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| Bangla Name : | Lajjaboti, Lajak. ,Lajuri hada, Lajuri kher (Chakma), Kak Pine (Marma), Lasjuk Gaith (Tanchangya). |
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| English Name : | Sensitive Plant, Humble Plant. |
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| Family : | Mimosaceae |
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| Disease : | Diuretic, astringent , antispasmodic, ,sore gums , vesical calculi, cooling, vulnerary, emetic, cures leprosy, dysentery, inflammations, burning sensation, asthma and jaundice. |
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| Description : | A diffuse, thorny, under shrub. Leaves sensitive, digitately pinnate, pinnae 1-2 pairs, 5-7.5 cm long, leaflets 12-20 pairs, linear-oblong, acute. Flowers pink, in globose heads, 6-8 mm across, usually in axillary pairs. Pods 1.3-2 cm long, flat, slightly recurved. |
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| Distribution : | All over Bangladesh in fallow lands. |
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| Chemical Constituents : | Leaves and stems have been reported to contain an alkaloid, mimosine. Leaves also contain an adrenaline-like substance. Seeds contain mucilage and roots tannins. The plant also contains turgorins (Ghani, 2003). Mucilage of seeds contains galactose and man |
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| Uses : | The plant is considered diuretic, astringent and antispasmodic, much used for convulsion in children. The plants are also useful in sore gums and internally it is prescribed for vesical calculi. Root is cooling, vulnerary, emetic, cures leprosy, dysentery |
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| Habit : | Under shrub |
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