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. Ruellia are hardy and half hardy perennial sub shrubs that reach from 30 to 90 cm in height. Traditional medicinal uses of 126 species from papua new guinea, including information on any modern research into the plants. Solanaceae is a therapeutically important medicinal plant widely used in ayurveda and traditional systems of medicine in all over the world. It is also used as a remedy for inflammation of the stomach and intestines, constipation and general. The herbal tea derived from the plant is used to combat coughs, colds and the flu.
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. How to grow ruellia plants guide to growing wild petunia, common ruellia, and fever root. 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. So, what is ruellia and can this mexican native be cultivated in our own home garden landscape. Antinociceptive and antiinflammatory properties of ruellia tuberosa. This explosive behavior gave the plant local name in english cracker plant. Satheesh kumar, kotam reddy swathi, sangam haritha department of phytopharmacy and phytomedicine, j k k munirajah medical research. Review on ruellia tuberosa cracker plant request pdf. 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 simplex ufifas center for aquatic and invasive plants. Barleria herb uses, benefits, cures, side effects, nutrients. Flora of china curcurbitaceae through valerianaceae. In folk medicine, it has been used as diuretic, antidiabetic, antipyretic, analgesic, antihypersensitive, thirstquenching, and antidotal agent. Erect, ascending or diffuse, branched, quadrangular, deeply grooved, pubescent in younger parts, glabrous in older, greenish to darkpurple.
Ethnobotanical uses r in siddha system of medicine leaves are given. Butterfly weed, pleurisy root, asclepias tuberosa herb use. Ruellia tuberosa is an erect, suberect, or diffuse perennial herb up to 6070 cm tall. An excellent, if rather terse, guide to the traditional medicinal uses of the plants of the region. Chemical constituents from the leaves of ruellia tuberosa. 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. 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. 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. From our experiment it is informed that ruellia tuberosa l. Pleurisy root is used in herbalism as an antispasmodic, carminative, mildly cathartic, diaphoretic, diuretic, expectorant, tonic and vasodilator. Pdf chemical constituents from the leaves of ruellia. Nov 27, 2011 the study was undertaken to investigate the effect of 50% hydro ethanolic leaf extracts of ruellia tuberosa l.
Antinociceptive and antiinflammatory properties of ruellia. Ruellia flowers are 2inch long funnelshaped blooms growing on a perennial shrub. They are not closely related to petunias petunia although both genera belong to the same euasterid clade. Acanthaceae against culex quinquefasciatus say in laboratory bioassay. The 3rd largest tropical family of dicotyledonous plants with about 2500 species, most of which have medicinal values burkill, 1985.
In lipid profile the parameters studied were serum total. Acanthaceae is a perennial plant where its native range. Effect of 50% hydroethanolic leaf extracts of ruellia. 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. 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. Since this valuable plant is not commercially cultivated in sri lanka, traditional practitioners use ruellia tuberosa l. Medicinal benefits of a wild plant health thanh nien daily. Pdf antibacterial, antifungal and insecticidal activities of ruellia. The genus was named in honor of jean ruelle, herbalist and physician to francis i of france and translator of several works of dioscorides. 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.
How ruellia tuberosa is effective for various diseases is listed in repertory format. Justicia secunda is an evergreen, perennial plant with stems that sometimes become more or less woody. Names of barleria in various languages of the world are also given. An important medicinal plant archana singh, nagori b. Antioquia, bolivia, ipcn, mesoamericana, pakistan, panama, peru, vpa common names. Sep 07, 2012 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. Ruellia tuberosa, also known as minnieroot, fever root, snapdragon root and sheep potato thai. Easy to care for and great for use as coverage, ruellia plants offer unique beauty to landscape areas. Antioxidant and antiproliferative activities of sabah ruellia tuberosa. Whole plant b arirudran1, a saraswathy2, vijayalakshmi krishnamurthy3 1,2captain srinivasa murti drug research institute for ayurveda ccras, anna hospital campus, arumbakkam, chennai, india106. Asclepiadaceae milkweed family medicinal use of pleurisy root.
Materials and methods plant material the aerial parts of ruellia tuberosa l. List of various diseases cured by ruellia tuberosa. Rajnigandha flower polianthes tuberosa medicinal usage. 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. 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.
