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NAME: Mimosa
SPECIES / FAMILY: Albizia Julibrissin / Fabaceae
OTHER COMMON NAME(S):
CONDITIONS:
sun-partial shade
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young
PORTION: leaves – small. Flowers – medium.
COMMENT: Flowers; Leaves. Young leaves - cooked. An aromatic flavour, they are used as a potherb. Flowers - cooked. Eaten as a vegetable. The dried leaves are a tea substitute.(1) Boiled young leaves. The blossoms are edible like a vegetable or crystallized.(2)
CAUTION:
NUTRITION/MEDICINAL: Analgesic; Anthelmintic; Carminative; Digestive; Diuretic; Oxytoxic; Plaster; Plaster;
Sedative; Stimulant; Tonic; Vulnerary.(1)
LOOK-A-LIKES:
POISONOUS LOOK-A-LIKES:
OTHER USES: Gum; Plaster; Plaster. A gummy extract of the plant is used as a plaster. Wood - dense, hard, strong, takes a good polish. Used for furniture, industrial applications, firewood etc.(1)
SOURCE LINKS (may include nutritional and medicinal info, plus other uses):
- https://pfaf.org/User/Plant.aspx?LatinName=Albizia+julibrissin
- http://www.eattheweeds.com/albizia-julibrissin-tripinnated-lunch-2
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Albizia_julibrissin
- https://www.pixiespocket.com/2016/06/the-magic-of-mimosa.html
- https://www.marylandnature.org/what-are-those-fuzzy-pink-things-how-to-harvest-and-use-mimosa-tree-flowers
- http://www.reclaimingyourroots.com/cultivating-happiness-with-mimosa
- https://www.holistichealthherbalist.com/mimosa-flower-tincture-giddiness-in-a-bottle
- https://wisdom.thealchemistskitchen.com/mimosa-the-tree-of-happiness
- https://forvillagers.com/blogs/villagers-blog/let-the-light-in-harvesting-mimosa-bark
- http://teacupalchemy.com/mimosa-flower-jelly-recipe
- https://www.onegreenplanet.org/lifestyle/mimosa-tree-home-grown-food-forest