Mimosa pudica L. (Laajvanti): An overview

Ahmad, Hafsa; Sehgal, Shelly; Mishra, Anurag; Gupta, Rajiv

doi:10.4103/0973-7847.99945

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“…Withania somnifera (L.) Dunal (Solanaceae) is one of the most important medicinal plants with a number of pharmaceutical and nutraceutical applications 1. The extracts as well as different isolated bioactive constituents of W. somnifera have been reported to possess adaptogenic, anticancer, anti‐convulsant, immunomodulatory, antioxidative and neurological effects 2.…”

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Application of HR‐MAS NMR spectroscopy for studying chemotype variations of Withania somnifera (L.) Dunal

Bharti

Bhatia

Tewari

et al. 2011

Magnetic Reson in Chemistry

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Withania somnifera (L.) Dunal (Solanaceae), commonly known as Ashwagandha, is one of the most valued Indian medicinal plants with a number of pharmaceutical and nutraceutical applications. Metabolic profiling has been performed by HR-MAS NMR spectroscopy on fresh leaf and root tissue specimens from four chemotypes of W. somnifera. The HR-MAS NMR spectroscopy of lyophilized defatted leaf tissue specimens clearly distinguishes resonances of medicinally important secondary metabolites (withaferin A and withanone) and its distinctive quantitative variability among the chemotypes. A total of 41 metabolites were identified from both the leaf and root tissues of the chemotypes. The presence of methanol in leaf and root tissues of W. somnifera was detected by HR-MAS NMR spectroscopy. Multivariate principal component analysis (PCA) on HR-MAS (1) H NMR spectra of leaves revealed clear variations in primary metabolites among the chemotypes. The results of the present study demonstrated an efficient method, which can be utilized for metabolite profiling of primary and secondary metabolites in medicinally important plants.

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Application of HR‐MAS NMR spectroscopy for studying chemotype variations of Withania somnifera (L.) Dunal

Bharti

Bhatia

Tewari

et al. 2011

Magnetic Reson in Chemistry

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“…Mimosa pudica L. is a creeping perennial herb, usually cultivated as a green manure and for soil stabilization, which is also used in folk medicine [12,13]. Its applications as a source of bioactive products for pharmaceutical applications have been reviewed in [14].…”

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Chemical Composition of Caesalpinioideae Seeds

Chakradhari

Patel

Towett

et al. 2019

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Aims: Caesalpinioideae species have great medicinal and food values. In this work, six Caesalpinioideae species that grow abundantly in central India were selected for chemical investigation: Delonix regia, Entada gigas, Leucaena leucocephala, Mimosa pudica, Parkia javanica and Senna siamea. The objective of the present work is to describe the phytochemical and mineral composition and the bioaccumulation potentialities of the seeds from aforementioned species. Methodology: Spectrophotometric, enzymatic and X-ray fluorescence spectrophotometric techniques were used for the quantification of polyphenols, starch and mineral contents, respectively. Results: The sum of the total concentrations of 17 macro- and micronutrients (P, S, Cl, K, Rb, Mg, Ca, Sr, Cr, Mn, Fe, Co, Cu, Zn, Se, Mo and Pb), oil, protein and total starch in the six seeds were in the 20253-78489 mg/kg, 3.1-30.1%, 52.9-91.5% and 5.4–41.0% range, respectively. The highest concentrations of Fe, oil and phenolics were observed in M. pudica seeds. Both thermal and spectral characteristics allowed to differentiate M. pudica and P. javanica seeds (with the highest caloric contents) from the seeds from the other species. Conclusion: The selected Caesalpinioideae seeds are potential sources of the nutrients (i.e., P, S, K, Mg, Ca and Fe) and polyphenols, which are needed for biological metabolism and human health. The presence of heavy metals was well below safety limits, enabling their medicinal uses.

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“…Mimosa pudica L. is reported to possess wound healing, antimicrobial, analgesic, anti-inflammatory, anticonvulsant, antidiarrhoeal, antifertility, anti oxidant, an anti-hepatotoxic and anthelminthic activity [ 10 ].…”

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Preliminary evaluation of hepatoprotective potential of polyherbal formulation

Ghosh¹,

Anindita²,

Seth³

et al. 2015

J Intercult Ethnopharmacol

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Aim:The aim of this study was to investigate the antioxidant and hepatoprotective effects of the polyherbal formulation (PHF)containing Cajanus cajan (L.)Millsp., Lawsonia inermis L. Linn, Mimosa pudica L., Uraria picta (Jacq.)DC. and Operculina turpethum (L.)Silva Manso on carbon tetrachloride (CCl4)induced acute liver damage in albino rats.Materials and Methods:The groups of animals were administered with PHF at the doses 100, 200 and 400 mg/kg b.w. (per oral [p.o.])once in a day for 7 days and at day 6th and 7th the animals were administrated with Carbon tetrachloride (1.0 mL/kg b.w. 50% v/v with olive oil,; p.o.). The effect of PHF on serum glutamine pyruvate transaminase (SGPT), serum glutamine oxaloacetate transaminase, alkaline phosphatase (ALP)and total bilirubin were determined in CCl4 - induced hepatotoxicity in rats. Further, the effects of PHF on glutathione (GSH), superoxide dismutase (SOD)level and lipid peroxidation (LPO)activity were also investigated.Results:The results demonstrated that PHF (400 mg/kg b.w.)significantly reduces the CCl4 induced increase in level of serum SGPT, serum ALP and total bilirubin. PHF (400 mg/kg b.w.)prevents the depletion level of GSH and decrease in the activity of SOD in CCl4 -induced liver injury in rats. In addition, PHF also showed a significant decrease in the LPO levels signifying the potent antioxidant activity.Conclusion:All our findings suggest that PHF could protect the liver cells from CCl4 - induced liver damages and the mechanism may be through the anti-oxidative effect of PHF.

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Mimosa pudica L. (Laajvanti): An overview

Cited by 90 publications

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Application of HR‐MAS NMR spectroscopy for studying chemotype variations of Withania somnifera (L.) Dunal

Application of HR‐MAS NMR spectroscopy for studying chemotype variations of Withania somnifera (L.) Dunal

Chemical Composition of Caesalpinioideae Seeds

Preliminary evaluation of hepatoprotective potential of polyherbal formulation

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