Mimosa pudica L.
| Synonym : | Mimosa hispidula Kunth Mimosa pudica var. pudica |
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| Bangla Name : | Lajjabati,Lajak,Sharminda,Lajuri hada(Chakma),Lajuri kher(Chakma),Hrak paing(Chak),Ambi-michhum(Garo |
| English Name : | Sensitive plant,Humble plant. |
| Family : | Mimosaceae |
| Disease : | Wounds, fistula, dysentery, piles, Jaundice, boils, bronchitis, gastric tumor, gonorrhoea, gout, hys |
| Description : | Perennial, Shrubs, Stems woody below, or from woody crown or caudex, Leaves alternate, Leaves petiolate, Stipules conspicuous, Stipules setiform, subulate or acicular, Stipules persistent, Stipules free, Leaves compound, Leaves bipinnate, Leaf or leaflet margins entire, Leaflets opposite, Leaflets 10- many, Leaves glabrous or nearly so, Flowers solitary in axils, or appearing solitary, Flowers in axillary clusters or few-floweredracemes, 2-6 flowers, Inflorescences globose heads, capitate or subcapitate, Inflorescence axillary, Flowers actinomorphic or somewhat irregular, Calyx 5-lobed, Calyx glabrous, Petals united, valvate, Petals white, Imperfect flowers present, dioecious or polygamodioecious, Stamens 9-10, Stamens completely free, separate, Stamens long exserted, Filaments glabrous, Filaments pink or red, Style terete, Fruit a legume, Fruit a loment, jointed, separating into articles, Fruit unilocular, Fruit freely dehiscent, Fruit elongate, straight, Fruit oblong or ellipsoidal, Seeds subquadrate, Seed surface smooth, Seeds olive, brown, or black. |
| Distribution : | This species found throughout Bangladesh. |
| Chemical Constituents : | Plant contains ?- amyrin, ?-sitosterol and friedehn. Mudlage of seeds contain galactose and mannose. An adrenaline-like substance identified in extracts of leaves. |
| Uses : | This plant is used in Wounds, fistula, dysentery, piles, Jaundice, boils, bronchitis, gastric tumor, gonorrhoea, gout, hysteria, measles, pyorrhoea, rheumatic arthritis, rheumatism, septic sore, skin disease, sore on breast, stomachache. |
| Habit : | Shrub |