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And there we have it. Everyone promoting outdated medicine as natural alternative sell some kind of related crap. It's always the same: "Phama, what's to profit off of your health? Buy the snakeoil i sell. It's better."
@Big Papi There's a video on yt by an older couple from Appalachia (think maybe Kentucky) showing a more traditional extraction method. They used the whole plant with the stems, fresh, and a very long water only extraction on the stovetop. Thst ended up with a sticky gunk that they store refrigerated for a year, said 1/4 to 1/2 tsp is sufficient dose for pain. This current video is neat, but I don't have a dehydrator, and if I don't need to spend on grain alcohol, I d rather not. But I suspect alcohol extraction and shorter simmer time might get you more of the good compounds. On other hand, I doubt Cherokee people used these enhancements. This stuff grows all over my yard. I can step out the door and harvest. Neighbors don't get why I let these weeds grow! But I picked last year and never cooked it up.
Love your video!! Tell people that you can cut the top third of the plant, take the leaves from the bottom third, then leave the plant to regrow a new flower head (like broccoli does). Cutting the whole stem on the first go is wasting half, especially since you throw out the stem. You can come back later to harvest the whole plant. Also ALWAYS in a group of plants, leave one healthy plant to reseed and continue a healthy supply. When you come back for second harvest, take the leaves from any already seeding plant and give it a shake to distribute seed. I've propagated my wild lettuce in my yard until I have a lot, and I mow/ weedeat carefully around 1st year basal rosettes and 2nd year taller plants. ❤
Thank you, how smart - it's so smart I bet folks might actually DO it! I said something negative on the last video I watched on this subject - about him ripping the plants out of the ground, then tossing them after he showed us what he was talking about, he tore leaves apart and droppd them. Made me feel like a tree-hugger, I winced - this is SO SMART! Thank you.
This is something that has been passed down generation to generation in our family . Here in Appalachian territory we strongly believe in living off the land and taking care of it with respect as it is the foundation of our lives and living Edit : Thank you lovlies for the likes and the love 🥰
I made wild lettuce extract using the more traditional way. Starting with "a ton" of plant material, mixing with water in blender, cooking down to thicker consistency to end up with a little medicine. I kept it in the fridge for in case.... then my father-in-law had severe pain and we tried it. Worked marvelously for him! Your extraction ratio is phenomenal! Started to collect leaves now to try your method. Very well done video, thank you!
A few months ago I made the rosemary and vodka mixture and let it sit for a few months. I have three children who have migraines and they say it's working very well for them. So thank you for sharing that what you made works I plan on making some also.
My pawpaw taught me this. He was a wealth of knowledge about how to use plants. I'm grateful that I lived following and listening to him💜 I really miss him💜
@@non-applicable3548 exactly. Seeds and plants are legal I got mine from Home Depot. Papaver somniferum I think is the Latin name probably misspelled it horribly. I hope neither of us ever needs to use it!
I think they hate it more because it causes the people you love to turn into a hollowed out, soulless husk version of themselves you weapon@@nikicarrie4071
... I am not even a minute in and I'm already obsessed with your organization of the information in this video. Telling us when, where and then the pop up about chapters?? I know this seems random, but it's really the first thing that stood out to me after watching a ton of videos back to back trying to pull information out of any part that I could because they didn't have any of this organization and to the point information. I mean, AND this video is under 7 minutes? Please go make all the videos. Just all of them.
100% agree. This dude covered everything anyone needs to know in 6.5 min where others drag out the videos to 30 min to a hour. And they really didn't offer any more info than this guy!
I harvested almost 2 pints of the extract of this plant last year, I disagree about using the stims of the plant it is well worth the trouble. Just use kitchen shears to cut them up into about 1or 2 inch pieces and throw them into the blender when you grind the leaves up the trick is to make sure you have enough water in it so the blender can circulate it. I used a mixture of about half and half water and 190 proof alcohol works very well. If you dehydrate it down till it is completely dry you can use capsules and take it that way. I think that you get a better extraction if you dry the plant out first. Also this is something I have figured out about this plant, if you have been on any kind of opioid and you are having withdrawal symptoms my experience is that this plant reduces the symptoms of the withdrawal, this may not be everybody's experience but I found that it worked very well for me. This isn't medical advice but I hope someone finds this helpful.
I'm thinking about trying some wild lettuce, I have chronic back pain from a pinched nerve, but I don't use any kind of narcotics, I have never had addiction but I read that an ingredient in Imodium AD (it's over the counter diarrhea medicine) will help prevent withdrawal symptoms, but I don't know if it does or not.
