Plant Profile
Herb descriptions
Botany
Binomial nomenclature
Ruellia prostrata
Scientific Name and Description
Dipteracanthus prostratus (POIR.) NEES
Herb Family
Plant type
Herb
Plant Synonyms
Plant Synonyms
Ruellia prostrata Poir
Plant Names - Common - Regional - Vernacular
| Malayalam | upudali |
| Kannada | bheemana soppu |
| Tamil | cilanti nayakam, cilanti nayatam, coracakki, coracakkicceti, kiranti nayakam, kiranti nayan, pottakanchi |
| Telugu | maanu pathri, nela neelaambaramu |
| Hindi | Jangli neel |
| Marathi | Neel Kamal |
| Common Name | bell weed, creeping ruellia, Bell Weed, Creeping Ruellia |
Plants Medicinal Value
Medicinal Systems
Siddha
Folk
Herb usable parts
Leaves
Ethnopharmacology use
Ruellia prostrata Poir.
Habit- Herb
Parts used - Leaves
Application - Fever; asthma; cold; hair fall
Treatment - General
References - Ayyanar and Ignacimuthu 2005
References
Literature
Literature
Ayyanar and Ignacimuthu 2005
Flora of Madhya Pradesh Vol. II Author - Mudgal, Khanna,Hajra
Flora of Bankura District(West Bengal) Author - Sanyal M.N.
Flora of Rajasthan Vol.2 Author - B.V.Shetty & V. Singh
The Flora of Orissa Vol III Author - Saxena H.O.,Brahmam M.
Flora of Maharashtra State (Dicotyledons) Volume 2 Author - N.P.Singh, P.Lakshminarasimhan, S.Karthikeyan & P.V. Prasanna
The Flora of the Gulf of Mannar Author - P. Daniel & P. Umamaheswari
Flora of Srikakulam District (Andhra Pradesh) Author - Rolla Seshagiri Rao, S.Hara Sriramulu
Flora of Gujarat State Vol 1 Author - G.L.Shah
FLORA OF TRIPURA STATE VOL2 Author - D.B. DEB
Published 11 February 2019 http://dx.doi.org/10.32859/era.18.4.1-112
Foundation for Revitalisation of Local Health Traditions (FRLHT)
The National Medicinal Plants Board (NMPB), Department of AYUSH