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'''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==Uses=={{Uses|High cholesterol}}, like the lemon pansy {{Uses|Kidney diseases}}, {{Uses|Joint pains}}, {{Uses|Whooping cough}}, {{Uses|Gonorrhea}}, {{Uses|Syphilis}}, {{Uses|Bladder stones}}, {{Uses|Bronchitis}}, {{Uses|Cancer}} ==Parts Used=={{Parts Used|Roots}}, {{Parts Used|Leaves}}. ==Chemical Composition==Leaves contain apigenin and luteolin, The seed oil yields myristic, capril and lauric acids, Study yielded flavonoids, glycosides, phenols, saponins and essential minerals with good nutritive value and secondary metabolites. <ref name="chemical composition"/> ==Common names=={{Common names|kn=|ml=|sa=|ta=|te=|hi=|en=Waterkanon, Watrakanu}} ==Properties==Reference: Dravya - Substance, Rasa - Taste, Guna - Qualities, Veerya - Potency, Vipaka - Post-digesion effect, Karma - Pharmacological activity, Prabhava - Therepeutics.===Dravya=== ===Rasa===Tikta (Bitter), Kashaya (Astringent)===Guna===Laghu (Light), Ruksha (Dry), Tikshna (Sharp)===Veerya===Ushna (Hot)===Vipaka===Katu (Junonia lemoniasPungent) ===Karma===Kapha, Vata===Prabhava=== ==Habit=={{Habit|Herb}} ==Identification=====Leaf==={{Leaf|Simple||The leaves are divided into 3-6 toothed leaflets, with smaller leaflets in between}}<ref name="Leaf"/> ===Flower==={{Flower|Unisexual|5-5.5 cm long|Blue-violet|5-20|Flowers shortly Pedicellate, Blue-violet, Showy.}} ===Fruit==={{Fruit|Scabrescent|2.3-2.5 cm|Clearly grooved lengthwise, Lowest hooked hairs aligned towards crown|With hooked hairs|24-28}} ===Other features=== ==List of Ayurvedic medicine in which the herb is used== ==Where to get the saplings====Mode of Propagation=={{Propagation|Seeds}}, {{Propagation|Cuttings}}. ==How to plant/cultivate==An ideal location for growing ruellia is a site with full sun exposure. Although ruellia flowers are highly adaptable and may do well in shade, expect fewer blooms due to the mangrove buckeye lack of sunlight.<ref name="How to plant/cultivate"/> ==Commonly seen growing in areas=={{Commonly seen|Open waste places}}, {{Commonly seen|meadows}}, {{Commonly seen|Borders of forests and fields}}. ==Photo Gallery==<gallery class="left" caption="" widths="140px" heights="140px">Crimson Tip (Junonia genovevaColotis danae), feed on the leaves of Ruellia tuberosaW2 IMG 1516.jpg Cây Nổ.jpg 

It is a small biennial plant with thick fusiform tuberous roots and striking funnel-shaped violet-colored flowersD85 2947 Photographed Trisorn Triboon. Its fruit is a 2 cm long sessile jpgFile:Popping pod of Ruellia tuberosa.jpg|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 waterFile:D85 26551 Photographed by Trisorn Triboon.jpg|Leaves

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"/gallery>

== Uses References==

*In folk medicine<references> <ref name="useschemical composition">[http:/> and Ayurvedic medicine it has been used as a diuretic, anti-diabetic, antipyretic, analgesic, antihypertensive, gastroprotective, and to treat gonorrhea/www. It is also used as a natural dye for textilesstuartxchange. *In Grenada, used for common colds, fevers and hypertensionorg/Ruellia.html Chemical Constituents]<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="desLeaf">[http://www.heareol.org/pierpages/species590262/ruellia_tuberosa.htm Ruellia tuberosa - Pacific Island Ecosystems at Riskdetails Morphology]</ref> <ref name="usesHow to plant/cultivate">[httphttps://www.saintlucianplantsgardeningknowhow.com/floweringplantsornamental/acanthaceaeflowers/rueltuberuellia/rueltubegrowing-ruellia-wild-petunias.html Roger Graveson's The Plants of Saint Lucia: Acanthaceae]</ref><ref name="uses2">[http://www.stuartxchange.org/Ruellia.html htm Requirements for Growing Ruellia tuberosa Linn.]</ref>

== External Links ==* [http://www.backyardnature.net/mexnat/ruellia.htm Tuberosa on back yard nature.net]* [https://florafaunaweb.nparks.gov.sg/Special-Pages/plant-detail.aspx?id=2404 Ruellia tuberosa on flora fauna web.nparks.gov.sg]* [http://www.flowersofindia.net/catalog/slides/Minnie%20Root.html Ruellia tuberosa on flowers of india.com]*[https://enwww.wikipediasciencedirect.orgcom/science/wikiarticle/Ruellia_tuberosa pii/S0975357510800409 Ruellia tuberosaon science dierect]