BALA

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 BALA DVAYAM
                       (a)BALA
                    (b)ATIBALA

(a)   BALA
                               
                                  

Botanical Name— Sida cordifolia Linn.

Family- MALVACEAE


 Names in different languages
Hindi- Khirainti, Bariyara; Telugu-Chittamutti, Mattavapulagam; English- Country Mollow; Malayalam-Vellurum; Tamil- Paniyar Tuttul Jannada-Hettuti

Synonyms— Vatyã, Vatyalika, Vatyapuspi, Vãtyai, hadroudani.


Classification according to Caraka, Susrutha & Vagbhata
Caraka Balã, Brmhaniya, Prajãsthapana, Madhuraskandha

Susruta Vãtasamgamana

Vagbhata –




Introduction—
     The root of the herb is known as a good tonic and immune modulator , mainly using for vãta rogas


Varieties & adulterants 
1.S.acuta Burm
2. S.rombifolia
3.S.restusa
4.S.spinosa

Bhãvamisra mentioned four varieties


(i) Balã

(ii) Atibalã

(iii) Nãgabala

(iv) Mahã balã
S. cordifolia

A.indicum

S. veronicaefolia

S. rhombifolia



Morphology

A small downy erect herb or shrub, 1.2 m. in height, with long branches, sometimes rooting at nodes.
 Leaves- cordate, oblong, ovate or ovate oblong, very downy on both surfaces; petiole as long as the blade.
Flowers small, tawny yellow or white, carpels 10. Fruits- with a pair of awns on each carpel. (Flowers and grows wild along the roadsides, throughout sub-tropical and tropical India, ascending up to 1,200 m. )

Chemical composition : Major components of seeds are alkaloids. Alkaloid contains mainly ephedrine. It also contains fatty acid, mucin, potassium nitrate and resin, hypaphorine, vasicinone, vascicine, vasicinol, choline, betaine, phytosterol etc.




Part Used—
 Root
Dosage— Decoction  50-100 ml, powder 4-6 g.

Properties—

  Rasa Madhura
  Virya Sita
  Guna           Laghu, Snigdha, Picchila

   Vipãka           Madhura Balya, Brmhana, Vrsya

Karma Vãta-Pitta hara

Distribution & Habitat.
All over India and Srilanka.


External use: Paste is analgesic and alleviates oedema. It is locally applied over inflammation and eye disorders.

Internal use
Central nervous-system : Being neural tonic and vatasharnak, it is useful in vata disorders like paralysis, facial palsy etc
Digestive system : Emollient and astringent. Useful in flatulence.
Circulatory system : Cardiac tonic and alleviates
haemorrhagic disorders, hence used in cardiac debility, haemorrhagic disorders .
Reproductive system Aphrodisiac and useful in spermatorrhoea
Urinary system : Diuretic, so useful in dysuria.

Temperature Useful in fever being a febrifuge
Satmikaran : Being tonic, it is helpful in general debility. tuberculosis and undernourishment.




Important Yogas or Formations
 Batadi kwath. Baladya ghrita. Baladyarishta, Chandanabalalakshadi taila.


Srotogamitva
Dosha Alleviates vata, pitta
Dhatu Rakta. mansa, shukra. oja (enhancer).
Main : Purisha (astringent)
Indications— Raktapitta, Vatavyãdhi, Prameha, Ksaya


Important research work going on

(1) action in nervous system

(2) In an experimental study on the Rasayana drugs


Therapeutic Uses—

(I) Antra vrddhi— Balã ksira is added to Eianda taila and administered orally (C. D.)
 (ii) Galaganda— Balã, Atibalã and Devãdaru are powdered and given through oral rout(S.S.Cil8).
 (iii) Vatavyãdhi— Balã yüsa is the best for Vatarogãs (V.M).



(B) ATIBALA

Botanical Name— Abution indicum (Linn.) Sw. (A. asiticum )
Family- MALVACEAE


Names in different languages
Hindi-Kangi, Telugu- Tutturu Benda,
Duvvenakaya; English-Country Mallow; Tamil- Perum tutti
Synonyms—syaprokta, Kañkatikã, Balikã, Rsyagandha, Bhuribalã

Classification according to Caraka, Susrutha & Vagbhata

Caraka          Madhüra skandha, Balya
Susruta --
Vagbhata

Introduction— it is also used as the adulterant of bala.

Controversial Studies— Another species A. theophrastii Mdic. (A. avicennae Gaertn). is also used by some as Ati-balã because of their similarity in appearance.


Varieties & adulterants 
1 Balätraya
2. BaIã catuska
3. A. theophrasti Mdic.
4.A. avicennae Gaertn.

Morphology
It is a perennial softly tomentose shrub, upto 3 m. high.
Stem—round, frequently tinged with purple.
Levaes—ovate to orbicular-cordate, 1.9-2.5 cm. long.
Flowers— Solitary on jointed peduncles, orange-yellow or yellow.
Seeds3-5, reniform, tubercled or minutely stellate-hairy, black or dark brown. (Flowers and fruits almost throughout the year)

Distribution & Habitat :Found as a weed in the sub-Himalayan tract and hills upto 1,300 m. and in hotter parts of India & srilanka.

chemical constituents_, n- alkaline mixtures,alkanols, fatty acid, mucin, potassium nitrate and resin. beta-sitosterol, vanillic, p-coumaric, amino acids; alantolactone, isoalantolactone ,



Properties—
Rasa Madhura
Guna Laghu, Snigdha
Virya Sita
Vipäka  Madhura

Karma Vãta-Pitta hara, Balya, Bramhana, Vrsya

External use: Paste is analgesic and alleviates oedema. It is locally applied over inflammation and eye disorders.



Internal use
Central nervous-system : Being neural tonic and vata-shamak, it is useful in vata disorders like paralysis, facial palsy
Digestive system : Emollient, astringent..
Circulatory system : Cardiac tonic and alleviates
haemorrhagic disorders & bronchiectsis. 
Reproductive system Aphrodisiac and useful in spermatorrhoea
Urinary system : Diuretic, so useful in dysuria.

Temperature Useful in fever being a febrifuge
Satmikaran :. tuberculosis and undernourishment.

Formulations Batadi kwath. Baladya ghrita. Baladyarishta, Chandanabalalakshadi taila.
Srotogamitva
Dosha Alleviates vata, pitla
Dhatu Rakta. mansa, shukra. oja (enhancer).
Mala : Purisha (astringent)

Indications— Vãta vyãdhi, Prameha, Raktapitta, Kasa

Part Used—Root
Dosage— Decoction 50-100 ml, powder


Therapeutic Uses—

(1) Slipada— Balã and Atibalã are taken with milk early in the morning.
(2) Mitrakrcchra_ Decoction of Atibalã will be useful (C.D. & B. P.)
(3) Rakta Pradara— Root powder of Atibala is given with sugar & honey (B. P.)



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