Plantain Salve - How to make it, and why you'd want to

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  • @AltraTara
    @AltraTara Рік тому +170

    I was introduced to plantain in 3rd grade by this wonderful teacher who taught us to how to use it to heal nettle rashes and burns. She taught us everything flowers and plants, and beautiful traditional French songs. I’m 39 now and everything stayed with me. A good teacher goes a long way

    • @impunitythebagpuss
      @impunitythebagpuss Рік тому +11

      Great for bug bites too!

    • @mjrussell414
      @mjrussell414 Рік тому +8

      Wow - she does sound like she was a wonderful teacher. You were so lucky to have had her as a guide who taught you things you have remembered to this day.

    • @georgetarbutton8752
      @georgetarbutton8752 Рік тому +3

      Miss you resemble my aunt Maryjane 😮. She also knew herb's 😊

    • @creeper8647
      @creeper8647 Рік тому +3

      How right you are about teachers.
      Betty Jones, I remember you.

    • @StephStruble
      @StephStruble 7 місяців тому +3

      Yes, a good teacher will touch your heart and stay forever in your soul. They are priceless to a young child and should be paid so much more money! Unfortunately, very few people are "true teachers" like the one you talk about here! I also had 1 real teacher, he was my 4th grade teacher

  • @louisecloherty5338
    @louisecloherty5338 Рік тому +110

    Tallow actually has no bad odor and is gold dust for the skin, it's very rarely an irritant and our bodies absorb so many vitamins and minerals from it including tones of vitamin D. It's definitely not a vegan option, but if you are interested in looking after the environment and reducing waste, tallow rendered from what could be just thrown in the bin, from local cattle is a fantastic option for soap and skincare

    • @melissaojala855
      @melissaojala855 6 місяців тому

      Maybe from grass fed and finished meat. Fat carries toxins.

    • @patriotmama
      @patriotmama 6 місяців тому +10

      Exactly. Tallow, when rendered properly has no smell. I use it all the time in salves and creams for skin care. It is absolutely wonderful for you skin. You can render it in a crockpot w/water to get all the impurities out and there is no smell whatsoever and it is as white as it can be. Give it a try everyone. It is a great skin care oil and very healing for all sorts of skin conditions.

    • @RunninUpThatHillh
      @RunninUpThatHillh 5 місяців тому +1

      I use it, my mom has been known to use bacon grease.😆

    • @FoundationForFamilyFreedom
      @FoundationForFamilyFreedom 5 місяців тому +4

      NOTHING better for skin than a product made with tallow ❤

    • @RunninUpThatHillh
      @RunninUpThatHillh 4 місяці тому

      @@FoundationForFamilyFreedom ..or just straight up tallow:D

  • @Judithestears
    @Judithestears 5 місяців тому +14

    Fully moved back into the woods in Montana and my mother came to visit. She pointed out the plants growing all over the ground and she said that’s “plantin” not plantain…she was pure country. Miss my Mama…thanks for your vid.

  • @isabelladavis1363
    @isabelladavis1363 2 роки тому +16

    Nothing like gifts from the earth,all of the healing is in the earth…if we only look and share…stay blessed beautiful lady..

    • @truthbtold6118
      @truthbtold6118 2 місяці тому

      “Every good gift and every perfect gift is from above and cometh down from the Father of lights in whom is no variableness, neither shadow of turning”James 1:17 -18kjv
      A painting cannot make itself but an artist was the clear creator, so the earth and the heavens did not make itself, there was clearly a Creator .
      He gave us a conscience knowing right from wrong and by this alone we will be guilty before God because when we sin we actually feel bad inside and then comes the shame afterwards. But if you turn from your sins and put your full trust in Father’s only begotten Son Jesus Christ and receive His Holy Spirit, He will make you born again and set free from the bondage and the shame and the guilt of your past.
      I’m a free woman today because of Christ no one else could set me free from drugs, promiscuity, suicidal thoughts, and a bisexual lifestyle that brought so much chaos into my life. Jesus is real and so is the devil and if we follow the ways of this world and the devil who is running the show then our portion will be to live in the same place as the devil for the rest of eternity.
      Repent for the kingdom of God is near and time is running out.

  • @crystalinedreams6039
    @crystalinedreams6039 3 роки тому +468

    i was always taught (from many sources including my native american grandmother & g-grandmother) to never harvest more than 1/3 of any herbs, mushrooms or fruits collected wild. if we are too greedy there wont be as many next year, if any.

    • @voluntaryismistheanswer
      @voluntaryismistheanswer 3 роки тому +61

      I always select the bug eaten and torn leaves, as it costs the plant more energy to repair than to replace them, so it is symbiotic- and am sure to thank them. They are good friends, and I feel the medicine is better when freely given than ripped from the giver by force, without gratitude. ETA they are also the most potent source of the alkaloids, the plant sends its resources to defend an assault, and that is where they are most concentrated- one requires less plant material for the same amount of drug.

    • @katzwhite5962
      @katzwhite5962 3 роки тому +19

      Very wise grandparents. Wish more people would heed this.

    • @crystalinedreams6039
      @crystalinedreams6039 3 роки тому +18

      @@voluntaryismistheanswer excellent info, we like to ask, pick responsible & leave a little gift of natural fertilizer and or water.

    • @crystalinedreams6039
      @crystalinedreams6039 3 роки тому +16

      @@katzwhite5962 i also wish more would show nature respect - many seem to want to kill it all off yet without it we would die.

    • @mrs.wilbur709
      @mrs.wilbur709 2 роки тому +14

      I never even thought about the ecosystem, glad I am learning about this at the start and not years down the road!

  • @MsGaella
    @MsGaella 2 роки тому +76

    You can also make a spit poultice with plantain. Chew it in your mouth until it’s soft then put it on any sting bite or skin irritation. Works great!

