[7] It drops its leaves on the ground, continuously forming a thin layer of mulch and eventually humus.

[9] One preliminary clinical study found Mimosa tenuiflora to be effective in treating venous leg ulcerations.

[10][11] Aqueous extracts of Mimosa are widely used for wound healing[12][13] and burns in Middle and South America.

There seems to be evidence that Mimosa tenuiflora forage or fodder cause development defects to pregnant ruminants in Brazil.

Like most plants in the family Fabaceae, Mimosa tenuiflora fertilizes the soil via nitrogen fixing bacteria.

Mimosa tenuiflora is a very good source of fuel wood and works very well for making posts,[19] most likely because of its high tannin content (16%[20]), which protects it from rot.

Due to its high tannin content, the bark of the tree is widely used as a natural dye and in leather production.

The bark is known to be rich in tannins, saponins, alkaloids, lipids, phytosterols, glucosides, xylose, rhamnose, arabinose, lupeol, methoxychalcones, and kukulkanins.

[23] Dried Mexican Mimosa tenuiflora root bark has been shown to have a dimethyltryptamine (DMT) content of about 1-1.7%.

However, to date no β-carbolines such as harmala alkaloids have been detected in Mimosa tenuiflora decoctions, yet the Jurema is used in combination with several plants.

If an MAOI is neither present in the plant nor added to the mixture, the enzyme monoamine oxidase (MAO) will metabolize DMT in the human gut, preventing the active molecule from entering the blood and brain.

The isolation of the chemical compound yuremamine from Mimosa tenuiflora as reported in 2005 represents a new class of phytoindoles,[29] which may explain an apparent oral activity of DMT in Jurema.

Neither the crown (fruit, mescal button) of the Peyote cactus nor the roots of the plant Mimosa hostilis nor Psilocybe mushrooms themselves are included in Schedule 1, but only their respective principals, mescaline, DMT, and psilocin."