Mimosa Pudica is a sensitive plant that closes it's leaves when touched, it is also called touch-me-not Apart from closing it's leaves when touched, it's also closes it's leaves in response to darkness and reopens with day light. It can be compared to a human sleeping when night comes and waking up in the morning.
It's leaves are like that of a fern. It's leaves help with a lot of health conditions like haemorrhoid and insomnia. The leaves can be made into a paste and consumed or even applied over open wounds to treat them. The roots are capable of treating healthy conditions like smallpox, jaundice, asthma and even ulcer. The seed is made into a paste and then transformed into tablets for consumption.