Images 1 synonyms 1 references 22 subordinate taxa. There main blooming period is from spring to summer, but many ruellia will also carry sporadic flowers at later times of the year. Pleurisy root is a bitter, nuttyflavoured tonic herb that increases perspiration, relieves spasms and acts as an expectorant. The ripe seed capsules of ruellia tuberosa breaks open with force when drops of water fall on the capsule and seeds are dispersed away from the plant. Asclepiadaceae milkweed family medicinal use of pleurisy root. Medicinal benefits of a wild plant health thanh nien daily. Use sterile ruellia cultivars such as mayan purple, purple showers, mayan pink and mayan white. They are not closely related to petunias petunia although both genera belong to the same euasterid clade. Journal of medicinal plants research composition of.
Its native range is in central america but presently it has become naturalized in many countries of tropical south and southeast asia. Since this valuable plant is not commercially cultivated in sri lanka, traditional practitioners use ruellia tuberosa l. Chemical constituents from the leaves of ruellia tuberosa. Polianthes tuberosa is a bulb growing to 1 m 3ft 3in by 0. Ruellia tuberosa is an herb, 3045 cm height, erect, suberect or diffuse perennial stem with purple or deep blue colored flower. Plant details information about ruellia tuberosa plant. Preliminary organic analysis revealed the presence of tannin, flavonoid, steroid. Effect of 50% hydroethanolic leaf extracts of ruellia. It is also used as a remedy for inflammation of the stomach and intestines, constipation and general.
In continuation of our studies on the bioactivity of bangladeshi medicinal plants. This explosive behavior gave the plant local name in english cracker plant. Ruellia tuberosa has tuberous root to tide over dry season and an ingenious seed dispersal system that helps it spread. Native alternatives to mexicanpetunia for use in home landscaping include wild petunia ruellia caroliniensis, blue curls trichostema dichotomum, butterflyweed asclepias tuberosa, or swamp milkweed asclepias perennis. Files are available under licenses specified on their description page. The root is washed, crushed, and boiling water poured over it. Apr 03, 2016 vidarikand pueraria tuberosa benefits, uses and side effects know about vidarikand botanical description, medicinal properties, medicinal uses in ayurveda, its health benefits, dosage, contraindications and sideeffect of different parts of this plant. Names of barleria in various languages of the world are also given. The plant was identified by professor salar khan of the bangladesh national herbarium and a voucher speci. Ruellia tuberosa is an erect, suberect, or diffuse perennial herb up to 6070 cm tall.
Ruellia tuberosa, also known as minnieroot, fever root, snapdragon root and sheep potato thai. An erect, perennial herb with a cluster of tuberous roots. Apr 18, 2017 rajnigandha flower polianthes tuberosa medicinal usage know about rajnigandha botanical description, medicinal properties, medicinal uses in ayurveda, its health benefits, dosage, contraindications and sideeffect of different parts of this plant. Ruellia tuberosa herb uses, benefits, cures, side effects. Whole plant b arirudran1, a saraswathy2, vijayalakshmi krishnamurthy3 1,2captain srinivasa murti drug research institute for ayurveda ccras, anna hospital campus, arumbakkam, chennai, india106.
All structured data from the file and property namespaces is available under the creative commons cc0 license. Ruellia tuberosa has been extensively used as diuret. The 3rd largest tropical family of dicotyledonous plants with about 2500 species, most of which have medicinal values burkill, 1985. The various ethnomedicinal uses of the plant in bangladesh are shown in table 1 and partly compiled from sources as mentioned in the references section 1.
Catharanthus roseus is a profusely branched, erect or decumbent perennial plant with stems that can become more or less woody. List of various diseases cured by ruellia tuberosa. Antinociceptive and antiinflammatory properties of ruellia tuberosa. Solanaceae is a therapeutically important medicinal plant widely used in ayurveda and traditional systems of medicine in all over the world. Easy to care for and great for use as coverage, ruellia plants offer unique beauty to landscape areas. The root and leaf for alleviating retention of urine. How barleria is effective for various diseases is listed in repertory format. Rajnigandha flower polianthes tuberosa medicinal usage. Fact sheets are available from department of employment, economic development and innovation deedi service centres and our customer service centre telephone 25 23. Ruellia are hardy and half hardy perennial sub shrubs that reach from 30 to 90 cm in height there main blooming period is from spring to summer, but many ruellia will also carry sporadic flowers at later times of the year. A downloadable pdf document of a book in prepublication awaiting illustration. It is used medicinally in west indies, central america, guiana, and peru.
