Ruellia tuberosa (Common name: Waterkanon, Watrakanu, Minnie Root, Iron root) - Acanthaceae, a West Indian herb with curiously shaped blue flowers and fusiform tuberous roots. The big bisexual flowers are violet. In folk medicine and Ayurveda it has been used as a diuretic, anti-diabetic, antipyretic, analgesic, antihypertensive, gastroprotective, and to treat gonorrhea. Reference Surendra Parihar Ex.Professor and Head. Deptt. of Seed , Science and Technology. IARI, Pusa, New Delhi 110012
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