Top 20 Edible and Medicinal Plants of the Southeastern U.S.

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  • Have you ever wondered which edible and medicinal plants are common in the Southeastern states? In this video Matthew covers the edible uses and medicinal benefits of 20 common plants that you can forage right in your own back yard or neighborhood! Here are the plants covered in the video:
    Sassafras, mullein, yaupon holly, wax myrtle, sweet gum, boneset, wild lettuce, elderflower, passionflower, winged sumac, sweet bay magnolia, plantain, wild violet, dandelion, bull or spurge nettle, horsemint, American beautyberry, crossvine, goldenrod, and greenbriar.
    If you want to learn more about some of the medicinal plants covered in this video, make sure to grab a copy of our free guide to medicinal plants here: www.legacywildernessacademy.c...
    Also, make sure to check out @BoredomBustersStudios if you're looking for a clean comedy/entertainment channel for kids.
    Thanks for watching!
    Chapters:
    0:00 Intro
    0:30 Sassafras
    3:42 Mullein
    5:12 Yaupon Holly
    8:52 Wax Myrtle
    10:21 Sweet Gum
    11:52 Boneset
    14:06 Wild Lettuce
    17:23 Elderberry
    22:03 Passionflower (Maypop)
    23:46 Winged Sumac
    26:39 Sweet Bay Magnolia
    30:25 Plantain
    32:57 Wild Violet
    34:31 Dandelion
    37:10 Spurge Nettle
    39:09 Horsemint
    40:18 Beautyberry
    42:11 Crossvine
    44:15 Goldenrod
    46:19 Greenbriar
    48:29 Free Medicinal Plants Guide

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  • @legacy634
    @legacy634 Місяць тому +116

    When I was a little girl, my granny (West Virginia mountains all her life...herbal healer) told me that in most cases, the plants and herbs that can irritate you (poison ivy, stinging nettle etc), the "curing" plant or herb grows nearby and sometimes with the plants that cause the irritation. Example, I have stinging nettle in my pasture. Plaintain (which alleviates the burning itch) grows all around it. I wish my granny had lived long enough to teach me more. She was amazing.

    • @user-qj3vz7jk6i
      @user-qj3vz7jk6i Місяць тому +11

      Jewel weed grows beside nettles the gelatinous sap is just like aloe.

    • @yrrekrepmuj1486
      @yrrekrepmuj1486 Місяць тому +6

      Jewel weed cures poison ivy. Like your grandmother, my grandfather taught me that.

    • @musicteacher5757
      @musicteacher5757 15 днів тому +3

      God bless you.
      Me, too. My Granny was wise, too.
      ❤️

    • @joycleckley2881
      @joycleckley2881 10 днів тому +1

      @@yrrekrepmuj1486 do you have a page or something where you teach the knowledge? Attempting to learn on my own at age 63.

    • @HyloWard
      @HyloWard 8 днів тому

      How blessed to have had that time with her ❤❤💕👽

  • @butchbartholomew6630
    @butchbartholomew6630 2 місяці тому +149

    Herbalist from North Mississippi here,good job, keep up the good work. Constantly trying to teach the young all this knowledge before old timers like me are all gone.

    • @LegacyWildernessAcademy
      @LegacyWildernessAcademy  2 місяці тому +6

      Thank you sir! I'm in West Monroe, LA and trying to learn from experienced herbalists to keep the knowledge alive. Please let me know if you ever have classes. I'd be willing to make the drive to attend.

    • @inmyopinion6836
      @inmyopinion6836 2 місяці тому +4

      South Mississippi here, Trying to learn the SAME!

    • @gabrielvdenton
      @gabrielvdenton 2 місяці тому

      Thank you! ❤

    • @leslielu42
      @leslielu42 2 місяці тому +1

      Great info. Would like to know what to do with wild violet and what it's good for. Thanks

    • @joon148B
      @joon148B 2 місяці тому +2

      It’s an acquired taste. Not all are interested, but I agree that putting this info out will bring in those that are! I had to grow up a bit before I became interested 🤍

  • @dreamchaisr1
    @dreamchaisr1 3 місяці тому +136

    Oh my gosh I finally found a person highlighting the south herbal. So many are in the northeast US. Thank you!!

    • @LegacyWildernessAcademy
      @LegacyWildernessAcademy  3 місяці тому +15

      Yes! and I'm focusing specifically on the Coastal Plain, the DEEP south lol. Thanks for watching!

    • @yungfrogleg
      @yungfrogleg 3 місяці тому +11

      Big upz all the southeastern herbalists ive been realizing how many of us there are and that the traditional knowledge of these plants are in great hands 🙌🏼💚

    • @HieuTran-iz2td
      @HieuTran-iz2td 2 місяці тому +4

      Could you please write down 20 edible plants on the screen . Thank you for the interesting information

    • @IntegrityandKarma
      @IntegrityandKarma Місяць тому +3

      ​@@LegacyWildernessAcademy
      Any suggestions for printed guides for the lower Appalachians?
      GA/TN/NC/AL/SC
      Thank you for anything you come up with!

