Plant Mimosa pudica (Fabaceae) | Dr. Duke's Phytochemical and Ethnobotanical Databases

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	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 *

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List of plant activities.
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Activity	Chemical Count	Reference
Antiophidic	1	Economic & Medicinal Plant Research, 5: 363.
Antiorchitic	1	Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
Antiosteoarthritic	1	Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp.
Antiosteoporotic	3	Duke, 1992 *
Antioxidant	6	Duke, 1992 *
Antiozenic	1	Duke, 1992 *
Antipapillomic	1	Duke, 1992 *
Antiparkinsonian	1	Duke, 1992 *
Antiparotitic	1	Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
Antipellagric	1	Duke, 1992 *
Antiperiodontitic	2	Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp.
Antiphotophobic	2	Martindale's 29th
Antipityriasic	1	Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf).
AntiPMS	2	Duke, 1992 *
Antipneumonic	1	Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf).
Antipodriac	1	Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
Antipoliomyelitic	2	Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
Antiporphyric	1	Martindale's 28th
Antiproliferant	1	Joseph, J., Nadeau, D. and Underwood, A. 2001. The Color Code. Hyperion, NY.
Antiprostatitic	1	Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf).