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\u00a0The little mimosa grove in the lot next to the house is flowering.\u00a0 I can stand on the deck and see exactly when it’s time to go out and pluck the blossoms.\u00a0 It’s easy to see when storms knock down branches, so that I can get out there and peel the bark before it gets too dry.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n
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A lush St John’s Wort plant popped up in the middle of the grove!<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

Several years ago while writing one of my books, there were a lot of remedies using mimosa tincture, and several tea blends using mimosa.\u00a0 It’s one of my top 10 favorite herbs\u00a0 I talked to a representative of a large herb house about carrying mimosa, but it didn’t seem likely. That’s when I asked my brother in law about putting in a grove.\u00a0 I went around the property with some hot pink marking tape, and chose a dozen young trees.\u00a0 He cleared the spot for them and put them in.\u00a0 The following spring they took off and even gave me lots of flowers and bark.\u00a0 At a certain point they’ll get too big to ensure that I can manage the flowers and keep them from becoming seeds. I’ll cut them down and let them start over.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n
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First little crop of this year.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

\u00a0Mimosa is a very good friend of mine.
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Latin Name:<\/span>
\nAlbizia julibrissin
<\/span>Nicknames:<\/span> Tree of
\nHappiness, silk tree, albizzia
Family:<\/span> Leguminosae<\/span><\/p>\n

Qualities:<\/span> cooling, moistening
Therapeutic Actions:<\/span>
Flowers: carminative,
\ndigestive, sedative and tonic, cheering and lightening.
Bark: anodyne,
\ncarminative, diuretic, grounding, sedative, stimulant, tonic, vermifuge and
\nvulnerary<\/p>\n

The flowers are heady and their effect is a little spacey for me.\u00a0 Perhaps because that’s where I tend to “live” anyway?\u00a0 The bark keeps me anchored while still helping to chase the blues away.\u00a0
Mimosa is good medicine for anxiety, depression, grief, sleep problems (insomnia), sore throat,
\nblue or unstable moods, SAD, and nervous stomachs (flatulence).<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n
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This was probably one of the first batches of the flowers and bark together – for me.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

One of my very favorite preparations is what I call the Holy Grail<\/a>.\u00a0 It is a blended tincture with half of a bark\/flower tincture and half holy basil.\u00a0 Both can be purchased separately<\/a>.\u00a0 The blend takes whatever I’m struggling to deal with and sets it off to the side.\u00a0 Instead of my head being buried in a dark cloud, the cloud moves off and I can look at it objectively, <\/p>\n\n\n\n\n
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While picking flowers the other day, a branch broke off.\u00a0 I immediately stripped the bark and added it to the basket.\u00a0 The branch looks like a bone, and the bark is fresh and cooling with light sap.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

without feeling it so intensely.\u00a0 The holy basil helps, and supports my body as it deals with the stress of the situation. Many people include rose in a formula if dealing specifically with grief or heartbreak.<\/span><\/p>\n

Mimosa bark <\/a>can be chopped fine and included in tea blends.\u00a0 It has a mild, pleasant taste that blends well with almost anything.\u00a0 I use young bark that hasn’t gotten a hard outer bark yet, so it’s basically all inner bark.\u00a0 The outer paper bark falls away.\u00a0 This makes it more easily steeped along with more fragile herbs. <\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n\n
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The bark was torn into thin strips while wet.\u00a0 I later broke them into 2″ pieces.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

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If you have this tree growing around you, I hope you get the opportunity to try some of the fresh flowers in tea, and experience the intoxicating fragrance.\u00a0 If you find a fallen branch (or since everyone seems to consider them invasive, cut one) peel the bark.\u00a0 Feel the silky, smooth, moist inner bark.\u00a0 It will dry pretty quickly, and you can chop it into the size you’d like.\u00a0 You’ll be glad you did!
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