Thotta Sinungi/ Sleepy Plant Powder / Sensitive Plant Powder

Kingdom: Plantae

Clade: Mimosoid clade

Genus: Mimosa

Species: M. pudica

Binomial name: Mimosa pudica

The sensitive plant is scientifically known as Mimosa pudica. It is also known as sensitive grass, Touch-me-not, shame face, shame bush, tickle me plant, sleeping grass, and prayer plant. It is a creeping annual herb belonging to the Magnoliopsida family.

The native of this plant is in South America and Central America. Now, it is widely grown in Asian countries like Thailand, Bangladesh, India, Malaysia, Indonesia, Vietnam, Philippines, Japan, Cambodia, and Sri Lanka. This amazing plant has excellent health benefits and medicinal use.

In India, this herb is widely used in Siddha, Ayurveda, and Unani medicine to treat various health problems. This plant is commonly found in cultivated lands, wastelands, and even roadsides in the cities.

Health Benefits

• Consuming the 5 gm of sleepy plant powder will help to treat sleeplessness and insomnia.
• Consuming the juice of this plant twice per day will treat asthma.
• This herb also helps to the growth of new hair cells and helps to control hair loss and baldness.
• The paste of the leaves also helps to treat fractures of the bone by simply applying it to the affected area.
• Drinking the sleepy plant juice helps to lower the blood sugar level, so it is good to treat diabetes.
• Due to the healing properties of this herb, it helps to quickly heal wounds.