This really works! I made some last year and now I'm harvesting for more ingredients. I freeze dried the leaves first then used the alcohol method and freeze dried the final product. The resulting powder went into gelatin capsules. So grateful for your video instructions! When I'm hurting at night after a long day in the garden, this is my go-to pain relief.
i'm a hospital pharmacist for years, but i remember studying phytochemistry a lot in college. thanks for your videos, i wanna to relearn about local medicinal plants.
@chriswaters2327it’s actually an incredible amount of learning from an even greater body of research. Brainwashing suggests they can’t think beyond that learning at all - but clearly they’re open to other things that are outside that because they’re still effective chemicals. It’s worth exploring just to have a more complete understanding of the field and medicine in general.
I saw a dude picking these and putting in a bag randomly downtown and thought he was cutting grass but when I seen him taking his time and looking I’m like this dude is crazy.. years later I run into this video and I’m just shocked
Thanks for the quick, concise video. It's frustrating to sit through a 30 min video for this simple process. If you're at this stage, you probably know all the history and identification of the wild lettuce so a long, drawn out explanation isn't needed. You covered everything in a quarter of the time of other videos. Again, THANK YOU!
I don't know anything and found it helpful. I just watched one of those boring ones where they basically said nothing in a long winded way. I have been trying to find it around where i live but literally can't find any. There's a ton of lookalikes but none seem to be it.
@@Padraigp just buy it off the internet its like $3-4 dollars.. or i can ship you some but postage wouldn't be worth the price of it exporting from New Zealand
this is amazing stuff. If anyone's read beatrix potter, apparently this is why peter rabbit fell asleep after eating the farmers lettuces, apparently back in the day either lettuces weren't so far removed from their soporific wild cousins- either that or the concept that lettuce made you sleepy had persisted. either or, it's an interesting link.
I've heard you can still get this effect from store lettuce (just not iceberg) but it takes a LOT MORE material to make a viable extract from to the point it's not at all cost effective.
If you dehydrate your plants in the shade then it remains green and you can process a lot more at a time. I use my deck at the perfect shade cover as it is hot south facing and shady under the deck. If you put nails on the beams then you can hang them for even more room.
This. I stopped using an electric dehydrator because my herbs and everything come out so much better if I hang my dehydrating bag outside in the shade. We're super dry here in the summer so it works faster than using no or low heat in an electric dehydrator.
My mom just passed away last week. Had to care for her my whole 49 years. My name's George, the origin of the name is farmer, or tiller of the Earth. Basically been offered my own farm as soon as mom passed, just random. New subscriber, this really inspired me. Making concentrates is part of the plan. Great instructions on how simple extraction can be.
Wild Lettuce Works , once you have one plant, you'll have seeds for years !! I usually brew a tea with it in it's natural state when dried. Takes away the pain and puts me to sleep.
@@maereidwells7091 dried the leaf and put it in a strainer , add hot/warm water. I have also chewed on a leaf of the plant for instant relief.. FYI it not pleasant, but it helps with my aches and pain..
My mom deals with chronic pain. She’s on the legal limit of opioids and it isn’t fully effective. You’re out here saving people from opioids and opiates. You’re doing God’s work my guy.
@@Saagemusic less important than the strain of chemical, is the dependency. My mother is wholly dependent on percoset. To quit is to die. I sincerely doubt a plant extract would elicit the same reaction.
aka RSO "rick simpson oil" (after a guy that popularized it), FECO (full extract cannabis oil - a whole plant extract), Phoenix Tears, etc. I think dispensaries usually call it RSO. Seriously good medicine, a really beautiful thing.
@@Reth_Hard injecting it (or real opium) would be a terrible idea it's full of latex, resin, oils, plant matter...you would need to do a pure alkaloid extraction for that and be a hood enough chemist to leave zero residual plant matter or chemicals. The result wouldn't be worth the effort its a very mild plant. Relaxing but none of the euphoria you'd get from. A real opiate.
@@Reth_Hard no way that would be pure enough. Look up acid-base extraction. I don't think the result would be worth the hassle and risk but you'll probably learn a ton about organic chemistry in the process.
@@Reth_Hard Dude this isn't heroin, it's wild lettuce. If you're so set on getting high from injecting then go score some heroin (but really, don't - it leads nowhere good and these days you might end up dead from fentanyl OD). But my point is trying to find a way to inject a concentrate of wild lettuce is just insanity.