  • @janicetaylor2333
    @janicetaylor2333 Рік тому +36

    I tore open my ankle on a thick bramble last summer and it bled copiously. I remember reading about plantain being used by soldiers to treat wounds. I gathered a handful of ribwort plantain leaves and pressed them on the wound and after about two minutes it had stopped bleeding completely. It seemed to take some of the pain away too.

  • @soulcalledmon8585
    @soulcalledmon8585 3 роки тому +132

    Tallow actually barely has a smell and blends so well and creamy with coconut oil! You can whip the two together with the calendula oil and boom… perfect whipped calendula butter!

    • @Padraigp
      @Padraigp Рік тому +5

      Yup i love the smell of beef Tallow its so buttery

    • @Monica-mc8wi
      @Monica-mc8wi Рік тому +8

      Just started using tallow. Rendered my first batch a few weeks ago. I’ve made soap, balm and whipped lotion with it and it’s lovely. Grass fed Tallow has amazing properties

    • @Padraigp
      @Padraigp Рік тому +3

      @@Monica-mc8wi it is so lovely on the skin. I never learned to make whipped lotion sounds lovely. I also like lanolin which is banned now in mostbthings or at least nó longer used but it is also lovely and I don't dislike the smell. I love it on wool too.

    • @tiffles699
      @tiffles699 Рік тому +1

      ​@@Padraigp 😂😂 lanolin and wool is a perfect match. Not sure if that was an accident or not.

    • @Padraigp
      @Padraigp Рік тому

      @@tiffles699 ? Lanolin comes from wool. Its not an accident any more than your scalp having sebum is an accident.

  • @nathanielanderson4898
    @nathanielanderson4898 3 роки тому +26

    I love Plantain grass.
    We called it itchy weed when I was a child. Because it was the only thing that would relieve itching from bug bites or poison Ivy. We would gather the leaves and wet them with a little water or saliva, and then crush the leaves in our hands and rub the green juice on our bug bites. Of course when the lawn was cut it was gone, and then we didn't have any when we needed it.

    • @aleisterbroley900
      @aleisterbroley900 2 роки тому +6

      saliva is best, from what I've read-- it helps to release the active compounds.

    • @elisabethjones4917
      @elisabethjones4917 6 місяців тому

      I use my front teeth and tongue to activate mine ​@@aleisterbroley900

  • @Katalinmason
    @Katalinmason Рік тому +12

    We have plantain in abundance so make this every other year or so. I usually add rose oil for a pretty fragrance.

  • @LadyintheWoods
    @LadyintheWoods Рік тому +20

    I put the leftover plantain after straining, into my food whether it’s a soup or just as a replacement or addition to my greens ie: spinach, kale green beans
    It’s so beneficial for ailments!

    • @coffeebeforemascara
      @coffeebeforemascara 9 місяців тому +1

      I was just wondering about this? It sounds like it would be an awfully delicious pesto alternative don't you think?

    • @LadyintheWoods
      @LadyintheWoods 9 місяців тому +1

      @@coffeebeforemascara yes! I have made pesto with it and dandelion, amazing 😇

  • @imariser1111
    @imariser1111 3 роки тому +113

    when I’m out hiking and get a bug bite, I find this plant and take a leaf and rub it hard to get the moisture from it and rub it into the bite. Never itches again and heals quickly! I’m going to definitely harvest some and make this salve! 💕 thanks for sharing!

    • @voluntaryismistheanswer
      @voluntaryismistheanswer 3 роки тому +15

      I have always just chewed it up for poultice, I'm pretty hardcore lol

    • @mjrussell414
      @mjrussell414 3 роки тому +3

      @@voluntaryismistheanswer Nothing wrong with that.

    • @sagajohansson6483
      @sagajohansson6483 3 роки тому +4

      @@voluntaryismistheanswer I do that too haha

  • @vanessadavis8360
    @vanessadavis8360 3 роки тому +95

    That was a beautiful video. Your red hair, purple coat, in the meadow, the music...stunning. I liked the care you show for all of nature. Beautiful work!

  • @jagdeepsandhu9659
    @jagdeepsandhu9659 Рік тому +6

    This grows here in the Himalayas , in my backyard , I will definitely make a salve now , thank-you .

  • @Guacquin
    @Guacquin Рік тому +18

    I'm blessed to have this herb growing wild in abundance around our homestead - I'll definitely be using this method to create salves for family and friends, when the plant is in full boom during the spring/summer.

  • @gregmunro1137
    @gregmunro1137 Рік тому +28

    My x had a serious burn on her feet as a child. She was never suppose to walk again and her feet would be scarred They wrapped her feet in plantain , several times a day- you can’t find a trace of a scar. Just last year, she got a chemical burn on her face at work. We put plantain leaves on it, it healed quickly and no scars.

  • @cheekygnome
    @cheekygnome Рік тому +7

    Great video! I've never considered making a salve with this plant. I live in the American South where ribwort plantain (I think you guys call it English plantain) is actually considered an invasive species. Many years ago my grandfather showed me how effective it can be against skin irritations of all sorts. I just grab a leaf on the ground, chew it up a little (don't get the veiny part since it's bitter!) and hold it on a cut or burn or itching area. Sometimes I'll get a bandaid to hold it in place for a while. Great stuff!

  • @sissyvangennip1600
    @sissyvangennip1600 6 місяців тому +4

    I just mowed my yard, must have mowed several hundreds of them ! That's ok, it'll grow back and I have several hundreds more in my field ♥️

  • @Iamhome365
    @Iamhome365 Рік тому +4

    As children my brothers and I would use plantain to string mushrooms on to when we'd go gathering them, never knew their name! We'd pick quite a few plantain shoots and load them up. Ah fond memories

  • @amyv8416
    @amyv8416 2 роки тому +15

    I've always left my herbs infusing in the oil for 72 hours in a pot of warm water or a month in the cupboard with a daily shake. I love the little tins you used. Nice idea for a Yule gift!

