Medicinal Species of Mimosa
Keywords:
medicinal, chemical composition, properties, Mimosa pudica L, Mimosa hamata, extract, bioactive compounds, shrub, antimicrobial, antioxidant, antiviral, Fabaceae, inflammation, spherical inflorescence, pom-pom, folk medicineAbstract
Mimosa is a perennial (in some cases annual) plant belonging to the legume family (Fabaceae). It mainly grows in tropical and subtropical regions, including South America, India, Sri Lanka, Indonesia, and the warm regions of Africa. In Uzbekistan, it is cultivated mainly as an ornamental plant in greenhouses. The stem of the mimosa may be either climbing or upright.
References
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2. The Ayurveda Pharmacopoeia of India, Part 1, Volume 5 (2008).
3. S. Parvej, K. Mathur, M. Goyal, S.K. Yadav. Mimosa hamata Willd.: A Review on Ethnobotanical, Phytochemical and Pharmacological Profile.
4. Komal Rizwan, Ismat Majeed, Muhammad Bilal, Tahir Rasheed, Ahmad Shakeel, Shahid Iqbal. Phytochemistry and Diverse Pharmacology of Genus Mimosa: A Review.
5. Uzbek National Encyclopedia (OʻzME), Volume 1, Tashkent, 2000.
