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  2. Mimosa pudica - Wikipedia

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    Mimosa pudica (also called sensitive plant, sleepy plant, [citation needed] action plant, humble plant, touch-me-not, touch-and-die, or shameplant) [3] [2] is a creeping annual or perennial flowering plant of the pea/legume family Fabaceae. It is often grown for its curiosity value: the sensitive compound leaves quickly fold inward and droop ...

  3. List of plants used in herbalism - Wikipedia

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    The dried flowers and flower buds are used as a substitute for tea in case of diabetes patients. The powdered seed is also applied to the eye, in case of chronic purulent conjunctivitis. [citation needed] Sesuvium portulacastrum: Shoreline purslane The plant extract showed antibacterial and anticandidal activities and moderate antifungal ...

  4. Ixora coccinea - Wikipedia

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    The flowers, leaves, roots, and the stem are used to treat various ailments in the Indian traditional system of medicine, the Ayurveda, and in various folk medicines, in traditional Indian medicine the fusion of juice leaves and the fruit of Ixora coccinea is used to care for dysentery, ulcers and gonorrhea.

  5. Rauvolfia serpentina - Wikipedia

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    R. serpentina may cause adverse effects by interacting with various prescription drugs [11] or via interference with mechanisms of mental depression or peptic ulcer. [11] The reserpine in R. serpentina is associated with diverse adverse effects, including vomiting, diarrhea, dizziness, headache, anxiety, or hypersensitivity reactions.

  6. Blumea balsamifera - Wikipedia

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    A weed, this plant is a ruderal species that often grows on disturbed land, [1] and in grasslands. [3] It has been described physically as: Softly hairy, half woody, strongly aromatic shrub, 1-4 meters (m) high. Simple, alternate, broadly elongated leaves, 7-20 cm long, with toothed margin and appendaged or divided base.

  7. Withania somnifera - Wikipedia

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    [3] [4] [17] The most common side effects include diarrhea, headache, sedation, or nausea, and the product should not be used during pregnancy or breastfeeding. [ 4 ] [ 17 ] Ashwagandha may increase testosterone levels which could adversely interact with cancer medications.

  8. Chamomile - Wikipedia

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    German chamomile, Matricaria chamomilla Roman chamomile, Chamaemelum nobile. Chamomile (American English) or camomile (British English; see spelling differences) (/ ˈ k æ m ə m aɪ l,-m iː l / KAM-ə-myle or KAM-ə-meel [1] [2]) is the common name for several daisy-like plants of the family Asteraceae.

  9. Roselle (plant) - Wikipedia

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    Roselle (Hibiscus sabdariffa) is a species of flowering plant in the genus Hibiscus that is native to Africa, most likely West Africa. In the 16th and early 17th centuries it was spread to Asia and the West Indies, where it has since become naturalized in many places. [1]