Sensitive Plant

SENSITIVE PLANT (MIMOSA PUDICA)  SENSITIVE PLANT (MIMOSA PUDICA) Sensitive plant scientifically known as Mimosa pudica is a creeping annual or perennial herb which is also known as Touch-me-not, Shame Bush, and other names is found in Central and South America. Nowadays, it can also be found in North America as well as Asian countries. Mimosa comes from the Greek word mimikos, which means ‘to mimic’ or ‘counterfeit’, through the Latin word mimus and suffix -osa, which means ‘abounding in’, and refers to the many flowers that appear to be a single flower (Parsons and Cuthbertson, 1992). The specific name pudica is from the Latin word that means ‘modest’ or ‘bashful’. It is often grown for its curiosity value mostly in undisturbed shady areas, under trees or shrubs. The seeds of the Sensitive plant is mucilaginous, meaning they swell when they come into contact with a liquid and form a gel similar to chia seeds. Once in the digestive system, the seeds act as a scrubber to the intestinal