COMPILATION

WORK ON BALA
Submitted by: BASAVARAJ C HIREMATH
Reg. no
: 09A1308
Guided by :Dr. Ravindra S . Hungund.
Dr. C.B. Inamdar.

S J G AYURVEDIC MEDICAL
COLLEGE

:CERTIFICATE:
Department of Dravya Guna, 2011-2012,
This is to certify that BASAVARAJ C HIREMATH
has satisfactorily completed the compilation
on the drug BALA" in Dravya Guna Vignan
predicted by the S.J.G.A.M College affiliated
to R.G.U.H.S Bangalore for 2nd professional
B.A.M.S Course 2011-2012.

YEAR OF EXAINATION : 2012

EXAMINATION SEAT No : 09A1308
EXAMINATION CENTRE : S J G A M C.
KOPPAL
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PRINCIPAL

ACKNOWLEDGEMENT
I take this opportunity as a deep sense of gratitude to
those people and institution that helped me during this
work.
.
I express deep sense of gratitude to Dr.B S
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Medical College Koppal.
I am presenting this compilation with a deep
sincere feeling of gratitude to Head of Dept. Dravya
Guna Dr.Ravi Hunagund and Dr. C.B.Inamdar,
Lecturer, Dept. Of Dravya Guna for their
encouragement, support and guidance, without which I
could not have completed my compilation and whose
valuable guidance, precious suggestions, timely
discussions and constant supervision, helped me a lot.
I am also thankful to teaching & non-teaching staff,
who helped me directly or indirectly in this work.
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during this work
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BASVARAJC HIREMATH
II Phase B. A. M. S

Introduction to
drug

The drug BALA is a herb belongs to

malvaceae family i.e. karpas kula the latin name of this
is Sida cordifolia. It is found in Karnataka ,Punjab,
North and West ,all over India , East Pakistan.The
reference in Veda i.e. Atharvaveda and Samaveda and
also reference in samhitas and Nighantus..
In Amarkosha the reference is found in
vanoushadhi varga
Caraka described BALA under MADHURA
SKANDHA
Susruta also quoted BALA under MADHURA
DRAVYAS

BALA
LATIN NAME:-

Sida

cordifolia
(sida old name for water lily &
cordifolia-heart shape)

FAMILY NAME:-Malvaceae

KULA:-

Karpas kula

CLASSIFICATION OF BALA
ACCORDING TO DIFFERENT
CLASSICAL TEXTS
S.N Name of Book
.
1 Charak Samhita

Gana/varga
Balya,Bramhaniya,Madhursk
anda,Prajasthapana

2 Sushruta Samhita Vata Samshamana

3 Astanga Hridaya

Aushadha Varga

4 Bhava Prakasha
Nighantu

Guduchyadi Varga

VERNACULAR

NAMES

Though the drug will be known by the scientific

name now a days, still the knowledge of local
names in regional languages is very essential to
achieve the drug from any region.

Bengal
English
Gujarat
Hindi
Kannada
Malyalam
Marathi

- Barila , Svetaberela
- Country mallow
- Bal, Bala
- Bariyar , Khiriti
- Bekkin tele gida
- Vellurum
- Chikana

{Indian Medicinal Plants}

SYNONYMS OF BALA

Bala
Bhadra
Bhadrabala
Bhadraudani
Pitapuspi
Kharayastika
Sheetpaki
Vatya

Vatyalaka
Vatyalika
Vatyayani
Vijjala
Viryavati
Visadushan

HABITAT
Natural distribution is observed by cultivation
and naturalization.
Along
with other species are common through out
the tropical
and subtropical plains all over
India .wild along the road side.
{Indian Materia Medica.}

CHARACTERISTIC
FEATURES OF
FAMILY MALVACEAE

Habit - There are herbs, shrubs or trees.

Leaves- The leaves are simple, alternate and
palmetely veins.There are 2 free stipules. These
are lateral.
Flowers- These are regular, polypetalous,
bisexual, hypogynous and copiously
mucilaginous. They have a whorl of bracteoles
known as epicalyx.
Calyx- There are 5 sepals they are united and
valavate.
Corolla- There are 5 free petals, attached to
the base of
the staminal tube.

