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Scientific Profile
Scientific Name Mimosa pudica Linn.
Family Name Fabaceae
Subfamily Name Mimosoideae
Substance Origin Plant | Audbhida/udbhija
Vernacular Names
Assamese

Adamalati, Lajubilata, Lajubilata, Adamalati

Bengali

Lajjavanti

English

Touch-me-not

Gujarati

Risamani, Lajavanti, Lajamani

Hindi

Chhuimui, Lajauni

Kannada

Muttidasenui, Machikegida, Lajjavati

Malyalam

Thotta Vati

Marathi

Lajalu

Oriya

Lajakuri

Punjabi

Lajan

Tamil

Thottavadi, Tottalchurungi

Telugu

Mudugudamara

Urdu

Chhuimui

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Etymology

Sanskrit Synonym Sanskrit (Diacritical) Reference Etymology (Sanskrit) English Meaning
लज्जालुःLajjāluḥस्पर्शसंकोचित्वाल्लज्जाशीला ।
अञ्जलिकारिकाAñjalikārikāअञ्जलिं करोतीति, स्पर्शेन पत्राणां संपुटितत्वात् अञ्जलिरिव कृता प्रतिभाति । ‘नमस्कारी’ इत्यस्यापि स एवार्थः ।
अस्ररोधिनीAsrarodhinīअस्रं रक्तं रुणद्धीति ।
खदिरकाKhadirakāखदिरसदृशपत्रा ।
गण्डकालिकाGaṇḍakālikāगण्डान् ग्रन्थीन् कालयति नाशयतीति; गण्डेषु कालिका कृष्णाभा कण्टकिता वा ।
जलकर्णिकाJalakarṇikāतलीयप्रदेशे जाता ।
पुष्पवरोधिकाPuṣpavarodhikāपुष्पमार्तवमतिप्रवृत्तं रुणद्धि निवारयतीति ।
रक्तपादीRaktapādīरक्तः पादो मूलमस्याः रक्तमूलेत्यर्थः ।
शमीपत्राŚamīpatrāशम्या इव पत्रमस्याः ।
समङ्गाSamaṅgāसम्यक् अङ्गति प्रसरतीति ।
स्पर्शसङ्कोचपर्णिकाSparśasaṅkocaparṇikāस्पर्शेन सङ्कुचन्ति पर्णान्यस्याः; अमुमेवार्थं डल्हणः ‘स्पर्शरोदनिका’ इत्यनेन प्रकटयति ।

Classifications

Name उपयोगी हिस्सा(हिन्दी) Part Used(Diacritical) Title (Ref. Book) Reference Remarks
RootमूलMūla
Whole plantपञ्चाङ्गPañcāṅga

Name गण(हिन्दी) Gana(Diacritical) Title (Ref. Book) Reference Remarks
अम्बष्ठादिगणAmbaṣṭhādigaṇaAmbashthadigana
प्रियङ्ग्वादिगणPriyaṅgvādigaṇaPriyangvadigana

Name महाकषाय (हिन्दी) Mahakashaya(Diacritical) Title (Ref. Book) Reference Remarks
Purishasangrahaniya Mahakashayaपुरीषसङ्ग्रहणीय महाकषायPurīṣasaṅgrahaṇīya mahākaṣāya
Sandhaniya Mahakashayaसन्धानीय महाकषायSandhānīya mahākaṣāya

Name वर्ग(हिन्दी) Varga(Diacritical) Title (Ref. Book) Reference Remarks
Abhayadivargaअभयादिवर्गAbhayādivarga
Guduchyadivargaगुडूच्यादिवर्गGuḍūcyādivarga
Oshadhivargaओषधिवर्गOṣadhivarga
Parpatadivargaपर्पटादिवर्गParpaṭādivarga

Properties

Name रस (हिन्दी) Rasa (Diacritical) Title (Ref. Book) Author (Ref. Book) Publisher (Ref. Book) Reference Remarks
Tikta तिक्त Tikta
Kashaya/Tuvara कषाय/तुवर Kaṣāya/Tuvara

Name गुण(हिन्दी) Guna(Diacritical) Title (Ref. Book) Reference Remarks
Laghu/ AguruलघुLaghu
Rukshaरुक्षRukṣa

Name विर्य (हिन्दी) Virya (Diacritical) Title (Ref. Book) Reference Remarks
Shita Virya शीत वीर्य Śīta vīrya

Name विपाक (हिन्दी) Vipaka(Diacritical) Title (Ref. Book) Reference Remarks
Katu vipaka Kaṭu vipākaकटु विपाक

Name कर्म (हिन्दी) Karma (Diacritical) Title (Ref. Book) Reference Remarks
Kaphashamaka/ Kaphaghna/ Kaphahara/ Kaphanashaka/ Kaphapaha/ Kaphajitaकफशामक/ कफघ्न/ कफहर/ कफनाशक/ कफापहा/ कफजितkaphaśāmaka/ kaphaghna/ kaphahara/ kaphanāśaka/ ka
Pittahara/Pittashamakaपित्तहर/पित्तशामकpittahara/pittaśāmaka
Grahiग्राहिgrāhi
Raktastambhan
Sandhaniya/ Sandhanakritaसन्धानीय/ संधानकृतsandhānīya/ saṃdhānakṛta
Stambhanaस्तम्भनstambhana
Vranaropanaव्रणरोपणvraṇaropaṇa
Pramehaghnaप्रमेहघ्नpramehaghna
Vishaghna/ Vishanashanaविषघ्न/ विषनाशनviṣaghna/ viṣanāśana
Vrishyaवृष्यvṛṣya

Name दोषकर्म (हिन्दी) Doshakarma (Diacritical) Title (Ref. Book) Reference Remarks
Kaphapittahara/Kaphapittashamana/ Kaphapittasamshamanaकफपित्तहर/कफपित्तशमन/ कफपित्तसंशमनKaphapittahara/Kaphapittaśamana/ Kaphapittasaṃśamana

Usage

Name Dosage(Form) Dosage(Reference) Title (Ref. Book) Reference Remarks
KutajavalehaAvaleha/Leha/PakaAyurvedic Formulary of India (AFI), Part I, 3:6
Brihat Gangadhara ChurnaChurnaAyurvedic Formulary of India (AFI), Part I, 7:25

Name Title (Ref. Book) Reference Remarks
atisāraḥ
bhagandaraḥ
kustha
pravāhikā
raktapittam
Śotha
vraṇaḥ
shukradaurblya
pramehaḥ
sarpaviṣaḥ

Dose

Name Title (Ref. Book) Reference Remarks
Svarasa/ Juice-10-20ml

Pharmacopoeial Status

Name Title (Ref. Book) Reference Remarks
The Ayurvedic Pharmacopoeia of india,Part-I,Vol.-II,Pg. No.-98(Whole plant)