FREE Medicine is All Around!!! Foraging for Usnea
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- Sarah is foraging in the woods for medicine. A lichen called Usnea is used for various medicinal purposes and it grows all over the world. Sarah shows several examples as well as shows how to identify Usnea. Also, while foraging, she finds wild raspberry canes, hedge apples, and rose hips.
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Sarah, Osage orange, in central Mo. we call hedge. lots of it here and the best thing for fence post. The hedge apple is not poison as lots of people claim, Cows have been found dead but only because they chocked on them. In fact it is said to be a cure for cancer. I've eaten them and not dead yet, may be a good famine food, not terrible but not tasty either. Good to repel pest. The wood burns really hot and also works nice when made into lumber very hard too. Was planted extensively in hedge rows as fence and was propagated by soaking in water buckets till they fell apart then put the slurry in a small trench and hopefully it would germinate. The Indians used it to make really powerful bows and war clubs, I have made several bows and have killed a deer with one. I even made cordage out of very young bark of hedge saplings that was pretty strong but not strong enough for bow string. The saw dust can also be used to make a very yellow dye, I dyed a shirt once and went to a black powder shoot and everyone was calling me sunshine, lol .There are other uses but that enough for now.
God bless and praying for you all and that Kevin has a speedy recovery.
Here we call them hedge apples. ( I also live in Mo).
Thank you. Knowledge that has been experienced is the best kind. I will be writing this down for later reference.
I’m in central Texas and we have them everywhere. I heard pigs love them but haven’t tried it with mine yet.
Haha I've never heard that about curing cancer but i used to joke about it being a cure for cancer when we would talk about how useless they are. It's really interesting to hear all the uses you have found for the wood!
If anyone wants to try eating it please use common sense and start off with just a little, also may want to research more as I am not an expert on the matter. Bo-de-ark (I am a professional when it comes to butchering words) is the French name I believe.
When I was young my grandma had the hedge oranges (?) She would slice them about one half inch thick..put them on a cookie sheet ..and dry them in the oven set on a low heat. After time in the oven she would take them and lay them on a cooling rack. She would make a small hole in the middle..for strip of homespun fabric and we would hang them on her Christmas tree. I have many fond memories of going into their woods and hunting them with my grandma. She was always so excited to find perfectly round ones! Previous memories fill my soul! Thanks for reminding me of my memory! Xoxox fills my eyes with happy tears!
Hedge Trees/bushes were put up in the midwestern states & used to stop the dust/dirt storms back in the day. I was born in Kansas & they surround many fields & along the dirt roads in that state.
Sarah I really enjoy going on these walks with you and learning about foraging the only better thing than that is being there!
I also really enjoy the walks.
Sarah when I was younger we use to get skunks and snakes under the house alot . My mom use to throw the hedge apples under there because when they start to break down they emit a gas that people that can't really smell but the skunks and snakes really hate. They do work great for spiders to. Tell Kevin to get well soon.
cherokeesangel we used them to keep spiders away... also used them for targets in place of clay pigeons
You are a breath of fresh air
Sarah your a funny girl your such a wealth of knowledge I smile at that little file cabinet that is in your brain I can see you flicking through the draws sometimes and I’m amazed at how much you have tucked away do you watch television at all? Would love to take you walking in the Australian bush x
I actually don’t like television. 😂 Or movies. I enjoy documentaries from time to time. 😊 When I was a young girl, I dreamed about moving to Australia. 😊
We have tons of usnea here in Louisiana and where there is usnea, there is that same lichen. My grandmother has a bench outside that's on an old swing set, made of wood of course, the bench has taken the place of the swings that have since fallen off and broke. It is covered in usnea and lichen. I love sitting on it under the old oak tree. Thank you for this video Sarah. I never knew it had medicinal properties! Prayers going out to Kevin for a healthy recovery. Bless your family and well wishes to you all.
