Ruellia tuberosa

Ruellia tuberosa L., Sp. Pl. 2: 635 (1753). 

Ruellia tuberosa
Ruellia tuberosa
Ruellia tuberosa
Ruellia tuberosa L., Photo by Vien Gach Hong

its native range is Mexico to N. South America and Peru, Caribbean. 

Vietnamese name:

Quả nổ, Trái nổ, sâm tanh tách.

Uses: 

Kidney supplement, bladder stones, intermittent fever, whooping cough, peritonitis during childbirth.

Distribution:

In Vietnam, the tree grows naturally on wastelands, along roadsides, along rivers.

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