Buy 5 or more items and receive a 25% discount use coupon code: 25PERCENTOFF The Minnie root is a common plant in the garden and along waysides. It keeps close to the ground although the stems may grow rather long. The stems are covered with very fine hairs while the leaves are elliptical and light green. The flowers are pretty funnel-shaped and blue to violet in colour with some white at the base. The plant forms longish, thin seedpods which, if they are being moistened, by a shower for example, explode with an audible crack. Used In Thailand as a traditional medicine it is used as an anthelmentic, against joint pains and strained muscles; bladder diseases. Also used as a abortifacient, The root is used against kidney diseases and for whooping cough. An infusion for cleansing the blood. A tough plant that stand heat and humidity well. It prefers morning sun for its flowers