I love when you walk in the woods and everything beautiful comes in to perspective. This is so comforting to me. It’s been many years since I’ve done this. I so love this! 💖
..Wonderful wilderness teaching !...... My Mom used to feed the "Horse Apples" to her horses, down here in Oklahoma/Texas. I've "watched'em" chomp'away on fresh horse apples like "a treat"'!! when I was a kid. ( Seems like the horse apples down here were a bit larger, and "brighter florescent green" ..but otherwise exactly the same mottled surface of fleshy facets.) In Dallas there used to be horse apple trees that still grew in some residential neighborhood park areas, where they would start dropping their fruit around Halloween time and litter the sidewalks and nearby streets!,... but I haven't actually seen any in the last few years....... I know the kids would end up pelting each other with them, until everyone was pretty bruised and banged up!, so maybe some parents decided to have'em all cut down and removed. ( People are so stupid ) My Mom also found a giant wild persimmon tree in a field that the Water Department had kept back for development and expansion. Since the field was open to neighbors and residents and was near her home she could pick fresh ripe wild persimmons from the low hanging branches that were weighted almost to breaking! Ha! The ground was covered with over'ripe bird'pecked persimmons and the tree had to have been 30 or 40 feet tall! FILLED with drooping limbs! You can see the field (and probably "the tree"!) if you Google... Matilda Street Bridge, Dallas.....Thanks for the cool Nature Walk!!
Wow, I've learned something very useful.
In WA, Usnea grows every where.
I had no idea that they were medicinal. I'm so grateful.
Thank you very much.
I picked up one of those Osage oranges once on a walk and brought it home and planted the seeds. They sprouted quickly with a very high germination rate. Since I had no where to plant an Osage orange tree I didn’t grow them out, but was very surprised and impressed by their vigor. Might be worth while going forward to grow some out for posts or bows. I’ve heard that the tendency is for the grain to grow very straight and one of the reasons they are good for bows
People in Indiana definitely still collect hedge apples and throw them under the house 😄 neighbors have a tree and line em up along the road for the taking which is just nice. I love the country!!
Yes we do :)
What you mean they throw them under the house? Sorry not familiar with that terminology…😐 I’m being serious tho.
Her heart is sweet. I love watching you all.
Thank you for sharing have a huge tuft on a pecan tree about 80 years old as I observe from my kitchen window it’s breaking down a limb at a time yearly but still gives us pecans not many for a treat when we do find them that the squirrels haven’t beat us to…gifts are everywhere if we only take the time to explore and fill our souls…stay blessed Sarah
Wishing Kevin a speeded recovery. I’m husband had surgery thanksgiving week and had to have a catheter over the holiday weekend. Also take care of yourself. You have a lot on your plate right now.
Really enjoyed this little field trip into the woods. I’m just discovering all the hidden things God has for us to use for our food or health. We’re a spoiled people, we’ve become too accustomed to a drive through fast food or pharmacy even at rather high prices. Thank you for your time and effort to show us unlearned but ready to learn a few of these forgotten blessing of God.
Osage Orange got it's name from the Osage Indians. They used the orange heart wood for the bows that they were famous for. Now, it is used more for walking sticks. I have one that has been handed down for at least 3 generations.
In this part of Texas, we call them Crab apples or Horse apples. We used to use them as baseballs. (They don't last long!) I never knew that they were good for anything else. The more that I watch your videos, the more I learn. Thanks!!!
I live south of Fort Worth and we call them horse apples too
I heard horse apples were a good flea repellent, never tried it though
I love using more and more natural remedies and have been successful so far. Since my last cancer chemo event i have been going all natural as much as possible. I have found this book amongst others to be quite helpful .....great dosing etc....information. It is so amazing to know that the Lord has made this amazing creation with everything we need! Amen!
Can you give the book name?
Thank you Sarah love learning about the wild medicinals and how to identify them, yes most definitely more videos on this topic😃👍🏽
Thank you Sarah, for opening our eyes and our minds to more of the wonderful things that God provides for us. God bless you and your family.