I never thought about using a dehydrator for the last bit. This has got to be one of the best videos that I have seen on making the Wild Lettuce extract. Good job!!
@@yungweezer definitely, especially when it turns a person into so much of a know it all that they dismiss valuable information because the video didn't use the same special word that they know.
The headline of the video was a pleasant surprise! People have asked me to tell them about the physical qualities of opium over the years and I've always started off by telling them that it smells like celery, so when I read this about lettuce, it confirmed that this wasn't just a figment of my imagination. I suffer from severe osteoarthritis and the pain that goes with it. After having been a heroin addict for decades and currently in my 40th year on methadone, neither of which come anywhere close to the painkilling effects of opium, this would be a great thing for me to try. It's interesting (bad choice of words) to see how the human body just falls apart completely, after long term opiate use. Going to something natural would be a great opportunity. Thanks so much for the video and especially for taking the subject of pain relief, both physical and emotional, seriously!! Ciao! 🙂
I've been using this plant since 20 years fos anxiety, but my extraction process only was only made with water. I'll try your technique next summer after harvesting. Thank's for sharing !
Ok so I tried this stuff out. This is going to be my experience with it. I had a bad accident 28 years ago with long lingering effects. A few more minor injuries with long term effects. I have taken many over the counter and prescribed medications (though the prescribed are much harder to get), over a long period of time, to relieve chronic pain. Always looking for something, so I thought I would try this. I have heard that this is comparable to an opiate, but my experience does not agree. Opiates for me actually give me an energizing effect, that I very much desire. This stuff did not do that to me. It actually acted more like a sedative as he has mentioned in his videos. I want to compare it to a shot of good whiskey. The effect lasted 2-3 hours which was surprising. The side effect for me (and this may be only specific to me) is the upset tummy. Now I have taken more than my share of anti inflammatory, to the point it created the ulcers its known to do. So now if I even take one with food, my stomach is in trouble for two days. This stuff gave me the same upset stomach, though not as harsh. And in case anyone wants to know, you can purchase empty gel capsules on Amazon and put this stuff in it with a dropper. It will save you the trouble of having to gag it down in your method of consumption. Its pretty nasty tasting!!! This is still a great video and series on this! Nicely done sir! I wish everyone the relief they seek! Lord knows I want it. AND PLEASE STAY AWAY FROM KRATOM!
@@msgottaneedtoknow Sorry so slow on this! I don't know about any long term use effects to health. For me it has a very short effectiveness per dosage and my tolerance was increasing rapidly. I found my self becoming very dependent on it. So I decide to quit. And I went thru the absolute hellish worst withdrawels I have ever been thru. I actually had to go see a doctor to make it. I have kicked many prescript pain medication over the years, but nothing like that hell!!!
@@festersmith8352 I find that kratom withdrawal is barely noticeable compared to prescription opioids, and nobody has died from a kratom overdose. It's a very safe plant if used correctly and generally just leads to vomiting and feeling crappy if you take too much. You may be overly sensitive to it for some reason.
I read that someone else made this, but used it topically. So melted some in alcohol, then rubbed onto the painful area and worked. Worth a try. I read it further up in the comments
💚Brother, your content is a true masterpiece! Being a forager with a small channel myself, I'm in awe of your skills and the passion you bring to your work. Keep forging ahead and blazing a trail for us all! 🌿
Great video! One thing you could do is when it's still thick and somewhat liquid like when you suggested going straight into the fridge, is use a syringe and pull it up into it. Then store however you like. When ready to use just run the syringe under hot water and the extract will soften up enough to dispense. And don't forget, you can smoke it!
In New Zealand we use a plant we call Puha . Pronounced Poo - Ha . We use it in a “traditional” meal we call Boil Up . Need BIG pot - Boil ( not on high the whole time kind of boil ) Pork or Bacon Bones till froth- put Puha, or ( watercress ) in. Few potatoes on top with water just covering them. Cook it down . Also we use dough bois - small balls made from flour , soaks up juices . Happy eating Yeefknhaa.
I use a crock pot. I rinse off the WL, Usually 6-8 ft trees, I chop it up with sheers, and stuff as much as possible even over into it. The lettuce will cook down , add a gallon of water and cook it down till the water is so dark you can't see a spoon in it, strain it, if it's dirty filter it using a wash cloth or whatever you got, then slowly cook it down to a goop. I just jarred my first 23WL.
From a liquid extraction to a dry (or visquis(?), depending on % water present)extract (exctracta sicca) to finally a tincture. A wonderful, albeit not laboratory exact demonstration on the basics of phytochemical pharmaceutical preparations. Lovely work mate!
