Sida Acuta Powder

Sida Acuta (Common Wireweed) powder made from the leaves

What is Sida Acuta?

The delicate medicinal plant with its mallow-like five-petaled flowers originally comes from Mexico and Central America. Today, however, Sida acuta can be found in many other regions of the world. Due to its remarkable ability to spread, it is considered invasive by some and, because of its spiny seeds, also referred to as a weed. This may be partly because Sida acuta develops strong, deep roots that are difficult to remove. The stems of the plant can grow up to two meters high and, over time, become hard and woody, making them difficult to break. Once established in a location, Sida acuta often remains there despite adverse conditions such as drought, heavy rainfall, grazing animals, and even lawnmowers.

Sida acuta prefers ecosystems with clay, desert, or humus soils and is commonly found in pastures, farmland, and along roadsides.

Our commitment to human and environmental health is reflected in our selection of raw materials, which meet our high standards of quality and sustainability. For our products, we use only ground leaves of Sida acuta from ecologically responsible cultivation.

Sida Acuta in TCM and Ayurveda

In Traditional Chinese Medicine, Sida acuta is mainly used to dispel heat from the body and to stabilize internal moisture balance. Experienced doctors and practitioners therefore recommend the plant for various systemic disorders accompanied by pain and inflammation. Especially in TCM, Sida acuta is used to harmonize the respiratory system, the excretory organs, as well as the stomach and liver. Interestingly, in Far Eastern tradition, Sida acuta is also regarded as an effective remedy against persistent low moods.

In Ayurvedic teaching, Sida acuta has been one of the most important medicinal plants for over 5,000 years and is successfully used for a wide variety of conditions. Ayurveda particularly values its sweating and cleansing properties. Indian healers believe that Sida acuta can successfully ward off all kinds of intruders. For this reason, the plant is recommended for intestinal problems, chronic respiratory conditions, aching joints, swellings, chronic rhinitis, vaginal issues, eye problems, headaches, and chronic cough.

In addition to rare compounds such as cryptolepine, ecdysterone, stigmasterol, and others, Sida acuta also has a remarkably high protein content of up to 25%. Proteins are essential for the human body, as they are required for the formation of all cells.

Ingredients

Common wireweed (Sida acuta), leaves of the plant

Note

We offer the powder as a plant-based raw material (food grade) without a specified purpose.