I'm a master herbalist. I live in Canada but grew up in Missouri and have family in Mississippi. So I am passing this on. This is so well done, the best of its kind that I have seen on YT. The one thing I would add is that bark should be harvested with great care. Unless it is a tree like birch or sycamore that naturally sheds bark, it's crucial to harvest lightly, avoiding as much as possible damage to the inner bark, and always in vertical strips. It's best to take bark from branches rather than the trunk. Girdling or substantial horizontal cuts on the trunk can kill a tree. Maybe this is not as critical with an invasive species like mimosa, but I believe it's good practice to harvest ethically and sustainably.
Thanks for adding this information. People will say mimosas are invasive but years ago they were almost wiped out in Louisiana by mimosa blight. If you want a tree in your yard find a small one and dig it up. They transplant well. Until this video I never knew the medicinal benefits. I just always loved this tree.
The smell of the Mimosa is THE BEST. But, a close second is also Holy Basil (Tulsi). It spreads like wildfire here where I am in TN. It would also be a good addition to this tea for the same reasons. Plant it once and you'll have it FOREVER.
I watch a gal that shows medicinal plants who says the earth gives us what we need. In that particular video she was saying how mullein was growing everywhere, this was 2018. Mullein, for those of you who don't know, are a respiratory healing plant. When I first saw that video in 2024, I was sold! So whatever plant is in abundance...tincture, dry, etc....we gonna need it!!!!
I think it's really only invassive in the coastal Southern States. We had it in Texas and here in Missouri and though the dropped seeds do sprout, they don't often seem to take hold or live through the winter. I'm sure there are exceptions but I've never seen a wild or rampant grove anywhere I've lived.
@@brt5273 On the west coast they’re more cultivated for use as ornamentals and with so much lawn care the probably aren’t an excessive invasive but I’m guessing on that. I think the seeds are light enough they scatter in the wind and if left alone one can find one to three about ever 1/2 mile to one mile apart from each other in Oklahoma, but only on unattended land. If the land is kept at all, even if it’s brush hogged just once a year, or probably even 5 years then you are very likely not to see any. But I’m with you on that they don’t seem invasive. Even along 10 miles of road with uncorked land alongside it like I said they’re at least one but usually no more than three, every 1/2 mile or so if not farther. But if it were in large groves of them then yes they would be invasive. But I don’t know their definition for invasive either!!
Also known as signatures. Certain plants/trees/herbs/weeds will grow where we live as "nature knows" what we need. They often take on the very appearance of the malady or condition. We're so far removed from the natural world that we don't pay attention. I personally know of many instances where people were suffering or in need of the very thing that was growing under foot.
I used the flowers to start a camp fire, when I tell you that by burning the flowers is like smoking the best weed. I was so giggly and happy and light hearted. 10/10 recommend.
what you were just shown is how to make ayahuasca and somehow he didn't realize the real "benefit" is this plant is high in a psychoactive called DmT.. be VERY careful
Absolutely, same here. I am looking to leave the mainstream medical and are just totally fed up with the doctors these days. They have turned into MONEY GRUBBIN whores in white lab coats for sure. They are working for the Feds to help them achieve population control. So sad that they would rather kill us off instead of help us. You use to be able to go-to your doctor for everything and trust them. Well, not anymore and I am fed up, ALOT of people are. So I am taking matters into my own hands and searching for natural medicine all the time. I love the way this guy explains everything!
Yep. Always thought they were beautiful trees. I love Japanese honeysuckle although it gets a bad rap. Grew up in the country, and the smell of the flowers was a sure sign of spring and summer, my favorite time of the year. I definitely prefer it as an invasive vine, over native poison ivy.
It really works for anxiety/panic attacks. Way better than any benzo ever. At least for me it does. And it works almost immediately. And it doesn't get you high it doesn't make you feel woozy and it's not habit forming. It's actually kind of a miracle.
@schleig04 I got a mimosa tincture from an herbalist friend of mine. I've had anxiety and panic attacks for a couple of decades, ever since my early 20's. She said I should try it. I was skeptical. But one day right before work an anxiety attack hit me hard out of the blue, but I had that mimosa tincture with me. I really.didnt expect much but I was desperate. I took two dropper fulls. And 10 seconds later the anxiety attack was gone. I was amazed. It was just gone. Poof. I felt normal again. Not high, not overly calm, just normal. No anxiety at all. And it's worked for me since then. I keep it on me all the time. And I only use it when I need to.