@@bradchambers5886 Yea... thanks. I'm not complaining. It was moreso aimed at me being uncertain about whether the extract in the end was viscous or dry in technicality. But thanks again m8.
@@greggasiorowski1326 If your goal is to get high as a kite, it won't give you what you're asking for. For medicinal purposes though, as an addition (not a replacement!) for modern medicine, herbal medicine like this video shows is great
@@woutvandessel1823 No you are probably just taxing your liver worse than a severe alcoholic. People who practice herbal medicine usually give themselves liver disease.
I was looking all over for it then i found it growing out of cracks in my sidewalk inside my greenhouse. I read where men with prostate problems cant use. I smoked it and found they were correct. It was the smoothest thing i ever smoked though.
I have wild lettuce growing all over the yard here in TX and I was aware of it's properties, but I did not know how to process it so I have been drying it and using as a tea. I definitely will be making some extract for sleep and chronic pain. Thank you for posting this!
I have to come by and pay you (and the YT algorithm) gratitude and fist bumps for sharing this video in my feed. I recently made a slapstick batch of lactucin using this very guide to properly ID and (loosely) prepare my concoction where it sat on the counter untouched for months. Yesterday, I reaggravated and exacerbated an old injury to my knee that immobilized me and brings all of the pain with it. Just looking to be 'comfortable' I decided to try my 'witches brew' and to my surprise I felt a little bit of relief. Tried it again this morning on a clear head and it appears that either this is the real deal or I love placebos. Again, the pain relief isn't pain free - but being able to sit comfortably and not in pain that makes it so you can't focus? Ill take that any day. And will continue to be on the lookout for more lactuca. Thank you again.
I'm in a similar boat to you. I suffered a spinal injury sometime in the last year that has left me almost completely crippled. The doctors do not want to do anything for the pain other than multiple surgeries. I have been in agony and have had a lot of trouble sleeping. I'm currently in the process of making a brew going off of this guide and am hoping that I can at least get enough relief to get back to some chores I need to do.
@oztrich24 i made the brew, it wasnt bad but could have been more potent. Definitely something you can only do so much of at once because its hard to gather and make for how much you get. As for the back injury, i am still in pain a lot of times, but nothing like what i was. I have gotten use to it and can generally work around it without much issue.
Problem with poppies is that only certain ones have the opioid structure. It also takes an insane amount of poppies to harvest in order to make enough medicine.
EDIT: For those asking if we sell, this is where we buy wild lettuce products from - wildlettuce.com - use code "feral" for 10% off your order! This video is getting a LOT of view and questions and I am unable to get to them all! 😮 If you have a question that you want to make sure is seen, please join our online foraging learning community here! - discord.gg/Cy4fuw4cq9 Article for this video - feralforaging.com/how-to-make-wild-lettuce-extract/ Hello! I really hope that you found this video helpful. Wild Lettuce is one of my favorite plants and I'm so excited to get to bring this information about it to you! If you have any questions, please feel free to ask them in the comments section. Have you made Wild Lettuce extract before? Does it work for you?
I haven't made any extract yet, but I have dried it and smoked it, it does work doing it that way, or just eating the leaves, but will try your method.
@@dubya2514 Hey my friend! Pls help me if you can! :D So, how many leaves did you eat to feel anything ? Or how many leaves did you smoke ? Cuz a few days ago i tried smoke some leaves, but i didn't feel anything. (I did smoke 2 full pipe, but nothing :/ and yeah, that was wild lettuce... But idk what is the problem :/ today i try to again, i have dried some leaves and i try tonight smoke again...) Thx if you can help me with some information :D Best wishes! :)
You can probably purify it even more and remove the fats and lipids via “winterization” Try mixing the resin with 4x the amount of ethanol to resin, and then put it in the freezer overnight. The fats should precipitate and you can filter them out with a coffee filter
this is awesome you guys! you really could make a whole series of videos showing traditional medicine extractions. It would be awesome to have a collection of stuff like that to save to a drive.
When I was a child growing up in NE Pennsylvania and working summers on my grandparent's farms, I remember seeing wild lettuce (or its look-alikes) very often. these days, when I am hiking in the same areas, I still come across them. Through this videos and others from FF, I have learned how to ID and use the plant. Once summer comes again, I plan to try this extraction method and hope to enjoy the benefits that this herbal medicinal is touted to provide.
way more. there's a chemical company called Monsanto that is trying to take over the world's food supply by patenting seeds and contaminating any fields that don't use them so they can sue.
