Fabaceae is regarded as the modern and accepted name of the family of which mimosa belongs. Mimosa pudica Linn, the whole plant is used traditionally for the cure of different types of diseases by the villagers. The plant is easy available as it has wide geographical distribution globally in almost every climatic condition. Every part of the plant contains a number of constituents like-alkaloids, flavonoids, glycosides, saponins, steroids tannins, carbohydrates etc. The therapeutic potential of the plant have been proved scientifically like- anti-histaminic activity, diuretic activity, anti-oxidant activity, hyperglycemic activity etc. this paper explains the evidence based information regarding the phytochemistry and pharmacological properties of the plant.
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