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[[File:Wayside Tuberose -Ruella tuberosa- flower in Hyderabad, AP W IMG 6628.jpg|thumb|right|''Minnieroot'', ''Ruellia tuberosa'']]
'''Minnieroot''', also known as '''Ruellia tuberosa''',<ref name="int"/> fever root, snapdragon root and sheep potato (Thai: ต้อยติ่ง), is a species of flowering plant in the Acanthaceae family. Its native range is in Central America but presently it has become naturalized in many countries of tropical South and Southeast Asia.<ref name="int2"/>
Some butterfly species, like the lemon pansy (Junonia lemonias) and the mangrove buckeye (Junonia genoveva), feed on the leaves of Ruellia tuberosa.
== Description ==
It is a small biennial plant with thick fusiform tuberous roots and striking funnel-shaped violet-colored flowers. Its fruit is a 2 cm long sessile capsule containing about 20 seeds. Some of the names of the plant such as popping pod, duppy gun and cracker plant come from the fact that children like to play with the dry pods that pop when rubbed with spit or water.
Ruellia tuberosa reaches an average height of about 25 cm in moist and shady environments.[citation needed] It grows, however, preferably in grasslands and roadsides —often as a weed in cultivated fields—, and also in xerophile and ruderal habitats.<ref name="des"/>
== Uses ==
*In folk medicine<ref name="uses"/> and Ayurvedic medicine it has been used as a diuretic, anti-diabetic, antipyretic, analgesic, antihypertensive, gastroprotective, and to treat gonorrhea. It is also used as a natural dye for textiles.
*In Grenada, used for common colds, fevers and hypertension.<ref name="uses2"/>
*In India leaf juice applied to scorpion bite sites.<ref name="uses2"/>
== References ==
<references>
<ref name="int">[https://plants.usda.gov/core/profile?symbol=RUTU "Ruellia tuberosa"]</ref>
<ref name="int2">[http://mekarditamanku.blogspot.in/ Yang Mekar ditamanku - Fever Root; Ruellia tuberosa, Linn.]</ref>
<ref name="des">[http://www.hear.org/pier/species/ruellia_tuberosa.htm Ruellia tuberosa - Pacific Island Ecosystems at Risk]</ref>
<ref name="uses">[http://www.saintlucianplants.com/floweringplants/acanthaceae/rueltube/rueltube.html Roger Graveson's The Plants of Saint Lucia: Acanthaceae]</ref>
<ref name="uses2">[http://www.stuartxchange.org/Ruellia.html Ruellia tuberosa Linn.]</ref>
</references>
== External Links ==
*[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ruellia_tuberosa Ruellia tuberosa]
[[Category:Herbs]]
'''Minnieroot''', also known as '''Ruellia tuberosa''',<ref name="int"/> fever root, snapdragon root and sheep potato (Thai: ต้อยติ่ง), is a species of flowering plant in the Acanthaceae family. Its native range is in Central America but presently it has become naturalized in many countries of tropical South and Southeast Asia.<ref name="int2"/>
Some butterfly species, like the lemon pansy (Junonia lemonias) and the mangrove buckeye (Junonia genoveva), feed on the leaves of Ruellia tuberosa.
== Description ==
It is a small biennial plant with thick fusiform tuberous roots and striking funnel-shaped violet-colored flowers. Its fruit is a 2 cm long sessile capsule containing about 20 seeds. Some of the names of the plant such as popping pod, duppy gun and cracker plant come from the fact that children like to play with the dry pods that pop when rubbed with spit or water.
Ruellia tuberosa reaches an average height of about 25 cm in moist and shady environments.[citation needed] It grows, however, preferably in grasslands and roadsides —often as a weed in cultivated fields—, and also in xerophile and ruderal habitats.<ref name="des"/>
== Uses ==
*In folk medicine<ref name="uses"/> and Ayurvedic medicine it has been used as a diuretic, anti-diabetic, antipyretic, analgesic, antihypertensive, gastroprotective, and to treat gonorrhea. It is also used as a natural dye for textiles.
*In Grenada, used for common colds, fevers and hypertension.<ref name="uses2"/>
*In India leaf juice applied to scorpion bite sites.<ref name="uses2"/>
== References ==
<references>
<ref name="int">[https://plants.usda.gov/core/profile?symbol=RUTU "Ruellia tuberosa"]</ref>
<ref name="int2">[http://mekarditamanku.blogspot.in/ Yang Mekar ditamanku - Fever Root; Ruellia tuberosa, Linn.]</ref>
<ref name="des">[http://www.hear.org/pier/species/ruellia_tuberosa.htm Ruellia tuberosa - Pacific Island Ecosystems at Risk]</ref>
<ref name="uses">[http://www.saintlucianplants.com/floweringplants/acanthaceae/rueltube/rueltube.html Roger Graveson's The Plants of Saint Lucia: Acanthaceae]</ref>
<ref name="uses2">[http://www.stuartxchange.org/Ruellia.html Ruellia tuberosa Linn.]</ref>
</references>
== External Links ==
*[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ruellia_tuberosa Ruellia tuberosa]
[[Category:Herbs]]
