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Botanical Name:
Mimosa pudica Linn.
Lajjalu consists of dried whole plant of Mimosa pudica Linn,
Family Fabaceae
Common Name(s) in English & Indian Languages
Sanskrit: Samanga, Varakranta, Namaskari
Assamese: Lajubilata, Adamalati
Bengali: Lajaka, Lajjavanti
English: Touch-me-not
Guajarati: Risamani, Lajavanti, Lajamani
Hindi: Chhuimui, Lajauni
Kannada: Muttidasenui, Machikegida, Lajjavati
Malayalam: Thotta Vati
Marathi: Lajalu
Oriya: Lajakuri
Punjabi: Lajan
Tamil: Thottavadi, Tottalchurungi
Telugu: Mudugudamara
Urdu: Chhuimui
Botanical description:
Mimosa pudica L. is a prickly, herbaceous weed. Leaves
bipinnate, very sensitive, fold together when touched, in
rain or at night. Leaflets are 15–20 pairs, small oblong,
nearly sessile. Flowers are pink and fruits are flat pods
covered with bristles.
Parts used:
Whole plant
Major chemical constituent:
Alkaloids
Therapeutic uses:
• Oedema (Sopha)
• Diarrhoea (Atisara)
• Asthma (Svasa)
• Burning sensation (Daha)
• Diseases of skin (Kustha)
• Ulcer (Vrana)
• Disease of female genital tract (Yoniroga)
• Bleeding disorder (Raktapita) |
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