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Ruellia asperula

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Ruellia asperula
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Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Lamiales
Family: Acanthaceae
Genus: Ruellia
Species:
R. asperula
Binomial name
Ruellia asperula
(Mart. & Nees) Lindau (1895)
Synonyms[1]
  • Stephanophysum asperulum Mart. & Nees (1847)
  • Stephanophysum asperulum var. hirsutulum Nees (1847)
  • Stephanophysum asperulum var. majus Nees (1847)
  • Stephanophysum hirsutulum Mart. ex Nees (1847)
  • Stephanophysum hirsutum Mart. ex Nees (1847)

Ruellia asperula (syn. Stephanophysum asperulum Mart. & Nees) is a medicinal plant native to eastern Brazil and growing in Caatinga vegetation and Cerrado vegetation. Flowers, leaves, and roots of this plant are usually macerated and used to treat asthma, bronchitis, fever, flu, and uteral inflammation.[citation needed]

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