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Mimosa is a perennial herb or subshrub of Leguminosae, because its leaves will respond to heat and light and will be closed immediately when touched by external forces, so it is named mimosa. Flowers, leaves and pods all have good ornamental effects and are easy to survive. Suitable for potted flowers on balconies and indoor, people eating or excessive contact with mimosa can also cause hair loss, and can also be planted in the courtyard and other places.

Mimosa is shaped like a fluffy ball and bears pods after flowering, and the fruit is flat and round. The leaves are feathery and compound leaves are alternate and arranged in palms. Flowering about after the height of summer, heads oblong, 2 or 3 born in leaf axils. Flowers are white, pink, calyx campanulate, with 8 tiny calyx teeth, petals quadrifid, stamens 4, ovary glabrous. The pod is flat, with 1 seed per pod node, falling off at the internodes when mature, and flowering in September.

Mimosa is different from other plants. When touched by the outside world, the petiole droops and the small leaves close. This action is understood as "shy", so it is called mimosa, mimosa and ugly grass. This special ability has its historical roots. Its hometown is in Brazil in tropical South America, where there are often strong winds and heavy rain. Whenever the first drop of rain hits the leaves, the leaves immediately close and the petiole droops. In order to avoid the damage caused by high winds and torrential rains, which is an adaptation to the changes of external environmental conditions. In addition, the exercise of mimosa can also be seen as a way of self-defense. When an animal touches it, it closes its leaves, and animals dare not eat it any more.

The shy steppe is native to tropical America and has been widely distributed in the tropical regions of the world. it is produced in Taiwan, Fujian, Guangdong, Guangxi, Yunnan and other places in China. It is born in wilderness and bushes. It is often cultivated in the Yangtze River basin for viewing. It is suitable for sandy loam with good drainage and rich organic matter, with strong plant body, rapid growth and strong adaptability.

Mimosa is sweet, astringent and cool in nature. it has the effect of calming the mind, clearing away heat and detoxification. it is used for vomiting and diarrhea, insomnia, infantile accumulation, eye swelling and pain, deep abscess, banded bubble rash and so on. Mimosa root is astringent, slightly bitter and poisonous. it has the effects of relieving cough and resolving phlegm, promoting dampness and dredging collaterals, and stomach accumulation. It is used for cough, phlegm and asthma, rheumatic joint pain, indigestion in children and so on. However, mimosa has anesthetic effect, internal administration should not be excessive, pregnant women should not take it.