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Alambusha, Biophytum sensitivum

Alambusha is an herbaceous plant with pinnate leaves which are sensitive to touch. Yellow flowers are borne on stalks. It can be found in moist shady places.

Uses

Urinary calculi, Wounds, Abscesses, Asthma.^[1]

Parts Used

Leaves, Roots, Flowers

Chemical Composition

It contains two biflavones, Cupressuflavone and amentoflavone, three flavonoids, luteolin 7-methyl ether, isoorientin and 3′-methoxyluteolin 7-O-glucoside.^[2]

Common names

Language	Common name
Kannada	Dodda horamuchhaka, Dodda horamuni, Ghaati Horamuni
Hindi	Lajjalu, Lakhshana
Malayalam	Mukkutti
Tamil	Tintanali
Telugu	Attapatti, Atti pathri, Chumi, Jala puspa
Marathi	NA
Gujarathi	NA
Punjabi	NA
Kashmiri	NA
Sanskrit	Alambusa, Jalapushpa, Panktipatra, Pitapushpa, Viparitalajjalu
English

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Properties

Reference: Dravya - Substance, Rasa - Taste, Guna - Qualities, Veerya - Potency, Vipaka - Post-digesion effect, Karma - Pharmacological activity, Prabhava - Therepeutics.

Dravya

Rasa

Tikta (Bitter), Kashaya (Astringent)

Guna

Laghu (Light), Ruksha (Dry)

Veerya

Ushna (Hot)

Vipaka

Karma

Kapha, Pitta

Prabhava

Habit

Herb

Identification

Leaf

Kind	Shape	Feature
Pinnate	Alternate	Leaves 1.5-8 cm long; petioles to 2 cm long.

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Flower

Type	Size	Color and composition	Stamen	More information
bisexual	6-8 mm across	Yellow and red	10	Sepals 5, lanceolate, to 5 mm long, glandular-pubescent, 5-nerved.

Fruit

Type	Size	Mass	Appearance	Seeds	More information
Capsule	6-8 cm long	Capsules glandular-pubescent along septa; seeds 2(-4) in each locule, concentrically 9-ridged.			{{{6}}}

Other features

List of Ayurvedic medicine in which the herb is used

Where to get the saplings

Mode of Propagation

Seeds

How to plant/cultivate

Season to grow

Soil type

Propagation

Commonly seen growing in areas

Tropical area

Photo Gallery

Plants
Flower

References

External Links

[Uses-1] Uses

[Chemical_Composition-2] Chemical constituents

[Common_names-3] Vernacular names

[Leaf-4] Botanic description

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 ==Chemical Composition==
+It contains two biflavones, Cupressuflavone and amentoflavone, three flavonoids, luteolin 7-methyl ether, isoorientin and 3′-methoxyluteolin 7-O-glucoside.<ref name="Chemical Composition"/>
 ==Common names==
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 <ref name="Leaf">[http://keralaplants.in/ Botanic description]</ref>
+<ref name="Chemical Composition">[https://www.researchgate.net/publication/279761702_Chemical_constituents_of_Biophytum_sensitivum Chemical constituents]</ref>
 <ref name="Common names">[http://envis.frlht.org/bot_search Vernacular names]</ref>