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[[File:Mimosa pudica 02 ies.jpg|thumb|right|''Lajjika'', ''Mimosa pudica'']]
 
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'''Lajjika''' is an annual to perennial, more or less prostrate creeping plant. The plant can grow up to 1 metre tall, but is more likely to be 15 - 45cm tall, the stems usually becoming woody. The plant is gathered from the wild for local medicinal use. It is cultivated as a green manure and for soil stabilization, and is sometimes also cultivated for its uses in folk medicine. Probably arose in the Neotropics, but now Pantropical.
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'''Lajjika''' is an annual to perennial, more or less prostrate creeping plant. The plant can grow up to 1 metre tall. The plant is gathered from the wild for local medicinal use. It is cultivated as a green manure and for soil stabilization and is sometimes also cultivated for its uses in folk medicine. Probably arose in the Neotropics, but now Pantropical.
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==Uses==
 
==Uses==
 
{{Uses|Female reproductive disorders}}, {{Uses|Diarrhea}}, {{Uses|Bleeding disorders}}, {{Uses|Ulcers}}, {{Uses|Inflammation}}, {{Uses|Gastritis}}, {{Uses|Fatigue}}, {{Uses|Asthma}}, {{Uses|Skin diseases}}
 
{{Uses|Female reproductive disorders}}, {{Uses|Diarrhea}}, {{Uses|Bleeding disorders}}, {{Uses|Ulcers}}, {{Uses|Inflammation}}, {{Uses|Gastritis}}, {{Uses|Fatigue}}, {{Uses|Asthma}}, {{Uses|Skin diseases}}
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==Chemical Composition==
 
==Chemical Composition==
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Chemical analysis has shown that Mimosa pudica contains various compounds, including "alkaloids, flavonoid C-glycosides, sterols, terenoids, tannins, saponin and fatty acids". The roots of the plant have been shown to contain up to 10% tannin. A substance similar to adrenaline has been found within the plant's leaves.
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Mimosa pudica contains various compounds, including "alkaloids, flavonoid C-glycosides, sterols, terenoids, tannins, saponin and fatty acids". The roots of the plant have been shown to contain up to 10% tannin etc.<ref name="chemical composition"/>
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==Common names==
 
==Common names==
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{{Common names|kn=naachike gida, naachike mullu, ganda kaali, hadergitte, lajja, lajjaavathi|ml=thendarmani, thotavadi, tindarmani|sa=ajalikalika, alambusa, anjalikaraka,  khadiraka, khadirpatrika, namaskari, prasarini, raktamula, shamipatra|ta=alavananki, cuntiyilai, thottal shurungi|te=atthapatthi, lajjavanthi, manugumaramu, mudatha damara, munuguda, muttavapulagamu-chettu, nidrakanti|hi=chui mui, lajalu, lajawanti, lajjavanti, lajjavati|en=Sensitive plant}}
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{{Common names|kn=Naachike gida, Naachike mullu|ml=Thendarmani, Thotavadi|sa=Ajalikalika, Alambusa|ta=Alavananki|te=Atthapatthi, Lajjavanthi|hi=Chui mui, Lajalu|en=Sensitive plant}}
 
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==Identification==
 
==Identification==
 
===Leaf===
 
===Leaf===
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{{Leaf|Bipinnate|alternate|Borne on stalks (i.e. petioles) 15-60 mm long. They consist of one or two pairs of branchlets (i.e. pinnae) that often have a covering of stiff, prickly, bristles. Each of these branchlets (2.5-8 cm long) bears 10-25 pairs of small dark green leaflets. The leaflets are elongated or oblong in shape (6-15 mm long and 1-3 mm wide) with entire margins. Both surfaces of the leaflets are sparsely hairy (i.e. puberulent) and their margins are lined with tiny bristly hairs. The leaves are very sensitive and fold up when touched (they also fold up at night).}}<ref name="Leaf"/>
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{{Leaf|Bipinnate|Alternate|Borne on stalks (i.e. petioles) 15-60 mm long. They consist of one or two pairs of branchlets (i.e. pinnae) that often have a covering of stiff, prickly, bristles.}}<ref name="Leaf"/>
  
 
===Flower===
 
===Flower===
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{{Flower|Bisexual|axillary|Pink|4|The pink or purplish coloured flowers are arranged in small, fluffy, globular or egg-shaped (i.e. ovoid) clusters (9-15 mm across). These clusters are borne on bristly stalks (i.e. peduncles) 1-4 cm long in the forks (i.e. axils) of the upper leaves. Individual flowers have four tiny pink petals (about 2 mm long) and four minute sepals. However, the four pink stamens (8-20 mm long) are the most prominent part of the flowers and give them a fluffy appearance}}
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{{Flower|Bisexual|Axillary|Pink|4|The pink or purplish coloured flowers are arranged in small, fluffy, globular or egg-shaped (i.e. ovoid) clusters (9-15 mm across).}}
  
