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Scientific Synonyms:
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| Previous name used in the website: |
Mimosa pudica |
| Family name: |
FABACEAE
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| English name: |
Sleeping Grass
Sensitive Plant
Touch-me-not
Shame Plant
Live-and-die
Humble Plant
Action Plant
Mimosa
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| Sinhala name: |
Nidikumba (නිදිකුම්බා)
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| Tamil name: |
Tottal-Vadi
Alavananki
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| Sanskrit name: |
Ajalikalika
Alambusa
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| Conservation status: |
NE - Not Evaluated - Due to exotic origin
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| Description: |
A diffused undershrub or woody herb, up to 1 m high, often flattened by trampling; stems sparingly prickly and with long bristles from bulbous base. Leaves sensitive; petiole 2-5 cm long, bristly; stipules up to 8 mm long, linear; pinnae 1-4 pairs, 5-8 cm long; leaflets 12-20 pairs, sessile, 8-15 x 2-4 mm. Flowers 4-merous, pink. Pods arranged in a star, 10-20 x 3-4 mm, consisting of 3-5 one seeded joints. Seeds 2 x 1.5 mm.
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| Native Distribution Status: |
Native
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| Edible parts: |
Available soon
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| Treatment for: |
Dysentery
Diarrhea
Bronchitis
Bleeding wounds
Bleeding ulcers
Convulsions
Bladder stones
Urinary diseases
Hydrocoele
Swellings
Piles
Fistula
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| Parts used in Treatment: |
Leaves
Roots
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| Related Medical Properties: |
Sudorific
Anti spasmodic
Emetic
Diuretic
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