    • @chuckfisher23
      @chuckfisher23 14 днів тому

      I'm trying to find north east videos

  • @mariansmith7694
    @mariansmith7694 3 місяці тому +80

    Awww, Sassafrass was the first plant I learned to identify when I was a very young girl.

    • @michelleslutpuppy4355
      @michelleslutpuppy4355 Місяць тому +1

      I've had sassafras tea once I couldn't stay out of the bathroom for a few days

    • @dsoldier9227
      @dsoldier9227 Місяць тому +3

      Aw same girl,, and my grandpa got me hooked on sassafras. I think it's why I still love it so much because it reminds me if him. And there's alot on my property. I made some shagbark Hickory Syrup recently, made some plain, infused with cinnamon, some vanilla, and some with sassafras,,the sassafras was a hit with some of my family members, And we were thinking it would make a great pork marinade.

    • @patroot2536
      @patroot2536 Місяць тому +3

      Same with me a neighbor girl told me about sassafras when I was 10 years old . I use to make tea over an open fire I loved it

    • @michelleslutpuppy4355
      @michelleslutpuppy4355 Місяць тому +3

      In the boyscouts their manual had a small herbs section

    • @rosieeye6812
      @rosieeye6812 Місяць тому +1

      Same

  • @Spiller333
    @Spiller333 3 місяці тому +58

    🎉 Thank you for this. My life path often is beset by times of homelessness due to poor relationship decisions and horrible financial decisions but I'm a world class camper and hiker 😂 and I can honestly say I will use this information. Thank you again 🎉😊

    • @SarahBearah2023
      @SarahBearah2023 2 місяці тому +11

      God Bless you abundantly. ❤

    • @KKIcons
      @KKIcons День тому

      Do you watch that itinerant sheep farmer channel? I always get some tips and inspo from that

  • @roxannerobertson554
    @roxannerobertson554 2 місяці тому +18

    We always said that sassafras had root beer roots and seven - up leaves and stems….yummmm …we always thought God had fun making this for people as a treat…🥰

    • @LegacyWildernessAcademy
      @LegacyWildernessAcademy  2 місяці тому +4

      I like that! Thanks for watching!

    • @KKIcons
      @KKIcons День тому

      My slippery elm and Sassafras leaf tea really hit the spot this morning. Adding the elm can make it taste more creamy when you run out of milk also

  • @atomicsnowflake2130
    @atomicsnowflake2130 4 місяці тому +115

    Thank you for this very good, informative, detailed, and practical video! And especially thank you for NOT using any kind of background music.
    I am now subscribed:)

  • @gcxred4kat9
    @gcxred4kat9 2 місяці тому +41

    I'm in The Florida Native Plant Society and give foraging walks. You taught me a surprising amount of info!

  • @choccolocco
    @choccolocco 3 місяці тому +15

    As for sweet gum, my grandparents showed me how to get “chewing gum” from them.
    Simply scar the tree, wait for the sap to dry, and it becomes “chewing gum”, sorta.

    • @LegacyWildernessAcademy
      @LegacyWildernessAcademy  3 місяці тому +3

      Thanks for the info!

    • @KKIcons
      @KKIcons День тому

      And now we know it really is as good for you as it tastes like it should be

  • @williamshafer1996
    @williamshafer1996 4 місяці тому +63

    Yours is the first video thats ive seen that shows all these plants together. Thank you for all your hard work.

  • @drivebyquipper
    @drivebyquipper 2 місяці тому +11

    Mullein helped save me from my allergy symptoms. Forget Mucinex!

    • @dsoldier9227
      @dsoldier9227 Місяць тому

      I smoke mullein in a corn cobb pipe any time I feel a cough coming on 😊

    • @user-rt8xo5sj8d
      @user-rt8xo5sj8d Місяць тому

      Got to try this one... Well, All of them. Do any any of these have a shelf life. I can't always be able to go out ??? ❤

  • @NIGHTMARERICA
    @NIGHTMARERICA 4 місяці тому +16

    Pro tip sassafras and mimosas make mda and dmt respectively. Wild lettuce is also called poor mans opium. Reduce it down until it looks opiumish and it makes really good pain medicine.

    • @yungfrogleg
      @yungfrogleg 3 місяці тому

      I believe sassfrass somehow converts to mda in the body. It has such an uplifting feeling to it. Try smoking the root bark… many native tribes smoked the root bark

    • @yungfrogleg
      @yungfrogleg 3 місяці тому +2

      Even if it doesnt actually make mda it still tastes hella good with some good tobacco lol 😆 and always makes me feel good when i drink some sassafras tea 👍🏻🧡

    • @BarbaraBoix-id5zf
      @BarbaraBoix-id5zf Місяць тому +2

      Hi! Can you please share what you know about mimosas? I have two huge trees that the monarchs flock to every year. I live in the woods, lol in a house and plant many flowers for the bees and butterflies.