 
===Fruit===
 
===Fruit===
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{{Fruit|A Pod||10-25 mm long and 3-6 mm wide|The oblong and flattened seed pods are borne in clusters at the ends of the flowering stalks. These pods each contain 1-6 seeds and their edges are covered in stiff, almost prickly, bristles. They are initially green in colour, but turn brown when mature and eventually break apart into one-seeded segments|The seeds (2.5-3 mm long) are light brown in colour, somewhat flattened, and have a finely textured surface.}}
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{{Fruit|A Pod||10-25 mm long and 3-6 mm wide|The oblong and flattened seed pods are borne in clusters at the ends of the flowering stalks.}}
  
 
===Other features===
 
===Other features===
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==How to plant/cultivate==
 
==How to plant/cultivate==
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Seed - it has a hard seedcoat and may benefit from scarification before sowing to speed up germination. This can usually be done by pouring a small amount of nearly boiling water on the seeds (being careful not to cook them) and then soaking them for 12 - 24 hours in warm water. By this time they should have imbibed moisture and swollen - if they have not, then carefully make a nick in the seedcoat (being careful not to damage the embryo) and soak for a further 12 hours before sowing.
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Seed - it has a hard seedcoat and may benefit from scarification before sowing to speed up germination.<ref name="Cultivation details"/>
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==Commonly seen growing in areas==
 
==Commonly seen growing in areas==

Revision as of 11:38, 24 June 2020

Lajjika, Mimosa pudica

Lajjika is an annual to perennial, more or less prostrate creeping plant. The plant can grow up to 1 metre tall. The plant is gathered from the wild for local medicinal use. It is cultivated as a green manure and for soil stabilization and is sometimes also cultivated for its uses in folk medicine. Probably arose in the Neotropics, but now Pantropical.

Uses

Female reproductive disorders, Diarrhea, Bleeding disorders, Ulcers, Inflammation, Gastritis, Fatigue, Asthma, Skin diseases [1]

Parts Used

Whole plant

Chemical Composition

Mimosa pudica contains various compounds, including "alkaloids, flavonoid C-glycosides, sterols, terenoids, tannins, saponin and fatty acids". The roots of the plant have been shown to contain up to 10% tannin etc.[2]

Common names

Language Common name
Kannada Naachike gida, Naachike mullu
Hindi Chui mui, Lajalu
Malayalam Thendarmani, Thotavadi
Tamil Alavananki
Telugu Atthapatthi, Lajjavanthi
Marathi NA
Gujarathi NA
Punjabi NA
Kashmiri NA
Sanskrit Ajalikalika, Alambusa
English Sensitive plant

[3]

Properties

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

Dravya

Rasa

Tikta (Bitter), Kashaya (Pungent)

Guna

Laghu (Light), Rooksha (Dry)

Veerya

Sheeta (cold)

Vipaka

Katu (Pungent)

Karma

Pitta, Kapha

Prabhava

Habit

Herb

Identification

Leaf

Kind Shape Feature
Bipinnate Alternate Borne on stalks (i.e. petioles) 15-60 mm long. They consist of one or two pairs of branchlets (i.e. pinnae) that often have a covering of stiff, prickly, bristles.

[4]

Flower

Type Size Color and composition Stamen More information
Bisexual Axillary Pink 4 The pink or purplish coloured flowers are arranged in small, fluffy, globular or egg-shaped (i.e. ovoid) clusters (9-15 mm across).

Fruit

Type Size Mass Appearance Seeds More information
A Pod 10-25 mm long and 3-6 mm wide The oblong and flattened seed pods are borne in clusters at the ends of the flowering stalks. {{{5}}} {{{6}}}

Other features

List of Ayurvedic medicine in which the herb is used

[5]

Where to get the saplings

Mode of Propagation

Seeds

How to plant/cultivate

Seed - it has a hard seedcoat and may benefit from scarification before sowing to speed up germination.[6]

Commonly seen growing in areas

Tropical area, Sub tropical area

Photo Gallery

  • Flowers

  • Plant

  • Flowers

  • Pods

  • Closed leaves

References

  1. ↑ Uses
  2. ↑ Chemical composition
  3. ↑ Vernacular names
  4. ↑ Botonic description
  5. ↑ Ayurvedic preparations
  6. ↑ Cultivation details

External Links

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