Albizia Julibrissin or Persian Silk Tree | Why It’s Called "Tree of Happiness"

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    Albizia julibrissin, or Albizia or Persian Silk Tree, is often used as a type of ornamental tree lesser known for its herbal uses, but the flower and stem bark contain many botanical compounds that have been utilized for many centuries in Chinese and Western herbalism.
    We’ll jump right into the 3 reasons why "silk tree" is often referred to as the "Tree of Happiness". Plus, at the end of this video, we go over some of the research findings on this unique mimosa species. To jump to your video section of choice, visit the "Video Chapter Timelines" below.
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    Phytopharmacological Properties of Albizia Species: bit.ly/3yogLws
    Lignans and Other Phenolic Constituents from Stem Bark of A. julibrissin: bit.ly/3tZ0kE7
    Video Chapter Timelines:
    0:11 Intro
    0:47 3 Reasons Called "Tree of Happiness"
    0:54 Reason #1 Albizia Benefit
    2:24 Reason #2 Albizia Benefit
    3:36 Reason #3 Albizia Benefit
    4:06 Research
    5:27 Precautions
    Disclaimer: All information in this video is for educational and general purposes only and is the personal view of the authors; not intended as medical advice, diagnosis or prescription. This content has not been evaluated by the FDA and is not intended to cure or prevent any disease. Always consult a medical professional to seek treatment for any health issue or medical concern.
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  • @SuperfoodEvolution
    @SuperfoodEvolution  2 роки тому +9

    Not only does the sight of the Albizia or Mimosa tree uplift the spirit, but the properties of the herb does as well. Let's learn a bit about this major Chinese Tonic herb.

  • @s.marcus3669
    @s.marcus3669 Рік тому +12

    I knew it was invasive when I bought it at the nursery. However, I love the fact that it grows just fine in Zone 7 (hot, dry, high desert in central Arizona) and that it grows fast and beautiful. It hasn't disappointed.....

  • @MzCAGOMEA
    @MzCAGOMEA Рік тому +11

    My dad planted ome of these im my parent's fromt yard years ago. It got so big. He has passed away now and i love when i see it blooming. Its so beautiful. We have aways called it his tree

  • @elizabethscott7660
    @elizabethscott7660 2 роки тому +18

    I knew nothing about it's herbal status. I'll stop cursing it's hundreds of seedlings and repot them instead. I do love the constant flower display and perfume. It's a beautiful tree.

    • @mikemorano1457
      @mikemorano1457 2 місяці тому +1

      I’m jelly. I have to harvest everywhere except my property lol

  • @goldentimephotography
    @goldentimephotography 22 дні тому

    Always loved this tree as a kid...now love it again in a new way as an adult!

  • @SmarteeeSteve
    @SmarteeeSteve 2 місяці тому +7

    I love these trees! They're pretty and smell good.
    Now I'm planting one in the yard for sure!

    • @Zw-yr6bp
      @Zw-yr6bp 26 днів тому +2

      Please, do not, if you live in the US you can probably find one of these anywhere.

    • @SmarteeeSteve
      @SmarteeeSteve 26 днів тому +1

      @ZacharyWhitt-yr6bp OK.
      Why not though?
      Invasive or what?
      My plan was to keep it pruned down to a manageable size

    • @Zw-yr6bp
      @Zw-yr6bp 26 днів тому +2

      @@SmarteeeSteve Yeah, they're invasive, where I'm at in Alabama they're everywhere.

  • @mikemorano1457
    @mikemorano1457 2 місяці тому +5

    Drinking a cup of bark and bloom tea now❤

  • @waltershoults8803
    @waltershoults8803 2 місяці тому +5

    Hummingbird play and food zone BIG TIME!! 🥰👍🎯

  • @warlockboyburns
    @warlockboyburns Рік тому +7

    They suggest it for grieving which seems rather specific.

