Plants and plant based products are bases of many modern pharmaceuticals that are currently in use today for various diseases. Sida acuta Burm. f. belonging to Malvaceae is a perennial shrub found growing, well in many soils. The plant is frequently found in pastures, cultivated lands and along the roadsides. It has a variety of traditional uses. The decoction of the entire plant is taken orally for curing asthma, fever, aches and pains, ulcers and also several other diseases. Sida acuta is known to have analgesic, anti-inflammatory, hypoglycemic and hepatoprotective activity. The present study was undertaken to analyse the various phytochemical constituents in the stem of Sida acuta. The phytochemical investigation revealed the presence of various phytoconstituents such as Alkaloids, Phenols, tannis, Proteins and amino acids. However, it also contains small amount of Carbohydrates and glycosides.