  • @snackdragonn
    @snackdragonn 3 роки тому +26

    Oh my gosh, I watch one video, and now I am hooked! I'm an aspiring herbalist, and I've been wanting to make a plantain salve for what feels like years (and has actually been about six months). I'll try this recipe and see how it goes!

  • @RuthJohnstonaworldofgoods
    @RuthJohnstonaworldofgoods 5 місяців тому +2

    Thank you for this. I love using earth's bounty over chemical creations, always have. You are gorgeous and pure joy to watch and listen to! I love your kitchen also.

    • @hedgecomber
      @hedgecomber  5 місяців тому

      Why a lovely comment Ruth, thank you 🥰😘

  • @TheWayWalker
    @TheWayWalker 3 роки тому +64

    Nowadays, tallow, when its rendered properly has virtually no smell 🙂 thankfully!
    And, its very close to our skins natural make up so its amazing for salves!! I use a double rendering process when I do my tallow and its great for both cooking and medicinal purposes 😉
    Great video!! I enjoy seeing plant wisdom passed down from one herbalist to another. Such amazing wisdom and knowledge we've been given by our creator..
    You reminded me I need to get a better dehydrator.
    I love your music selection with your videos. Very soothing 💜

    • @beaksofeagles
      @beaksofeagles 3 роки тому +2

      What about using anhydrous lanolin (raw wool-fat)? Then you wouldn't need the wax.

    • @TheWayWalker
      @TheWayWalker 3 роки тому +1

      @@beaksofeagles I am playing with that idea when I make my lotion, I will try one with the beeswax and the other with lanolin to see how both the texture and smell does. I have yet to try lanolin but I've also heard that is great for the skin as well. I've never tried the lanolin in a salve though so that would be an interesting experiment!

    • @beaksofeagles
      @beaksofeagles 3 роки тому +4

      @@TheWayWalker Lanolin is a fat, not a wax. Wool-classers are known for having the softest hands of all! Be sure to use "anhydrous lanolin" or "raw lanolin", otherwise it's full of emulsifiers and perfumes. It should be solid in the jar, and smell faintly like a fleece.

    • @TheWayWalker
      @TheWayWalker 3 роки тому +1

      @@beaksofeagles I know it's a fat 🤣🤣. I am playing with fats and natural waxes in my lotions and salves to see how I like the texture of it with & without 😉 I have yet to use lanolin though so I am excited about it. I've had it just haven't used it. I am hoping someday that I can actually source my own if I like the smell and texture of it that is. I also want to raise lamb/sheep for consumption so it won't be a waste if I dislike using lanolin in my product. I did not know however about anhdryous lanolin vs ones with other product in it so thanks for that tid bit of knowledge that is very helpful 👍
      I believe what I bought said organic but now I will have to double check on that.
      Do you have a particular place you like sourcing your lanolin from?
      I would be curious to know...

    • @debbiecurtis4021
      @debbiecurtis4021 2 роки тому +3

      I made tallow last year to make pemmican. I will use some if it to make salves and candles.

  • @bonniehyden962
    @bonniehyden962 3 роки тому +17

    Plantain grows where we garden so from now on I'll be harvesting all the plantain before we till the garden. ...I'm also going to be looking at what else might be growing out there that I can harvest before tilling. Thank you for this beautiful and useful video!

  • @i2ndsight
    @i2ndsight 3 роки тому +5

    Wonderful! I have a ton of very verdant plantain growing in every semi-neglected nook in our garden. Now I will feel the joy of harvesting instead of the chore of weeding while working on our property.

  • @MsGaella
    @MsGaella 2 роки тому +9

    Thank you for a lovely video. You can also make a spit poultice with plantain. Chew a few leaves until it is soft and put it on any sting, bite or skin irritation. Works great.

    • @earthangel8730
      @earthangel8730 6 місяців тому

      Cover the wet chewed up plantain with a whole leave and tie with any natural grass tendril.

  • @katzwhite5962
    @katzwhite5962 3 роки тому +3

    I'm watching this at 1.30am lying on sofa in Bristol. Very interesting. I use natural products, plants,oils etc . I will try and make this. Thank you for this video. 👍🏿

  • @MermieOriginals
    @MermieOriginals 3 роки тому +13

    I've had great success with broad-leaf plantain poultices to heal an infected wound! What's that lovely tune playing?

    • @beverlybullock2578
      @beverlybullock2578 3 роки тому +15

      I take care of a man who will be 104 on Wednesday (June 9). He loves to tell the story of his father, who had a serious infection in his thigh...his Dad went to the doctors, who told him he had gangrene, and the leg would have to be amputated. His father explained to the doctors that he had four young boys and a wife to support, and he wouldn’t be able to do that with one leg.. the doctors stressed the urgency of the situation and explained that he would die without the surgery, but his Dad refused and left the hospital. On his way home, he picked a bunch of plantain leaves, and when he arrived, he called all the boys and taught everyone how to make a plantain poultice...the wound began to heal and he was able to save his leg!! Needless to say, the man I take care of has taught me much about natural healing😊

    • @mjrussell414
      @mjrussell414 3 роки тому

      @@beverlybullock2578 That is a great story, but I think I will use the plantain before a wound gets a serious infection and prevent gangrene. Just my preference. Actually I use lavender on any cut, burn or abrasion. It’s the best thing to take the sting out of mosquito bites. I actually healed my thigh of cellulitis with tea tree after I foolishly scratched a bug bite with my garden gloved hands after digging in the dirt and didn’t think more about it until it got red and inflamed.

