(Fabaceae) Mimosa diplotricha C.Wright
Local name(s):
Medicinal use(s): treatment of tuberculosis.
Part(s) used: root
Field Characters: Vine with thorns and a red stem.
Locality: Oudomxay Province, Xay District, Wang Hai Village
Habitat: Growing at the edge of cotton field.
Altitude: 616 m asl.
Collector(s): A. Libman, K. Phommavong
Collection number(s): LAOS_647 (= Libman 227)
Collection Date: August 17, 2004
Additional information:
Voucher specimen is in deposit at the Field Museum (F) Herbarium, Chicago, USA, under accession no. 2256444.Synonyms, images, taxonomic description:
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Medicinal properties:
Islam MR, Naima J, Akter B, et al. Assessment of Pharmacological Properties of Mimosa diplotricha Leaf Extract. The Chittagong Univ J Biol Sci 2023, vol. 11 (1 & 2): 42-51. https://www.banglajol.info/index.php/CUJBS/article/view/74929
Naima J, Islam MR, Akter B, et al. Phytochemical and pharmacological investigation on hypoglycemia, sedation, antianxiety, free-radical scavenging, and cytotoxicity actions of Mimosa diplotricha C. Wright (Nila grass). Clin Phytosci 2025, 11, 13. https://doi.org/10.1186/s40816-025-00397-y
Rizwan K, Majeed I, Bilal M, et al. Phytochemistry and Diverse Pharmacology of Genus Mimosa: A Review. Biomolecules 2022, 12(1):83. doi: 10.3390/biom12010083
Sanitha M, Gomathi V, Vadivelan R, Kumar M. Phytochemical analysis and therapeutic potential of Mimosa diplotricha. Ymer 2025, volume 24, issue 4, 4: 1076. https://ymerdigital.com/uploads/YMER240447.pdf