Plant Profile
Herb descriptions
Botany
Binomial nomenclature
Biophytum sensitivum
Scientific Name and Description
Biophytum sensitivum (L.) DC.
Herb Family
Plant type
Tree
Plant Names - Common - Regional - Vernacular
| Hindi | Lajvanti, lajalu, lajjalu, lakhshana, laksmana, zare |
| Marathi | Lajalu, jharera, ladjiri, lahanamulki, lajri, satri |
| Sanskrit | Lajjalu, alambusa, dulupuspa, jalapushpa, jhullapushpa, jhullapuspah, jvalatpushpa, krichhraha, laghuvrikshaka, lajjalu, lajjaluka, panktipatra, pitapushpa, viparitalajjalu |
| English | biophytum |
| Kannada | dodda horamuchhaka, dodda horamuni, ghaati horamuni, hara muni, hora muchhaka, hora muni, horamuni, jalapushpa, jalapuspaka |
| Malayalam | mukkutti |
| Tamil | nilaccurunki, tintanali |
| Telugu | attapatti, atti pathri, chumi, jala puspa |
| Common name | sensitive plant, little tree plant, Mukkootti |
Plants Medicinal Value
Medicinal Systems
Ayurved
Siddha
Folk
Herb usable parts
Whole plant
Ethnopharmacology use
Biophytum sensitivum (Linn) D.C. mukkuti Oxalidaceae Leaf Juice Urinary stone, bilious fevers, snake bite, gonorrhea
Biophytum sensitivum (L.) DC. Tree Whole plant Asthma; chest complaints; convulsions; diabetes; inflammatory; stomachache; tumors; fever; snake bite; boils; blisters; cuts; poisonous insect bite; leech bite; hydrocele; body pain; Epilepsy; diabetes; veneral diseases General Ayyanar 2013, Chopda and Mahajan 2009, Dey and De 2012, Ignacimuthu 2005, Pushpangadan and Atal 1984, Xavier et al. 2014
References
Literature
Literature
Ayyanar 2013
Chopda and Mahajan 2009
Dey and De 2012
Ignacimuthu 2005
Pushpangadan and Atal 1984
Xavier et al. 2014
Flora of Bankura District(West Bengal) Author - Sanyal M.N.
Flora of Rajasthan Vol. 1 Author - B.V.Shetty & V.Singh
Flora of Madhya Pradesh Vol I Author - D.M.Verma, N.P.Balakrishnan, R.D.Dixit
Flora of West Bengal Vol 1 Author - BSI Scientist
The Flora of Kerala Vol I Author - Ed. P. Daniel
THE FLORA OF THE TAMILNADU CARNATIC-VOL I Author - K.M. MATTHEW
The Flora of the Gulf of Mannar Author - P. Daniel & P. Umamaheswari
Flora of Maharashrta State (Dicotyledons) Volume 1 Author - N.P.Singh, P.Lakshminarasimhan, S.Karthikeyan & P.V. Prasanna
Flora of Majuli Author - M.Islam
Flora of Srikakulam District (Andhra Pradesh) Author - Rolla Seshagiri Rao, S.Hara Sriramulu
Flora of Gujarat State Vol 1 Author - G.L.Shah
The Flora of Orissa Volume 1 Author - H. O. Saxena, M. Brahmam
Published 11 February 2019 http://dx.doi.org/10.32859/era.18.4.1-112
Foundation for Revitalisation of Local Health Traditions (FRLHT)
The National Medicinal Plants Board (NMPB), Department of AYUSH
Citations
Herb citations
Biophytum sensitivum. (2023, December 3). In Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Biophytum_sensitivum