Sensitive
"Mimosa pudica" contains the toxic alkaloid mimosine, which has been found to also have antiproliferative and apoptotic effects. The extracts of "Mimosa pudica" immobilize the filariform larvae of "Strongyloides stercoralis" in less than one hour. Aqueous extracts of the roots of the plant have shown significant neutralizing effects in the lethality of the venom of the monocled cobra ("Naja kaouthia"). It appears to inhibit the myotoxicity and enzyme activity of cobra venom.