    • @yungfrogleg
      @yungfrogleg Місяць тому

      @@BarbaraBoix-id5zf its called he huan pi in chinese medicine. “Collective Happiness Bark” said to hold medicine for the collective heart of humanity. You can use for anxiety/depression, sleep issues, etc. The flowers make awesome tea when they bloom

    • @mpv9866
      @mpv9866 13 днів тому

      Hi. You likely have our regional mimosa, the lovely multi-colored pufball flowers make a great tincture. As for the other comment, that requires rootbark from the mimosa hostilis, not native to SE states, but can be found south Texas and further south. Can be found on the internet too, as it is also makes a nice textile/fabric dye

  • @eN-pl4vk
    @eN-pl4vk 3 місяці тому +15

    Palmate and pinnate leaf vein/rib patterns have helped me identify plants. I learned in high school biology that "palmate" describes the way your fingers spread outward when looking at your open hand, with your wrist representing the base of the leaf. The "pinnate" leaf is patterned like a feather with a central vein down the length of the leaf and multiple lateral veins off that midline vein. That image has stuck in my head for 50 years. Great teachers are never forgotten.

    • @KKIcons
      @KKIcons День тому +1

      Thanks that will help me remember it into my senior years

  • @somnyad
    @somnyad 2 місяці тому +7

    He lists this in the description, but here it is again, for those who didn't see it.
    0:00​ Intro
    0:30​ Sassafras
    3:42​ Mullein
    5:12​ Yaupon Holly (ilex vomitiria)
    8:52​ Wax Myrtle
    10:21​ Sweet Gum
    11:52​ Boneset
    14:06​ Wild Lettuce
    17:23​ Elderberry
    22:03​ Passionflower (Maypop)
    23:46​ Winged Sumac
    26:39​ Sweet Bay Magnolia
    30:25​ Plantain
    32:57​ Wild Violet
    34:31​ Dandelion
    37:10​ Spurge Nettle
    39:09​ Horsemint
    40:18​ Beautyberry
    42:11​ Crossvine
    44:15​ Goldenrod
    46:19​ Greenbriar
    47:30 Free plant list

  • @yungfrogleg
    @yungfrogleg 3 місяці тому +16

    Bro salute to you for this!!!🫡southeastern folk herbalists, were out here!!! 💚🌿🪶

  • @lisarussell6153
    @lisarussell6153 2 місяці тому +10

    So glad UA-cam suggested this video. I moved to NE Alabama 2 years ago. I know almost none of these plants.

  • @user-rs1pq7ew3j
    @user-rs1pq7ew3j 8 місяців тому +56

    Honestly bro this is one of the better videos to cover a wide range of good herbs with good info. I have now added crossvine to my arsenal of herbs i collect

    • @LegacyWildernessAcademy
      @LegacyWildernessAcademy  8 місяців тому +5

      Thanks for watching! Future videos will go into a lot more detail for each one 🙂

    • @chrisbraswell8864
      @chrisbraswell8864 3 місяці тому +1

      The Sassafras dry or dead leaves look like poison oak.

    • @dylanhaynes9025
      @dylanhaynes9025 3 місяці тому +1

      YESSSSS i had to go to a whole plant conference to learn abt tht one

    • @christopherbegley8755
      @christopherbegley8755 3 місяці тому

      Sassafras is a cancer causing compound

    • @nancybrister7588
      @nancybrister7588 2 місяці тому +1

      Yes, I Agree!

  • @Cerinaya
    @Cerinaya 2 місяці тому +6

    I had no idea about the sweet gum. There are several large trees at my grandmothers house. Those spiky balls were the bane of my childhood summers.

  • @Kazwellian
    @Kazwellian 3 місяці тому +14

    ❤ thanks for this very informative video! Was not aware that the Sweet Gum had any redeeming qualities 😂

    • @SarahBearah2023
      @SarahBearah2023 2 місяці тому

      Oh wow what great news! First I hated pihe trees, but now we make pine needle tea, now his we hated those prickly balls,I calked it thrb"banana peel tree" because they'll knock you off your feet. But now I can use it for something useful! Thank you. ❤

  • @jacobwaits748
    @jacobwaits748 2 місяці тому +4

    Really cool that you explained about Ilex vomitoria. I remember leaning about it in a woody shrub ID class; however the instructor didn't explain in detail that it was used ritualisticly and it could also be safely ingested. Awesome.

    • @LegacyWildernessAcademy
      @LegacyWildernessAcademy  2 місяці тому +2

      Yes, and it's great! There are even a couple small local companies that sell it like Yaupon Brothers and Lost Pines Yaupon.

  • @anitaditzler-id6bh
    @anitaditzler-id6bh 4 місяці тому +30

    Passion flower grows all over our fences. As a child I was fascinated by the orange butterflies that lay their eggs on it. I would catch the caterpillars and put them in a jar with some leaves to watch them build cocoons and come out as a beautiful butterfly

    • @LegacyWildernessAcademy
      @LegacyWildernessAcademy  4 місяці тому +8

      Yes the gulf fritillaries! We just learned what those were last summer

    • @sabrinasetzler689
      @sabrinasetzler689 3 місяці тому +1

    • @MoreProductive2023
      @MoreProductive2023 2 місяці тому

      No it doesn’t

    • @GingersnapLizz
      @GingersnapLizz 2 місяці тому +1

      Yes, Gulf Fritillaries lay their eggs on sunny parts of Passiflora, while Zebra Longwings (our state butterfly) lay their eggs in the shaded parts of the Passiflora vines. Zebra Longwings with sometimes even form their chrysalis right there on the Passiflora vine.
      Great video. Nice to see something produced for us southerners. Most videos for the north or out west in California area. 😊

    • @LegacyWildernessAcademy
      @LegacyWildernessAcademy  2 місяці тому

      Wow, that's a really interesting distinction! Thanks for commenting. I love learning about butterflies and their host plants.@@GingersnapLizz

  • @peggybaxter8480
    @peggybaxter8480 Місяць тому +6

    My Grandmother chewed the end of a Sassafras twig and used it for a toothbrush. I love the root tea! As kids we liked to chew the leaves. Oh for the good ole days in the 1950s!

