Plant Profile
Herb descriptions
Botany
Binomial nomenclature
Ruellia tuberosa
Scientific Name and Description
Ruellia tuberosa L
Herb Family
Plant type
Herb
Plant Synonyms
Plant Synonyms
Cryphiacanthus barbadensis Nees
Dipteracanthus clandestinus C.Presl
Ruellia clandestina L.
Ruellia picta (Lodd. et al.)
Dipteracanthus clandestinus C.Presl
Ruellia clandestina L.
Ruellia picta (Lodd. et al.)
Plant Names - Common - Regional - Vernacular
| Tamil | tapas kaaya |
| Telugu | chetapatakaayala |
| Hindi | Jangli alu |
| Bengali | Jangli alu |
| Common names | minnieroot, fever root, snapdragon root, sheep potato |
Plants Medicinal Value
Medicinal Systems
Folk
Phytochemicals
Herb usable parts
Root tuber
Bark
Leaves
Whole plant
Ethnopharmacology use
Ruellia tuberosa L
Habit- Herb
Parts used - Leaves
Application - Severe body pain
Treatment - General
References - Seraj et al. 2013
Ruellia tuberosa L. (VUM097/11) Whole plant body (tuber, bark, root) Lycopene, carotenoid, tocopherol, saponin, flavonoids (Manikandan & Doss 2010). Anti-nociceptive, anti-inflammatory properties (Alam et al. 2009), diuretic, anti-diabetic, antipyretic, analgesic, antihypertensive, gastro-protective, and to treat gonorrhea (Lans 2007).
References
Literature
Literature
Manikandan & Doss 2010
Alam et al. 2009
Lans 2007
Flora of Rajasthan Vol.2 Author - B.V.Shetty & V. Singh
Flora of Bankura District(West Bengal) Author - Sanyal M.N
Flora of Madhya Pradesh Vol. II Author - Mudgal, Khanna,Hajra
Flora of Maharashtra State (Dicotyledons) Volume 2 Author - N.P.Singh, P.Lakshminarasimhan, S.Karthikeyan & P.V. Prasanna
Flora of the Indian Desert Author - Bhandari M.M
Flora of Srikakulam District (Andhra Pradesh) Author - Rolla Seshagiri Rao, S.Hara Sriramulu
FLORA OF TRIPURA STATE VOL2 Author - D.B. DEB
The Flora of the Gulf of Mannar Author - P. Daniel & P. Umamaheswari
The Flora of Orissa Vol III Author - Saxena H.O.,Brahmam M.
Published 11 February 2019 http://dx.doi.org/10.32859/era.18.4.1-112
The National Medicinal Plants Board (NMPB), Department of AYUSH
Foundation for Revitalisation of Local Health Traditions (FRLHT)
Research
References
Ethnic Preparation of Haria, a Rice-Based Fermented Beverage, in the Province of Lateritic West Bengal, India
Citations
Herb citations
Ruellia tuberosa. (2023, December 6). In Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ruellia_tuberosa