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BeejBand | Country Mallow | بیج بند
BeejBand | Country Mallow | بیج بند
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English Name : Country Mallow, Flannel Weed, Indian Ephedra
Hindi Name : Bariar, Bariyal, Khirenti, Khareti
Latin name : Sida cordifolia Linn.
Persian Name : Beejband Siah
Punjabi Name : Kharehti, Simak
Sanskrit Name : Beejband, Bala, Jayanti
Urdu Name : Beejband Siah
Country Mallow:
Country Mallow uses or (Beej band) also known as Sida cordifolia Linn, Bala, flannel sida, heartleaf sidea, Indian country mallow, and flannel weed is a herbaceous plant, sweet in taste, cultivated in Sri Lanka, India, Cambodia, and the Islands of Africa, Hawaii, Australia, United States while belongs to Malvaceae family. The plant is usually growing along roadsides, wastelands, sandy lands, grasslands, forests, and fields.
This Beej band herb is widely Beej band used in the preparation of Ayurvedic and traditional medicines because of the biochemical components such as resin acids, fatty oils, sterculic, pseudoephedra, palmitic acid, saponin, and stearic acid to boost up the immunity as well as for other ailments. Country Mallow or Beej band is considered highly beneficial to revitalize the muscular system. The active ingredients in-country mellow such as hypaphorine, ephedrine, phytosterol, and vasicinone produce immuno-modulatory effects on the human body while strengthening the bones and joints.
With the absorbent and Vata pacifying effects, this Beej band herb is really the best used from ancient times to treat various disorders. The anti-inflammatory, hypoglycemic, and analgesic properties of country mallow are effective for all kinds of inflammations and injuries; however, the diuretic approach improves the working of the nervous and cardiovascular system. The athletes will find country mallow an excellent supplement as it is anabolic and boost up the energy level in the human body.
Uses :
- Boost up the strength
- Make the bones and joints strong
- Prevent bleeding issues
- Effective for emaciation
- Strengthen the immunity system
- Brings glow on the skin
- Good for injuries and small wounds
- Treat diarrhea asthma and bronchitis
- Relives headache and inflammation
- Useful weight loss remedy
The plant contains the alkaloid ephedrine (0.8% to 1.2%) and pseudo-ephedrine along with other compounds as active ingredients that stimulate the cardio-vascular system and central nervous system (CNS). The seeds are considered to be analgesic, antiasthmatic, aphrodisiac, astringent, cooling, demulcent, diaphoretic, diuretic, emollient, nervine, nutritive, rejuvenative, spermatogenetic, stimulant, sweet and tonic. It has been used in India for over 2,000 years now to treat a variety of health disorders like bronchial asthma, common cold, flu, chills, headache, nasal congestion, aching joints and bones, cough, wheezing and oedema. One of its uses is in weight loss too as the ephedrine alkaloids control metabolism in human body.
It also helps balance proper amounts of the male hormone, testosterone and increases sexual desire. Useful in spermatorrhoea, nocturnal emission, leucorrhoea, rheumatism and gonorrhoea. Develops body resistance or immunity against infection.
Recommended Dosage: 3 to 6 g powder.
Contraindication: Sida cordifolia when used excessively can cause ephedrine related side effects like insomnia, anxiety, nervousness, increase in blood pressure, memory loss or even stroke. Ephedrine coupled with caffeine can prove fatal. Patients subjected to IOC drug testing, using MAO inhibitor medication (anti-depressants), having high blood pressure, heart disease, thyroid or prostate condition along with pregnant or lactating women should not take this herb except under expert guidance.
