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.
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 *

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List of plant activities.
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Activity	Chemical Count	Reference
Antitumor (Gastric)	1	Duke, 1992 *
Antitumor (Lung)	2	Duke, 1992 *
Antitumor (Prostate)	1	Duke, 1992 *
Antitumor (Stomach)	1	Duke, 1992 *
Antitumor-Promoter	2	Duke, 1992 *
Antiulcer	4	Duke, 1992 *
Antiviral	2	Duke, 1992 *
Antixerophthalmic	1	Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
Anxiolytic	3	Duke, 1992 *
Apoptotic	1	Duke, 1992 *
Asthma-preventive	1	Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf).
Beta-Adrenergic Receptor Blocker	1	Duke, 1992 *
Beta-Blocker	2	Duke, 1992 *
Beta-Glucuronidase-Inhibitor	1	Duke, 1992 *
Calcium-Antagonist	1	Duke, 1992 *
Calcium-Channel-Blocker	1	Duke, 1992 *
Cancer-Preventive	8	Stitt, P. A. Why George Should Eat Broccoli. Dougherty Co, Milwaukee, WI, 1990, 399 pp.
Carcinogenic	2	Science News, 146: 421.
Cardioprotective	3	Duke, 1992 *
Cardiotoxic	1	Duke, 1992 *