Lifestyle Desk: This tree can be distinguished from any other tree due to its special features. Although the name of the tree is Lajbati, it is also known as Lajbanti tree to many people.
shy tree
It is a type of thorny plant. This tree is more sensitive than other trees. Due to which the leaves of this tree fall down a lot as soon as it is touched.
Why does this happen? It is known from Bhupendranath Sanyal's book on botany that the base of the leaves of Lajjavati tree is full of water and minerals. In this condition, if someone touches the leaf, it shrinks and leans down. Because a kind of electric current spreads from the touch to the tree. Due to this current, the water and minerals at the base of the leaf come out.
It is also known from Bhupendranath Sanyal's book on botany that the stem or branches of Lajjavati can no longer remain straight due to water and minerals coming out from the base of the leaves. That's why it falls. That's why people think shy tree is very shy.
Did you know that the shy tree is not only shy, but also has many virtues. Lajjavati's botanical name is Mimosa pudica. Ayurveda scriptures mention its many benefits.
For example, to remove phlegm, to stop bleeding from the nose and ears, to get rid of diarrhea, any inflammation, burning, ulcer, leprosy or vaginal disease is used.
The juice of this plant is very useful in curing respiratory problems, ulcers, hemorrhoids or piles, flatulence, indigestion, any wound. You can consume 5 ml of Lajjabati leaf paste to solve these problems.
Those who have tooth and gum lesions should clean the root of 20 cm long Lajjabati plant and boil it in water for 15 minutes and gargle with that water. In this practice, tooth and gum wounds will be removed instantly.