Pdf antibacterial, antifungal and insecticidal activities of ruellia. Butterfly weed, pleurisy root, asclepias tuberosa herb use. Acanthaceae as a substitute for withania somnifera. Fact sheets are available from department of employment, economic development and innovation deedi service centres and. The genus was named in honor of jean ruelle, herbalist and physician to francis i of france and translator of several works of dioscorides. Medicinal plants in papua new guinea publication author publisher world health organisation year 2009 isbn 9789290612490 description traditional medicinal uses of 126 species from papua new guinea, including information on any modern research into the plants. Nov 27, 2011 the study was undertaken to investigate the effect of 50% hydro ethanolic leaf extracts of ruellia tuberosa l. In folk medicine, it has been used as diuretic, antidiabetic, antipyretic, analgesic, antihypersensitive, thirstquenching, and antidotal agent.
Minnieroot ruellia tuberosa is regarded as an environmental weed in northern queensland and the northern territory. How to grow ruellia plants guide to growing wild petunia, common ruellia, and fever root. How ruellia tuberosa is effective for various diseases is listed in repertory format. So, what is ruellia and can this mexican native be cultivated in our own home garden landscape. Pdf chemical constituents from the leaves of ruellia tuberosa. Hptlc fingerprint profile and isolation of marker compound. Flora of china curcurbitaceae through valerianaceae. A decoction of the plant, sometimes combined with ruellia. In lipid profile the parameters studied were serum total.
Ruellia is a genus of flowering plants commonly known as ruellias or wild petunias. Acanthaceae is a perennial plant where its native range. Materials and methods plant material the aerial parts of ruellia tuberosa l. Long department of biology, university of south florida, tampa, 33620 a b s t r a c t ruellia tuberosa is a wideranging tropical, perennial herb that has been designated the type species for the large genus ruellia. Barleria herb uses, benefits, cures, side effects, nutrients. The study was undertaken to investigate the effect of 50% hydro ethanolic leaf extracts of ruellia tuberosa l. Comparative pharmacognostic study of different parts of. Then, 20g of the plant powder is mixed with this tea to drink before breakfast in the morning. Asclepias tuberosa pleurisy root, butterfly milkweed. Pharmacognostic and preliminary phytochemical studies on ruellia. Other uses were obtained from data collected from folk medicinal practitioners of bangladesh residing in different. Antinociceptive and antiinflammatory properties of. Acanthaceae against culex quinquefasciatus say in laboratory bioassay.
Log probit analysis at 95% confidence level revealed the lc50 values. Duppy gun, formally known as reulllatuberosa, is an adventive plant species native to the caribbean region. Ethnobotanical uses r in siddha system of medicine leaves are given. Satheesh kumar, kotam reddy swathi, sangam haritha department of phytopharmacy and phytomedicine, j k k munirajah medical research. A read is counted each time someone views a publication summary such as the title, abstract, and list of authors, clicks on a figure, or views or downloads the fulltext. Ruellia simplex ufifas center for aquatic and invasive. From our experiment it is informed that ruellia tuberosa l. A white latex is present in all parts of the plant. Rajnigandha flower polianthes tuberosa medicinal usage know about rajnigandha botanical description, medicinal properties, medicinal uses in ayurveda, its health benefits, dosage, contraindications and sideeffect of different parts of this plant.
Ruellia tuberosa is an erect, suberect, or diffuse perennial herb up to 6070 cm tall herb and belongs to family acanthaceae, a native of central america, introduced into indian garden as ornament. Antioxidant and antiproliferative activities of sabah ruellia tuberosa. Antinociceptive and antiinflammatory properties of ruellia. An excellent, if rather terse, guide to the traditional medicinal uses of the plants of the region. Justicia secunda is an evergreen, perennial plant with stems that sometimes become more or less woody. Kunth, belongs to family bignoniaceae and commonly known as. Mexico and brazil are centers of diversity, but the genus is common elsewhere throughout the neotropics as well as in madagascar and mainland africa. Ruellia plant growing guide how to grow wild petunia. First pic is ruellia tuberosa and the second one is dipterocanthus prostratus r.
