Botanical Name(s): Mimosa Pudica
English Name(s): Touch-Me-Not, Sensitive Plant
Sanskrit Name(s): Lajjalu
Description: Diffuse shrub with prickles all around, bipinnate leaves having pinkish flowers in globular shape and flat poda with many bristles.
Chemical Constituents: Contains toxic alkaloid called mimosine. Roots contain tannin.
Seeds contain mucilage composed of d-xylose and d-glucuronic acid.
Indications: Urinary disturbances, Glandular swellings, Sores, Piles, Urticaria, Scabies, Asthma, Diarrhea.
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