PHARMACOLOGY AND TRADITIONAL USES OF MIMOSA PUDICA
Abstract
Mimosa belongs to the taxonomic group Magnoliopsida and family Mimosaseae. In Latin it is called as Mimosa pudica Linn. Ayurveda has declared that its root is bitter, acrid, cooling, vulnerary, alexipharmic. It is used in the treatment of leprosy, dysentery, vaginal and uterine complaints, and inflammations, burning sensation, asthma, leucoderma, fatigue and blood diseases. Decoction of root is used as gargle to reduce toothache. It is very useful in diarrhea (athisaara), amoebic dysentery (raktaatisaara), bleeding piles and urinary infections. This review gives a brief compilation of its phytochemical and pharmacological activities.
Keywords:
Antiulcer activity, Mimosine, Phytochemistry, Mimosa pudicaDOI
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2. Balakumar S, Rajan S, Thirunalasundari T, Jeeva S. Antifungal activity of Ocimum sanctum Linn. (Lamiaceae) on clinically isolated dermatophytic fungi. Asian Pacific Journal of Tropical Medicine 2011; 4(8): 654-657.
3. Rajan S, Thirunalasundari T, Jeeva S. Anti-enteric bacterial activity and phytochemical analysis of the seed kernel extract of Mangifera indica Linnaeus against Shigella dysenteriae (Shiga, corrig.) Castellani and Chalmers. Asian Pacific Journal of Tropical Medicine 2011; 4(4): 294-300.
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7. Mimosa pudica. Usambara Invasive Plants. Tropical Biology Association. Retrieved 2008; 03-25.
8. Declared Weeds in the NT - Natural Resources, Environment and The Arts. Archived from the original on 2008-02-26. Retrieved 2008; 03-25.
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10. Saraswat R, Pokharkar R. GC-MS Studies of Mimosa pudica. International Journal of PharmTech Research 2012; 4(1):93-98.
11. Raven, Peter H. Evert, Ray F, Eichhorn, Susan E. Physiology of Seed Plants: 29. Plant Nutrition and Soils. Biology of Plants (7th Ed.), New York: W. H. Freeman and Company, pp. 639.
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13. Gandhiraja N, Sriram S, Meena V, Srilakshmi K, Sasikumar C, Rajeshwari R. Phytochemical Screening And Antimicrobial Activity of the Plant Extracts of Mimosa pudica L. Against Selected Microbes. Ethnobotanical Leaflets 2009; 13:618-24.
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“PHARMACOLOGY AND TRADITIONAL USES OF MIMOSA PUDICA”. International Journal of Pharmaceutical Sciences and Drug Research, vol. 5, no. 2, Apr. 2013, pp. 41-44, https://doi.org/10.25004/IJPSDR.2013.050201.
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