Origin

The temperate Himalayas, Assam, Bengal, Western Ghats and the Nilgiris.

Action:

Leaves—catharitic; externally applied to burns.

Seeds— incorporated in sex-tonics as aphrodisiac. (Seeds of Sida cordifolia and Abutilon indicum are also used as Beejband.) Roots are used as a substitute for rhubarb.

Khare, C.P./ Indian Medicinal Plants. -- Nueva Dheli: Springer, 2007 . - p 564.