Ruellia patula, Dipteracanthus patulus

Ruellia patula Jacq.
Synonyms: Dipteracanthus erectus Nees,Dipteracanthus matutinus C.Presl , Dipteracanthus ocymoides C.Presl, Dipteracanthus patulus (Jacq.) Nees, Petalidium patulum (Jacq.) Dalzell & A.Gibson
Family: Acanthaceae

Arabic: فول, وزر
Some vernacular names in India:  cilantanceti,  cilantinayakam,  cukkulam,  cuntuilicceti,  cuntumam,  cuntuyili,  icaimuti,  kakapicam,  kakapikanayacceti,  kattunayakacceti,  kattunayakam,  kiranti, kiranti  nayakam,  kirantinayakan,  kirantinayan,  kirantippuntu,  nittinaviral,  nittinaviralkurittan,  punkiranti,  punkiranticceti,  putakilam,  putakilanceti,  turuputpam,  nayakam, upu-dali, vaikkirantitacceti, vaikkirantitam

Description: An erect, hoary pubescent, up to 50 cm tall, basally woody, much branched shrublet with ± quadrangular twigs. Leaves on 4-10 (-20) mm long petioles; lamina elliptic-ovate, rarely obovate, (1.2-) 1.5-5 (-6) x 1-3 (-4.5) cm, densely pubescent on both sides, entire, basally rounded, obtuse or subacute. Flowers pale-white, sessile, 3-4 cm long, usually solitary axillary, rarely 2-3 in cymes; bracteoles leafy, elliptic-spathulate or ovate, 8-10 mm x 6-7 mm, obtuse, petiolate. Calyx lobes linear-lanceolate, (3-) 4-5 (-6) mm long, ciliate, ± equal, acute. Corolla tube up to 3 cm long, infundibuliform, limb lobes suborbicular, 8-10 mm long, obtuse. Staminal filaments glabrous, anthers oblong, c. 2 mm long. Ovary glabrous, c. 2 mm long; style filiform, 2-3 cm long, hairy. Capsule elliptic-clavate, 1.4-1.8 cm long, glabrous, 8-10-seeded. Seeds flat, ± orbicular, c. 3 mm across.

10 Published articles of Ruellia patula
1. Three New Flavonoid Glycosides, Byzantionoside B 6 '-O-Sulfate and Xyloglucoside of (Z)-Hex-3-en-1-ol from Rueilia patula
By: Samy, Mamdouh Nabil; Khalil, Hany Ezzat; Sugimoto, Sachiko; et al.
CHEMICAL & PHARMACEUTICAL BULLETIN  Volume: 59   Issue: 6   Pages: 725-729   Published: JUN 2011

2. Wound healing activity of Ruellia patula.
By: Prakash, T. N. K. S.; Muthuprasanna, P.; Loganathan, V.; et al.
Hamdard Medicus  Volume: 48   Issue: 4   Pages: 49-51   Published: 2005

3. Studies on the medicinal herb Ruellia patula
By: Ahmad, Mansoor; Akhtar, M. Farid; Miyase, Toshio; et al.
International Journal of Pharmacognosy  Volume: 31   Issue: 2   Pages: 121-129   Published: 1993

4. Effect of 50% hydro-ethanolic leaf extracts of ruellia tuberosa L. And dipteracanthus patulus (jacq.) on lipid profile in alloxan induced diabetic rats.
By: Ananthakrishnan, Manikandan; Doss, Victor Arokia
International journal of preventive medicine  Volume: 4   Issue: 7   Pages: 744-7   Published: 2013-Jul

5. Identification and quantification of lupeol in Dipteracanthus patulus (Jacq.) Nees by high performance liquid chromatography-photo diode array method.
By: Kannikaparameswari, N.; Chinnaswamy, P.
International Journal of Pharma and Bio Sciences  Volume: 4   Issue: 4   Pages: B-660-B-666   Published: 2013

6. Physiochemical analysis and HPLC-PDA method for quantification of stigmasterol in Dipteracanthus patulus (Jacq.) Nees.
By: Kannikaparameswari Nachimuthu; Chinnaswamy Palaniswamy
Journal of Pharmacy Research  Volume: 7   Issue: 8   Pages: 741-746   Published: 2013

7. Anti-inflammatory activity of root, leaves and stem of Dipteracanthus patulus (Jacq.) Nees (Acanthaceae)
By: Yadav, Sanjay; Arya, Vedprya; Kumar, Sandeep; et al.
Asian Pacific Journal of Tropical Biomedicine  Volume: 2   Issue: Suppl. 1   Pages: S187-S191   Published: APR 2012

8. Anti-inflammatory activity of root, leaves and stem of Dipteracanthus patulus (Jacq.) Nees (Acanthaceae).
By: Sanjay Yadav; Vedprya Arya; Sandeep Kumar; et al.
Asian Pacific Journal of Tropical Biomedicine  Issue: Suppl. 1   Pages: S187-S191   Published: 2012

9. Identification of beta-carotene and beta-sitosterol in methanolic extract of Dipteracanthus patulus (Jacq) nees and their role in antimicrobial and antioxidant activity.
By: Bumrela, S. B.; Naik, S. R.
International Journal of Phytomedicine  Volume: 3   Issue: 2   Pages: 204-215   Published: 2011

10. GC-MS analysis of the methanolic extract of the leaves of Dipteracanthus patulus (Jacq.) Nees.
By: Gopalakrishnan, S.; Saroja, K.; Elizabeth, J. D.
Journal of Chemical and Pharmaceutical Research  Volume: 3   Issue: 3   Pages: 477-480   Published: 2011
   
9. Evaluation of biochemical contents, nutritional value, trace elements, SDS-PAGE and HPTLC profiling in the leaves of Ruellia tuberosa L. and Dipteracanthus patulus (Jacq.).
By: Manikandan, A.; Doss, D. V. A.
Journal of Chemical and Pharmaceutical Research  Volume: 2   Issue: 3   Pages: 295-303   Published: 2010

10. The embryology of Dipteracanthus patulus (Jacq.) Nees
By: MAHESHWARI, P.; NEGI, VIMLA
PHYTOMORPHOLOGY [DELHI]  Volume: 5   Issue: (4)   Pages: 456-472   Published: 1955