The plant was identified by professor salar khan of the bangladesh national herbarium and a voucher speci. Duppy gun, formally known as reulllatuberosa, is an adventive plant species native to the caribbean region. A decoction of the plant, sometimes combined with ruellia. Ruellia tuberosa, also known as minnie root, fever root, snapdragon root and sheep potato, is a species of flowering plant in the acanthaceae family. Log probit analysis at 95% confidence level revealed the lc50 values. Pdf chemical constituents from the leaves of ruellia tuberosa. The root and leaf for alleviating retention of urine. Its native range is in central america but presently it has become naturalized in many countries of tropical south and southeast asia. 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. 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. Ruellia tuberosa is an herb, 3045 cm height, erect, suberect or diffuse perennial stem with purple or deep blue colored flower. Use sterile ruellia cultivars such as mayan purple, purple showers, mayan pink and mayan white. Uses, benefits, cures, side effects, nutrients in barleria.
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. It was much used by the north american indians and acquired a reputation as a healall amongst the earlier white. Then, 20g of the plant powder is mixed with this tea to drink before breakfast in the morning. It should be noted that only the fruit of ruellia tuberosa l. Ruellia is a genus of flowering plants commonly known as ruellias or wild petunias. Comparative pharmacognostic study of different parts of. 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. Catharanthus roseus is a profusely branched, erect or decumbent perennial plant with stems that can become more or less woody. First pic is ruellia tuberosa and the second one is dipterocanthus prostratus r. Uses, benefits, cures, side effects, nutrients in ruellia tuberosa. Preliminary organic analysis revealed the presence of tannin, flavonoid, steroid. Fact sheets are available from department of employment, economic development and innovation deedi service centres and our customer service centre telephone 25 23.
Pharmacognostic and preliminary phytochemical studies on. 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. Butterfly weed herbal uses also known as pleurisy root, butterfly weed is an edible plant that is used by herbalists. The study was undertaken to investigate the effect of 50% hydro ethanolic leaf extracts of ruellia tuberosa l. 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. It has tuberous roots with leaf, stem, fruit and flower parts, is native to america, but. Effect of 50% hydroethanolic leaf extracts of ruellia tuberosa l. It is used medicinally in west indies, central america, guiana, and peru. Ruellia tuberosa has tuberous root to tide over dry season and an ingenious seed dispersal system that helps it spread.
Vidarikand pueraria tuberosa benefits, uses and side. Ruellia tuberosa herb uses, benefits, cures, side effects. Pleurisy root is a bitter, nuttyflavoured tonic herb that increases perspiration, relieves spasms and acts as an expectorant. Kunth, belongs to family bignoniaceae and commonly known as. Fact sheets are available from department of employment, economic development and innovation deedi service centres and. Also used as an abortifacient, the root is used against kidney diseases and for whooping cough.
All structured data from the file and property namespaces is available under the creative commons cc0 license. Other uses were obtained from data collected from folk medicinal practitioners of bangladesh residing in different. Journal of medicinal plants research composition of. Hptlc fingerprint profile and isolation of marker compound.
Images 1 synonyms 1 references 22 subordinate taxa. A downloadable pdf document of a book in prepublication awaiting illustration. Acanthaceae as a substitute for withania somnifera. The root is washed, crushed, and boiling water poured over it. An adventive species is one that has been introduced into a specific geographic area from a different region.
Minnieroot ruellia tuberosa is regarded as an environmental weed in northern queensland and the northern territory. 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. 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. Ruellia simplex ufifas center for aquatic and invasive. Pharmacognostic and preliminary phytochemical studies on ruellia. These plants have been selected on the basis of their medicinal uses not only in myanmar but also in the. Antinocicaptive and antiinflammatory properties of ruellia tuberosa, 47 3. Antinociceptive and antiinflammatory properties of. Files are available under licenses specified on their description page. In continuation of our studies on the bioactivity of bangladeshi medicinal plants. Ruellia tuberosa has been extensively used as diuret. Review on ruellia tuberosa cracker plant sciencedirect. Names of ruellia tuberosa in various languages of the world are also given. An erect, perennial herb with a cluster of tuberous roots.
The genus ruellia is very diverse and includes approximately 355 species of herbs, shrubs, and trees daniel, 1995. Ruellia plant growing guide how to grow wild petunia. How barleria is effective for various diseases is listed in repertory format. Polianthes tuberosa is a bulb growing to 1 m 3ft 3in by 0. A white latex is present in all parts of the plant. The species is hermaphrodite has both male and female organs. Medicinal applications in surinames traditional medicine it is used as an anthelmintic, against joint pains and strained muscles. Asclepias tuberosa pleurisy root, butterfly milkweed, rolfs. There main blooming period is from spring to summer, but many ruellia will also carry sporadic flowers at later times of the year. Asclepias tuberosa pleurisy root, butterfly milkweed.
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