    • @PatsySegars
      @PatsySegars Місяць тому

      My MOM used sweetgum twigs for the same thing.

    • @peggybaxter8480
      @peggybaxter8480 Місяць тому

      @Patsy Segars
      Maybe we could learn from them. I've been a faithful brushed and at 73 I have horrible teeth. What's left of them!

  • @somnyad
    @somnyad 2 місяці тому +9

    I had a really bad cold last weekend and used one drop of Goldenrod essential oil with one drop of mint oil on a piece of tissue paper wet with a few drops of water and folded it inside a face mask. 😷 It worked so well!! Within minutes, my runny nose had stopped and my sinuses were feeling better!

    • @christinathompson9780
      @christinathompson9780 Місяць тому

      I definitely want to try this for my runny noses because of allergies. 😊😊

    • @DeborahTyler-qt5nh
      @DeborahTyler-qt5nh 11 годин тому

      What will u use for you're lips to get better

  • @katsimmons1065
    @katsimmons1065 3 місяці тому +16

    Thank you I learned a lot from you. I just wanted to add that dried corn silk also breaks up kidney stones, and good for lowering the
    Creighton in the kidneys you make a tea with it.

    • @coffeebeforemascara
      @coffeebeforemascara 2 місяці тому

      Creatine

    • @rattaxi9645
      @rattaxi9645 Місяць тому

      I used to have a guinea pig that LOVED corn silk. Apropos if nothing 😂

  • @LouieLou998
    @LouieLou998 2 місяці тому +23

    Great video. I love the idea of freezing the elderberry clusters to remove the berries. That has always been a labor intensive process for me. Thanks!

    • @somnyad
      @somnyad 2 місяці тому +1

      Me, too!! I love making elderberry pie, and elderberry-blackberry pie ❤

    • @christinathompson9780
      @christinathompson9780 Місяць тому +1

      I will be trying this! 🤗

    • @carolthomas3875
      @carolthomas3875 Місяць тому

      A fork works pretty well for removing the berries. Great tasting jelly

  • @Johnsonz4a
    @Johnsonz4a 3 місяці тому +11

    Sumac ade is great. Tastes like pink lemonade. Been drinking it for years.

    • @LegacyWildernessAcademy
      @LegacyWildernessAcademy  3 місяці тому +3

      Definitely a favorite. In Steve Brill's book he talks about soaking multiple batches in the same water to create a concentrate, then freezing it to use throughout the year. I want to try that this summer.

    • @christinathompson9780
      @christinathompson9780 Місяць тому

      I also have used a couple of leaves with my berries. It makes it more like a tea.

    • @davehendricks4824
      @davehendricks4824 Місяць тому

      Same here. And I use the red seeds as a rub on chicken!

  • @randiclark1
    @randiclark1 4 місяці тому +30

    I am so grateful to God for this info! Bless these producers!

  • @mandywescott707
    @mandywescott707 2 місяці тому +6

    Sassafras is all in my backyard!

    • @LegacyWildernessAcademy
      @LegacyWildernessAcademy  2 місяці тому +2

      Awesome! I'm working on a full length sassafras video now. Hoping to have it done within the next week.

    • @dsoldier9227
      @dsoldier9227 Місяць тому +1

      I absolutely love sassafras, I have alot on my place. I made shagbark Hickory Syrup recently, and made some infused with sassafras,,yumm. My family thinks it would also make a great marinade..

    • @cynthiacrawford1573
      @cynthiacrawford1573 Місяць тому

      I'm so jealous

  • @angellab-c1690
    @angellab-c1690 4 місяці тому +67

    This was so informative! The best foraging video I've seen thus far. ❤

  • @user-sg7gg7gi5z
    @user-sg7gg7gi5z 7 місяців тому +32

    Cant wait for more videos like this! Im studying foragables but have a hard time finding south east specific videos.

    • @eN-pl4vk
      @eN-pl4vk 3 місяці тому

      I just started, but live in the southwest. Excellent, detailed information and presentation.

  • @evagardner6013
    @evagardner6013 2 місяці тому +4

    Oh my word. I was watching this video with my kids for homeschool and immediately recognized something familiar about the whole video situation.. then you said your name. We’ve been avid Sheologians listeners since the beginning😂 I never thought I’d be able to recognize you just by quick clues. Thanks for the homeschool lesson!!

  • @crawwwfishh3284
    @crawwwfishh3284 2 місяці тому +5

    Loved the maypop as kids. Great for battle or a snack.

