| Minnie Root |
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| Original date | 11/4/06 12:37 PM |
| Resolution | 1024 x 685 |
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| Focal length | 6.0mm |
| Exposure time | 1/500s |
| Aperture | 4.0 |
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| Camera make | SONY |
| Camera model | DSC-H1 |
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Botanical name: Ruellia tuberosa Family: Acanthaceae (Acanthus family)
Minnie Root is a West Indian herb with curiously shaped blue flowers and
fusiform tuberous roots. A tropical perennial growing up to a height of 6.5
inches with a hairy stem.
The simple leaves are opposite and elliptic; the plant only flowers after the
start of the rainy season. It has thick finger-like roots.
The big bisexual flowers are violet.
The ripe fruits, in a pod with 7-8 seeds each, burst open, when they get wet
and the black seeds are hurdled away.
Medicinal uses:
In folk medicine and Ayurvedic medicine it has been used as a diuretic,
anti-diabetic, antipyretic, analgesic, antihypertensive, gastroprotective,
and to treat gonorrhea.
Medicinal uses:
In folk medicine and Ayurvedic medicine it has been used as a diuretic,
anti-diabetic, antipyretic, analgesic, antihypertensive, gastroprotective,
and to treat gonorrhea. | Identification credit: Navendu Pagé, Pravin Kawale | Photographed in Alibag, Maharashtra. |
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