Doing this right now! I. Doing it with the lettuce from my garden it's all flowered and extremely bitter with tons of white stuff coming out. Can't wait
Very cool! Let us know how it turns out. I haven't tried with garden lettuce before, but it is an ancestor of Lactuca serriola, so it should work just fine!
Thanks for this excellent tutorial! I followed your method and have 70 grams of dehydrated product. I now need to add the vodka and place the final result into little dropper jars. Off to the store I go for the jars. Thanks! BTW, this stuff does relieve my pain and gives me a little euphoria.
L arginine is also good... if you can get the tablets and there's a Colgate toothpaste thats good too. Its not like sensodyne it doesnt cause more pain or anything. It also helps draw in calcium to the tooth the same way fluoride does. Comphrey could also be helpful it heals bones so it might help the inside of your dentine heal. But how are they making you wait that long surely thats a dental hospital emergency visit? Don't you have dental a and é, or are you in america where u don't have a healthcare system?
@@DianeFoxxx less, it’s not an opiate at all. If you want something similar to opiates you should try kratom. It acts on the mu-opioid receptor in your brain, the same part of your brain opiates affect.
this is amazing! i have never heard of this, or anything similar. thats mental that from foraging you've produced actual pain relief resin. I have only done it with my cannabis, but i really want tot ry this now. thanks for inspiring!
Definitely going to be trying this out, herniated L4-&-L5 ... With stress fractures in thorasic area (+) getting old so many aches and pains anymore... The real pain in the arse is the "chronic, unending pain" from the time ones eyes open until they finally close from exhaustion .... That itself has aged me very fast 🙏♥️🙏
I hear ya Bob. I’ve had 2 back surgeries and it’s pain from the time you wake, and sometimes even when you sleep. I’m just now getting off Kratom which I became addicted to for over 5 years. But I must admit, I was nearly pain free that whole time. Got lots of projects done around the house, etc. Now that I’m getting off Kratom all the pain and muscle spasms are slowly starting to come back. The whole thing sucks.
I’m right there with you guys, but It seems like anything that can “kill” the pain hijacks your limbic system to do it. I used to think nsaids were a waste of time but pain without them is sooo much worse. If you can rest your back, get exercise and be very careful, with time, it can improve a lot. The alternative is a lifetime dependence on some other substance and will still leave you in pain, or endless operations since scar tissue develops.
I'm worried this is going to be me now. Like two months ago we had a freezing rain I wasn't expecting and took a slip on the porch steps. Hurt my back up pretty good, mostly the tailbone, and now it still hurts just as much as like a week after the fall. Starting to get a little worried I did some permanent damage. I'm sure the pharmaceutical industry would be pleased to hear that, but jokes on you globalists, I've got lettuce.
My Brotha!! SAME INJURY !! L4 , L5 , S1 , plus a 21mm bulge. YEARS of prescribed legal ADDICTION. Oxycontin and fentynal patches. 5yrs sober (1 relapse during covid) Well, sober as in NO MEDS. I live in California. Medical Marijuana has SAVED MY LIFE. Thc and Cbd. Although it doesn't take away all the pain, it helps make the day and night manageable. I feel the pain and angst when u say "The Pain from the second you open your eyes ".... We're Both on the same journey. QUALITY of life is an issue. The pains never gonna go away. Big Pharma would have u believing otherwise. But I'm sure you already know. That's no kinda life. ZOMBIFIED by Big Pharma. Gettin' STRETCHED OUT by the DOPEMAN is just that ! 1 takes ur $$ on the street. 1 takes your $$ in an office. I don't know if medical pot is available in your area. It's not a miracle cure , but DAMN my life is WAY BETTER!! My activity level , my sleep . Still hurts like MF 'er from sun up till sundown. But my days and nights are more manageable. BEST of luck ....
