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Broomweed
Sida rhombifolia
Broomweed · Teaplant · Afata escoba · Arrowleaf sida · Big Jack · Chichibe · Chifoungan N'dzia · Ciruela · Cuba jute · Cuban jute · Cuban-jute · Escoba Dura · Eskobiyan Addamelong · Herbe dure · Herbe à balais · Hocysen Queensland · Hopa · Indian Hemp · Keak
At a glance
Origin / distribution: Malaya, Borneo, Samoa, Nicaragua, Java, Venezuela, Guatemala, Panama(Choco)
Cultural traditions: not documented
Recorded uses: Abdomen, Abortive, Aphrodisiac, Bilious
Science studied: CALCIUM, CARBOHYDRATES, EPHEDRINE, FAT
Research volume: 0 indexed records · volume only · methodology ↗
Legal status: Varies by jurisdiction; not assessed in this record.
Names and identity
Family: Malvaceae
Scientific name: Sida rhombifolia
Common names: Broomweed, Teaplant, Afata escoba, Arrowleaf sida, Big Jack, Chichibe, Chifoungan N'dzia, Ciruela, Cuba jute, Cuban jute, Cuban-jute, Escoba Dura, Eskobiyan Addamelong, Herbe dure, Herbe à balais, Hocysen Queensland, Hopa, Indian Hemp, Keak
POWO: 235798-2 · WCVP June 2026 / POWO backbone
History
The source record documents this plant in Malaya, Borneo, Samoa, Nicaragua, Java, Elsewhere, Venezuela, Guatemala and 9 additional places.
It records these historical or traditional applications:
- Abdomen
- Abortive
- Aphrodisiac
- Bilious
- Bladder
- Boil
- Chickenpox
- Constipation
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- Cramps
- Delirium
- Demulcent
- Diuretic
- Dysmenorrhea
- Dyspepsia
- Emollient
- Enterosis
- Eye
- Fracture
- Ache(Head)
- Medicine
- Ophthalmia
- Rheumatism
- Sedative
- Skin
- Sore
- Stomach
- Sty
- Swelling
- Tea
- Thrush
- Ache(Tooth)
- Tuberculosis
- Tumor
- Tumor(Abdomen)
- Urethritis
- Waspsting
- Wound
- Burn
- Diarrhea
- Shortwindedness
- Alopecia
- Dermatosis
- Fever
- Herpes
- Impetigo
- Impotence
- Itch
- Leucorrhea
- Soap
This summary is limited to the cited source record.
Origins and distribution
- Malaya
- Borneo
- Samoa
- Nicaragua
- Java
- Elsewhere
- Venezuela
- Guatemala
- Panama(Choco)
- Sudan
- Canary I
- Indonesia
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- Malagasy
- India
- Costarica
- "
- Mexico
Documented cultural uses
- Abdomen
- Abortive
- Aphrodisiac
- Bilious
- Bladder
- Boil
- Chickenpox
- Constipation
- Cramps
- Delirium
- Demulcent
- Diuretic
show 37 more documented entries
- Dysmenorrhea
- Dyspepsia
- Emollient
- Enterosis
- Eye
- Fracture
- Ache(Head)
- Medicine
- Ophthalmia
- Rheumatism
- Sedative
- Skin
- Sore
- Stomach
- Sty
- Swelling
- Tea
- Thrush
- Ache(Tooth)
- Tuberculosis
- Tumor
- Tumor(Abdomen)
- Urethritis
- Waspsting
- Wound
- Burn
- Diarrhea
- Shortwindedness
- Alopecia
- Dermatosis
- Fever
- Herpes
- Impetigo
- Impotence
- Itch
- Leucorrhea
- Soap
Cultural record detail
These entries are transcribed from the cited ethnobotanical source; they do not represent current advice or a claim of efficacy.
- Abdomen · Malaya · "
- Abortive · Borneo · "
- Aphrodisiac · Malaya · "
- Bilious · Samoa · "
- Bladder · Nicaragua · "
- Boil · Malaya · "
- Chickenpox · Malaya · "
- Constipation · Malaya · "
- Cramps · Java · "
- Delirium · Malaya · "
- Demulcent · Elsewhere · "
- Diuretic · Elsewhere · "
- Diuretic · Venezuela · "
- Dysmenorrhea · Malaya · "
- Dyspepsia · Guatemala · "
- Dyspepsia · Samoa · "
- Emollient · Elsewhere · "
- Enterosis · Malaya · "
- Eye · Samoa · "
- Fracture · Malaya · "
- Ache(Head) · Malaya · "
- Medicine · Panama(Choco) · "
- Ophthalmia · Malaya · "
- Rheumatism · Elsewhere · "
37 additional documented entries remain in the source record.
Contemporary uses
Contemporary practice is not documented separately in this record.
Scientific research
Indexed records indicate research activity; they do not establish efficacy or safety.
Indexed research records
- LC-HRMS- and TLC-based metabolomics for the identification and authentication of Sida rhombifolia. · 2025 source ↗
- Sida Rhombifolia linn: an empirical analysis on phytochemicals and an in vitro outcome on anti-inflammatory and antioxidant perspective. · 2025 source ↗
- Metabolomic and cheminformatic study of Sida hyssopifolia: A first record of potential multi-target antidiabetic compounds and chemotaxonomic comparison with Sida glabra and Sida rhombifolia. · 2026 source ↗
Scientific compounds
Chemical presence is not evidence of clinical efficacy.
- CALCIUM
- CARBOHYDRATES
- EPHEDRINE
- FAT
- FIBER
- KILOCALORIES
- MUCILAGE
- PHOSPHORUS
- PROTEIN
- SAPONIN
- ASH
- BETA-CAROTENE
- IRON
- NIACIN
- RIBOFLAVIN
- THIAMIN
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- ASCORBIC-ACID
- ALKALOIDS
- WATER
Legality
No exact international trade listing was returned by the CITES checklist for this accepted name. Country-specific law is not assessed here.
Consult the CITES species checklist for current international and national requirements.
Reference images
Sources
Plants of the World Online (POWO) · Kew data terms; cite POWO/WCVP
World Checklist of Vascular Plants (WCVP) · CC BY 3.0
show claim source mapping
- identity · DH-SRC-0030
- documented_uses · DH-SRC-0030
- compounds · DH-SRC-0030
- taxonomy · DH-SRC-GBIF · source ↗
- common_names · DH-SRC-GBIF · source ↗
- countries · DH-SRC-GBIF · source ↗
- wfo_taxonomy · DH-SRC-0003 · source ↗
- cultural_records · DH-SRC-0030 · source ↗
- powo_taxonomy · DH-SRC-0001 · source ↗
- wcvp_taxonomy · DH-SRC-0002 · source ↗
CC0 · Dr. Duke raw CSV archive
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