  • @Zw-yr6bp
    @Zw-yr6bp 26 днів тому +1

    Fun fact: These trees are heavily invasive in the US, and are commonly called "mimosa" even though they are not even slightly related to them.

  • @lovelight7482
    @lovelight7482 2 роки тому +6

    one of my most favorite trees.. thank you for this information!! i love it!

  • @lotusholistichealing
    @lotusholistichealing 2 роки тому +4

    Just harvested flowers and made a tincture last week 😊 I’ll be making a flower essence as well! Love this tree! 💖💖💖 she grows invasive here in eastern US so I gleefully harvest an abundance of flowers, as many as possible

    • @SuperfoodEvolution
      @SuperfoodEvolution  2 роки тому

      Way to go!

    • @AileenOdette
      @AileenOdette 5 місяців тому

      May u know where you find how to make all of this?

    • @ncsgrocker
      @ncsgrocker 2 місяці тому +1

      Just made 2 gallon of flower and bark tincture. Flower makes a beautiful tincture. Looks like you picked a Dr Seus Whoville tree

  • @bradharrison5293
    @bradharrison5293 2 місяці тому +2

    Do you feel the effects noticeably? Like when you drink a beer there’s a noticeable feel good effect, now I’m not asking will it make you drunk but is there a distinct noticeable difference. Kratom is another plant that when you take it there is a euphoric uplifting effect or feeling about 30 minutes later that is very noticeable.

  • @lindacook8819
    @lindacook8819 Місяць тому

    I love the smell of the flowers

  • @allenanderson4911
    @allenanderson4911 2 роки тому +4

    I see many of these growing around Athens GA.
    Ornamental for sure.
    Invasive for sure.

  • @mannatshaikh6214
    @mannatshaikh6214 Рік тому +2

    Wow
    I love this happiness tree❤❤❤

  • @sitindogmas
    @sitindogmas 2 місяці тому +4

    you can also wash the roots in an alkaline base solution and clean the solution with a solvent and make smokable DMT

    • @yoeyyoey8937
      @yoeyyoey8937 2 місяці тому +1

      Are you sure it’s this same species?

    • @sitindogmas
      @sitindogmas 2 місяці тому +2

      there's other preferred species but you can pull the dmt outta most all of them, you'd be surprised of the things around that contain dmt.

    • @yoeyyoey8937
      @yoeyyoey8937 2 місяці тому +1

      @@sitindogmas isnt there a species where you don’t need an maoi for oral ingestion? Called like jurema or something? Hace you tried that?

    • @sitindogmas
      @sitindogmas 2 місяці тому

      @@yoeyyoey8937 not sure. usually smokable form is my basic experience with root extraction, if I were to ingest it orally, there's a bit more to the process

    • @chemistryofquestionablequa6252
      @chemistryofquestionablequa6252 2 місяці тому

      You're thinking Mimosa hostilis

  • @oceansoflorewi
    @oceansoflorewi 2 роки тому +5

    Its strange they promote this as an energetic happiness herb. As if it gives you energy. Quite the opposite. It calms you immensely and calms the mind. Not big on weed- but I'm assuming they have similar dnas.

    • @eastindiaV
      @eastindiaV 2 роки тому +7

      I think it gives energy by helping to calm down the person and get them to a healthy homeostasis, which involves regulating the sleep sometimes.
      I'll take it often, and sleep for a couple hours afterwards, but usually it's only if I'm avoiding sleep by abusing caffeine.... and afterwards I have boundless energy. Helps to recharge the batteries.
      But yes, short term it won't act like a stimulant, it's an adaptogen. The benefit largely comes after the effects are metabolized by the body.

    • @SuperfoodEvolution
      @SuperfoodEvolution  2 роки тому +2

      Yes, thank you for clarifying.

