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Crude drug name

Market nameLajwanti (Tal makhana)
Formal nameLajjavanti
Other names　　　

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Lajwanti (T), Lajak (B), Lajwanti (H), tottavali (M), Peddanidrakanti (Te), Tottalvadi (Ta)
English nameTouch-me-not, Sensitive Plant
Original plant nameMimosa pudica Linn., Touch-me-not, Sensitive Plant
Family nameMimosaceae
Used partClassificationPlant origin
Sub classification seed
Collection informationIndia, Dibrugarh, Assam, Shree Vishwanath Marwari Databye Aushadhalaya
Collection date1997/05/05
CollectorKatsuko Komatsu, et al.
TMPW No.17382

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Scientific information data base

Crude drug nameAyurvedic name or
Sanskrit name, English name		Lajjavanti, Touch Me Not
Original plant nameMimosa pudica Linn.
Family nameMimosaceae
Used partSeeds
Distribution areaNaturalized more or less throughout India.
Common usesThe whole plant is used against itching; it also relieves scabies and patches. Seeds are used in Guiana as an emetic.
Chemical constituentCardiac glycosides
Strophanthidin 3-O-beta-D-glucopyranosyl-(1-4)-O-beta-D-xylopyranoside (*C3),
3-[[4-O-(6-deoxy-alpha-L-mannopyranosyl)-beta-D-galactopyranosyl]oxy]-5,14-dihydroxy-19-oxo-bufa-20,22-dienolide (*C5)

Flavonoids
Quercetin 7-methyl ether (*C1), Quercetin 3-rutinoside (*C1), Acacetin (*C1), Kaempferol 3,7-dirhamnoside (*C1), Kaempferol 3-rhamnoside (*C1), Apigenin (*C1), Quercetin 3-rhamnoside (*C1), Kaempferol 3-glucoside-7-rhamnoside (*C1), Kaempferol 3-rutinoside (*C1), Quercetin 3-glucoside-7-rhamnoside (*C1), Quercetin 7-rhamnoside (*C1), Quercetin 3,7-dirhamnoside (*C1), Acacetin 7-rutinoside (*C1), Luteolin 7-O-arabinoside (*C1), Kaempferol 7-O-rutinoside (*C1), 3’,4’,7-Trihydroxy-3,8-dimethoxyflavone (*C2), 4”-Hydroxymaysin (*C4), Cassiaoccidentalin B (*C4)

Phenol derivatives
4-(24’-methyl-1’-oxo-5’-n-propyltetracosanyl)-phenol (*C6)

Alkaloids
Mimopudin (*C7)

Others
Jasmonic acid (*C8)

Medical systemAyurveda (Traditional Indian medicine)
ReferencesReference book　

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[2] Indian Medicinal Plants - A Compendium of 500 species, Varier, P.S., Orient Longman Ltd. Chennai (Madras)
Vol. 4 (Repr.1997), p 36.

Glossary of Indian Medicinal Plants, 1956. Chopra, R.N., Nayar, S.L. and Chopra, I.C., Council of Scientific & Industrial Research, New Delhi. - New Edition (1996) National Institute Science Communication; Supplement
p 167.

Ayurvedic Drugs and Their Plant Sources, 1994. Sivarajan, V.V. and Balachandran, I., Oxford & IBH Publishing Co. Pvt. Ltd., New Delhi
p 271.

Indian Medicinal Plants (Second Edition), Vols. 1-5, 1993. Kirtikar, K.R. and Basu. B.D., Periodical Experts Book Agency, Delhi
Vol. 2, pp 915-917.

Research paper*C1 Yusuf, U. K.; Abdullah, N.; Bakar, B.; Itam, K.; Abdullah, F. and Sukari, M. A., Biochem. Syst. Ecol. 31 (4), 443-445 (2003).
*C2 Kirk, L. F.; Moller, M. V.; Christensen, J.; Staerk, D.; Ekpe, P. and Jaroszewski, J. W., Biochem. Syst. Ecol. 31 (1), 103-105 (2003).
*C3 Yavada, R. N. and Yadav, S., J. Inst. Chemists (India) 73 (5), 182-184 (2001).
*C4 Lobstein, A.; Weniger, B.; Um, B. H.; Steinmetz, M.; Declercq, L. And Anton, R., Biochem. Syst. Ecol. 30 (4), 375-377 (2002).
*C5 Yadava, R. N. and Yadav, S., Asian J. Chem. 13(3), 1157-1160 (2001).
*C6 Josewin, B.; Ramachandrapai, M. and Suseelan, M. S., Indian J. Chem. Sect. B, 38B, 251-253 (1999).
*C7 Ueda, M. and Yamamura, S., Tetrahedron Lett. 40(2), 353-356 (1999).
*C8 Tsurumi, S. and Asahi, Y., Physiologia Plantarum 64(2), 207-211 (1985).
RemarksLeaves and roots are highly medicinal. Roots are used in Ayurveda.
Last renewal date2022/03/07
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