MIMOSA PUDICA

Common name: Lajwanti Botanical name: Mimosa pudica Family: Mimosaceae

Creeping annual or perennial herb. The compound leaves fold inward and droop when touched or shaken, due to evolution from predators, re-opening minutes later. It grows mostly in shady areas, under trees or shrubs. Pale pink or purple flower heads arise from the leaf axils in mid summer with more and more flowers as the plant gets older.

DATURA METEL
Common name: Dhatura Botanical name: Datura metel Family: Solanaceae

It is a perennial herb. It grows in the wild, mostly in warmer regions. It is cultivated worldwide for its chemical and ornamental properties. It is used in traditional Chinese medicine, where it is called yng jn hu. It is toxic in nature.

ECLIPTA ALBA
Common name: Bhringraj Botanical name: Eclipta alba Family: Asteraceae

It grows commonly in moist places as a weed in warm temperate to tropical areas worldwide. This plant has cylindrical, grayish roots. Its solitary flower heads are 68 mm in diameter, with white florets. This plant has traditional uses in Ayurveda. It is bitter, hot, sharp, dry in taste. It is reported to improve hair growth and color.

MENTHA ARVENSIS
Common name: Pudina or field mint Botanical name: Mentha arvensis Family: Lamiaceae

It is a herbaceous perennial plant growing to 1060 cm tall. The flowers are pale purple (occasionally white or pink), in clusters on the stem, each flower is 34 mm long.

OCIMUM TENUIFLORUM
Common name: Tulsi Botanical name: Ocimum tenuiflorum Family: Lamiaceae

It is an aromatic plant. It has green or purple leaves that are strongly scented. Its flowers are purplish in elongate, close whorls. Tulasi is cultivated for religious and medicinal purposes, and for its essential oil. Tulasi has been used for thousands of years in Ayurveda for its diverse healing properties. It is considered to be an adaptogen, balancing different processes in the body. Tulasi extracts are used in ayurvedic remedies for a variety of ailments.