Description

Lajwanti Herb is also known as “touch me not plants” or “sensitive plant”. It is so called because the plant responds when exposed to touch with; their leaf go falter with sink and after some time it re-opens. Lajwanti Herb reacts when the force is applied in a plant knowing or unknowingly, it is sensitive to animals, to light at the time of day, daily dew, insect contact, etc. Mimosa pudica name derives from the two Latin words “Mimosa” for “mimic” means to the sensitivity of the leaves and “Pudica” means “shy” shying away or shrinking

These plants are native to South America and Central America. Lajwanti Herb is well known for its rapid plant movement. Like a number of other plant species, it undergoes changes in leaf orientation termed “sleep” or nyctinastic movement. The foliage closes during darkness and reopens in light.

Benefits:

Helps us in preventing and curing the following:

In Ayurveda it is used as antiasthmatic, stimulant, pain-killing and antidepressant remedy.
Whole plant is crushed and used for itchiness and itch related diseases.
Its roots are used for Leucoderma, angioplasty, metropathy, ulcers, dysentery, swellings, jaundice, bronchial asthma, small pox, strangury, fevers.
Its leaves are used for hydrocele, haemorrhoids, fistulous withers, scrofula, pinkeye, cuts and bleeds.
Whole plant is used for vesicle calculi, for dropsy, rheumatoid arthritis, myodynia and uterine tumors.

Other Names:

Mimosa Pudica, Samanga, Varakranta, Namaskari, Lajubilata, Adamalati, Lajaka, Lajjavanti, Touch-me-not, Risamani, Lajavanti, Lajamani, Chhuimui, Lajauni, Muttidasenui, Machikegida, Lajjavati, Thotta Vati, Lajalu, Lajakuri, Lajan, Thottavadi, Tottalchurungi, Mudugudamara, Lajak, Lajjavati, Han xiu cao, Sensitive Plant, Humble Plant, Touch Me Not, Shyness Grass, Sensitive commune, Mimose, Schamhafte Sinnpflanze, Risamani, Lajavanti, Lajamani, Chui Mui, Choti Mui, Lajwanti, Lajvanti, Lajja, Lajak, Lajjaru, Lajaru, Muttidasenui, Machikegide, Lajjavati, Mimosa pudica Linn, Lajalu, Lajan, Lajjalu, Samanga, Namaskari, Chhuimui.