Mimosa pudica contains the toxic alkaloid mimosine, which has been found to also have antiproliferative and apoptotic effects. (luminescents.net)
Leaf2
When you touch a mimosa leaf or even blow on it, it closes up for a few minutes. (clickandgrow.com)
Clove (Syzygium aromaticum (L.) Merr & Perry) is one of the plants used as medicine, society used leaves as anti-inflammatory drugs at the time of toothache, which at the leaf contained flavonoids. (umi.ac.id)
Morphology1
Encyclopedia of Indian Medicinal Plants/Herbs mainly using in Ayurveda with good quality pictures and information like therapeutic usage of Medicinal Plants, cultivation, morphology, habitat, flower characters, Chemical content, parts used, research works etc. (indianmedicinalplants.info)
Humble plant2
Mimosa pudica, commonly known as the sensitive plant or shame plant, also known as Lajwanti Beej in Hindi, boasts several common names, including touch-me-not plant, humble plant, and makahiya plant. (yipisale.com)
It is a flowering plant and is mainly found in South America and India. (yipisale.com)
Shame Me Darling Herb (Mimosa Pudica) is a native of Tropical South America but is now also widespread through all tropical regions of the world. (luminescents.net)
Anti-inflammatory1
This plant is said to display anti-inflammatory activity, which may help treat inflammatory conditions like arthritis. (luminescents.net)
Including snake bites1
The Mimosa Pudica roots are used for many traditional healings including snake bites, wound healing, and treating bleeding piles and ulcers. (yipisale.com)
Seeds4
7. Ayurvedic Formulations of Mimosa Pudica Seeds for Doshas Balances. (yipisale.com)
The seeds of Mimosa pudica are small and flattened, with a hard outer shell. (yipisale.com)
Mimosa seeds are excellent for the treatment of premature ejaculation, effective on impotency, and support mental health and mood disorders, and urinary tract infections. (yipisale.com)
The seeds of the plant have been used as a vermifuge. (luminescents.net)
Roots2
The roots of Mimosa pudica are thin and fibrous and typically grow relatively close to the surface of the soil. (yipisale.com)
Aqueous extracts of the roots of the plant have shown significant neutralizing effects in the lethality of the venom of the monocled cobra (Naja Kaouthia). (luminescents.net)
Ayurveda1
In Ayurveda Mimosa is described as tikta (bitter) and kashaya rasa (astringent) in taste and by potency, it is considered sheetla (cold). (yipisale.com)
Leaves4
Its most distinctive feature is its leaves, which fold inward and droop upon touch, offering it the intriguing nickname of "touch-me-not" or "shame plant. (yipisale.com)
The leaves of Mimosa pudica are compound and fern-like in appearance. (yipisale.com)
Make a daily cup of herbal tea from the leaves of this plant. (luminescents.net)
Mimosa's leaves also contain mimosine that can neutralise the venom of poisonous snakes. (clickandgrow.com)
Wide range1
Mimosa Pudica also offers a wide range of health benefits, making it a valuable addition to traditional medicine and modern healthcare. (yipisale.com)
Touch2
One unique feature of Mimosa pudica is its ability to rapidly respond to touch or other stimuli, as the leaflets will fold inwards and droop downwards when touched or disturbed. (yipisale.com)
Mimosa , as we like to call it, has been given many names - Touch-Me-Not, sensitive plant, sleepy plant, shy plant etc. (clickandgrow.com)
When time and funding permit, each flower (each plant species) will have its own page, and its own PDF, and eventually its own PPT so that professors and students have plenty of material on Guatemala (and Honduras, etc) to study. (maya-ethnobotany.org)
Mesoamerica has been the origin of numerous domesticated plants and many of them are important sources of food and other human needs, including this species (Delgado et al . (maya-ethnobotany.org)
One species of canarium genus is Canarium indicum L which is an original plant from Indonesia. (umi.ac.id)