An excellent, if rather terse, guide to the traditional medicinal uses of the plants of the region a decoction of the plant, sometimes combined with ruellia tuberosa and heliotropium indicum, is used as a treatment for menstrual pains. It was much used by the north american indians and acquired a reputation as a healall amongst the earlier white. For postdelivery problems a tisane is made of ruellia tuberosa, ti patat root, a piece of sour orange citrus aurantium, a branch of bonne kawe cardiospermum microcarpum, and the bark of mouben spondias mombin and given to the person to drink for nine days. Ruellia tuberosa, also known as minnie root, fever root, snapdragon root and sheep potato, is a species of flowering plant in the acanthaceae family. Ruellia are hardy and half hardy perennial sub shrubs that reach from 30 to 90 cm in height. Names of ruellia tuberosa in various languages of the world are also given. The herbal tea derived from the plant is used to combat coughs, colds and the flu. Uses, benefits, cures, side effects, nutrients in barleria. The present communication attempts to study the antimicrobial activity of successive extraction using nhexane, chloroform, ethyl acetate, alcohol and separate aqueous extract from whole plant of ruellia tuberosa l. Ruellia, ruellia tuberosa, popping pod philippine medicinal herbs an illustrated compilation of philippine medicinal plants by dr godofredo umali stuart, with botanical information, chemical properties, folkloric uses and research studies. An adventive species is one that has been introduced into a specific geographic area from a different region. Effect of 50% hydroethanolic leaf extracts of ruellia tuberosa l. An important medicinal plant archana singh, nagori b.
Antioquia, bolivia, ipcn, mesoamericana, pakistan, panama, peru, vpa common names. Antidiabetic, antihyperlipidaemic and hepatoprotective activity of methanolic extract of ruellia tuberosa linn leaves in normal and alloxan induced diabetic rats m. Pdf chemical constituents from the leaves of ruellia. Vidarikand pueraria tuberosa benefits, uses and side. Fruit bluish, purple or deep blue, the ripe seed capsules of ruellia tuberosa, when come in contact with water, it breaks open with force and an audible sound is reported and dispersing seeds away from the plant. Review on ruellia tuberosa cracker plant sciencedirect. Ruellia simplex ufifas center for aquatic and invasive plants. Asclepias tuberosa pleurisy root, butterfly milkweed, rolfs. Ruellia flowers are 2inch long funnelshaped blooms growing on a perennial shrub. Traditional medicinal uses of 126 species from papua new guinea, including information on any modern research into the plants.
The genus ruellia is very diverse and includes approximately 355 species of herbs, shrubs, and trees daniel, 1995. It has tuberous roots with leaf, stem, fruit and flower parts, is native to america, but. Sep 07, 2012 ruellia tuberosa is an herb, 3045 cm height, erect, suberect or diffuse perennial stem with purple or deep blue colored flower. Pharmacognostic and preliminary phytochemical studies on. Uses, benefits, cures, side effects, nutrients in ruellia tuberosa. Review on ruellia tuberosa cracker plant request pdf. For inflammation in the urinary tract or kidneys, 75112g of the whole stem fresh or 2538g of dry ruellia tuberosa is boiled to make tea. Medicinal applications in surinames traditional medicine it is used as an anthelmintic, against joint pains and strained muscles. Pleurisy root is used in herbalism as an antispasmodic, carminative, mildly cathartic, diaphoretic, diuretic, expectorant, tonic and vasodilator. It should be noted that only the fruit of ruellia tuberosa l. One of the species, ruellia tuberosa has been extensively used as diuretic, antidiabetic, antipyretic, analgesic, antioxidant 4, antihypertensive, gastroprotective 5 and to treat gonorrhea 3. Antinocicaptive and antiinflammatory properties of ruellia tuberosa, 47 3. As there is no pharmacognostic work reported on whole plant, the present investigation attempts to undertake to study the pharmacognostical and preliminary phytochemical studies along with hptlc, fingerprinting analysis for whole plant of ruellia tuberosa l. Also used as an abortifacient, the root is used against kidney diseases and for whooping cough.
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