What is the information about mimosa?

Mimosa is a leguminous perennial herb or subshrub. Because its leaves react to heat and light, they will close immediately when touched by external force, so it is named Mimosa. Flowers, leaves and pods have good ornamental effect, and it is easy to survive. It is suitable for potted flowers in balconies and indoors. Human consumption or excessive contact with Mimosa will also cause hair loss. It can also be planted in courtyards and other places.

Mimosa shape like pomelo, pod bearing fruit after flowering, fruit was oblate. The leaves are feathery compound leaves alternate and arranged palmate. Flowers after midsummer, heads oblong, 2 - 3 in leaf axils. Flowers are white, pink, calyx bell-shaped, with 8 tiny calyx teeth, petals four-lobed, stamens four, ovary glabrous. Pods flat, each pod node has 1 seed, falling off at maturity, flowering September.

Mimosa is different from ordinary plants. When touched by the outside world, the petiole droops and the small leaves close together. This action is understood as "shy", so it is called Mimosa, shy plant and ugly plant. This special ability has its certain historical roots. Its hometown is Brazil in tropical South America, where there is often strong wind and heavy rain. Whenever the first drop of rain hits the leaves, it immediately closes the leaves and the petiole droops to avoid the damage caused by the storm. This is an adaptation to changes in external environmental conditions. In addition, the movement of mimosa can also be seen as a way of self-defense, animals touch it a little, it closes the leaves, animals also dare not eat it.

Mimosa originated in tropical America, has been widely distributed in the tropical regions of the world, produced in China Taiwan, Fujian, Guangdong, Guangxi, Yunnan and other places, born in the wilderness wasteland, shrubs, often cultivated for viewing in the Yangtze River Basin, like warm and humid, sunny environment, suitable for good drainage, rich in organic matter sandy loam, plant robust, rapid growth, strong adaptability.

Mimosa sweet, astringent, cool nature, with calmness, heat detoxification effect, for vomiting, insomnia, infantile malnutrition, red eyes swelling pain, deep abscess, herpes zoster and other diseases. Mimosa grass roots taste astringent, slightly bitter, toxic, with cough and phlegm, dampness and collaterals, and stomach Xiaoji effect, used for cough, phlegm asthma, rheumatism joint pain, infantile indigestion and other diseases. However, mimosa has an anesthetic effect, should not be taken orally excessive, pregnant women avoid taking.