The Positive Sciences of the Ancient Hindus c7.t1.5

c7.t1.5

Guṇaratna gives a list of plants that exhibit the phenomena of sleep and waking (शमीप्रपुन्नाटसिम्बीसरकासुन्दक-बप्पूलांगस्त्यामलकीकतिप्रभृतीनां स्वापविबोधतः, *ibid.*). He also notices the sensitiveness to touch of plants like the Mimosa pudica, लज्जावती लता, which show a manifest reaction in the form of contraction, लज्जालूप्रभृतीनां हस्तादिसंसर्गात् यच्च सङ्कोचादिका परिस्फुटक्रिया उपलभ्यते (*ibid.*).