Mimosa pudica
[alias]
Laughing grass (Taiwan Province Province), feeling grass, drinking grass, shaming grass and fearing ugly grass.
[source]
It is the whole grass of Mimosa in Leguminosae.
[Morphological characteristics]
Spread out semi-shrubby herbs, and the height can reach 1 m. There are scattered, downward-curved barbs and inverted bristles. Leaves opposite, usually 4 pinna, arranged at the top of the total petiole with fingers; Petiole length1.5 ~ 4cm; Stipules lanceolate, 5 ~ 10 mm long, with bristles. Leaflets 10 ~ 20 pairs, close at the touch and droop; Leaflets are linear and oblong, 8 ~ 13 mm long, sharp at the apex, nearly round at the base, slightly oblique, with sparse bristles at the edge. The head has a long peduncle, with 2 ~ 3 solitary flowers or leaf axils, and the diameter is about 65438±0cm: the flowers are small and reddish; Bracts linear, with bristles on the edge; Calyx funnelform, minute, short-toothed; Corolla bell-shaped, upper part 4-lobed, lobes triangular, pubescent outside; Stamens 4, connate at base, protruding petals; Ovary short pedunculate, glabrous, filiform style, small stigma. The pod is flat and curved, about 14mm long, with a beak at the top, 3-4 nodes, and each node has 1 seed. The edge of the pod is wavy and hairy, and it falls off at maturity. Seeds broadly ovate. The flowering period is from March to September, and the fruiting period is May-165438+1October.
[Habitat distribution]
Born in hillsides, jungles, roadsides and wetlands, it is a domesticated plant introduced to the United States.
【 Key points of training 】
I like warm, humid and sunny environment, and I don't have high requirements for soil, but I like fertile and loose sandy loam. Seed propagation.
[Collection and Treatment]
Harvesting in summer and autumn, washing, cutting into sections, drying in the sun or fresh use.
[chemical composition]
The leaves contain protein (contractile protein), adenosine triphosphate (ATP) and adenosine triphosphate enzyme (ATPase), as well as mimosin, mimosin, D- terpineol and selenite compounds, one of which is nitroso. The whole plant contains mimosin, mimosin, D- heptyl alcohol and selenium compounds, one of which is selenite, protein, tannin, 2"-O- rhamnosyl orientin (2"-O- rhamnosyl orientin) and 2 "-O-. The oil content of seeds is about 17%, which is similar to soybean oil. The fatty acids in the oil are linolenic acid 0.4%, linoleic acid 5 1%, oleic acid 3 1%, palmitic acid 8.7%, stearic acid 8.9%, behenic acid 5.7%, mucus and selenium compounds, one of which is selenite. The leaf pillow contains crocetin (C20H24O4) glycoside. Buds and petioles contain mimosin (leucine, C8H 10O4N2). Reaction of alkaloids, flavonoids and lactones in roots.
[pharmacological action]
1. Mimosa decoction has antitussive and weak expectorant effects after being given to mice.
2. Bacteriostasis test:
It has a strong inhibitory effect on Staphylococcus aureus, Staphylococcus albus and Staphylococcus catarrhalis. It also has inhibitory effect on Asian influenza A virus and rhinovirus 17.
3. Mimosin has a slight inhibitory effect on alkaline phosphatase, but has no obvious inhibitory effect on metal-containing enzyme system. Feed containing 0.5% ~ 1.0% mimosin can cause growth stagnation, alopecia and cataract in rats or mice.
[Sexual taste function]
1. Sweet, astringent and cool. A little poisonous. Clearing heat and diuresis, resolving phlegm and relieving cough, calming the nerves and relieving pain. National compilation of Chinese herbal medicines
2. Sweet, astringent, slightly bitter, slightly cold and slightly toxic. A cursive script
[indications]
Cold, high fever in children, acute conjunctivitis, bronchitis, hepatitis, gastritis, enteritis, insomnia, infantile malnutrition, eye swelling and pain, conjunctivitis, herpes zoster, edema, strain hemoptysis, nosebleed, hematuria, carbuncle, urinary calculi, malaria, neurasthenia; External use is used to treat traumatic injury, swelling and pain, and sores.
[Usage and dosage]
The dosage is15 ~ 24g; Appropriate amount is applied externally, mashed and applied to the affected area. Pregnant women should not take it.
[attachment]
1. Children with high fever:
9 grams of mimosa. Decoct with water.
2. Chronic bronchitis:
Mimosa root (fresh)100g, HongLing root (fresh)18g. Decoct with water, daily 1 dose, twice. 10 day is a course of treatment, with two consecutive courses.
3. Treatment of acute hepatitis:
Mimosa whole grass 15 ~ 60g. Decoct with water. Selected works of Guangxi materia medica
4. Treatment of acute enteritis:
Mimosa 60g. Decoct with water. Qingdao handbook of Chinese herbal medicine
5. Treatment of gastroenteritis and urinary calculi:
Mimosa 15g, Akebia Akebia 10g, Lygodium japonicum 10g, Plantago 15g. Decoct with water. Yearbook of Sichuan Traditional Chinese Medicine 1979
6. Treatment of strain and hemoptysis:
Mimosa 9g, Agrimonia pilosa 15g, Eclipta prostrata, Lotus Root Festival. Decoct with water. Or equally grind mimosa and turmeric, each time 1.5 ~ 3g, twice a day, and take it with wine as appropriate. Anhui Chinese herbal medicine
7. Treatment of neurasthenia and insomnia:
Mimosa 98, Polygonum multiflorum 30g. Decoct with water. Anhui Chinese herbal medicine
8. Treatment of neurasthenia:
30 grams of mimosa, 9 grams of polygala tenuifolia and 9 grams of Ziziphus jujuba seeds. Decoct with water. Qingdao handbook of Chinese herbal medicine
9. Treatment of unknown swelling and herpes zoster:
Fresh mimosa whole grass (or fresh leaves) is suitable, loyal and broken. Flora of medicinal plants in Zhejiang province
10. Treatment of trauma:
(1) Mimosa and Lycopodium each 15g. Decoct in water, add wine, and take some warm clothes. Anhui Chinese herbal medicine. (2) 60g of mimosa and 9g of corydalis yanhusuo. Grinding, mixing with wine, and externally applying. Qingdao handbook of Chinese herbal medicine
[attention]
1. Pregnant women should not take it. National compilation of Chinese herbal medicines
2. This product has anesthetic effect and should not be taken in excess. Guangxi annals of traditional Chinese medicine