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Plant Mimosa pudica (Fabaceae)

Common Names
Sensitive Plant
How this plant is used
Medicinal
View the list of ubiquitous chemicals
List of plant chemicals.
Click on column headings to sort table by that column. *Unless otherwise noted all references are to (Duke, 1992)
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 Duke, 1992 *
ASH 0 Leaf 5000.0 71000.0 -0.84 Duke, 1992 *
ASH 0 Seed 36000.0 54000.0 0.18 Duke, 1992 *
BETA-CAROTENE 53 Leaf 65.0 930.0 2.91 Duke, 1992 *
CALCIUM 28 Leaf 350.0 23800.0 0.37 Duke, 1992 *
CARBOHYDRATES 0 Leaf 51000.0 689000.0 0.61 Duke, 1992 *
CROCETIN 10 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
CROCETIN-DIMETHYL-ETHER 0 Leaf not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
D-GLUCURONIC-ACID 0 Seed not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
D-XYLOSE 0 Seed not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
FAT 0 Leaf 0.0 32000.0 -0.49 Duke, 1992 *
FAT 0 Seed 24000.0 170000.0 -0.50 Duke, 1992 *
FIBER 15 Leaf 82000.0 327000.0 2.05 Duke, 1992 *
IRON 6 Leaf not available 14.0 -0.89 Duke, 1992 *
KILOCALORIES 0 Leaf 220.0 3140.0 0.20 Duke, 1992 *
LINOLEIC-ACID 27 Seed 12240.0 86700.0 -0.17 Duke, 1992 *
LINOLENIC-ACID 0 Seed 100.0 680.0 -0.57 Duke, 1992 *
MIMOSINE 6 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
MUCILAGE 3 Seed not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
NOREPINEPHRINE 0 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
View the list of ubiquitous chemicals
List of plant activities.
Click on column headings to sort table by that column. *Unless otherwise noted all references are to (Duke, 1992)
Activity Chemical Count Reference
5-Alpha-Reductase-Inhibitor 4 Duke, 1992 *
Acidulant 1 Aloe Research Council - Duke writeup of non-peer reviewd book by Coats and draft by Henry
Aldose-Reductase-Inhibitor 1 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 Duke, 1992 *
Alpha-Reductase-Inhibitor 1 Duke, 1992 *
Analgesic 2 Duke, 1992 *
Androgenic? 1 Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf).
Anemiagenic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Angiotensin-Receptor-Blocker 3 Duke, 1992 *
Anthelmintic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antiacne 2 Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf).
AntiAGE 1 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 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 Duke, 1992 *
Antiakathisic 1 Martindale's 29th
Antialcoholic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antiallergic 2 Duke, 1992 *
Antialopecic 3 Duke, 1992 *
Antialzheimeran 2 Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp.
Antianaphylactic 1 Economic & Medicinal Plant Research, 6: 189.