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Jurema

Mimosa tenuiflora

Fabaceae // root bark · stem bark

Also known as: jurema-preta, Mimosa hostilis

Safety warning on record — see SafetyLegal status varies by jurisdiction — see Legal

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Preparation

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Overview

Plant parts

root bark, stem bark

Known constituents

DMT, tannins

Research corpus coverage

Ethnobotanical / entheogenicPet safety

Chemistry notes

  • Principal reported constituents include DMT, tannins; broad class: serotonergic tryptamine plus polyphenols.

Uses & Evidence

Traditional / historical use

Documented traditional use — not a claim of established efficacy.

No traditional-use records in this corpus.

Modern evidence

  • Jurema may refer to several species and traditions; M. hostilis is a synonym.

    MODERATE · A Comprehensive Review of the Ethnotraditional Uses and Biological and Pharmacological Potential of the Genus Mimosa

    Identity/attribution caution.

Safety

Human

  • High risk

    Safety severity is HIGH: composition and interaction uncertainty; serotonergic/psychological risks

    Interaction · HIGH · A Comprehensive Review of the Ethnotraditional Uses and Biological and Pharmacological Potential of the Genus Mimosa

Additional safety notes (general, unstructured)

Free-text safety notes carried from their source — not broken out by species, route, or hazard type, and not equivalent to the structured records above. Each note names the kind of source it came from.

  • Safety severity is HIGH: composition and interaction uncertainty; serotonergic/psychological risks

    HIGH · A Comprehensive Review of the Ethnotraditional Uses and Biological and Pharmacological Potential of the Genus Mimosa

Preparation × species risk matrix

Unknown means insufficient evidence was located — not that a form is safe.

Cats

  • tinctureCaution
  • concentrated extractUnknown
  • essential oilUnknown
  • glyceriteUnknown
  • infused oilUnknown
  • salveUnknown
  • smoke/combustionUnknown
  • tea/infusionUnknown
  • whole herbUnknown

Dogs

  • tinctureCaution
  • concentrated extractUnknown
  • essential oilUnknown
  • glyceriteUnknown
  • infused oilUnknown
  • salveUnknown
  • smoke/combustionUnknown
  • tea/infusionUnknown
  • whole herbUnknown

Identity

  • Synonym

    GBIF lists Acacia hostilis Mart. as a taxonomic synonym of Mimosa tenuiflora.

    HIGH · GBIF Species Synonyms API

Common name

jurema-preta, Mimosa hostilis

Traditions

Jurema traditions and Afro-Indigenous religious contexts

northeastern Brazil // colonial suppression records and living/revitalized traditions // living/revitalized tradition

  • Ethnobotanical

    Jurema is documented in Jurema traditions and Afro-Indigenous religious contexts in northeastern Brazil for sacramental beverage, healing and identity.

    HIGH · A Comprehensive Review of the Ethnotraditional Uses and Biological and Pharmacological Potential of the Genus Mimosa

  • Ritual

    Documented functions include healing, visionary, social, spirit-contact; these functions are tradition-specific and should not be generalized across cultures.

    HIGH · A Comprehensive Review of the Ethnotraditional Uses and Biological and Pharmacological Potential of the Genus Mimosa

Sources

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