You have a nice simple, God-honoring presentation! When I lived in Colorado, I went to an herb school in Boulder where we learned about usnea. In the remotest high country, I used to find clumps of it up to 3 feet long! It is very stable dried and kept in jars. We tinctured it 1:5 fresh or dry in a 50% menstruum (extraction medium of 50% water, 50% ethanol). The Materia Medica of Michael Moore, the venerable herbalist of the Southwest school recommended tincture dosage of 30-60 drops up to 4X per day. The strong decoction (simmered tea) at 2-6 ounces to 3x per day.
For those who burn wood, hedge wood is highly prized for burning long and super hot. A true insider's secret! It is also a wood preferred for bow making in Native American culture.
Up here in Maine we call Usnea "old man's beard"! Because when it get big and hangs from trees it looks like a thick gray beard. I never realized it was medicinal! When dried, we use it as a fire starter.
Not sure that's thesame thing.
Some get it Confused with the SPANISH
MOSS...that also hangs from trees.
They are Not the Same.
I swear, Sara, you are living my dream. Amazing kids, an amazing, loving, Godly husband, living off of the land. This is what I very literally dream of. Hopefully one day! Please keep posting these awesome, fun, and informational videos. 😊💕🏠🌾
A way to distinguish Spanish moss from usnea is usnea has the white central and Spanish moss has black.
I believe it's also known as the Jack fruit. When ripe it has a deep yellow meat inside the fruit that is sweet to the taste.
@ Kristi Brock - No, its in the same family as jackfruit, but hedge apples are different. I don't think anyone or anything eat hedge apples. Which is peculiar for a fruit. But people eat jack fruit, yeah?
Sarah, Thanks so much for all you do and share. Deep Respect and Gratitude especially Today that you take such care to share only accurate herbal information and that you always encourage people to do their own due diligence in educating themselves further!🤗💕
You work very hard for your family. I appreciate that. Truly. Ch
My grandson and I picked tons of Usnea from my yard today. (Large butter bowl full) We had lots of rain last night and found it everywhere. :) Northeast Mississippi here. :) I'm just learning about such things and love watching you guys!
Great on the Usnea. The way to identify it is perfect. Look for the white band inside the arm. This is the best and strongest kind. Ive used if for 20 years for many infections that would have landed me in the ER but this saved me this expense.
How do you use it?
Loved this. I always love learning about the natural things we can look for in the woods or our own yards to use for healing or health. Thanks dear!
Loved your video not only for learning about foraging but the goats in the background. Made me smile. I miss my goats.
I wish I could like this video more than once. I love your gentle style of teaching. I manage to do a little foraging on my 10000 square foot suburban lot. I find stinging nettle and wild black raspberries and rose hips. I'm sure I have more to find. I too bring a cute basket into the yard with me. Please continue to do these foraging videos. Your family is very lucky to have you.
Love the foraging videos! Keep them coming!
and still praying for Kevin's speedy recovery im sure he is sore from his surgery bless his heart!
Wow ... I just love your videos! You are a natural teacher, Sarah!
Dear Sarah, I love you voice on this video it’s nice soft and soothing, Such a huge improvement on your other videos thank you it makes the video’s so much much better.
Your videos are like visiting with friends. I learn so much from you and Kevin, practical and life skills. Thank you.
If you want direct information about herbs get older books, at least published before 2000. Medical association is now holding treatment monopoly and is going after everyone who "practices medicine without a license", so many publishers are afraid, and allow only vague mentions of healing actions. And that is even though books are for informational purposes only anyway. A few of my favorites:
The How To Herb Book: Let's Remedy The Situation by Velma J. Keith and Monteen Gordon (the most practical book I read so far with clear dosages and formulas, covers chicken pox, measles and similar diseases, that many books do not, older, out of print book, but not expensive.)
