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[[File:Jhalai (Bengali- ঝলৈ) (2891670947).jpg|thumb|right|''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==
{{Uses|Urinary calculi}}, {{Uses|Wounds}}, {{Uses|Abscesses}}, {{Uses|Asthma}}, {{Uses|Stomach pain}}, {{Uses|Piles}}, {{Uses|Daibetes}}.<ref name="Uses"/>
==Parts Used==
{{Parts Used|Leaves}}, {{Parts Used|Roots}}, {{Parts Used|Flowers}}<ref name="Karnataka Medicinal Plants"/>
==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==
{{Common names|kn=dodda Dodda horamuchhaka, dodda horamuni, ghaati Dodda horamuni|ml=mukkuttiMukkutti|sa=alambusa, jalapushpa, panktipatraAlambusa, pitapushpaJalapushpa, viparitalajjaluPanktipatra|ta= tintanaliTintanali|te=attapattiAttapatti, atti Atti pathri, chumiChumi, jala Jala puspa|hi=lajjalu, lakhshanaLakhshana|en=Little Tree Plant, Sensitive plant}}<ref name="Common names"/>
==Properties==
==Identification==
===Leaf===
{{Leaf|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.}}<ref name="Leaf"/>
===Flower===
{{Flower|bisexualBisexual|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 Flowering from September to 1.8 mm long, 2-fid, puberulous at base. December}}
===Fruit===
{{Fruit|Capsule|6-8 cm long|Capsules glandular-pubescent along septa; seeds 2(-4) in each locule, concentrically 9-ridged. |||Fruiting from September to December}}
===Other features===
==List of Ayurvedic medicine in which the herb is used==
[[Agnitundi Vati]]
==Where to get the saplings==
==How to plant/cultivate==
The plant flowers and fruits all year round.<ref name="How to plant/cultivate/>
==Kind of soil needed==
==Commonly seen growing in areas==
==Photo Gallery==
<gallery class="left" caption="" widths="140px" heights="140px">
File:Biophytum sensitivum 1.JPG|PlantsFile:Biophytum sensitivum 05054.JPG|Flower
</gallery>
==References==
<references>
<ref name="Uses">[http://ijpsr.com/bft-article/dasapushpam-the-traditional-uses-and-the-therapeutic-potential-of-ten-sacred-plants-of-kerala-state-in-india/?view=fulltext"Uses]</ref> <ref name="Leaf">[FLOWERING PLANTS OF KERALA VER 2http://keralaplants.0, N.SASIDHARAN in/ Botanic description]</ref><ref name="BOTANIC DESCRIPTIONChemical 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><ref name="How to plant/cultivate">[http://tropical.theferns.info/viewtropical.php?id=Biophytum+sensitivum How to plant/cultivate]</ref><ref name="Karnataka Medicinal Plants">”Karnataka Medicinal Plants Volume-3” by Dr.M. R. Gurudeva, Page No.1299, Published by Divyachandra Prakashana, #6/7, Kaalika Soudha, Balepete cross, Bengaluru</ref>
</references>
[[Category:Herbs]]
[[Category:Plants of western ghats]]
[[Category:Ayurvedic herbs that don't have flower, fruit and leaf photos]]
[[Category:Ayurvedic herbs that don't have seed photos]]
[[Category:Oxalidaceae]]