Hostilis Root Bark Natural Pigments

Mimosa hostilis, also known as mimosa tenuiflora for those who are scientifically inclined, is an evergreen shrub that is native to the areas between southern Mexico along the coast of Chiapas down to the north-eastern regions of Brazil near Rio Grande de Norte and Pernambuco. For millennia the natives of Central and South America have used mimosa hostilis root bark to treat a wide variety of medical symptoms ranging from skin lesions to infections, since the powdered bark contains a high amount of tannins that keep the skin from bleeding and thus bind the wound and protect it against future...

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