How To Be Your Own Herbal Pharmacist by Linda Page (formulas with several choices of herbs for each part of the formula, and explanations of why each part is in the particular formula)
Health from God's Garden: Herbal Remedies for Glowing Health and Well-Being by Maria Treben ( clear pictures of the herbs, simple remedies with directions how to use them and how much and for what type of ailment)
Thanks for the references. You are absolutely correct that medical associations are restricting competition. They have been doing that since the 1910s.
I really like the old fox fire book's
@@silverravensblackgarden yes ! Me Also I have a few of them
good day to you Kevin and Sarah !! thanks for sharing another awesome update and adventures on & off the homestead 👨🌾🎥👍✝
I love going for walks with you! Have a good day!
Your a wonderful teacher to get the motivation and interest started. Best wishes for a speedy recovery for your other half.
I absolutely love the foraging videos. Thank you Sarah. Hope Kevin is getting some rest! God bless
We have this all over our yard! I thought it looked really cool, so in the summer time, I harvested quite a bit, in an effort to see if I could get it to continue growing in a pot. And it actually all got accidentally thrown away. But this is so neat knowing that I have this resource right in my own backyard, that I never knew I had. 🏠🌾
Teach Mamma teach! Loved this video. Way to teach us how to identify and good job saying you don’t have all the answers. I loved this.
Loved the walk and education 🤗
Hi Sarah, thank you so much for this walk in the woods..something I quite enjoy and miss doing. So, for the hedge apples, I used them to keep unwanted little creepy crawlers from coming into my country home. Before I started to use them, we would always get many spiders in our farm house...I then decided to put them to the rest. From then on, we didn’t see a single spider, silver fish, earwig etc!! I mean NOT a one! I used plenty though, LOTS went around and under my house. I know they can be used for several more things as well, and I’ve heard of people actually eating them.
Hey Sarah hope Kevin is feeling good today. I love your foraging videos and encouragement to explore seasonally. You are awesome!!
We had hedge apples on our farm growing up and my grandmother told my mom to put the under the house and roll some under cabinets in the kitchen to get rid of bugs. Now my mom never put them in the house but we did have fun rolling them under the house. Such memories.
Loved the walk on your beautiful property. Thanks for sharing your knowledge with us.
Just found a load of Usnea in my woods here. Gathered some and will make a tincture soon.
Thanks Sarah for taking us out into your woods, I really enjoy learning about medicinal plants. I live in San Antonio, TX and most of the land is fenced in and no woods in this part of Texas. I was born and raised here and if there are any I have missed them. Usnea is new to me but that it has power over bacteria is great. Like you said if we ever get in a situation where the antibiotics we have don't work, which is already starting to happen, or if something happens where we don't have access to any it could come in handy. I, myself, have never seen the big yellow hedge apples. They are unusual though! We have little plants that grow on trees like the usnea but I have always just been told it's mistletoe. I don't know if that's right or not. I do have black berries that grow on a vine on our fence but it was there when we bought the house and my husband seems to have it out for anything that grows on our fences and kills it all. They actually tasted pretty good and the birds loved them. God bless and he's blessed you with room to explore and hopefully find even more interesting surprises.
SOOOOOOO interesting Sarah! I really like learning about holistic approaches to life and nature's wonders! He truly is wondrous in His creations.
Very informative. Can you do a video of making a tincture or salve with it?
I love your walks in the woods, i learn so much from you, thank you for sharing
That was a nice walk in the woods. Thanks for taking us along!
Very good information. Especially not over harvesting.
This video is so peaceful to watch. Gonna go see how many more adventure walks you have done.
Thanks for sharing. I enjoyed the walk with you.. Big hugs :") I keep you & your husband in our prayers for a speedy recovery..
Good stuff ! 🙌🏽
Hedge apples are awesome spider repellers! I used to use them in my basement, garage, and pantry, when I lived in the Midwest. They really work!
