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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==
===Flower===
{{Flower|bisexualBisexual|6-8 mm across|Yellow and red|10|Sepals 5, lanceolate, to 5 mm long, glandular-pubescent, 5-nerved.Flowering from September to 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/>
==Season to grow==
<ref name="Season to grow"/>
==Required Ecosystem/Climate=Season to grow=== <ref name===Soil type==="Required Ecosystem/Climate"/>
==Kind of soil needed==
==Commonly seen growing in areas==
File:Biophytum sensitivum 1.JPG|Plants
File: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">[http://keralaplants.in/ BOTANIC DESCRIPTIONBotanic 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>
<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>
<ref name="Season to grow">Test</ref>
<ref name="Required Ecosystem/Climate">Test</ref>
</references>