Fruit- The fruit with pair of awns on each

carpel
Seed- The seed is endospermic.

{BOTANYA.C.Datta.}

BOTINICAL
DESCRIPTION
Habit-It may be herb or shrub, 2-5 feet height, branched,
softly hairy and with much stellate hair nearly all over
and subpersistent.
Leaves-Cordate, ovate oblong, are entire smooth
margined 1-3 inch length, 1-2 inch breadth with stellate
hairs.
Flowers-Yellow or white in colour, having 5 sepals and 5
petals, tightly twisted in bud.
Fruits :-Fruits like mudga in shape 6-8 mm in diameter
Seed-Black coloured small in size.
Root-These are very strong in nature.
{ Ref. Indian Medical Plants}

VARITIES
S.N.
1

Name of
book
Charak
samhita
Sushruta
samhita

B.P.K.
Nighantu

types
Baladvaya
-Bala
-Atibala
Balatraya
-Bala
-Atibala
-Nagabala
Balachatustaya
- Bala
- Atibala
- Nagabala
- Mahabala

Latin name
Sida cordifolia
Abutilon indicum
Sida cordifolia
Abutilon indicum
Sida
vernaceafolia
Sida cordifolia
Abutilon indicum
Sida
vernaceafolia
Sida
rhombofolia

CONTROVER
SY
In utter
Pradesh bala has a sida
rhombifolia
In some parts of India, bala is used as
Atibala.
{ Vanoushadh
Nidarshika }

Chemical Constitients
Whole plant contains alkaloids to the extent
of 0.085%
Seed contains much larger quantities i.e.
0.32% of alkaloid also, Contains fatty oil
phytosterol, mucins, potassium
nitrate,ephedrine, resin acids etc.
{ Indian Materia Medica }

Properties
GUNA:Laghu,Snigda,Picchilla
RASA:Madhur
VIPAKA:Madhur
VIRYA:Sita
Karma:Vatapitta
hara,Balya,Brmhna,vrsya
INDICATION:Raktapitta,vata

vyadhi,prameha,kashaya

PART USED
ROOTS
LEAVES
SEEDS

POSOLOG
Y
Patra swarasa

1-2 Tola

Baladhya ghruta -3-6 Masha

Beejachurna
Panchanga

-1-4 gm
-1 Tola

Kashaya

-50 -100 ml

Systemic action

:
Dosa Karma :Because of snigdha, madhur vata
mitigates and also because of sheeta pitta
mitigates
External Uses :Vedana sthapana,
Shothahara, Bala tail is used in external
application in stiff neck facial paralysis, noise in
the ears with headache.

Internal Uses

:
Nervous System : Bala acts as balya for naadi and
also vatahara property it is also useful in diseases
like pakshaghat Aardita, Vatavikar etc.
Digestive system : Acts as graahi it is also useful
in grahani roga
Circulatory System : Acts as hridya and rakta
pittashamak also used in hrid dourbalya rakta pitta
and uraha kshata.
Reproductive system : Acts as shukral,
prajashaapana, because of madhur,sheeta
snigdha and picchila guna increases oja and acts
as rasayana.
Urinary System : Acts as mutral and used in
mutrakruchha.

Important
Preparation
Bala taila,(S.U)
Kshira bala taila (B.R)
Bala guducyddi taila, (B.R)
Candana lakshadi taila ,
(B.R)

CLASSICAL USES OF
BALA
Diarrhoea : In case of dehydration if
digestion is good the patient should be
treated with milk cooked with bala and
sunthi followed by intake of jaggery mixed
with oil in the morning.(BP.Ci 2.111)
Goitre : Intake of oil cooked with bala and
atibala along with devadaru and efficacious
in goiter.
Bleeding piles : Liquid gruel made of
parched paddy and processed with bala and
prsniparni cheks bleeding immediately.

Rasayana :
Balarasayana (s.s. ci
Filaria
27,10) : One who takes two

types of bala ( bala and atibala )

with milk in morning.
{ Classical uses of Medicinal Plants }