नामरूपज्ञानम् (Characterization of Medicinal Plants) /192

१६४
 
Nāmarūpajñānam
 
७. पुष्पवरोधिका (अ०)– पुष्पमार्तवमतिप्रवृत्तं रुणद्धि निवारयतीति ।

८. रक्तपादी (भा०) — रक्तः पादो मूलमस्याः रक्तमूलेत्यर्थः ।

९. शमीपत्रा (भा० ) – शम्या इव पत्रमस्याः ।

१०. समङ्गा (भा०) – सम्यक् अङ्गति प्रसरतीति ।
 

११. स्पर्शसंकोचपर्णिका (ध०) – स्पर्शेन संकुचन्ति पर्णान्यस्याः;

अमुमेवार्थं डल्हणः 'स्पर्शरोदनिका' इत्यनेन प्रकट-

यति ।
 

 
Lajjaālu ( Mimosa pudica Linn. ) grows in damp

regions ( jalakarnika ) spreading around (samarigā ).

It has leaves like those of śami or khadira (śami-
plome

patrā, khidirakā ) which are sensitive and close to-

gether on touch ( sparśasaikocaparnikā, sparśaro-

danika, añjalikārika, namaskāri, lajjalu ). Roots are

red (raktapādī ). It is a good haemostatic agent

( asrarodhinī ) and useful in menorrhagia ( puspa-

varodhini). It is also a remedy for enlarged glands
( gandakālikā ).
 

( gandakālikā ).
 
Specific characters
 
फि (अ)
 
1. Habitat—damp regions.
2. Leaves—like those of śami or khadira, sen-
sitive on touch.
3
 
1. Habitat. Root-red.
4. Actions —damp regions.
 
2. Leaves—like those ohaemostatic, a remedy f śami or khadira, sen-
sitive on touch.
 
3. Root-red.
 
साठ
 
4. Actions —haemostatic, a remedy for enlarged
 
glands.
 
का
 
or enlarged
glands.