Our house in West Virginia had one in the front yard. I didn't know the name of it, but I called it the "strawberry tree" because the pink flowers when crushed smelled like strawberries to me. I didn't know they were edible! I was scared to eat it, because my godsisters always lied to me and told me things were poisonous. LOL!
If it’s within like 20 ft of your house I’d try to move it. These trees get HUGE! I mean you could trim it every year to keep it small but I’d definitely research the right way to do it with this type of tree. We have many of these pop up around our foundation where we don’t now and we have to pull them up every year. Some are about 2 ft tall now that just sprouted up this year! Crazy how fast they grow.
Instantaneous new sub! Great video! I was diagnosed with CPTSD a while back and since the doctors are in the pharmaceutical companies' pocket I have to take 3 different meds to "help" with that. 1 or all 3 make feel detached and kinda.... uncomfortably weird. I sure wish I had found this out a long time ago, but I know now. I'll be working on a plan to safely wean myself off the chems while taking actual medicine that won't make me feel off. Thank you, very much, for creating your videos. YOU are, quite literally, saving lives. You be proud of that. You're doing the Lord's work. Thanks again and take care.
I am not very religious but I’ve been praying and asked god to help me get off a certain anti depressant. Out of know where your video popped up😂❤ crazy thing is I’m 💯 for growing my own food and I’m surrounded by these trees and never once thought to research them🤦🏾♀️ WONT HE DO IT!!!!!
Yes he will! 🙌🏾 He is amazing. Also, try to spend quality time with him, worshipping and praying, when I do this, he always lifts me up out of whatever bad mood or depression I’m in. When I spend lots of time with God, I don’t get depressed at all Ive noticed.
Start taking less of the drug, little by little, "wean" yourself off of it. Use mimosa to help you. If you use 2 pills a day, take 1. Do that for a week, then every other day take 1. Then go to half of a pill. Every other day, then 2 days, then 3 days, then 4 days apart. Then just stop. You can do it! I did it. GOD bless PRAY, Pray, and Pray.
I have been tapering off an AD for 5 years now.I should be done in another year.Iuse chamomile tea and skullcap and valerian and passionflower and rose to help my anxiety and when I have insomnia.
@@danettebirch42305 year taper? I know they're SSRI's but 5 years seems alittle extensive. How long were you on the antidepressant before starting the taper btw?
We had one of these trees in the back, it was gorgeous! Everybody in our house needed the benefits of it! I grew up in a ‘walking on eggshells’ type of place with explosive stepmother. I would have tried it in a heartbeat, my dad probably not, and back then, unless you were a doctor with medical degrees, stepmom would have just laughed. Or got dangerous.. Armed with this knowledge, what a different WORLD it would have been! I knew this tree was a sacred blessing! So beautiful! My dad used to just look up at it and say it was a pain in the neck, and a messy tree! Nah! Just brushing the blossoms on my cheeks used to make me smile, I loved that tree. So glad I saw this video!
I know what you're talking about my friend. I lucked out in that my dad ran off with the wicked stepmother and left us kids with his parents (mom couldn't find her backside with both hands). Other than having to be shuttled around on holidays I avoided that drama. I know I would have ended up in jail at some point if things hadn't gone like they did. I truly wish you peace and happiness.
what you were just shown is how to make ayahuasca and somehow he didn't realize the real "benefit" is this plant is high in a psychoactive called DmT.. be VERY careful
I had one in front yard and my neighbor had one . I didn't really see people cared about the trees. I seen some people eat the seed and collect only seed but never the flower. I was always curious why they only ate the seeds but i didn't really care to look it up until now after seeing a thumbnail of a tree in my old neighborhood😂
You should have made a tea. The tree is high in DMT. It will eliminate your depression I promise you. That guy just didn’t know that it was that chemical that the tree makes naturally as well as your brain. Don’t think of it as a drug. It saved me from ending myself and I don’t ever say that lightly
I grew up in a home that had this tree in the middle of the circle driveway garden my gran had made. I have great memories of the smell of the tree and the tickly flowers I used to play with.
