Sida cordifolia

Sida cordifolia L., Sp. Pl. 2: 684 (1753).

Sida cordifolia
Sida cordifolia L., Photo by Khách Vô Danh

The native range of this species is Tropics & Subtropics. It is an annual or subshrub and grows primarily in the seasonally dry tropical biome. It is used to treat unspecified medicinal disorders, as animal food, a poison and a medicine and for food.

Vietnamese Name: 

Ké đồng tiền

Family: 

Malvaceae

Uses: 

Diuretic, treats gonorrhea, herpes, fever (Roots). Sciatica, facial paralysis (Root bark). Nocturnal emissions (Plant juice). Seeds treat gonorrhea.

Distribution: 

Grows naturally in sandy plains in many places.

Flowering and Fruiting Season: 

October-December

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