They grow where is no acid rain, so air quality is important in this regard... Good video! 👍
Went walking today and found my first Usnia.... I knew what to look for after I seen this video. I'm in Virginia and really never thought I would have it here thank you for giving me the information.....
You really give a very comprehensive tour through the woods! The videos I have seen so far have been extremely informational and exciting to make people want to get out and BushCraft! Thank you.
Bois D'Arc trees is what we call the horse apple trees. The wood is very hard when dried. It is very bug resistant, as in termites or others.
Spider Balls!! I sell these @Market my customers swear they keep spiders..bugs..mice..away from your home..i have them in every room..I luv the color 💕💃
I'd love to buy some from you. I moved away from Linn a few years ago, and miss having them to use.
Thanku for taking me along with you in the woods n teaching me. God bless you
Thanks so much for the Peaceful walk in the woods.. Now I have to Go , Look for Usnea !!
Hey, that is really interesting. I'm going out into my woods cause I've seen that on branches. Thanks Sarah for the info, hope Kevin had a good night's rest and we are all praying for a speedy recovery. God bless
My brother is a teacher majored in science and biology he used to take the nieces and nephews into the woods on our dad's Farm find all this cool stuff, make teas to drink and show them medicinal things what bugs they could eat so on so forth they still remember those lessons.
I really enjoy going foraging with you. Awesome video. Lord bless you and speedy recovery for Kevin.
Thank you for sharing this. God bless you and your family
I found USNEA in a Chinese Herb Book. I used it to really son, about 12 maybe, from a really bad soar throat! He could not swallow! Worked great!!!
Horses will choose to eat rose hips. I remember it was good for my old arthritic mare but I can't remember if it was a natural pain killer or anti-inflammatory. The other horses have never bothered much with it.
Hello from TN! Yes, horse Apple here too! It grows, eventually, into a large tree. Was at one time used as a living fence. Very thorny! I'll come back later, I have a doctor's appointment! Bee blessed Danny and Rita in TN on Rooster Ridge
💜 love how you ask us for information! I also have to say that the color/texture of your scarf very much looks like Usnea...
I thought the same thing, LOL.
Same times 3
I love watching your videos!
Sarah I watch your videos on a regular basis. Rose hips make a nice tea. Also I used to get a magazine called Victoria, it was based on all of the things people did in those days. One thing they said was to use rose hips to make beads for necklaces. There is a process to it that I can't remember. When you wear the necklace it releases the scent of the roses. Next time you may want to gather some rose hips.
Very cool video. Brings back many memories of my child hood. I can live off the land, my grandfather was native American. He taught me many things.
I love foraging for food and for the restful break it gives 💗
You can collect the seeds toss them with olive oil and salt cook at 300 degrees for 15 they taste like a cross between sunflower seeds and popcorn with just a little bit of bitterness very little bit some people don’t even taste it
Sarah knowledge is power. Thank you for sharing. Hope Kevin is feeling alittle better. That 3rd day can be a doozie.
Great info on usnea . We call the Osage “ bodock “ trees or mock orange trees it is natural pesticide you can put them around your barn and also the wood is great for fence posts. You won’t live long enough to see it rot. It lasts a long time. But it’s hard on a chainsaw. Tell Kevin get well and God bless
plain speaker I have always called them bodock trees and the fruit horse apples. They don’t grow in the northwest.
"Bodock" is "bois d'arc," which means "bow (archery) wood."
Very interesting, I have never seen those bumpy apples (lol). On another note, have you read about the tree of life / Moringa tree? This tree is truly a game changer. Every part of the tree can be used and various uses include ointment, cooking oil, wind barrier, fungicide, honey production, insecticide, fertiliser and water purification. As a fertiliser, when Moringa is sprayed on other plants, crop yield and plant growth increased significantly. Plants are firmer and more resistant to pests and diseases with longer lifespan and greater fruit yield. It has seven times the vitamin C of oranges, four times the vitamin A of carrots, four times the calcium of milk, three times the potassium of bananas and twice the protein of yogurt and Its leaves contain all the essential amino acids, which are the building blocks for protein. It is very rare for a vegetable to contain all the essential amino acids including arginine and histidine, which are unique necessities to infants who are unable to make enough protein for their growth requirements. We are still researching information on it but we plan on ordering seeds soon.