I pull it off in long strips. Then using a pair of kitchen scissors I cut it up into about 2-3 inch pieces which I then put in the blender with 90% vodka. I then place it in mason jars. After a couple of months, I'll then strain it. It also helps with my back pain.
Wow! 😯 Universe sent me here!!! 😅 I have always had a LOVE for medicinal wild herbs/plants/trees. I am from the upper Midwest in MN and I am currently relocating to the South East and am eager to discover NEW wildlife!!! How beautiful i was brought to this channel!!! 🤩
what you were just shown is how to make ayahuasca and somehow he didn't realize the real "benefit" is this plant is high in a psychoactive called DmT.. be VERY careful
GREAT INFORMATION AND I, AM LOOKING FORWARD TO MORE VIDEO'S FROM YOU YOUNG MAN- ! KEEP UP THE GOOD WORK- SPREADING OL' WORLD KNOWLEDGE- OF CURES = * WITHOUT THE PHARMACEUTICAL -COMPANY'S MAKING A PROFIT-!!!! I HAVE HEARD OF PEOPLE THAT ARE UP ROOTING TREES FOR ROOT SYSTEMS- TO MAKE DMT- SO BE CAREFUL FOLK'S AND MAKE SURE YOU DONT KILL TREES STRIPING BARK- AS IT CAN KILL ALL; TREES. AS WISE- YOUNG LADY [STATED] EARLIER IN THE COMENTS. 🎉BROVO YOUNG MAN -!!!! LOOKING FORWARD FOR YOUR EFFORTS AND TIME-! °~T~°
its the plant used to make DmT.. it blows my mind he just gave you instructions to make ayahuasca without knowing it and basically told everyone to take controlled drugs.
what you were just shown is how to make ayahuasca and somehow he didn't realize the real "benefit" is this plant is high in a psychoactive called DmT.. be VERY careful
I’m old, so when I tell you this tree caused several instances of the wind knocked out of me as a kid, it was from the 60’s & 70’s. I saw it as a magical tree. None other like it in north Alabama. Being a boy, climbing was the first thing to do. The branches seemed strong, but, they were not. It would be fine then, you were on your back with a headful of ants trying to breathe. lol. The one at my great-grandpa’s farmhouse along Big Bear Creek in Winston County was bigger around than most, about 12”, but was short. Only about 10’ tall. I suppose us boys breaking the limbs off had something to do with that. I can’t say it true of all or even most, but that one always had a very active colony of big black carpenter ants. But, they didn’t bite and neither did we. Good memories.
👋🏾 Hey fellow Alabama cousins. I read yr comments and immediately went home to the tree who's branches ironically engh stayed strong for years at my grandmas house. Or maybe we were just small enough. The largest one did eventually give way🥲. Good memories!😂
My Grandmother and 2 of my Great-Aunts would get together and wash one day a week. There was a big black wash pot they boiled the clothes in, homemade lye soap of course. There were two wash tubs with fresh well water they’d get rinsed in before being squeezed out in the most contemptible machine God ever allowed to be created, the washer ringer. I learned quickly to put mine on a little before they finished drying to keep from being cut to pieces. I bring that up because that infamous mimosa tree, the wash pot, and the coal pile were set in a triangle just off the side porch. These 3 women would sit on that big front porch, swinging and rocking, “brushing their teeth” with a fresh sweetgum twig and White Dove snuff, and laugh all day. I’ve never known how much I loved the world then. And them even more.
My husband grew up in Winston County ☺️ and I love mimosa! I love the Dr Seuss flowers. 🌸 Here in Birmingham the utility folks will literally cut your mimosa trees down without your permission, but they sure do spring right back up! 😂
My lord I just saw these on my hike a few days ago and was smelling them and put some in my hair and meant to research when I got home and this suddenly popped up in my feed. Hell yeah🎉
what you were just shown is how to make ayahuasca and somehow he didn't realize the real "benefit" is this plant is high in a psychoactive called DmT.. be VERY careful
what you were just shown is how to make ayahuasca and somehow he didn't realize the real "benefit" is this plant is high in a psychoactive called DmT.. be VERY careful
Mimosa trees are my favorite trees!! I’ve told my sons for years that I when I die I want to be cremated and for them to buy a mimosa tree from a nursery. I’d like for them to dump my ashes in the hole they’ll dig to plant the tree. My mamaw had a few mimosa trees in her backyard. I always thought they looked like the trees you’d see in Dr. Seuss books
Everyone has some type of perceived trauma. Different types of people are able to handle it differently and everyone’s experiences are unique to them. Someone somewhere cares about you more than you realize even if they don’t know how or are unable to connect and show it. Don’t give up.
