When it comes to Mimosa pudica, many people are interested in touching its leaves to see them shrink. It is indeed fascinating and has become popular among children. Do you know how to cultivate Mimosa pudica?
【The Benefits and Effects of Mimosa pudica】
Clears heat, calms the mind, relieves stagnation, and detoxifies. It is used to treat enteritis, gastritis, insomnia, infantile malnutrition, hot and swollen eyes, deep abscesses, and herpes zoster.
① "Relieves pain and swelling" - "Essential Knowledge of Medicinal Herbs"
② "Applied to wounds" - "Seeking the Origin of Medicinal Herbs"
③ "Treats hot and painful eyes" - "Pharmaceutical Records of Lingnan"
④ "Clears liver fire, treats infantile malnutrition, excessive liver fire, and treats painful ulcers externally" - "Pharmaceutical Records of Nanning City"
⑤ "Calms the mind and tranquilizes" - "Handbook of Common Medicinal Herbs in Guangzhou Military Region"
⑥ "Clears heat and promotes diuresis. Treats deep abscesses, enteritis, gastritis, hernia, and infantile malnutrition" - "Practical Medicinal Herbs"
【Cultivating Mimosa pudica】
Before sowing, soak the seeds in water at 35℃ for 24 hours. After taking them out, sow the seeds, which will promote the germination of new shoots.
If you are using a small flower pot for cultivation, you can directly sow the seeds, with 2 to 3 seeds per pot. After sowing, cover the seeds with soil that is 1.5 to 2cm thick.
The soil in the flower pot should be kept moist, and the temperature should be controlled at 15 to 20℃. Under normal circumstances, the seedlings will germinate and grow within 7 to 10 days. When the seedlings reach a height of 3cm, transplant them with the soil ball into a medium-sized flower pot for further cultivation.