  • @slimybob7613
    @slimybob7613 3 місяці тому +7

    Another great plant from this region is Salvia Divinorum. Its widely used by a lot of people in the area and can fight off cancer cells and help with arthritis. If you find some out in the wild you should definitely try it, its safe to eat raw and tastes like mint!

  • @raymondj8768
    @raymondj8768 Місяць тому +2

    I grew up in new Jersey we had sassafras to !

  • @wenter1543
    @wenter1543 3 місяці тому +16

    This was a great educational video. I took 7 pages of notes. I've been foraging and growing edible and medicinal plants for about four years and I didn't know half of the information in here. Definitely, I'm going to watch his other videos

  • @victoriajackson5965
    @victoriajackson5965 3 місяці тому +6

    Thank you from NE Oklahoma

  • @MsMary-mg3ho
    @MsMary-mg3ho 4 місяці тому +7

    Even though I have been gardening for several years, I never really noticed how many different kinds of leaves grow in different ways. I guess I recognize most vegetable and common flower plants by their leaves, but looking at the ones you showed here, it really was amazing. I found that as interesting as the different uses for each plant. 🙂

  • @1MSally1965
    @1MSally1965 3 місяці тому +10

    I’ve had yaupon holly now for about 5 years. I bought two about 10 years after planting my camellia sinensis. I would bet I probably have or know all of these plants in your video. 😀

  • @channabrennon2017
    @channabrennon2017 3 місяці тому +7

    I am a herbalist and have learned a bunch from you thank you!!

    • @LegacyWildernessAcademy
      @LegacyWildernessAcademy  3 місяці тому

      Thanks for watching!!! Be on the lookout for more coming soon. We just spent all day filming a new one. Should be ready to release by the end of the week.

  • @georgezink8256
    @georgezink8256 3 місяці тому +7

    I drink sassafras all time I also use it with honey and southern comfort to cure sore throat

    • @20greeneyes20
      @20greeneyes20 2 місяці тому

      Do you buy it or did you grow it yourself?

    • @BarbaraBoix-id5zf
      @BarbaraBoix-id5zf Місяць тому

      Hi! I’m in southern NC and have lots of sassafras trees on my property. My mom made tea every year when I was a child. I never knew how to harvest it for tea because she didn’t care much for teaching us daughters anything although she was a good cook and could can just about anything. Will you please share how you make the tea? Thank you so much.

  • @Friendly_Gamer_Mom
    @Friendly_Gamer_Mom 3 місяці тому +5

    Dandelions in like Montana and Idaho and Washington, all have similar single taproot, but depending on environment can be really short (usually found in groomed yards), tall and lanky (undisturbed shaded areas) or robust large leaves and tall flower stems. The last growing condition is great for kids and outside play, they can make their play salads due to how safe the plant is. Bitter it is too, except the yellow of the flower, that can be sweet.

  • @karenklucas923
    @karenklucas923 7 місяців тому +12

    Just found yarrow here too . Going harvest some..I have golden rod .
    Dandilion. Broad back..purselane..burdock.
    Cat tails. Itch weed

  • @boukenheimer1
    @boukenheimer1 2 місяці тому +5

    I'm so happy to have found your channel.😊

  • @jamestregler1584
    @jamestregler1584 3 місяці тому +6

    Thanks bin looking for you ; thanks from old New Orleans 😎

  • @JDDees
    @JDDees 3 місяці тому +11

    I love the smell of sassafras!!!

    • @BarbaraBoix-id5zf
      @BarbaraBoix-id5zf Місяць тому

      Me TOO!! I’m in NC and have plenty!! I don’t know how to make the tea. Do you?

  • @molecularalchemy7798
    @molecularalchemy7798 Місяць тому +4

    I'm a practicing cancer researcher, (PhD biochem and mol bio, PI on several R01s, significant publication record) and wholly agree with the statements disregarding the cancer risk for sassafras. Everything causes cancer, when you concentrate it and feed huge amounts to model organisms. I'm more concerned about getting cancer from fast food habits than any freshly foraged foodstuffs.

  • @starwoan5970
    @starwoan5970 4 місяці тому +18

    Many Thxs for this video and all that you do! My grandmother use to collect sassafras in the springtime for use as a spring tonic tea! Great memories of drinking Sassafras tea! as a child! ❤️👍🏼

  • @patricianelson8
    @patricianelson8 3 місяці тому +4

    Sassparilla. Yum. Come on down to Big Nose Kate's Tombstone AZ, and have a cold sassparilla.

  • @suzannebinsley5940
    @suzannebinsley5940 2 місяці тому +4

    I bought a Sassafrass tree. It grows around in the woods I grew up near.

  • @Clamlifenc
    @Clamlifenc 2 місяці тому +4

    I love this information and will use this as medicine guide, thank u for sharing this with us

  • @debbienash4170
    @debbienash4170 3 місяці тому +13

    I have a beauty berry shrub that the birds planted in my yard. I love it! It’s so beautiful when the purple berries are on the shrub. I’ve heard that people use the berries to make jelly.

    • @LegacyWildernessAcademy
      @LegacyWildernessAcademy  3 місяці тому +2

      We have a wild one in our yard too. My daughter loves the berries

    • @rattaxi9645
      @rattaxi9645 Місяць тому

      I grew up being told they were poisonous! So ridiculous.