  • @swordfish00007
    @swordfish00007 2 роки тому +2

    Excellent info to know and ty

  • @KathySemrau
    @KathySemrau 2 місяці тому +1

    Does this have a species relative, that has the same type of leaf. Yet instead of the fuzzy bloom, they have a sweet pea bloom? It's not a tree, more of a vine and it grows way up North to Canada? Thank you for the in andfo on the Mimosa. I found it very interesting. ❤❤❤

  • @firelioness363
    @firelioness363 2 роки тому +4

    The mimosa trees are no longer here in my neighborhood I would love to plant it again...

    • @remyllebeau77
      @remyllebeau77 2 роки тому

      They are growing like weeds out here in the SE USA.

    • @GD24__
      @GD24__ 2 роки тому +1

      @@remyllebeau77 same in Nor Cal) they are beautiful though)

    • @remyllebeau77
      @remyllebeau77 2 роки тому

      @@GD24__ Yes I like them a lot.

    • @eastindiaV
      @eastindiaV 2 роки тому +1

      They clone well if you take a stick and put it in distilled water
      Or, you could find a native, non-invasive alternative plant like honey locust or bundleweed... maybe catclaw mimosa? There are many relatives with varying medicinal values.

    • @motherlandbot6837
      @motherlandbot6837 2 роки тому +1

      @ fire lioness If they disappeared from your neighborhood, they were probably wiped out by Fusarium oxysporum forma perniciousum, a soil borne fungus. This kills many Albizia trees, mostly after they reach flowering size. A search for "Mimosa wilt" will give you descriptions and photos for diagnosis.
      In the warmer states, A. julibrissin self seeds and grows fast enough to maintain populations, but in the northern limits of its' range, seedling winter survivorship does not keep up with mortality from Fusarium.
      Albizia julibrissin, particularly the deep pink rosea forms, has been one of my favorite trees from childhood. It self seeds in abundance in warm climates, but seedlings are easily eliminated by repeated mowing and weed whacking. It is naturally relatively shortlived, and limited by Fusarium.
      I welcome its' presence. It has beautiful foliage, a very attractive growth habit (reminiscent of the distantly related Royal Poinciana, Delonix regia), reaches flowering size quickly even when seed grown, and has very attractive summer blooms that are excellent forage for bumblebees, Honeybees, and for Hummingbirds and hawkmoths. The blooms are very pleasingly scented during the day, and intensely fragrant at night; walking or standing beneath one in bloom during a still humid summer night will envelope you in fragrance. It's non native, but nowhere as hard to control as Ivy (Hedera helix), and many other non native garden ornamentals. Those dense carpets of seedlings that give mature A. julibrissin a bad name appear mainly in disturbed, anthropogenic habitats.
      Black Locust and Honey Locust are common in my area; thornless selections of the latter generally come true from seed if thorny specimens are not around. They seed pods of Honey Locust are much more persistent and visible than those of A. julibrissin. Flowers of Honey Locust are inconspicuous, but those of Black Locust are attractive. Many Black Locusts and some Honey Locusts are VERY thorny. Their foliage is attractive, but does not approach that of A. julibrissin in beauty.

  • @johnlord8337
    @johnlord8337 2 роки тому +3

    Mimosa - wonder where those teats are in milking that tree to get that orange-champagne drink ? Now that is a tree of happiness ...

    • @eastindiaV
      @eastindiaV 2 роки тому +3

      If you ferment the bark and leaves the beer will be the color you are looking for, yellow to dark orange, add molasses for a nice dark dark orange leathery campfire flavor to cover up the musty bark flavor perfectly... chug chug chug

  • @yahsbeloved5234
    @yahsbeloved5234 2 роки тому +4

    Wow..lol, I have a huge tree in my backyard and it's in full bloom here in my East Texas country home. Thanks, I can't remember if my grandmother use used vodka for the tincture and for how long before use..she have crossed over and I'm now 57yrs.old and only have vague memories from childhood..if anyone can help let me know

    • @happyhomesteaders3282
      @happyhomesteaders3282 2 роки тому +5

      You would want something stronger than vodka. Pure Grain works well. Let it sit in a glass jar in a dark cool place for a month or more. We use brown glass as it keeps the potency from being spoiled by the sunlight. Best wishes.

