Bala is 3-5 ft, erect perennial herb with long branches. It has yellow-green, oblong-ovate leaves, covered with hairs. Its flowers are deep yellow. It usually grows in hotter places across India. Its root, seeds, and leaves are used for medicinal purpose. It contains – ephedrine, pseudoephedrine, β-phenethylamine, hypaphorine, vasicinone, vasicinol, choline, and betaine.