Beautiful isn't it? Purple Ruellia, this trumpet-shaped flower is metallic blue to purple, very tempting isn't it? Has a total of 5 petals with a diameter of 7.2 to 7.6 cm, with the word synonym for this flower pinned by Ruellia brittoniana. But what we are talking about is a little different even though the flower shape is the same as Ruellia tuberosa.

flower one

This plant is a type of weed or a nuisance for farmers, this has a distinctive feature that is easy to recognize, the hallmark of this plant is its bright purple flower so that it can be easily seen among other plants, the second characteristic is seen in the pod, these plant pods can be destroyed or erupt after being exposed to water.

#Pods, pods than these plants usually often become small children's toys is by picking old pods that are blackish brown then smeared with little water or saliva, the pods will erupt or break in half and the part where the seeds inside the pod will spread.

flower two

In the archipelago people say purple kencana flowers (Ruellia tuberosa L.) are included in biennial plants, generally we find it easy in a humid and shady environment, such as in the grass, near the sewerage, roadside and river flow. Purple or pletesan golden weeds are classified into the family of Acanthaceae or plants of dicotyled type with rooting roots and have roots in the roots.

This purple beauty or pletesan has an oval leaf shape with leaf bones, typical of green leaves, while the plant stems are rectangular with many branches and overgrown at the edge of the trunk, the height of this plant is around 55 cm to 1 m depending on habitat where it grows.

flower three

This is one of the weed plants that we often encounter in rice fields or agricultural locations is weeds of purple or pletesan, weeds which have a Latin name Ruellia tuberosa L. These originate from the plains of Central America as the time of development of weeds is able to spread to tropical countries like South Asia and reaching Southeast Asia including the archipelago. Although it is odentically not an original type of archipelago, its existence is very familiar in the eyes of people.
#Can grow in almost any area conditions, such as the side of the road, drained waterways, rice fields, empty land, or other places, both open and protected, these wild purple flowers thrive, except in urban areas where rather rarely or even no longer grow there.

flower four

In Aceh, almost every location that is moist can we find plants that have purple flowers, what else is in the garden area behind the house that has moist conditions or a lot of grass. Maybe many people often see this plant, but if we ask what the name of this plant is, the reality is that many people who do not know the name or cannot answer the name of this plant.

flower five

Seen a lot of writings that upload these wild purple charms, but of all that many do not include what the name of this plant, even confused to find the source of the validity of the name of this plant.
Ruellia tuberosa is the name of this wild beauty, besides having a beautiful, mellow flower also has benefits for human health, traditionally as a drug for diabetes.

flower six

Famous commonly called Ceplikan, Pletekan, Pethekan, Pletikan, Pletesan. Indeed this does not include the ornamental Ruellia type. Although there may have been a name, but the number is still a handful, even though this plant is so beneficial to health. Maybe this is because the population of Ruellia tuberosa is very large in all wet areas. Even a few people don't expect their presence, wild Ruellia thrives in the area of ​​our yard.

flower seven

The flowers are pretty trumpet-shaped and purple |purple is identical to the melancholy color of course|, but only one day blooms ||dayflower||, the flowers of this plant bloom in the morning and afternoon, by the afternoon already buds and withers. But this plant has many flower buds, so that every day we will continue to be fascinated by its beauty.

flower eight

Almost all the flowers will become seeds with the help of the wind, insects are very rare to help pollinate these flowers. Old seeds will break if they are dry or exposed to water or moisture. Because the sound is heard **"PLETEK", ** then in some areas this plant is called Pletekan.

flower nine

Small children in rural areas often use these flower seeds to surprise each other. After all the buds have bloomed, then for some time this plant does not flower, after that in its time this plant will emit new purple flowers and are very beautiful.

#The main ingredient in the Ruellia tuberosa plant is saponin and also the polyphenols in the leaves, there are also compounds in the form of flavonoids at the root. Of the three compounds is very good if consumed by the body, especially for treatment. Polyphenols and flavonoids are able to function as natural antioxidants that are able to fight free radical attacks and provide resistance to the body from several oxidative degeneration diseases such as cancer and liver which are the initial trigger for diabetes.

As for the use of Ruellia tuberosa plants in treatment can provide phamacological effects as:

Analgesic (reduce pain).
Diuretic (shed urine).
Antipyretic (as a fever-lowering).
Antihypertensive (lower blood pressure).
The main thing is Anti-diabetes (preventing diabetes) and others.

tenth flower pic

The bottom line is the benefits of Ruellia tuberosa leaves are:

I. Treating diabetes
It was not thought at all that this almost unrecognized plant turned out to be efficacious for treating diabetes, as an alternative medicine.

II. Treat ulcer wounds
If you have ulcer wounds that have been long and very difficult to heal, it could be by attaching the leaves of this plant after being pureed and a few days later the ulcer wound will heal by using pletekan leaves (Ruellia tuberosa) to treat ulcers in a practical and natural way.

CAMERA SETTINGS

Catagory	Flowerphotography
Camera	Xiaomi mi-max2™
Lens	Standard
Settings	Auto
Megapixel	13 MP
Application	Standard
Location	Al-asyi Garden. Northern Aceh