My parents have always had this tree in their yard. The smell of the flower always takes me back to the first time I smelled it as a kid, which I fell in love right away. Thanks for the video I'm gonna research it further now! 🎉😊
This plant is famous for having some of the highest concentrations of easily extractable DmT, a psychoactive compound.. when you make "tea" with the root bark like he's showing.. they call that Ayahuasca.. be VERY careful because this genius just accidentally told everyone to possibly make a psychoactive tea that can last for 12+hours with full blown hallucinations.
@@SouthernGal5534Yes ! Every year I try to write down the date when the mimosas outside my window show me my first hummingbird of the season. ❤❤❤ I have a poem I wrote about them somewhere, but too… (I think I was trying to write “sleepy” at the end haha)
@@alexiswilliamsinc I never knew the hummingbirds were attracted to the Mimosa trees until several summers ago. We had a hammock hanging between 2 of them and as I lay there one afternoon I was surprised by the amount that were hovering in them.
@@SouthernGal5534 Funny how they’re so fast and tiny that you miss them if you’re moving. I’m sure I’ve passed some already just outside my vision. I have to sit still and just BE there and inevitably they show up.
These grow everywhere here in Oklahoma and just the smell is therapeutic. One of the most beautiful things I ever saw was thousands of hummingbirds feeding on a mimosa tree. Didn't even know they would flock together like that.
I grew up with a yard full of mimosas in southeast texas. We were told the flowers & beans were poison but as kids we strung the beans from the pods to wear as necklaces. None of us died from them after softening the beans in our mouths to poke the stringing needle through!
Anything that makes you feel good and confident, or that heals is labeled or rumored to be poisonous or harmful. Between the government wanting us hating each other and remaining in need and religions being poisoned by said governments. Anytime I see a plant or fungus labeled as poisonous, that is a sign that it is powerful and just needs study to find out, for what, and how to use it. God makes medicine, man makes drugs.
Probably got that poison stigma from the fact it naturally creates the highest amount of DMT outside of the human brain. I imagine some animals back in the day were fed this and started hallucinating and this created a “poisoning” stigma when they were just in another dimension
Dude… I just found your channel the other day. I’m a bit of an herbalist myself. YOU are the MAN! Your channel is great, the videos are well done and the information is outstanding. Thank you so much for what you do and please keep up the great work! My wife and I are all about medicinal uses of herbs and trees. I love the addition in the video about making a tincture. Thank you again. So much!
I grew up with one of these in my backyard and we played in it all the time. I have called them Dr. Seuss trees for 50 years because they remind me of one of the trees in the illustrations from the books he wrote. But I have 11 acres now and they are so invasive I have less love for them now. I’m glad to hear they have a good use. 😊
My mom and I have been talking about this plant for the last few days and then you post this today. I guess the earth is telling me I need this tree/herb in my life. Thanks for the great video! Subscribed! On my way to harvest the one in the yard now
This plant is famous for having some of the highest concentrations of easily extractable DmT, a psychoactive compound.. when you make "tea" with the root bark like he's showing.. they call that Ayahuasca.. be VERY careful because this genius just accidentally told everyone to possibly make a psychoactive tea that can last for 12+hours with full blown hallucinations.
I was raised in subtropical Houston Texas where this plant is common. I was surprised, however, when I moved to northwestern Arkansas (where we have very cold winters) and found it thriving here as well! I never knew it was medicinal until watching this video.
Learned to climb trees in a big Houston mimosa. Also learned how to properly use a knife, and used the thinner branches to make fishing poles. The smell of the inner bark is such a nostalgic scent
This plant is famous for having some of the highest concentrations of easily extractable DmT, a psychoactive compound.. when you make "tea" with the root bark like he's showing.. they call that Ayahuasca.. be VERY careful because this genius just accidentally told everyone to possibly make a psychoactive tea that can last for 12+hours with full blown hallucinations.