Very cool to learn more about the plants around us and to see the whole process of making this extract! Maybe cutting the stems a little before harvesting so it can produce some of that latex would produce more or a stronger end product? To get the latex off the stems you probably could just break them into shorter pieces and leave them in alcohol. If you do this first you could use the same alcohol to extract from the leaves too. And It's probably right that an alcohol extraction step would make a stronger extract, but judging the extracts strength by bitterness could also just be that you extracted other compounds as well as the desired ones. There's a lot of stuff that's soluable in alcohol, and not in water. Not trying to be nitpicky, just a thing I think it's smart to have in mind when doing stuff like this(:
Hurt my back many years ago, was on pain meds for 7 years until I saw a clip from Joe Rogan and his guest talking about Kratom. I got some, and sure enough it worked! stopped opiates cold turkey and never looked back. As a kid if someone told me you could achieve the same amount of pain relief from plant matter as a prescription pain med I'd of laughed. Thank you very much for spreading the word on things like this. This is new to me and I'm looking forward to giving this a try! 👍👍🙏🙏
Mother finally tried kratom after having bugged her about it for some time, telling her how many times I've read something just like this and by the fact i've been taking it everyday for 2 years. She was on 30mg of oxycodone a day and fentanyl patches at one point. One small to medium dose of kratom and she said it took her pain completely away lol.
in my experience, a simple resinous extract, just steeping the shredded plants in water for a few hours, straining and squeezing, and boiling the rest down to a thick tar, works very well. the ectives dont seem to be very sensitive to heat, and hardly degrades. i made half a pound 5 years ago, and it hasn't noticably lost potency. i also find this extract very easy to consume: just take some, roll it into a littlw pill, and swallow. or for instant effects flatten it, and let it melt under your tongue, or let it dissolve into some tea. the taste is bitter, earthy and savoury, but not at all unpleassant IMO. and for a little buzz, out in the fields, and/or to impress some stoner friends, you can just pick some leaves and hand them out to chew on, for in instant buzz. you can also smoke the dried leaves. it's been a known substitute for potheads, trying to get off the reefer, back in the olden days. PS: of you wanna ROCK that "hey, chew on this" stunt, learn to identify random orange dessert poppies growing in front yards. just dont hand your friends too much of it. that shit is potent!
My English Bulldog eats the leaves every time he goes outside. It's amazing that he knew to go right for this plant out the many many different kinds we have on our 5 acres. I never knew it had medicinal properties, but it makes sense now because he has been suffering from arthritis for a few years. I only give him one of his pain pills when I can tell it's really bothering him, which is usually caused from him chasing something because he is not built to run. The pills can cause other issues too if used for long periods. I'm really glad he can get some relief
Great instructional video! I'm at almost the last step now with the concentrated extract in the dehydrator. I see now how this is perhaps the most dense form you can make. Thanks!
dried cut/sifted wild lettuce is a wonderful substitute for tobacco in rolling hasj joints, like the most typical joints of the Netherlands. It is where I first tried wild lettuce.
i am dutch and neverheard of that bro :') tobacco is better when you grow it naturally than the progressed tobacco people use. But this sounds really interesting
You should have included that it can be mixed with glycerin before taking. It preserves it, keeps it liquid, and doesn't taste terrible. It can also be taken sublingually without burning.
Just considering adding it to glycerin also -more palatable and will help stabilize as you mentioned I am concerned if it will mix well enough though … If you don’t mind sharing your experience…did you heat the glycerin ? Also What ratio of extract to glycerin did you use to make a wild lettuce Glycerite?
@@hilarynonya405 to be honest I have not made it using glycerin. I have, though, used other products in a glycerin suspension that had the same benefits I mentioned, and I believe it should be able to be used for wild lettuce extracting as well. Someone will have to try for themselves and post about it their experience making it with glycerin.
I never worked with this plant yet but I know what to look for, I mostly dry out my stuff and make teas or smoke it, you can actually smoke wild lettuce, I use a lot of mullein for lunges, by tea or smoking too, I got a plant called tea berry/wintergreen that grows in the mountains that’s good for pain in a tea, I just lay my stuff around my room in paper bags to dry, the sun will actually destroy the benefits you want, and when it comes to wild lettuce you can just pull the whole stalk and hang it upside down if you want to dry it out
This why my question...can I make a wild lettuce tincture with dried leaves? I have a ton of it but it is dried and I would rather not smoke it but would like to use it for pain relief purposes. Would love to hear your recommendations.
@@iamnotmyhandle I heard you’re supposed to use fresh material for tinctures, but I wouldn’t see why it really matters, but you can use that for tea and I know you said you don’t want to smoke but it will give you the same effect, but since you already have it dry just use it for tea, add honey if you want it sweeter and you can also mix other plants in it like mullein or blueberry leaves, that’s just the random stuff I can find in my area just for an idea, I’ve mix reishi mushroom, mullein, blueberry leaves and it taste pretty good and use that for colds and flus and my bronchitis
I searched high and low for the best information and videos on Wild Lettuce, I found it in you! So well explained, clear and concise. Fascinating what this plant can do! Do you have an idea how long one can store the extract and still retain the same level of potency. Thank you kindly, from Canada!