    • @chris1638
      @chris1638 3 роки тому +5

      @@beverlybullock2578 it would be great if you could record him and post on UA-cam. They’re trying to erase natural remedies and only promote pharmaceutic@l dr~gs or surgery.

  • @tracielatham8415
    @tracielatham8415 2 роки тому +15

    I loved watching this. We recently bought a 10 acre plot of land and I can’t wait to plant some medicinal herbs like this. So exciting! Thank you for your content!

    • @beccagee5905
      @beccagee5905 Рік тому

      Plantain grows wild, it really likes water. Not soaked, but muddy areas.

    • @CherylSimon-ct8ik
      @CherylSimon-ct8ik 4 місяці тому

      If you plant comfrey, do so in a manner to keep it contained as it will spread and dominate the entire plot.

  • @vancamerawoman7399
    @vancamerawoman7399 3 місяці тому +1

    A lovely calming video 😊
    Twice a year I make a big batch of comfrey and plantain salve. This is good for aches and pains as well as bites and stings.

  • @bilno2706
    @bilno2706 2 роки тому +14

    I have just made this today from my foraged plantain and it has turned out perfect, smells absolutely beautiful, thank you for all of your lovely inspirational videos 🙏

  • @lindachandler2293
    @lindachandler2293 3 роки тому +43

    I tell people plantain is my first love of weeds. If I had known how wonderful it was for itching, I would have looked like I was molding my whole childhood 🤣 My lastest love and I say latest because who knows what I will discover later, is spilanthes/tooth ache plant. It is everything every video and book has ever said and MORE. I'm located in Western Kentucky USA and it took me a couple of failures before I learned how to get it to sprout, but it's very hardy and will reseed.

    • @nellyshopova8235
      @nellyshopova8235 Рік тому +1

      How do you use it and for what? I am in KY too.

    • @lindachandler2293
      @lindachandler2293 Рік тому

      @@nellyshopova8235 How do I use which one, plantain or spilanthes?

    • @beccagee5905
      @beccagee5905 Рік тому +1

      What's your trick for getting Spilanthes to sprout?

    • @lindachandler2293
      @lindachandler2293 Рік тому +2

      @@beccagee5905 I put about 2 inches of rich dirt in large McDonald's milkshake cups. Poke holes in the bottom. Sprinkle the seeds and cover lightly with more dirt. Set the cups in about an inch of water and let it soak up from the bottom. Put the lids on the cup; around here the center of the lid is cut out. I set them in my sunny window sill. It takes several days for them to sprout. Keep the dirt moist from the bottom. Once they come up, you can water from the top. Never let them dry out and keep them in glaring sunlight from the window that would cook any other seeds. At about 2 inches high I pop the chunk of dirt out and plant it in a hole in a raised bed outside; don't try to separate the plants; they will flare out to the sides. Cover at night if it's going to get below 75 degrees and keep the dirt wet. Down south I hear they spread like weeds, but they sure don't in Western Kentucky.

    • @lorismith2354
      @lorismith2354 Рік тому +2

      My love herb for itching is neem, i use different herbs, i never itch

  • @yohann1960
    @yohann1960 Рік тому +8

    My wife rendered her 1st batch of Tallow a a month ago and gave it all away after she put some EO to scent it. Everyone loves it and the smell was very mild. If your Tallow is clean of any red or brown areas and it's the leaf fat (surrounds the kidneys not from meat) it has very little smell.

  • @sandraessman3205
    @sandraessman3205 3 роки тому +19

    Thank you! We use this medicinal plant, known as Laukahi, in Hawaii!

  • @gordsjackson8109
    @gordsjackson8109 4 роки тому +10

    My tortoises love their plantain leaves, must be why they have good skin , Lovely video Janie , feel so relaxed xx

    • @hedgecomber
      @hedgecomber  4 роки тому +1

      You have tortoises? Oh they are the cutest!
      And I'm glad you enjoyed the time out Gordon 😊

    • @kennethnormanthompson2740
      @kennethnormanthompson2740 3 роки тому +1

      Yes, eat plenty of plantain and you too can have skin like a tortoise.
      Seriously, you can eat it - it is a bit chewy but is anti inflammatory and good for you.

    • @crystalinedreams6039
      @crystalinedreams6039 3 роки тому

      @@kennethnormanthompson2740 but my tortoise thinks her skin is beautiful! lol

    • @toneenorman2135
      @toneenorman2135 3 роки тому +1

      Kenneth Norman Thompson a woman made a UA-cam video for a chopped spinach flat bread, and I changed it to plantain,and it was incredibly delicious. Totally surprised me!

    • @kennethnormanthompson2740
      @kennethnormanthompson2740 3 роки тому +5

      @@toneenorman2135 Plantain is good for your immune system - it might help you survive what is coming.

  • @emasemi2099
    @emasemi2099 4 місяці тому

    💚Dear Jane, thank you! Be blessed!🌱

  • @damselflies8639
    @damselflies8639 3 роки тому +6

    You exude light. Thanks for gracing my day with your presence.

  • @pyewaket1
    @pyewaket1 3 роки тому +7

    Thank you for bringing me back to plantaIn.😊

  • @louisegogel7973
    @louisegogel7973 3 роки тому +14

    I eat most of my plantain, along with dandelion leaves, chives, cleavers, mint, or whatever else is growing happily in my lawn. Raw, sautéed, mixed with whatever else I am cooking, and an ingredient in tea.
    I freeze the greens as pesto for the winter: chopped leaves of plantain, dandelion, mint and whatever else edible greens you have around. Using a blender, I mince the lot with sea salt, olive oil, and either garlic scapes or garlic cloves. I form the mix into uses or balls, freeze them on a tray, and pop them in a plastic bag. I take one or to out to thaw in a bowl in the fridge and use whatever I need for scrambled eggs, soup, rice.... as I desire, over the next three days.
    I also chew a few plantain leaves into a slimy pulp to put on a sting or bite and thereby draw out the poisons over twenty minutes.
    Could you use chopped fresh leaves of the narrow leaf (I think broad leaf has a higher moisture content) to infuse into olive oil for a few weeks as your source instead of drying them? Your video is nicely paced for anyone to really see what the plant is and step by step how to process it. THANK YOU.

