The complete information about the Mimosa Pudica
Abstract: This article provides the complete information about Mimosa Pudica, including its basic characteristics and related content about green plants and flowers. The following is a detailed introduction for you.
Mimosa Pudica: It is a perennial herb or sub-shrub of the legume family. Its leaves react to heat and light, and will immediately close upon being touched, hence the name "Shy Plant." It resembles a绒球 in shape. After flowering, it produces flat, round pods. The leaves are bipinnate and alternate, arranged in a palmate manner. It usually blooms after the peak of summer, with oblong heads of flowers, 2-3 in the axils of the leaves. The flowers are white or pink, with a bell-shaped calyx that has 8 tiny teeth, four-lobed petals, four stamens, and a hairless ovary. The pods are flat, with one seed per segment, and the segments fall off when mature. The flowering period is September. The flowers, leaves, and pods of Mimosa Pudica have good ornamental value and are easy to survive, making them suitable for pot plants on balconies and indoors (ingestion or excessive contact with Mimosa Pudica can also cause hair loss). It can also be planted in courtyards. Unlike most plants, Mimosa Pudica droops its leaf stalks and closes its small leaves when touched, hence the common understanding of it as "shy," and it is known as the sensitive plant,羞草, chuhucao, zhiqusicao, and paichoucao (in Cantonese). It is native to the tropical regions of South America, prefers warm and humid conditions, and has general soil requirements.
The whole plant (Mimosa Pudica): Sweet and astringent, cool. It is used to calm the mind and spirit, clear heat and detoxify. It is used for vomiting and diarrhea, insomnia, infantile malnutrition, red and swollen eyes, deep-seated abscesses, and herpes zoster. The root (Mimosa Pudica root): Astringent and slightly bitter. Poisonous. It is used for cough and asthma, rheumatic joint pain, and infantile indigestion.
Mimosa Pudica alkaloid o-β-D-glucoside is slightly toxic, and long-term contact or ingestion can cause the hair follicles in skin cells to fail, leading to yellowing or even hair loss of hair and eyebrows. Mimosa Pudica is slightly toxic and should not be taken alone, it must be used in combination with other herbs. Additionally, due to the alkaloid, it can cause cataracts and growth inhibition. The consumption of Mimosa Pudica can also cause hair loss, therefore, it is not suitable for indoor planting.
Mimosa Pudica has a loose plant shape with delicate and slender compound leaves that close upon touch; its flowers are numerous and graceful, giving a refined and delicate impression. It can be planted in the corner of a courtyard or in a pot by a window. When giving as a gift, cover the potted plant lightly with a pink organza and tie a pink bow. It would be more interesting if decorated with a pink mare's tail pom-pom. Now commonly used as a houseplant for ornamental cultivation.
Mimosa Pudica is a wonderful plant that can predict weather changes. If touched with a hand, its leaves quickly close, and when they open, it is very slow, indicating that the weather will clear up; if the leaves of Mimosa Pudica contract slowly and droop迟缓, or if they close slightly and then reopen, it indicates that the weather will turn from sunny to cloudy or will soon rain.
The reason why the opening and closing speed of Mimosa Pudica leaves can predict the weather is mainly due to a small drum-shaped thin-walled cell tissue called the pulvinus at the base of the leaf. The pulvinus is filled with water. When you touch the leaves of Mimosa Pudica, the water in the cells at the bottom of the pulvinus immediately flows upward and to the sides, causing the bottom of the pulvinus to shrink and the top to swell, making the leaf stalk droop and the leaves close. The opening and closing of the leaves are caused by the turgor pressure of the pulvinus. The turgor pressure of the pulvinus is closely related to the humidity in the air. When the air humidity is very low, the turgor pressure is significant, and the leaves open and close quickly; when the air humidity is high, the leaves open and close slowly. Therefore, the speed of the leaves opening and closing indirectly reflects the humidity in the air and can be used as a reference for weather forecasting.
Flower language: Shyness. Gently touching the leaves of this plant will cause them to close and droop immediately, even when a breeze blows, just like a shy girl. Therefore, its flower language is "shyness." People born under this flower's blessing are very shy and timid, and they are also afraid of strangers. They are particularly sensitive and have a strong sense of self-esteem. However, they can be relaxed and comfortable around people who understand them, valuing quality over quantity in friendship and preferring long-lasting feelings.
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