    • @neoragdolls
      @neoragdolls Місяць тому +1

      I've made jelly from beauty berries before. It's really good. It's made from cooking down the berries into a juice and straining out like mayhaw and grape jelly. It's really good on toasted sourdough bread.

  • @heathernotzdaniels6350
    @heathernotzdaniels6350 4 місяці тому +10

    I have yet to see my elderberry be called a small bush. This past year they grew to well over 12' tall. And this was a freshening year, the year following us cutting them all down the previous fall.
    Lots of great information, great video ❤

  • @sandrabeck8788
    @sandrabeck8788 4 місяці тому +20

    Good video! Nice close ups of leaves and flowers.

    • @LegacyWildernessAcademy
      @LegacyWildernessAcademy  4 місяці тому +3

      Glad you enjoyed it, keep an eye out for more with spring around the corner!

  • @tombombadil829
    @tombombadil829 9 місяців тому +16

    Great Video.
    I grew up in The Big Thicket of East Texas. I recognized many of these plants.
    Note: The roots of the Green Briar are edible, as well as the tender shoots.

    • @LegacyWildernessAcademy
      @LegacyWildernessAcademy  9 місяців тому +5

      Thanks for watching! I grew up in East Texas as well, around Conroe and the Sam Houston. That's one of my favorite areas in the country

    • @tombombadil829
      @tombombadil829 9 місяців тому +4

      @LegacyWildernessAcademy
      Awesome.
      As a teen, I couldn't wait to explore other places. I've lived all over the US, and I never knew how special the East Texas biome was until I left.
      Good Luck with your channel.
      The knowledge of medicinal plants must not be lost.

    • @Spunky.Streams
      @Spunky.Streams 5 місяців тому +2

      😮 Tom!! Tom Bombadil! 🫨
      Woah 🤯🕊️🙌🫶🏼

    • @tombombadil829
      @tombombadil829 5 місяців тому +1

      @@Spunky.Streams
      Ring a ding dillo!

    • @lpmoron6258
      @lpmoron6258 3 місяці тому +2

      When I observed a herd of cows eating the tender tips of this plant I started picking and eating them to. But, I leave the ones for the cows!

  • @JanineMJoi
    @JanineMJoi 3 місяці тому +6

    Thank you for this! Utube popped you up on my screen just today. I'm new to the east south, new to the country.

  • @maggiehumble7822
    @maggiehumble7822 3 місяці тому +3

    I love sassafras tea I so many trees to choose from to make my tea

  • @christiandore7518
    @christiandore7518 25 днів тому

    In my younger years we used to pick elderberries for making wine and I used to dig sassafras roots for my mom, she grew all types of herbal plants in our yard and we still have some of them 50 years later.

  • @chubbybottomacres
    @chubbybottomacres 2 місяці тому +3

    youre good at describing the plant for identification, best ive seen yet

  • @somnyad
    @somnyad 2 місяці тому +2

    What a sweetheart he is!! Such a community service to do this video. ❤

  • @Syl-Vee
    @Syl-Vee 3 місяці тому +5

    Thanks so much for this video. I have been wondering what I could eat wild in Florida. Very good, detailed information. Subscribed!

  • @lucycasablanca3306
    @lucycasablanca3306 3 місяці тому +8

    Wonderful presentation. Thank you soooo much. Being able to see the plants in its habitat makes a difference.

  • @TheTamrock2007
    @TheTamrock2007 3 місяці тому +6

    I very new to this subject, but a couple of years ago I found an American beauty berry tree. Heard about the insect repellent possibilities. And replanted it. Was a very pretty ornamental. I made the repellent. The north Florida mosquitos laughed at me.

    • @LegacyWildernessAcademy
      @LegacyWildernessAcademy  3 місяці тому +2

      Lol thank you for sharing. I probably need to stop mentioning that in the future because like you said, I'm not sure it's a very effective use of the plant.

    • @wassername888
      @wassername888 3 місяці тому

      Maybe if you mix it with mud and apply a three inch layer.

    • @TheTamrock2007
      @TheTamrock2007 3 місяці тому

      @@wassername888 🤣🤣🤣

    • @stacystepp7914
      @stacystepp7914 2 місяці тому

      Oh my gosh that is hilarious! 😂​@@wassername888

    • @stacystepp7914
      @stacystepp7914 2 місяці тому

      So funny!! I made some repellent late last year and will be checking it out this Summer. So we'll see if I too will be the laughing stock of the woods haha

  • @loiscutting1716
    @loiscutting1716 3 місяці тому +3

    I have 6 to 7 foot elderberry bushes growing in my yard to make elderberry jelly in late summer. We always had those bushes growing in the ditches until the county sprayed the ditches and killed the plants. The berries are deep dark purple and do not use them in pies as the fruit very seedy and not good to eat. Makes yummy jelly.

    • @LegacyWildernessAcademy
      @LegacyWildernessAcademy  3 місяці тому +1

      They're all over my area. Invisible most of the year until they flower in May and then you see them everywhere.

