Cuban Jute, Sida rhombifolia, is part of the Marsh Mallow family and as such is highly mucilaginous and useful for respiratory complaints. It has been used to treat anemia, cancer of the blood, diarrhea, dysentry, fevers, infected wounds, malaria, systemic staph infections, and tuberculosis. According to Stephen Buhner in his Herbal Antibiotics book, "Early indications are that sida is moderately virucidal against herpes viruses and can help prevent outbreaks. It is also useful as an adaptogenic in long-term debilitating infections such as Lyme, malaria, and dysentry." In Ayurveda, it is used "as a diuretic and aphrodisiac and to treat hemorrhoids, gonorrhea, rheumatism, kidney stones, fever, and scorpian sting."  It is not recommened for use during pregnancy, The follow are properties Sida Rhombifolia is active against: Aspergillus niger, Bacillus spp (various), Candida albicans, Entamoeba histolyctica, Esherichia coli, Kiebsiella pneumoniae, Micrococcus luteus, Morganella morganii, Proteus vulgaris, Pseudomonas aeruginosa, Salmonella enteritidis (mildly), Salmonella paratyphi, Salmonella sonnei, Salmonella typhi, Shigella boydii, Shigella dysentariae, Staphylococcus aureus, Vibrio mimicus, and Vibrio parahaemolyticus. 
 
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