🥁Hausa Traditional Medicine
Mimosa Pigra (Makaho)
Mimosa pigra
About Mimosa Pigra (Makaho)
Mimosa Pigra (Makaho) (Mimosa pigra) is a herb used in the Hausa Traditional Medicine tradition to help with Wound Healing, Fever, Digestive Issues, and Skin Health, among 1 other condition it addresses. The aerial parts and leaves are the parts traditionally used, used both internally and topically.
Botanical background
Mimosa pigra, commonly known as the giant sensitive tree, (pigra = lazy, slow), is a species of the genus Mimosa, in the family Fabaceae. It is native to the Neotropics, but has been listed as one of the world's 100 worst invasive species and forms dense, thorny, impenetrable thickets, particularly in wet areas.
Source: Wikipedia, via iNaturalist
Parts used
Aerial Parts · bothLeaves · both