    • @vickiegveg
      @vickiegveg 2 роки тому +1

      Hmm, no one answered you. I would like to know as well if raw leaves can be used. Guess I'll look it up : )

    • @brandonritchey484
      @brandonritchey484 2 роки тому +1

      I use fresh broadleaf in my salve..just rinse it off let it dry then infuse it into your carrier oil

    • @vickiegveg
      @vickiegveg 2 роки тому +1

      @@brandonritchey484 thanks

    • @brandonritchey484
      @brandonritchey484 2 роки тому +1

      @@vickiegveg youre very welcome

    • @joannminor101
      @joannminor101 Рік тому +1

      Yes raw can be used, but wilt for a few hours first. Have some pricessing in oil in my cupboard now in a half gallon canning jar. Both Broad and Narrow Leaf are used. Some prefer dried.

  • @sandfly60
    @sandfly60 Рік тому +2

    Thanks for this video. I’m pretty sure that’s what I have growing behind my shed. I will investigate tomorrow and if so I’ll harvest some leaves.

    • @sandfly60
      @sandfly60 Рік тому +1

      Having checked they are indeed plantain but have largely disappeared I suspect for the winter. So that plan will go on the backburner unfortunately. 😵‍💫🤣

  • @malsbestpal
    @malsbestpal 2 роки тому +4

    I dry clothes in winter in a small hallway, on a clothes rack, with a dehumidifier. It also works very well for herbs and flowers on a wire tray. They dry in perfectly in a few days.

    • @paulawagstaff686
      @paulawagstaff686 Рік тому +3

      Oh thank you. You solved that problem for me. I don't need to buy a dehydrator now 😊

  • @catmiller3305
    @catmiller3305 3 роки тому +6

    I use yarrow in my salves as well as plantain. Powerful combo!

    • @rawsunnata829
      @rawsunnata829 3 роки тому +2

      Do you use flowers or leaves of yarrow?

    • @catmiller3305
      @catmiller3305 3 роки тому +3

      @@rawsunnata829 I use young leaves

  • @donnaterrell938
    @donnaterrell938 Рік тому +1

    Thanks!

  • @lindamorrison450
    @lindamorrison450 Рік тому +2

    Great information, thank you so much!! I would suggest that the "oiled leaves" from this process CAN be put in your compost if you mix them with sawdust or woodshavings (2 parts sawdust to 1 part oiled leaves). The rodents can´t manage the sawdust/woodshavings and it will also absorb the odor that attracts them in the first place. Good luck!

  • @neostiny6076
    @neostiny6076 5 місяців тому +1

    Here in the highfeld it gets very dry, especially in the Winter time. I just place my herbs on a tray with old newspaper at the bottom and clean papertowel ontop of that.
    It dries out just perfectly like that.
    At the coastal areas you would need a dehydrater. For sure...

  • @lm1275
    @lm1275 4 місяці тому

    So much wonderful information and in the comments, thanks everyone! I love this

  • @lindagraves9404
    @lindagraves9404 2 роки тому +2

    Tallow, which is rendered beef fat, does not have much odor at all. I use it in my salve, which is very healing.

  • @JPLamoureuxsTravels
    @JPLamoureuxsTravels 4 роки тому +9

    A fab plant, and you can eat you young leaves too, a great plant for your wilderness first aid kit!! Loved that!!! x off to get some plantain lol, i found a load of that Ribwort Plantain the other day 😉😁👌

    • @hedgecomber
      @hedgecomber  4 роки тому +3

      Agreed, it's wonder plant JP! Which do you get most of growing round your way? We do have some greater plantain here, but masses more of the ribwort.

  • @GimmeADream
    @GimmeADream 4 роки тому +7

    We have loads of broad-leaf plantain but I have seen the narrow leaf here on the farm also.

    • @voluntaryismistheanswer
      @voluntaryismistheanswer 3 роки тому

      It may be my imagination but I find the narrow leaf strongest for salves, and the buggy leaves the most active with alkaloids of all. The broad are pretty and delicious in stew while camping (I made a lovely one with a smoked chicken carcass, garlic, and mushrooms once) they are certainty more tender!

    • @littledabwilldoya9717
      @littledabwilldoya9717 3 роки тому +1

      @@voluntaryismistheanswer buggy leaves? Slim ones with bugs on them? I don’t understand...😀🤔

  • @TheHedgeWitchCottage
    @TheHedgeWitchCottage Рік тому +1

    I have some beautiful grass fed tallow that I’ve rendered a few times in water so as to be pure white and scent free. It makes beautiful lotions. -K

  • @HiddenBlessingsHomestead
    @HiddenBlessingsHomestead Рік тому

    Not sure what I loved more, your hair, your kitchen or your wonderful salve recipe.... thank you so much!

  • @quinntheeskimooutdoors6234
    @quinntheeskimooutdoors6234 2 роки тому +1

    Thanks, I have lots of plantain on my property. Thanks and take care.

