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| Botanical Name | Sida cordifolia L. |
|---|---|
| Tamil Name | Chittamutti |
| Family | Malvaceae |
| Cotyledon | Dicot |
| Habit | Shrub |
| Description | Leaves alternate, inflorescence terminal panicle, flowers yellow, fruits subglobose schizocarp and seeds glabrous |
| Medicinal uses | • Asthma |
| • allergies | |
| • fatigue | |
| • anti - inflammatory and | |
| • hypotensive | |
| Places / Locations | * Kanjamalai Hills, Salem Disrict |
| * Thoothukudi District | |
| * Medavakkam, Chengalpattu district | |
| * Puliyankulam, Kovilpatti, Thoothukudi District | |
| * Mayiladuthurai District | |