Good morning, thank you for this valuable invitation. 🤗
I have always believed in the healing power of herbs, but I am careful about their excessive consumption because I think that all excesses are dangerous. Since I was a child I was attracted to a plant called Mimosa Púdica or sleepyhead because of what happened when I touched its leaves. Then they recommended it to me for the bath because it was relaxing, and in tea, for insomnia, but recently I read the dangerous side of its excessive consumption since its effect could be highly toxic to the point of causing dependence, hyperactivity, hallucinations, and other disorders. 🌷
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Oh yes - my daughter LOVED stroking a mimosa when she was little and watching its leaves react. My thoughts, however, went straight to the mimosa cocktail and why it is named the way it is - made me suddenly wonder if it's a play on the idea of something addictive that can cause hallucinations.
The flowers are so pretty and delicate!
In Asia many poor people scavenge and eat mimosa when there is little else about... sort of a last resort. They put it in soups and curries, often with fish. Troubling to think about the long term health consequences, and how it's often the poorer people who are most at risk.