Dr. Duke's Phytochemical and Ethnobotanical Databases
U.S. Department of Agriculture

Plant Mimosa pudica (Fabaceae)

Common Names
Sensitive Plant
How this plant is used
Medicinal

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List of plant chemicals.
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Chemical Name Activity Count Plant Part Low Parts Per Million High Parts Per Million Standard Deviation Reference
ASCORBIC-ACID 112 Leaf 180.0 2570.0 -0.21 *
ASH 0 Leaf 5000.0 71000.0 -0.84 *
ASH 0 Seed 36000.0 54000.0 0.18 *
BETA-CAROTENE 53 Leaf 65.0 930.0 2.91 *
CALCIUM 28 Leaf 350.0 23800.0 0.37 *
CARBOHYDRATES 0 Leaf 51000.0 689000.0 0.61 *
CROCETIN 10 Plant *
CROCETIN-DIMETHYL-ETHER 0 Leaf *
D-GLUCURONIC-ACID 0 Seed *
D-XYLOSE 0 Seed *
FAT 0 Leaf 0.0 32000.0 -0.49 *
FAT 0 Seed 24000.0 170000.0 -0.50 *
FIBER 15 Leaf 82000.0 327000.0 2.05 *
IRON 6 Leaf 14.0 -0.89 *
KILOCALORIES 0 Leaf 220.0 3140.0 0.20 *
LINOLEIC-ACID 27 Seed 12240.0 86700.0 -0.17 *
LINOLENIC-ACID 0 Seed 100.0 680.0 -0.57 *
MIMOSINE 6 Plant *
MUCILAGE 3 Seed *
NOREPINEPHRINE 0 Plant *
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List of plant activities.
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Activity Chemical Count Reference
5-Alpha-Reductase-Inhibitor 4 (View) *
Acidulant 1 (View) Aloe Research Council - Duke writeup of non-peer reviewd book by Coats and draft by Henry
Aldose-Reductase-Inhibitor 1 (View) Challem, J., Berkson, Burt, and Smith, Melissa Dianne. 2000.
Syndrome X - The complete nutritional program to prevent and reservse insulin resistance. John Wiley & Sons, New York. 272 pp. $24.95
Allergenic 2 (View) *
Alpha-Reductase-Inhibitor 1 (View) *
Analgesic 2 (View) *
Androgenic? 1 (View) Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf).
Anemiagenic 1 (View) *
Angiotensin-Receptor-Blocker 3 (View) *
Anthelmintic 1 (View) *
Antiacne 2 (View) Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf).
AntiAGE 1 (View) Challem, J., Berkson, Burt, and Smith, Melissa Dianne. 2000.
Syndrome X - The complete nutritional program to prevent and reservse insulin resistance. John Wiley & Sons, New York. 272 pp. $24.95
Antiaggregant 1 (View) Challem, J., Berkson, Burt, and Smith, Melissa Dianne. 2000.
Syndrome X - The complete nutritional program to prevent and reservse insulin resistance. John Wiley & Sons, New York. 272 pp. $24.95
Antiaging 2 (View) *
Antiakathisic 1 (View) Martindale's 29th
Antialcoholic 1 (View) *
Antiallergic 2 (View) *
Antialopecic 3 (View) *
Antialzheimeran 2 (View) Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp.
Antianaphylactic 1 (View) Economic & Medicinal Plant Research, 6: 189.