Do you have a book or blog you recommend for reading more about the moringa?
Another plant that I had no idea was good for you was the dandelion. The whole plant is good. You can dry the roots and grind them and use it for flour. Even the milky stuff in the stem. That's why I always see ground squirrels eating the flowers off of them. I picked a bunch of them and dried them and will be making a salve from them.
I have recently found Moringa, its suppose to cure a lot even arthritis. Thanks for sharing.
@@kathygirlygirl4109 Anther amazing plant is wild lettuces, you can make a natural morphine that is non addictive.
yeah and eat 3-5 fresh flowers and it will make you really really mellow.....@@kathygirlygirl4109
Very intriguing to say the least. I recently watched a few TH-cam videos on the osage orange. The most common use I am aware of is the wood itself. From what I understand it is very good for bow making.
Thought she had lichen on her neck, then realized it was her scarf.
We have hedge apples/osage orange trees here. If you take a young sapling and bend it over, anchor it to the ground it will root. Do enough of these and they form a formidable fence. I say formidable because the branches have big old thorns. And yes, we use the fruit to keep the critters away. The deer seem to eat them too.
I've used Usnea as a tincture for Bronchitis and it worked. 2 to 3 tablespoons 3 times a day. For as many days that it took to feel better plus 3 more days just to make sure.Also as a salve over a really bad burn. Healed without a scar, and no infection. That may have been due to other clean practices I dont know, but it didnt make it worse anyway.
Looks very much like a coral. It's very pretty.
Saw a video on powdered horse apple for medicinal purposes. They liquified them, made “leather” from it in their dehydrator till they could grind it to a powder. I have always told they are good for keeping spiders away. Thank you for sharing your knowledge! 💗
I just wanted to let you know that I found your channel a few days ago and I have tried the recipes for bread soup and crackers and they were great. And I totally suck at making anything with flour it's always a total disaster but not this time. Thanks guys.i look forward to watching the rest of your videos. Thanks for helping end my bread disasters
Up here where I live we call them Hedge Balls. I live in ND and people use these all the time! We sell them at 5 bucks a pop ( I work in produce). They are used a lot for lake campers that get tucked away for the winter. Most of my customers put them under the beds, under couches and widow sills. Hedge Ball or Hedge Apples and spraying mint oil makes for happy campers come summer. :)
Hedge Apple's cut them in half and put behind your furniture if you have spiders, roaches any bugs in your home it will keep them out. I love your channel!
thanx so much, Sarah, for sharing your walk in the woods. every time you post one, it just makes my desire to move back to MO that much more intense. however, I have seen usnea on my place in NC, also. will have to do some foraging of my own when next I am there. wishing Kevin a speedier than normal recovery time !
My grandmother used to put hedge apples in the attic to repel silverfish.
You and your family are wonderfully delightful. Thank you sooo much for your videos and energy!
Namaste
Thanks for taking us along in your walk in the woods. Would love to walk with you in person and learn more! Very informative.
Great information. Love walking in the woods and foraging Been thinking about making medicine there's a lot to learn. So interesting and intriguing. Thanks for sharing your information. Praying for you and Kevin
I love this post! Great job! ❤️ You are a great teacher! ❤️
In Alabama they are called horse apples
D Dana here in Texas as well
Here in Arkansas as well.
Yep, that's what we call'em in West Tennessee
D Dana can you eat them? What they taste like?
Barbara Anderson don’t know if you can eat them. Was told to throw some under house crawl space to deter snakes from entering.
The stretch of the plant was very cool. Great video
Yes. In Indiana we call them hedge apples too. We put them in our heat vents to keep the spiders out of the house. Works very well.