    • @yahsbeloved5234
      @yahsbeloved5234 2 роки тому +1

      @@happyhomesteaders3282 thank you so much and the blooms are dying on the tree now. But. Should I dry the stems n branches or use fresh..
      P.S. I have a fig tree as well,last year I just wiped naturally air dried the leaves and have enjoyed drinking during the winter, spring and fall days just straight no sugar due to sweet n cinnamon like taste. Just wondering can i do the same with the fig leaves n branches. I'm an East Texas country woman that has memories of childhood things my geechee grandmother did that i remember..
      But, thank you so much new subscriber..

    • @eastindiaV
      @eastindiaV 2 роки тому

      Plant material + yeast + distilled water + sugar
      Add more sugar as neccessary for higher abv%
      Yeast helps to break down plant with enzyme, pure alchohol doesn't do this so ferment is better
      When in seed is best time to harvest for medicine, flowers are mostly for show :)

    • @ncsgrocker
      @ncsgrocker 2 місяці тому

      Use 100 proof vodka. 6-8 week cure. Just made 2 gallons

  • @thomasmeadows256
    @thomasmeadows256 14 днів тому

  • @willharvell9753
    @willharvell9753 2 місяці тому

    Do the leaves do anything?

  • @rozchristopherson648
    @rozchristopherson648 2 роки тому

    Thank you for this video. Never heard of this plant before. Will check it out on Amazon.

  • @lauriepolden6594
    @lauriepolden6594 2 місяці тому

    My mother used to call them punk trees. I don’t know why, but she sneezed and sneezed and sneezed. Every time they bloomed.

  • @elenastaffy6119
    @elenastaffy6119 2 роки тому +1

    Lovely ❤️❤️❤️👍

  • @matthewtakahashi3609
    @matthewtakahashi3609 2 роки тому +5

    Where can I buy some seeds to grow it?

    • @eastindiaV
      @eastindiaV 2 роки тому +4

      Late summer is a good time to look for the bean pods. They grow all over and there are similar trees too that are even better but less researched, the pods are the color of parchment paper.
      Each one has around 10 seeds. Scratch them with a piece of sand paper on one end, soak in distilled water, and then plant in organic potting soil on the windowsill.
      They are cold hardy, and perennial. Kinda hard to germinate so plant lots to maximize results.
      I've seen many different phenotypes. I have one that is a massive hedge with not many flowers that can clone well, I have one I collect from that is a much smaller tree with many many more flowers... and one I know of at a park is like the exact shape of a palm tree.. all in the same town.
      They grow a lot on roadsides, next to sumac, poke berry, honeysuckle, etc
      (Midwest, USA, 6a zone)

    • @SuperfoodEvolution
      @SuperfoodEvolution  2 роки тому +3

      Look around they are everywhere.

  • @eliseolopez2790
    @eliseolopez2790 9 місяців тому +2

    I see a nectar Park i see all hummingbirds here i see many creations Israel, i see spice, fragrance, agriculture grounds for all tribes , each tribe with armies of helpers bringing new species for your benefit tribes to make perfumes oils spices

    • @aizen-so
      @aizen-so 3 місяці тому

      Free Palestine 🇵🇸

  • @jaffarmalik7551
    @jaffarmalik7551 2 роки тому

    I need detail about Albizia kalkora

  • @rayray2878
    @rayray2878 2 місяці тому

    When I look it up it's says not to have these trees

    • @davidmarrs4048
      @davidmarrs4048 2 місяці тому

      Its considered invasive in the USA. But I dont see it as that bad. They are easily controlled and only grow in areas that they helpout. They have a short life,usually. They fix nitrogen in the soil as well. Regardless,I grew up with these trees in my area,and I love them.

  • @CygnusFour
    @CygnusFour 2 місяці тому

    Does it burn the throat?

  • @MsCaterific
    @MsCaterific 2 роки тому

    💙