Plant |
Family | Acanthus Family (Acanthaceae) |
English |
Minnieroot, Fever root, Sheep potato, Snapdragon root |
Latin |
Ruellia tuberosa L., Ruellia clandestina L., Ruellia tuberosa, Ruellia clandestina |
Plantparts | Corm, Entire plant, foliage, Roots, Unspecified |
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Ungrouped Diseases & Uses |
100-day cough, Anti-diabetic, antidiabetic activity, Antidiuretic, Asthenia, Asthenia of kidney, Bladder ailments, Bladder complaints, Bladder disease, Bladder diseases, bladder disorders, Bladder problems, Blood cleanser, blood cleansing, Blood purifier, Cleanses the blood, complaints of urinary system, depurant, Depurative, diabetes, Diabetes mellitus, Disease of the bladder, disorder of the kidneys, disorders of the urinary passage, Frequent micturition, Kidney Ailments, kidney complaints, kidney disease, Kidney diseases, kidney disorders, kidney problem, kidney problems, Kidney tonic, Kidney treatment, kidney trouble, Nephropathy, Pertussis, problems in the urinary system, purify blood, purify the blood, Renal disease, Renal disorders, renal problems, sugar diabetis, to cleanse the blood, Urinary bladder disease, Urinary diseases, urinary disorders, urinary problems, Urinary tract ailments, Urinary-tract diseases, Weakness, whooping cough |
Women's diseases |
Abortifacient, Abortion, Abortive, induce abortion |
Local (Geographical) use |
Phytomedical use in the Guianas (Guyana, Suriname, French Guiana) |
Ingredients |
| | Apigenin, Beta-Sitosterol, Campesterol, Decanoic acid, Hentriacontane, Lauric acid, Luteolin, Myristic acid, Nonacosane, Stigmasterol |
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