Kalgedale PRODUCT NAME
Sida acuta Burm.f. = Sida caprinifolia Linn. SCIENTIFIC NAME
| Common Name: | Kalgedale |
| Local Name: | INDIA : Kalgedale (Kurumba); Tamil-Pazhampasi FILIPINO ; Attai-na-baka (Ibanak); Basbasot (Bontoc); Escobilla (Laguna, Bisaya); Herbara (Ilocos Sur); Kastule (Bulacan); Maratkkimbaka (Iloko in Tarlac); Salik (Basilan); Surusighid (Camarines); Takkimbaka (Ilocos Norte, Abra, Isabela, Union): Taking-baka (Tarlac); Takling-baka(Pangasinan); uaualisin (Bulacan); Ualis-ualisan (Tarlaca, Nueva Ecija, Bulacan). |
| Family: | Malvaceae |
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| Product Description: | A slender shrub reaching a meter in height. It has elongated, slender branches. The leaves are alternate, 3-5cm long, and with toothed margins. Flowers solitary or clustered in leaf axils, pale yellow. Fruit is schizocarp, wrinkled, margins at apex toothed. Seed trigonous smooth. |
| NTFP Classification: | Medicinal, aromatics and cosmetics, Crafts and furniture making |
DISTRIBUTION
| Countries Found: | India Philippines |
| Description: | Upto 1400m. Common. Locally abundant. Tropics |
USES AND PARTS USED
| Parts Used: | roots |
| Uses: | Root used to cure stomach ailments |
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| Management Practices: | Whole plant is collected and tied together to make rough brooms which can be used to sweep the courtyard or sweep up coffee beans from the drying yard |
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| Partners: | Keystone Foundation Bureau of Forestry, Philippines |
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