I grew up loving these trees! As a kid who grew up in the south, i was always climbing one of these trees or sitting in the shade of one! So wonderful to know that this great tree has medicinal properties
This plant is famous for having some of the highest concentrations of easily extractable DmT, a psychoactive compound.. when you make "tea" with the root bark like he's showing.. they call that Ayahuasca.. be VERY careful because this genius just accidentally told everyone to possibly make a psychoactive tea that can last for 12+hours with full blown hallucinations.
We had a small one in our very small yard when I was ingrowing up as an child in Ohio.My mom said it was called A "Japanese sleeping tree'......as a child for me it was so exotic,I didnt think there were many more in Ohio,LOL. I did not know all of these medicinal remedies from mimosa.thankyou for making this video.
The tree is also rich in DMT. The chemical your brain creates in REM sleep that gives you dreams. Obviously taking enough DMT or making a strong enough tea from the plant will indeed cause hallucinations or extremely vivid dreams during sleep
I grew up in New Orleans. We had one in our front yard. We would eat the nectar out the center of the flower as a treat when we played outside. Maybe that's why my memories of childhood are so good!
We also ate the nectar. I was trying to remember.pulling on the stamen and a drop of nectar appearing. It tasted very sweet. Did you ever do this to honeysuckles flowers. It tasted very sweet also. This brought back childhood memories.
This was so interesting and informative about a tree I've loved my whole life, solely for it's beauty, flowers, and their scent. I never thought about it having a medicinal use. I already shared it with a couple of friends and my daughter, and subscribed just to see what other surprises you've got up your sleeve.
@LegacyWildernessAcademy As it turns out it was doubly fortunate for me, as one of the friends I sent it to does monthly plant classes, and she texted me back to let me know I was missing the monthly meeting, so I jumped up and made it to the meeting! Good timing.
This plant is famous for having some of the highest concentrations of easily extractable DmT, a psychoactive compound.. when you make "tea" with the root bark like he's showing.. they call that Ayahuasca.. be VERY careful because this genius just accidentally told everyone to possibly make a psychoactive tea that can last for 12+hours with full blown hallucinations.
There are lots of mimosa trees around me, and when they bloom, I like to take the flowers and stick them in my hair because they’re pretty and smell so good. I hadn’t realized they were edible!
My keyboard froze for so long i don't even remember what I was going to say. Thanks, youtube and samsung, for ruining the ten thousandth piece of relevant engagement for a channel. Super cool.
Have plenty of Mimosa trees and Sweet Bay Magnolias surrounding our yard. Never dreamed both are edibles. Sweet Bay Magnolia has the most wonderful scent. So does Mimosa. Thanks again for educating us. I will never complain about Mimosa being too plentiful again!
When i was growing up, this was my favorite tree. We had many my Mom planted in Dallas. I liked climbing up into my tree to read my library books. The bark is smooth and didn't skin my knees when i climbed. I'm now in my later years and the tree i planted near my tiny house is a beautiful mimosa. I have MS and RA, now i really appreciate it as medicine. Just looking at my tree with it's pompoms makes me very happy! Thank you! ❤
Grew up about 30 minutes outside Philadelphia PA and we had these trees in our little town- I always loved them. Then suddenly they were gone I remember asking my mother and her telling me there was a disease. Even at that age I remember thinking “it figures”. Never knew about medicinal use. Thank you for this❤️
Reminds me of the old farm I grew up in, in South Alabama. We had a huge Mimosa tree beside our house. I remember climbing up in it when the flowers bloomed and it smelt so good. My grandfather called it the raining tree. Because if you sit under one, you can actually feel droplets of water hitting you. I live just outside of Atlanata now, and there is one just down the road. So Im going today and pick some blooms and get some bark off it to make myself a happy tea tonic. Thanks so much for sharing this. I had no idea.😮❤😮
Love this. I'm self-taught but in the Pacific Northwest. Right now, I'm living in the high desert of Oregon. There is a myriad of wild edibles/medical plants here. I look forward to learning more.
