Mimosa Pudica is taken at required proportions and cleaned. The cleaned parts are dried in the sun and powdered or sliced.

Mimosa Pudica commonly called Touch Me Not plant all over the world. All parts of this plant have medicinal uses. Mimosa Pudica belongs to the genus Mimosa and family Fabaceae.  Touch me not plant produces beautiful pink flowers and small green leaves that closes or droops in the night or when touched.

Traditionally root of touch me not plant is used for treating snake bites, diarrhoea, small pox, fever, ulcer, jaundice, haemorrhoids, asthma, fistula and leucoderma.

The leaves of touch me not plant, either in the form of decoction or as a paste is used for treating haemorrhoids, wounds, fistula, pink eye, toe infections, depression, insomnia and hydrocele.

The whole plant is used for treating rheumatism, cancer, edema, depression, muscle pain and elephantiasis. It is also a good insect repellent. Here in our village we use the whole plant to treat leg pain.

Pregnant women should not consume mimosa pudica.