  • @RaraAvis1138
    @RaraAvis1138 3 місяці тому +3

    Oh my gosh I just downloaded your handbook and its so important to me - thank you!!! I actually had to order plantain because I could not find it here. I'm hoping to start cutting down some saplings but wanted to make sure I wasn't cutting anything I could use medicinally. The others will become fence posts or arbors. Going to try to plant mullein again this year also. I don't know why, but I've had such a hard time finding info on plants and fungi here. Probably has a lot to do with my dyslexia. Again, thank you so much!

  • @JanineMJoi
    @JanineMJoi 3 місяці тому +4

    Ooooh! You're learning from Darryl! Good for you! I've been looking for herbs and most especially trees to grow. In Phoenix I had nothing in the yard that couldn't be used medicinally or be edible. I want that here to.

  • @user-yi7jq6xo9t
    @user-yi7jq6xo9t 7 місяців тому +12

    Awesome detailed information, just wish I had it in a book format.

  • @smoochysmoochy7267
    @smoochysmoochy7267 3 місяці тому +5

    HI😘i am So Impressed With the Plants I Love and Forage here in South Louisiana. Wax mrtyle, the Sumac.,The passion Flower, Elderberry of course. Oh and Rhanks for the Sassafrass ID 😀 I m Lookin for that one. I male Wine and will use that😉

  • @GoodwinBride
    @GoodwinBride 2 місяці тому +2

    Best video I've found! I'm so glad you put this list together with so much info!
    Last summer I used plantain leaves on my toddlers bee sting. His hand was very swollen but within just a couple minutes of putting crushed (chewed) plantain leaf on it it was almost completely back to normal!

    • @LegacyWildernessAcademy
      @LegacyWildernessAcademy  2 місяці тому +1

      It's crazy how well it works! I use it for my 4 year old daughter on her mosquito bites and it takes the itch right away

  • @danhaywood5696
    @danhaywood5696 3 місяці тому +4

    Wow! Great informative vid. This is one the very best.
    I agree with another comment about the display of the plants names being helpful.

    • @LegacyWildernessAcademy
      @LegacyWildernessAcademy  3 місяці тому +2

      Thanks so much for watching and for the kind words! I'm going to take that advice and add names in my future videos.

  • @maggiemayhem5079
    @maggiemayhem5079 3 місяці тому +4

    Wow, thanks so much for all of this great info! I will now think more favorably of my sweetgum trees!!

  • @Turdfergusen382
    @Turdfergusen382 7 місяців тому +8

    I had never heard of Youpon Holly til today. Thanks for sharing your knowledge.

  • @AZfromCLT
    @AZfromCLT 2 місяці тому +2

    Hey bro! Thank you for creating this. Very educational. Love learning about natural remedies, and plants I might want to cultivate.

    • @LegacyWildernessAcademy
      @LegacyWildernessAcademy  2 місяці тому +1

      Thanks for watching!

    • @katylox1604
      @katylox1604 2 місяці тому

      I dug some elderberry roots and planted near my garden. Now t hey grow 15 ft tall. Very prolific😊

  • @MiriamMaybeLovesYou
    @MiriamMaybeLovesYou 8 місяців тому +10

    Love this video! Wish there were more videos out there talking about in-depth plant id. Subscribed!

  • @fen4538
    @fen4538 17 днів тому +1

    As a beginner, this is very helpful and informative! I'm not totally unfamiliar with plant identification since I can identify many species of plants common in Georgia floriculture, but I didn't know most of these plants. I've been trying to find a good list of wold edible plants in georgia but this is really the first i saw that was in-depth and that i could pay attention to. Thanks :)

  • @1Ggirl1959
    @1Ggirl1959 3 місяці тому +2

    Elderberries make the BEST wine ever.
    They make good medicine too, cooked with honey and lemon. Then can add vodka to preserve it longer.

  • @joepollard3228
    @joepollard3228 25 днів тому

    One of my Euell Gibbons books says to roast the yaupon leaves in a 200⁰ oven with the door ajar, then crumble the leaves to make tea. This tea is quite good. It is similar to a South American tea called Mate'. You can also use regular holly leaves. However, they have sharp spines.
    The wax myrtle is also called the bayberry. The stem grows small gray-green round nodules. These nodules are covered with wax. Gather enough, which is quite a bit, and boil them in water. Then put the boiled mixture in the refrigerator. The wax will solidify on the top. Then you can use it to make bayberry candles.

  • @BarbaraBoix-id5zf
    @BarbaraBoix-id5zf Місяць тому

    I have lots of sassafras trees on my property!!! I water them to keep them healthy during dry periods. Also, I found the honeysuckle plant that produces that wonderful fruit!!! I thought they were extinct. I hadn’t seen it since I was a child. We had a mulberry tree when I was growing up and we’d eat all the berries we wanted. We were so healthy back then, growing much of our food.

  • @ceciliabrown1677
    @ceciliabrown1677 4 місяці тому +5

    Thank you! I like to forage, and I know many plants, but you've taught me even more and I appreciate it

  • @relaykahn7757
    @relaykahn7757 10 днів тому

    Mississippi here. Been an herbalist long time. Known as the medicine man in my parts. Love your stuff

  • @wendirivers5178
    @wendirivers5178 3 місяці тому +3

    Great job, dude.

