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Review on Therapeutic Uses of Mimosa Pudica (Touch-me-not) Plant

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  • 1. B. Pharm. Student, Department of Pharmaceutics, P.S.G.V.P.Mandal's College of pharmacy, Shahada, Maharashtra, India
  • 2. Assistant Professor, Department of Pharmaceutics, P.S.G.V.P.Mandal's College of pharmacy, Shahada, Maharashtra, India
  • 3. Principal, Department of Pharmaceutics, P.S.G.V.P.Mandal's College of pharmacy, Shahada, Maharashtra, India

Description

The prostrate or semi-erect subshrub Mimosa pudica L. (Mimosacee), referred to as touch me not, live and die, shame plant, and humble plant, is indigenous to North and South America as well as Australia. They are delicate soft grey green leaves that fold and droop at night or when handled and chilled, and they are thickly equipped with recurved thorns in India. Its peculiar bending behaviors have given it the nickname "curiosity plant." According to Ayurveda, the root of this plant is bitter, acrid, cooling, vulnerary, and alexipharmic. Leprosy, dysentery, vaginal and uterine complaints, inflammations, burning sensations, asthma, leucoderma, tiredness, and blood disorders are among the conditions it is used to treat. It appears to be a prospective herbal candidate deserving of further research, as shown by its pharmacological profile Numerous illnesses, including cancer, diabetes, hepatitis, obesity, and urinary infections, are also prevented or treated using mimosa pudica. It predominantly contains pharmacological activities that include antibacterial, antivenom, antitertility, anticonvulsant, depressant, aphrodisiac, and others. The plant has been used to treat urogenital issues for ages.

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