  • @quantumquattro
    @quantumquattro 3 роки тому +10

    Excellent video, thanks so much! I have been a fan of this plant, the same long leaf version, ribwort you called it I think, and have always considered it a wonder plant, miracle plant if you like..and it is one of the few plants that is recommended to be stored in case of a survival situation due to it's many, many virtues...I'm in the south of France and it grows in absolute abundance here, so I'm the lucky one! I am still using the huge jar of plantain that I'd dried in the traditional way nearly 2 years ago. I have just invested in a (rec tangular 😉) dehydrating appliance, a German Klarstein 6 tray version. It's a wonderful way for me to consume the fruit that I don't eat enough of...but the intention was to dehydrate fruit and veggies for long term storage, you never know....but the electric dehydrator was also to dry the herbs that I like to keep on hand and to do it more thoroughly, faster and out of the dust etc...
    I came across your video as a follow on from another one which was about the virtues of plantain for acid reflux, something I didn't know this plant was useful for...and as I seem to bebothered by this problem, I'm going to sip a cupful of infused leaves 2 - 3 x day and see what happens. The reason I've hesitated about actually consuming plantain i the past is due to its high vitamin K content, which is also the blood clotting vitamin...unfortunately for me, due to a vascular illness I have to take blood thinning medication which are anti vitamin K's! I'm going to play the sorcerer's apprentice and juggle with these two elements though in a sensible way...my doctor is always advised about the plants I use, just to be on the safe side...I hate taking chemical medicines as since young I've always fallen back on natural remedies. So, as a ladt couple of notes, contrary to what a lot of people believe, if herbs are dried and stored correctly, their shelf life is way longer than we have been led to believe so 2 years on the shelf is ok, if they look, smell and taste ok they're still good, although in time they will start to loose their potency...the other thing is that in need of stemming bleeding, easing insect bites or sunburn whilst out and about, plantain has to be either chewed to mix your saliva with or preferably spat on (depending where you are, you never know if dogs have used these long skender leaves as a peeing post!), as this unlocks the potent properties in the leaf of the plant. Sorry this was so long, but this plant really does merit knowing the most about! I have never tried your salve recipe, but I will be as it is a very practicle solution to have ready on hand in a backpack out hiking!

  • @lindachandler2293
    @lindachandler2293 3 роки тому +21

    If you do what my family calls 'wash' tallow, you will be very pleasantly surprised at how lovely it is for salves.

    • @nobodynothing2594
      @nobodynothing2594 3 роки тому +1

      Linda- pls share more on this🙏🏻

    • @lindachandler2293
      @lindachandler2293 3 роки тому +5

      @@nobodynothing2594 If you have any kind of rendered fat, like you've cooked a beef bone to make soup and there is a thick layer of fat that you don't want in your soup. Let the broth chill and remove the chunk of tallow. Put the tallow in a saucepan with at least 4 or more times as much water as there is tallow! Sprinkle a little salt in it, maybe a teaspoon per half gallon of water. If it's really stinky fat you can also add a sprinkle of baking soda and a splash of vinegar. Bring the water and tallow to a bubbly simmer and simmer for about 5 minutes. Put it back in the fridge to chill. Next day, take the chunk of tallow off the water. Bits and pieces and some of the smell from the fat will settle out and stay in the water. If it's really stinky tallow or fat you may have to do this several times. If you have burned the fat, it's almost impossible to get all the smell and color out of it.

    • @norafarmer6538
      @norafarmer6538 3 роки тому +1

      What about the Lard our local grocery store sells? Is that like tallo?

    • @lindachandler2293
      @lindachandler2293 3 роки тому +5

      @@norafarmer6538 Lard will make a nice fat, but tallow comes from beef, sheep, deer etc.

    • @pbanther3902
      @pbanther3902 3 роки тому +2

      @@norafarmer6538lard is what I prefer w 10% Bees wax ratio- simmer till fresh material till almost crisp. Olive oil is naturally very high in histamine. Avocado oil absorbs into the skin the best, but costly. I am surprised why she doesn't use fresh plant?

  • @jacksparrowismydaddy
    @jacksparrowismydaddy 3 роки тому +4

    oh I use the broadleaf plantain, I didn't realize that was plantain too

    • @ledacedar6253
      @ledacedar6253 3 роки тому +2

      the best Plantain is the broadleaf teaches the long gone Dr. Christopher & my teacher Master Herbalist Dr. Terry Willard but whatever is handy works just not as powerful perhaps.

  • @michaelholmes2101
    @michaelholmes2101 3 роки тому +1

    super duper wooper - I have become aware of plantain recently and been noticing all over. Super herb. Thank you

  • @justlookin2
    @justlookin2 Рік тому +3

    I use your recipe on all types of skin conditions, even on my dog. It truly works. Thank you for this very informative video! ♥️

  • @DTA-me3kv
    @DTA-me3kv Рік тому +1

    IT WORKS GREAT. USED THE STRAIGHT UP PLANT AND INSTANTLY HELPED BEE STING AND OTHER ISSUES

    • @DTA-me3kv
      @DTA-me3kv Рік тому

      Smashed leaves and seedlings into a paste with hand sanitizer and made a paste

  • @judyheida7566
    @judyheida7566 Місяць тому

    I have a tallow lip balm. Best ever, scented cherry. Absolutely love it!

  • @btblou
    @btblou 2 місяці тому

    Thanks for sharing this. I do have to mention that a well made tallow does not smell unpleasant & is also also good for many skin conditions :)

  • @ButeoandOwl
    @ButeoandOwl 3 роки тому +1

    I often chew up Plantain leaves and put them directly on a bee sting or wasp bite, secured with a bandaid. No swelling, and I'm allergic. Without Plantain, I have to get antibiotics for the extensive swelling. Recently it worked to irradicate hives, redness and swelling after I received the Pfizer Covid vaccine. Thank you for this informative and beautifully produced video about how to make the tincture and salve.

    • @LilyGazou
      @LilyGazou 3 роки тому +1

      You might look into taking pine needle tea to help your immune system recover.