Glad it was helpful! I'm not sure how long it can be stored, I imagine for a while. I use what I make within a year and then refill when the plant is out again!
People who are struggling with a dependency but can't afford kratom this is an amazing alternative. Still same rules apply, still can't take suboxone and expect the same results For easier dosage I'd suggest filling empty capsules with the preffered dosage and take them like that it's the easiest if you don't mind pills. If you can't have pills I think making a tea with this isn't a bad idea as it isn't horrible tasting like you would think most resin is. It's bitter but with sugar tolerable but definitely capsules way to go 🙏
@@FeralForaging I did have one question, about what percentage of alcohol is in the tinctures once you have added some to the concentrate? I had someone ask me and I wasn't quite sure so I really appreciate all the research you have done this is extremely helpful because I have made this for some of my family members who really could use it.
@@andreaali7761 The percentage that I use for the final stage is somewhere around 40% alcohol. Just enough that it will dissolve and remain shelf-stable. I think a little lower, like 30% could be fine too. 40% is just convenient because it's the most common of store-bought liquors.
Man this stuff is in crazy abundance around here, I often do a lot of lawn care in the summer and I hate this because it really sucks to weed whack but now that I know it's useful I might just pull it and take it home instead.
I literally just found some in my neighbors side yard. I wanted this video before and decided I keep my eyes open. I just didn't think I'd step out of my truck and pick it up.
Also, you can just grow p.Somniferum like thousands of other people do in their home gardens. Loads of varieties that are absolutely stunning. It’s legal and it’s easy…it’s only illegal to purposefully extract the opium. So do that when no one is watching.
Yeah and you can also develop a hell of an addiction like thousands of other people. Maybe recommending opiates to strangers online isnt the best move?
I will try that immediately. Hope that this plant existe in europe here. I m struggling with insomnia for years and it became worse. Thanks for this video
Absolutely loved this video. Well presented and informative. Potato ricer...awesome! The shelf life stableness is what I found to be the most interesting. Thanks for a great video.
I've broken 28 bones from neck, jaws, femur, tibia, fibula all tarsals. I'm a former opioid user and recovering alcoholic. I saw a TH-cam video about smoking it so I dried some leaves out and tried it. Sure seems to help with pain and kind of got a little head change too. Hope I sleep 💤 better tonight. Thank you. New subscriber.
That's cool information to know. We have them growing here too and people see them as just unwanted bad weed. Good to know their extract helps with sleep. Will never forget this in case my poor sleep gets worse, that might turn me to doing some foraging near the woods hah.
I did almost this same thing as an experiment to extract the latex rubber from the plant instead of the tedious process of cutting the stalk and collecting the drops of white liquid. Except I had the idea of adding some vinegar after straining the liquid, and the ph change caused all of the finer particles, and the chlorophyll to sort of coagulate and gather at the bottom. Then I poured off the semi clear brown liquid and condensed it using the sun. My end product looks similar, except it is very black instead of brown like yours. Mine is still in a viscous form, not fully dehydrated.
I got hooked on kratom a few years ago. Recently I was looking for kratom alternatives, and found some capsules of wild lettuce. Didn't give me exactly what I was looking for, but I could definitely see it's potential use for other things. Glad I found this video.
@Reed Abuke Well, not even that. I just get one symptom from not taking Kratom that I can't seem to make go away without either Kratom or suboxone. It's obviously a withdrawal symptom, but no doctor yet has been able to verify what it is exactly that's causing it, or any other remedy other than more opiates/opiate-like medications. So I was looking around for other remedies that might quell it. This worked for the first night of taking it. But after that, it just stopped working. But I noticed it's pain relieving properties. I know you'd probably suggest just going cold turkey and going through the withdrawal, but you really wouldn't understand. This symptom SUCKS. And I can't find other people that go through it. It's a heavy tightness feeling in my chest that can last for days, or until I take kratom or my suboxone.
What is interesting to me is that the wild lettuce plant is almost the same as young opium Poppy plants. The leaves are the same. The true opium Poppys leaves, stem and roots ALL contain medicinal alkaloids. Not just the capsules that yield Morphine. The extraction process is the same for both plants. I personally prefer and use regular opium from the apparel somniferum. I have tried wild lettuce opium but did not get the pain relieving effect I have with the opium Poppy. Buth are useful though.
