Botanical name: Sida Cordifolia
Sida cordifolia
Healing power:
- in case of arthritis,
- to promote building of tissue,
- to use as aphrodisiac,
- as heart tonic.
How to use:
Use the seeds and leaves.
Country mallow contains in the leaves as well as in the seeds ephedrin, vasicin and crytolepin.
In the seeds the concentration is the highest.
Country mallow is used as main component in Herbal Ecstasy because of its stimulating effects.
Description of the plant:
Country mallow grows prennial but cannot withstand frost. The plant belongs to the mallows, reaches a height up to 60 cm and gets little yellow flowers. The soil should be well dunged.
Country mallow belongs to the plants in Ayurvedic medicine.
Propagation:
Start seeds during the whole year indoors in flats. Enforce germination bei roughen the seeds.
Country mallow needs high temperatures and germinates at temperatures over 20° C.
Ingredients:
Ephedrin
Crytolepin,
Vasicin
