Botanical name : Mimosa pudica Linn.
Family : Mimosaceae
SANSKRIT SYNONYMS
Lajjalu, Samanga, Raktapadi, Namaskari, Kharatvak, Sankochani
AYURVEDIC PROPERTIES
Rasa    : Kashaya, Tikta
Guna   : Lakhu, Rooksha
Virya   : Seeta
PLANT NAME IN DIFFERENT LANGUAGES
English     : Sensitive plant, Humble plant
Hindi        : Lajvanti, Lajjavanti
Malayalam    : Tottavadi, Tottalvadi
Distribution – Throughout India in waste lands
PLANT DESCRIPTION
A diffuse undershrub grows up to 60 cm in height. Leaves bipinnately compound,  pinnate 2-4 digitally arranged with 20-30 pairs of leaflets; leaves are touch sensitive. Flowers pink in round heads; fruits bristly pods, flat, consisting 3-5 one seeded segments.   
MEDICINAL PROPERTIES
Plant pacifies vitiated  pitta, kapha, oedema, allergy, bronchial asthma, hemorrhoids, menorrhagia, ulcer, jaundice, arthritis and fever. 
Useful part    :    Whole plant. 

Photo : Dr. Eby Abraham MD