Sensitiva (Mimosa)
Mimosa pudica
About Sensitiva (Mimosa)
Sensitiva (Mimosa) (Mimosa pudica) is a herb used in the Caribbean Folk Medicine tradition to help with Anxiety, Insomnia, Wound Healing, and Nerve Support. The aerial parts and leaves are the parts traditionally used, used both internally and topically.
Botanical background
Mimosa pudica (from Latin: pudica "shy, bashful or shrinking"; also called sensitive plant, sleepy plant, Dormilones, touch-me-not, or shy plant) is a creeping annual or perennial herb of the pea family Fabaceae often grown for its curiosity value: the compound leaves fold inward and droop when touched or shaken, defending themselves from harm, and re-open a few minutes later. The species is native to South America and Central America, but is now a pantropical weed. It...
Source: Wikipedia, via iNaturalist