  • @Peachy08
    @Peachy08 3 місяці тому +2

    Great video! I live in Georgia and have almost everything you showed. Now I know what to do with them! Thanks!🍃

  • @anyafairlight
    @anyafairlight 3 місяці тому +3

    Great information. Can you give more information on identifying various mints, in the future?

    • @LegacyWildernessAcademy
      @LegacyWildernessAcademy  3 місяці тому +1

      Sure! That's a good video idea for this spring. I have betony, horsemint, perilla, lyre-leaf sage, and a couple others around here.

    • @resarm5007
      @resarm5007 3 місяці тому +2

      plants in mint family have square stems. from there you should be able to figure out what kind based on smell once you I'd it as mint. til you learn the leaf qualities.

  • @isabelladavis1363
    @isabelladavis1363 3 місяці тому +3

    Excellent thank you for sharing your experience and knowledge… stay blessed

  • @Apawsitivelife
    @Apawsitivelife 2 місяці тому +1

    Wow what a great download of information, thank you.

  • @mikekalas
    @mikekalas 2 місяці тому +1

    I wish I could give this video more than one thumbs up. Thanks for sharing your in depth knowledge of plants. Cheers!

  • @dennisdespres8484
    @dennisdespres8484 3 місяці тому +3

    wow u r such a god send thank yuou so much

  • @ginasparks5756
    @ginasparks5756 23 дні тому

    These were weeds to me all my life! Now, I’m like, dang.. what knowledge I’ve been missing. You have enlightened me a lot!

  • @Karen-up8xo
    @Karen-up8xo 3 місяці тому +2

    Love your video!!!Wonderful info! Thank you ❤️!!!

  • @viewsandreviews180
    @viewsandreviews180 3 місяці тому +1

    Thank you for sharing your knowledge. I’ve lived in the southeast off and on for most of my life (foreign deployments) and have been interested in this for awhile but now that I’m retired I think it would be great to get to know these plants.

  • @sunshine4days611
    @sunshine4days611 3 місяці тому +3

    Thanks for sharing!!❤

  • @Allyourbase1990
    @Allyourbase1990 17 днів тому

    I grow my own mushrooms and tincture them for people , but really went to start foraging more medicinal herbs

  • @fungillooo
    @fungillooo 2 місяці тому

    having a cold rn and hearing about the plants is making me jealous, very nice video

  • @gailnewcomb8256
    @gailnewcomb8256 3 місяці тому +3

    Thank you! Great video!❤

  • @erikmauff7274
    @erikmauff7274 3 місяці тому +2

    Thanks for the video and PDF. Very educational. It makes me want to go out and see if I can find these plants for myself.

  • @ScrogginHausen
    @ScrogginHausen Місяць тому

    Beautyberries make an awesome jam as do the yellow dandelion flowers.

  • @nativeamericanfeather9948
    @nativeamericanfeather9948 3 місяці тому +2

    God gave us everything we need to survive,for free.Mother Earth gives us water,oxygen,minerals,vitamins,nature to heal our soul,&plants to heal our bodies.Were one with the Earth❤& all connected. More people need to spend more time in nature & let it renew & rejuvenate your mind & soul. Be aware & thankful for what social media blinds you from.The government has most conformed & puppets. Break free & live. Lifes so precious & short.Thank you so much for this video! Plants,vegetables,& fruits gives us what we need..more people need to grow their own food(especially with the prices they charge us to eat) Great informative video.God Bless You & your journey ❤

  • @timpike4515
    @timpike4515 Місяць тому +1

    GREAT VIDEO!!! I live in NW Georgia, and During the C19 lockdowns, I ordered a book about herbal remedies and started studying it, along with UA-cam videos and other internet resources. This one video has more useful information than everything I've studied so far combined! As the world turns upside down, I have been searching for a caffeine source that I can use if (God forbid) coffee becomes unavailable and yaupon holly is a plant that I'm pretty certain I've seen on my property. I'm going out looking for it today and might actually try to propagate it. I'm confident in my ability to obtain food and some medicinal plants in the event of societal collapse, but am really concerned about a caffeine source. I am a little surprised you didn't include the blackberry plant, which is ubiquitous here. I have used the leaves to very effectively treat canker sores and sore throat. I have read that the roots are very effective for treating diarrhea, dysentery and even bloody flux, but thankfully haven't needed to test that. And of course, the berries are tasty and nutritious. I realize you could only do so many plants in one video though. Keep up the good work! I have subscribed to your channel.

    • @StacySelah
      @StacySelah Місяць тому +1

      I love my blackberries too!
      Shalom from Florida

  • @tammybyrd1054
    @tammybyrd1054 3 місяці тому +2

    What a great video!

  • @HenryNason-hr2cu
    @HenryNason-hr2cu Місяць тому

    We dug up Camphor Tree roots boiled them, then strained them and added sugar to become Sasafrass Tea so delicious thanks Grandma Green!

  • @kdccmb
    @kdccmb 4 місяці тому +5

    Matthew, you are awesome. Please tell Darryl thank you so very much for training you. I loved all of his videos & you have obviously been a great student of his. I've already subscribed & look worward for more gems from you.