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Official name : Ruellia patula Jacq.

Family : Acanthaceae

2 reference(s) related to this plant

Reference HH 18

Author(s) : Hassan-Abdallah, A., A. Merito, S. Hassan, D. Aboubaker, M. Djama, Z. Asfaw, E. Kelbessa

Title : Medicinal plants andt heir uses by the people in the Region of Randa, Djibouti Journal of Ethnopharmacology 148 701–713, (2013)

Symptoms : H(053)

Recipes : H(053) ear diseases, soaking crushed leaves of Ruellia patula in H2O for 30 min and the H2O , local application

Region : East Africa

Country : Djibouti (Region of Randa)

Vernacular name : xoqto (Geez ?)

Reference HT 50

Author(s) : Teklehaymanot, T.

Title : An ethnobotanical survey of medicinal and edible plants of Yalo Woreda in Afar regional state, Ethiopia Journal of Ethnobiology and Ethnomedicine 13:40 (2017) DOI 10.1186/s13002-017-0166-7

Symptoms : H(003), H(043), H(095)

Recipes : H(003) swelling, leaves of Ruellia patula, ONS., VO.
H(043) meningitis, whole plant, RNS., nasal
H(095) the outer cover of Ruellia patula is eaten fresh. It is collected and consumed by herd boys, and it is not stored and has a mild test.

Region : East Africa

Country : Ethiopia (Yalow Woreda, Afar regional state)

Vernacular name : boboyta

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