordifolia
Family – Malvaceae
English Name – Country Mallow
Bala Powder Morphology
Bala (Sida cordifolia) belongs to the Malvaceae family. The plant is native to India, Sri Lanka, and a few other Asian countries. It is a perennial herb plant that can grow up to 30 meters in height. It has rich green leaves that are heart-shaped, serrated, and have an ovate or oblong shape.
The leaves are broad with six to seven veins and can grow up to 2.5 or 5 cm. The plant features white to light-orange, small, and axillary flowers. Moreover, the plant has small, velvety fruits that are six to eight cm in diameter and the primary part that is used to formulate Bala Powder.