COMPILATION WORK ON BALA

• 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..

Introduction to drug

•In Amarkosha the reference is found in vanoushadhi varga

•Caraka described BALA under MADHURA SKANDHA

•Susruta also quoted BALA under MADHURA DRAVYAS

•LATIN NAME:- Sida cordifolia

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

•FAMILY NAME:-Malvaceae

•KULA:- Karpas kula

•BALA

S.N

.

Name of Book Gana/varga

1 Charak Samhita Balya,Bramhaniya,Madhursk

anda,Prajasthapana

2 Sushruta Samhita Vata Samshamana

3 Astanga Hridaya Aushadha Varga

4 Bhava Prakasha

Nighantu

Guduchyadi Varga

CLASSIFICATION OF BALA ACCORDING TO DIFFERENTCLASSICAL TEXTS

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 - Barila , Svetaberela English - Country mallow Gujarat - Bal, Bala Hindi - Bariyar , Khiriti Kannada - Bekkin tele gida Malyalam - Vellurum Marathi - Chikana

{Indian Medicinal Plants}

• Bala

• Bhadra

• Bhadrabala

• Bhadraudani

• Pitapuspi

• Kharayastika

• Sheetpaki

• Vatya

• Vatyalaka

• Vatyalika

• Vatyayani

• Vijjala

• Viryavati

• Visadushan

SYNONYMS OF BALA

HABITATNatural 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}

S.N. Name of

book

types Latin name

1 Charak

samhita

Baladvaya

-Bala

-Atibala

Sida cordifolia

Abutilon indicum

2

Sushruta

samhita

Balatraya

-Bala

-Atibala

-Nagabala

Sida cordifolia

Abutilon indicum

Sida

vernaceafolia

3

B.P.K.

Nighantu

Balachatustaya

- Bala

- Atibala

- Nagabala

- Mahabala

Sida cordifolia

Abutilon indicum

Sida

vernaceafolia

Sida

rhombofolia

VARITIES

•In utter Pradesh bala has a sida

rhombifolia

•In some parts of India, bala is used as

Atibala.{ Vanoushadh Nidarshika }

CONTROVERSY

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.

Chemical Constitients

{ Indian Materia Medica }

INDICATION:Raktapitta,vata vyadhi,prameha,kashaya

•PART USED

•ROOTS

•LEAVES

•SEEDS

Patra swarasa 1-2 Tola

Baladhya ghruta -3-6 Masha

Beejachurna -1-4 gm

Panchanga -1 Tola

Kashaya -50 -100 ml

POSOLOGY

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 27,10)

{ Classical uses of Medicinal Plants }

•Filaria : One who takes two types of

bala ( bala and atibala ) with milk in morning.