  • @russgardnon9284
    @russgardnon9284 Рік тому +1

    I have a seasonal skin allergy doctors or I don’t know what it is but I’ve wanted to try out different herbal remedies thank you

  • @MrBobWareham
    @MrBobWareham 3 роки тому +4

    Yes you get a thumbs up for all that work very nice and thanks for a link to your blog cheers Bob in the UK

  • @SparkiMcSparks
    @SparkiMcSparks Рік тому +2

    I am hoping to try this. Last year I was stung by (I think) a wasp. I chewed some plantain (so bitter) and spatb the bolus onto mtbstingy. It really helped. A good option but the salve would be so much better than the taste.

  • @scottheron349
    @scottheron349 Рік тому +1

    Thank you for sharing your knowledge, your amazing 💗

  • @danielforde-pogson
    @danielforde-pogson 3 роки тому

    btw. I just spoke to my sister in France who's picking up a 1969 VW camper soon. I shared your channel for tips and ideas!!

  • @janinedevilliers510
    @janinedevilliers510 Рік тому +1

    Hi, I just discovered your channel. What a great video. I will definately make it when I find Plantain. I'm sure there must be some growing somewhere where I live in the countryside.
    I agree with you mentioning getting a rectangle or square food dehydrator is more user friendly than a round one. I live in Germany and dehydrators are very scarce. I don't know why? It took me years to find one by chance, second hand at a village flea market. It is round and bulky. I'm grateful I did finally find one though. It works well for me until a square one crosses my path.
    Good dehydrators are very expensive to buy online from here, and then one must add the shipping cost and fees.
    I have dried fruit and veggies so far. This is my prize possession. 😂 It's so useful.
    Because Germany has such a harsh climate, much of the fruit is imported which means it goes off quickly. I can't tell you how many bananas I threw out. I did bake a few banana loaves.
    Now I dehydrate my bananas and love to snack on them.
    I'm just getting into making salves, etc.
    Your Plantain salve is next on my list.
    Thank you. 🤗💐

  • @catey62
    @catey62 Рік тому

    Thank you for this, I'm an Aussie woman who is just starting a journey of learning about natural herbs and their health benefits that we can use. I'm not ready to make this salve yet, but will definitely look at doing it in the near future. ☺

  • @juliej5917
    @juliej5917 Рік тому +3

    My mother made a plantain tonic for our yearly cases of poison ivy beginning in 1975. I still make it today. Our plantain looks a bit different.

  • @MaryAmesMitchell
    @MaryAmesMitchell 4 роки тому +15

    What a kick! I had no clue how salves were made. Such a fun video. Thanks. At first, I thought you were going to make a salve with those banana-like plantains. x

    • @hedgecomber
      @hedgecomber  4 роки тому +5

      Haha, the crossover in plantain info online gets VERY confusing Mary! I guess that's the only time Latin names become vaguely useful 😆

    • @voluntaryismistheanswer
      @voluntaryismistheanswer 3 роки тому +2

      I always say platanos, so it gets confusing in English, lol

  • @SMartypAntsPants
    @SMartypAntsPants Рік тому +2

    If you render tallow using the Wet Method, it doesn't smell at all. It absorbs into the skin beautifully!

  • @thepickypainter9854
    @thepickypainter9854 3 роки тому +1

    I made this today !! Thank you for the recipe. I am making a Journal of Remedies from the wild things I can find.

  • @alanhaswell8799
    @alanhaswell8799 3 роки тому +3

    It can also be eaten and good for the stomach, throat and lungs

  • @renata_of_the_craft
    @renata_of_the_craft 3 роки тому +2

    Thank you for this lovely video. I am planning to cultivate some plantains in my potted garden, as I haven't found any growing near to where I live, also I have problems bending, so harvesting can easier be done at home rather than in some park or meadowland further afield.
    Have you ever thought of adding this plantain waste to a bonfire, maybe not all at once, but bit by bit, which I think is a better way to use up the leftovers than landfill. Also, it may be pleasing to the old goddess and god, like an offering, cleansing the air with the smoke, if you are so inclined.

  • @Ginabakedgoods
    @Ginabakedgoods Рік тому

    I see so many herbs thank you for sharing your video

  • @elainekiesel8103
    @elainekiesel8103 Рік тому +1

    I dehydrate plants in my oven with just the oven light on - no heat. The light is warm enough to dry it. It will take several hours . I incubate my homemade yogurt this way also.

  • @hellojello8376
    @hellojello8376 2 роки тому

    Excited for Spring to arrive 😊 To start making this. Thx 🙏

  • @mzlleathers7249
    @mzlleathers7249 Рік тому +1

    Thank you, am def going to make this ❤❤❤

  • @wildhealth5030
    @wildhealth5030 10 місяців тому

    I will start making salves this year, thanks for the instructional video. For medicinal use and getting the most valuable ingredients out of herbs you best harvest in spring. In your video the leaves look already much worn out by time and heat. Best wishes, WH

  • @Holodoll
    @Holodoll Рік тому +1

    Lamb tallow is especially healing, moisturizing and protective for the skin. It has been used by healers in the Adriatic region of Croatia, Montenegro, Dalmatia, Serbia, Greece etc for thousands of years.

  • @scharliem
    @scharliem 3 роки тому +8

    Great video, lovely music!

  • @NoelleCawley
    @NoelleCawley 4 місяці тому

    Thank you for your very helpful videos, I'm new to all of this and you make it look so easy❤❤

  • @joybickerstaff194
    @joybickerstaff194 Рік тому +1

    Hello!! First off, could u PLEASE, PLEASE tell me the name of the song and who sung it, his voice totally relaxed me! Also would u mind telling me the measurements n ounces, I’d appreciate it! I’ve always thought plantain grew n cut lawns, not n fields, good to know, I’ll try looking there, maybe I’ll find plantain with longer leaves, urs r big. Enjoyed the video, and loved the lesson!! Thank u

  • @michellebaydemir6100
    @michellebaydemir6100 3 роки тому +3

    Thank you so much for this info . very well presentation and great video .

