Wild plants of unique Mimosa pudica linn are characteristic.
It can be said to be unique and rare for this type of plant, there is a kind of plant that is easily shocked if we touch a little, if the leaves are touched it will bend or close, like a beautiful princess who is shy when touched by the prince. That is why this plant is called a shame princess.
In addition to the name, it is also pinned with the name "The Surprise". This plant lives or grows lying on the ground, but this plant can also climb or half a shrub. The leaves are evenly finned, with small flat and round seeds, have strong roots and thorny stems and have purple or pink flowers. The term Pudica in the Latin name of this plant is given because it means embarrassment or shrinking, so the name is very suitable with this type of plant |Mimosa pudica linn|| originating from South America.
In South America this plant has been known since 1805 ago. Mimosa pudica linn, this is included in the wild plant species and can grow anywhere and anytime, by people at that time the plant has not yet known the benefits and uses for humans. South America is a country with a tropical climate, because in the archipelago also has a climate that is almost the same as the climate of this plant originating is tropical.
So this plant can also thrive in Aceh and throughout the archipelago, be it on moist soil or at all barren soil, this plant can live and thrive without knowing the season, and this plant develops with seeds.
The uniqueness of this plant is if the leaves are touched, blown, or heated then it will immediately "close". This is caused by changes in turgor pressure on the leaf bone. These stimuli can also be felt by other leaves that are not touched. This motion is called Seismonasti, which is influenced by touch stimuli |tigmonastas||, which is like the Tigmonasti movement of shy princess leaves that don't care where the touch comes from. These plants cover their leaves to protect themselves from plant-eating animals |herbivores|| who want to eat them.
The color of the lower part of the plant's leaves is paler, showing a pale color, the animal that had wanted to eat this plant would think that the plant had withered and became no longer interested in eating it. This plant also buds at sunset and reappears after sunrise. #Mimosa pudica in the western hemisphere is known as small evergreen.
This plant has several nicknames, touch-notes, and sensitive plants.
Named Princess Shame because this plant is sensitive to stimulation and will close its leaves when touched, this is considered a shy nature in plants.
But actually this plant will also close its leaves when the sun sets and open it again when the sun rises.
Many people do not know that plants that are often seen in green areas such as on the edge of fields, paddy fields or even in the yard, it turns out to save so many benefits for human health. This thorny plant contains, mimosin and pipekolinic acid tannins which are good for the body.
The benefits of this plant can treat several diseases.
I● Treating Cough
For sufferers to cough and phlegm, then try drinking the water from the embarrassed daughter.
Boil 10 to 12 grams with enough water to boil, drink the water when it's cold.
II● Treating Hepatitis
The deception of the daughter of shame turned out to be able to treat hepatitis.
The method is boiled shy princess leaves 15 grams with 200 cc of water to boil for about 20 minutes, then the decoction is taken regularly.
III● Treating Bronchitis One of these is a lung disease, bronchitis can also be cured with this plant.
Enough with 65 grams of embarrassed princess root added about 600 cc of water and boiled to leave water approximately 200 cc, then can be drunk.
IV● Treating insomnia
To cure insomnia, just boil 55 grams of princess plants to shame with enough water.
After that, stop to consume the concoction of the princess embarrassed if you feel that you have experienced a lot of changes in the body.
The thing to remember is that women who are pregnant are prohibited from consuming this plant, because it has a bad effect on the fetus.
In addition, the use of shy princess roots with a large number of doses can lead to poisoning and nausea. Plants that can propagate are one of the plants that are categorized into the types of weed plants classified into members of the tribe of legumes. This cool flowering plant includes shrubs |Indonesian PERDU|| which have a height of approximately 1 to 2 meters, this plant can also grow at an altitude of 2200 meters above sea level.
Having an exotic Latin name, Mimosa pudica belongs to the Fabaceae family.
That is a little brief description of the benefits of wild plants from Nature. Although thorny as a type of bully or weed for farmers, but so many benefits of this wild plant for human health as a herbal medicine.
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