Thank you for watching! I show how to harvest bark in this video at about 13 minutes 30 seconds: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-637XtZHwOH8.html
@@francismarion6400have you not heard about the therapeutic studies and research involving hallucinogens There’s ketamine therapy nowadays mane Don’t gotta go all out either can pace yourself now 😂
Wow! I just got back from a walk in my neighborhood and around the lake there are many Mimosa trees, the smell was so aromatic and beautiful, I took several pictures and I guess my phone deleted those images and immediately showed me this video as soon as I opened RU-vid! 😮 Anyways, this time I was pleased to receive the information and tomorrow I will harvest a few flowers and bark to try it! 😊
This plant is famous for having some of the highest concentrations of easily extractable DmT, a psychoactive compound.. when you make "tea" with the root bark like he's showing.. they call that Ayahuasca.. be VERY careful because this genius just accidentally told everyone to possibly make a psychoactive tea that can last for 12+hours with full blown hallucinations.
No wonder it caught my eye at the nursery then! My dad always say the plants we crave are the plants we need most. Planted it in my backyard but it’s still getting adjusted. Thank you for sharing this, I had no idea of the medicinal benefits. Am grateful that RU-vid recommended your channel to me.
@@sigilfredogaleano6568 4 cups of fresher flowers (we pick the green of the bottoms and use just the pink filaments) boil it up add sugar and sure-gel. All sure-gel comes with guides
I've also had mimosa in my yard my whole life! They are kind of invasive if they get the chance to grow from tiny plants. We have been in a drought mode for about 10 years, and the two I have have rocked on even in the worst of conditions. They are hearty! I live outside of your regional map for them, in far West Texas. My seedlings came from Houston so very long ago!
I was telling my sister the other day when she mentioned that the mimosas have really been blooming heavy the last couple of years. I told her that was God wanting us to wake up and get our heads out of our arses and use his medicine to still the effects of the last couple years on society.
@@jaxonboys3366 people think tripping is hedonistic. hedonistic people trip in hedonistic ways. its self fulfilling. its a call to prayer from the most high god, and we are protected and glorified in jesus name- if we seek truth, love, and god and jesus christ. if not, then still, god help you and be with you, may you turn from your wicked ways and be healed in christ jesus. amen. the medicine is a sacrament. we heal through submission, admission, contrition and sorrow... and our free will is honored as we heal, and learn again how to love. amen.
Note: The Persian Silk Tree is sometimes called mimosa but is not the same as mimosa hostilis. The Latin name of this tree is Albizia julibrissin. If you're looking for DMT containing plants, this one is not it.
The very first tree i climb in was a mimosa but it wasn't until in my early sixties until I realized the flower produces the most pleasant smell on earth. When in bloom leaving and returning I always stop to smell them.
Just wanted to note that grief is not an ailment or illness, and it cannot be cured. Grief is part of the human experience and the only way to get rid of it is go through it. If you are struggling with grief please consider therapy, drugs or plants won’t help you heal, only time can.
That is correct. It still stems from acute and chronic emotions. This doesn't cure grief, but even modern medical doctors will tell you that it eases the deepness and sickness producing aspect of grief to allow one to more sanely confront it. I can personally attest to its ability to do that.
I just love this tree, living here in southeast Texas. I see it everywhere and the blooms are so pretty and smell amazing. Now I know the medicinal value too. Thank you so much. I have a good knowledge of the northern climates herbs but not of the south. I am struggeling to find good info on them.
I have one of these in my yard. It used to drive me nuts that the flowers would all fall into my pool constantly. I had no idea it was medicinal. I now love it even more
You and the other foraging and identification channels are God sends, i have this plant growing on my property of its own volition and wouldn't have know its value unless you videod it. Thanks now I'll integrate it as a medicine
This is crazy..i have severe PTSD, so bad i pretty much remain isolated. Interacting with people gets so overwhelming i can't function. My backyard is absolutely covered in mimosa all along the tree line. If this actually works, it's kind of funny that the cure would've been in my backyard the whole time lol
This is absolutely my favorite tree ever. It doesn’t make a lot of trash to clean up the flowers smell amazing it makes excellent shade and when planted purposefully it is so beautiful. We had one in the front yard of my mothers house growing up and have wanted one for years but I live in Alabama and you can’t buy a sapling here because it’s been deemed invasive however a person just a block away from me has one of the largest ones I have ever seen in their yard and I have not seen not one little sapling show up anywhere near my yard in the last five years so I don’t understand how it’s considered invasive