  • @toneenorman2135
    @toneenorman2135 3 роки тому +2

    WONDERFUL! Exactly the type of Plantain that grows here:) I thought this type wasn’t as good for skin stuff as the fatter leaf version...

  • @adribazaar
    @adribazaar 3 роки тому +1

    Wow! Thank you. I have some cocoa butter I want to use for something special. I guess this will be it.

  • @thinkathena2
    @thinkathena2 5 місяців тому

    Love this video and the music. Thanks!

  • @voluntaryismistheanswer
    @voluntaryismistheanswer 3 роки тому +15

    The young stalks are also very nice steamed as for asparagus.

    • @olin777
      @olin777 3 роки тому +3

      The young flower stalks? Or leaf stalks? Thanks

    • @joannminor101
      @joannminor101 Рік тому +1

      I add the leaves to soups and omelets

  • @nicholaceho9679
    @nicholaceho9679 4 роки тому +15

    Love making these but I use the bars of beeswax I grate mine xxx

    • @hedgecomber
      @hedgecomber  4 роки тому +3

      Woah, you're hardcore Nichola!

    • @VeganV5912
      @VeganV5912 3 роки тому +2

      @@hedgecomber - You don’t do it with your.. 😫🔪🍖🔴👧👶.... You don’t do it with your dog 😫🔪🍖🔴🐶.... You don’t do it with your pig 🐷, oh wait 🤪🦠🍖🔴🐷.... Pssssychoooo !!! Over a burger et cetera. 5 minute burger !!! 😫🔪🍖🔴🐮 !!!! You can have a vegan burger and vegan chicken and vegan pizza and vegan curry and vegan tacos and vegan burritos..... without murder !!! Simple !!!...

    • @autumnspring6624
      @autumnspring6624 3 роки тому +5

      @@VeganV5912 Many people are on carnivore diet now. It's getting more and more popular. Meat is good for our health and nutrition.

    • @freedomunltd
      @freedomunltd 3 роки тому +3

      @@autumnspring6624 Did you ask the animal how it felt at losing its life for the sake of some protein for humans when there is so much protein and other essential nutrients that can so easily be obtained from the plants upon which those same animals munch and graze upon each day? It’s time animals were not regarded as unfeeling meat on legs with beating hearts and eyes to cry in fear and terror when they are losded and crammed onto the trucks that takes them to the stinking slaughterhouse that runs red with blood and entrails from these animals that were and are, killer so unnecessarily by the millions, each and every day while the consumer is heedless of its agony. It is revolting cruelty that has no place in today’s world.

    • @granmabern5283
      @granmabern5283 3 роки тому

      Jeanne McSherry animals always DIE. If we farm properly and kill cleanly there is no harm in eating meat or fish. You should save your energy to promote decent farming techniques, or just buy food from good farmers. When animals die in nature, they are either eaten alive slowly or else they die slowly of illness or injury. One pop in the head from a farmer and they die happy...IF THEY WERE RAISED BY DECENT FARMERS.

  • @CarlKeeling1881
    @CarlKeeling1881 Рік тому

    Thanks for sharing that's a very useful skill to have.

  • @UNOSEEUM
    @UNOSEEUM 3 роки тому +1

    Excellent tips and sharings. I use a crockpot to cook up my concoctions. thanks for sharing. xo

  • @firebug_shevmac8711
    @firebug_shevmac8711 4 роки тому +12

    I had no idea that plant was plantain!!!! Wow! Thank you so much!

  • @ladyann5778
    @ladyann5778 10 місяців тому

    Thank you for this most wonderful recipe

  • @B3RG3RS0N
    @B3RG3RS0N 2 роки тому

    Love the enthusiasm love the video. Thank You

  • @ritasenergyherbs3650
    @ritasenergyherbs3650 Рік тому

    Fun post. I attend reenactments as my son is involved. I have yet to see a healer's tent provide examples of the healing herbs. I was telling the gentleman how "Heal All" plant was often used in the Civil War...and sure enough - found some growing about 6 ft away in the grass! The benefits, I understand, of tallow is that it has a smaller molecular structure thereby better absorbed into the skin vs olive or coconut oil. In agreement about the smell of tallow...but we will be rendering beef tallow and I may try it at some time. I like to infuse rosemary in oil as well...and it gives a lovely smell to salves.

  • @kev3315
    @kev3315 2 роки тому +6

    Great video and advice! Does the broad leaf version of plantain have the same medicinal benefits??

  • @rosemariemann1719
    @rosemariemann1719 2 роки тому +1

    Dear QuantumQuattro,
    thank you for your
    informative post :
    not " long", very good !☺️.
    Herbs were the
    forerunners of modern
    medicine, but I too don't
    like the complicated modern
    chemicals, with possible
    side effects ! 🤔.
    Herbs are amazing,
    aren't they ! 🌿.
    So many different
    effects/uses....
    🇬🇧😊💕🌿😊🌿😊

  • @searose6192
    @searose6192 3 роки тому +2

    Does broadleaf plantain have the same properties as narrow leaf plantain?

  • @laidlawnakixo
    @laidlawnakixo Рік тому

    Perfect! Love your hair. Thanks! 💓

  • @amandas9539
    @amandas9539 3 роки тому +2

    Your videos are always so peaceful and beautiful! We raise a good amount of our own meat, so I can attest to how stinky tallow can be! I've gotten better at rendering it, and I prefer a nicely rendered scent of tallow to olive oil, but then again I've never cared for olives. :D I do like olive oil for a shelf stable salve, the tallow I prefer to keep in the fridge, but not everyone does that.