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Biophytum sensitivum - Alambusha
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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
Parts Used
Chemical Composition
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 |
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
Identification
Leaf
| Kind | Shape | Feature |
|---|---|---|
| Pinnate | Alternate | Leaves 1.5-8 cm long; petioles to 2 cm long; leaflets 7-15 pairs; terminal pair the largest, obovate, curved, ca 12 x 7 mm; upper ones oblong, ca 10 x 6 mm; basal ones ovate, obtuse at base, short-apiculate at apex, ca 7 x 4 mm; apical bristles to 1.5 mm long. |
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. Petals 5, oblong to 8 mm long. Stamens 10, short ones to 1 mm long, long ones to 3 mm long; staminal tube to 1.5 mm long; filaments sparsely puberulous. Ovary to 1.5 mm long; style to 1.8 mm long, 2-fid, puberulous at base. |
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
How to plant/cultivate
Season to grow
Soil type
Propagation
Commonly seen growing in areas
Photo Gallery
Plants
Flower
References
External Links
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- Herbs with common name in Malayalam
- Herbs with common name in Tamil
- Herbs with common name in Telugu
- Herbs with common name in Sanskrit
- Habit - Herb
- Index of Plants which can be propagated by Seeds
- Herbs that are commonly seen in the region of Tropical area
- Herbs
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