@@thecloneguyz how is that even possible when morphine is a controlled substance along with cannabis and cannabis was illegal to grow and own even today (federally). I'll be happy if you're right but i don't want to grow a miniature garden of the bastards to have my house raided one day
Jesse good morning. Made first batch. Working on 2nd. Have an anecdotal experience. Gave some to friend who has metal plates in ankle. Painful often depending on exertion. So they tried dropper in water for nighttime. Not much difference. Get this: they applied dropper full directly to painful area. Within seconds relieved pain. So we are now documenting. Its been done several days now. Consistent relief. Any suggestions for keeping anectdotal records? Thanks for your time and concise vid that open a new way for safe relief of pain👍🤝🤲
Anecdotal records are very important especially as they are aggregated! I would say just to record as many details as possible and store them in a place where you will have easy access to them. You never know when they may help someone with their research on a plant!
I'm confused here the fucking title looks like he's making black tar herion and everyone sitting here talking about lettuce? Is this some new Fed post meta game or something is everyone bots? What the fuq going on here?
Besides processing I also just take some of the stalk and chew on it while I pick. It's bitter but the effects are fast and effective. 3rd quarter of the moon the sap is really flowing. If you weed or mow or kill brush during the 3rd quarter you can slow the growth or kill out plants if you take them down enough because they bleed so bad, but it's good when you're harvesting for the milk sap.
My English Bulldog eats the leaves every time he goes outside. It's amazing that he knew to go right for this plant out the many many different kinds we have on our 5 acres. I never knew it had medicinal properties, but it makes sense now because he has been suffering from arthritis for a few years now. I only give him one of his pain pills when I can tell it's really bothering him, which is usually caused from him chasing something because he is not built to run. The pills can cause other issues too if used for long periods. I'm really glad he can get some relief
Wonderful video. I'll be processing my plants in a couple of days using this method. I do have a question for you though. At 6:42 of our video, you identify a wild lettuce plant with rust on the leaves. Is it ok to use those or should I use only the best leaves on the plant
@@FeralForaging Thank you for your reply. So at what point would you say "This leaf is no good"? I was always told to use perfect leaves with all my herbs, but I lose a lot of my harvest picking out only perfect leaves. You're awesome, by the way. Love your channel!
@@matthewmurdock6593 Great question! For me, I personally don't mind a plant being "perfect", just that it is passable. If it's clearly overall rusted, moldy, decaying, etc. I won't use it. But, if it has a few spots, bug holes, etc. I don't have an issue with it! Hope this helps. Thank you for the kind words too! :D
I usually lay herbs such as coriander and dill.. open on the shelf in my refrigirator and after about a week it just dehydrates and remains really green and completely dry. That's how one bouquet of coriander is good for a very long time.
I am very confused. So you cook it down to be very thick but then add water back to it to dehydrate it just to redissolve it again? Why can’t you just leave the liquid and put that in the dropper bottle? I’m not trying to be sarcastic or difficult it just seems like extra steps that have no extra benefit except I would think the heating would harm the effectiveness. Thank you for your answer.
I understand your confusion. The reason why I did that was to easily get it all spread out in the dehydrator. Normally I would just put in the dehydrator before it starts to thicken too much, but I had to get footage of both forms for the video. If I were to just put the liquid straight into a dropper bottle as water, it would not be shelf stable. By concentrating down, then adding vodka to dissolve, instead of water, I end up with a shelf stable final product. Hopefully that clears up the confusion.
The song in the movie Mary Poppins, "Just a spoon full of sugar helps the medicine go down" is perhaps a hint as to how they got children to take bitter tasting medicine in the 19th to early 20th century. I will try the Mary Poppins method when I start to use Wild Lettuce extract.
Hey everyone! I've made a lot more foraging resources since creating this video. I'm really excited about my brand new interactive 📆foraging calendar and foraging knowledgebase. You can check it out here! - feralforaging.com/calendar
I just received lactuca virosa 50xs in mail. Can anyone tell me how to I take it?? Pls n ty!
And there we have it. Everyone promoting outdated medicine as natural alternative sell some kind of related crap.
It's always the same: "Phama, what's to profit off of your health? Buy the snakeoil i sell. It's better."
Can you not use the same technique used in making RSO?
Can you not use the RSO method to get a stronger medicine?
My grandmother made this. I thought she was crazy. Her mom was a Cherokee medicine, woman in the Appalachia mountains. Wish I had listened more.
Can you please tell us what she would use it for?
I know I would like to see as well
Grandma likes to party
@Big Papi There's a video on yt by an older couple from Appalachia (think maybe Kentucky) showing a more traditional extraction method. They used the whole plant with the stems, fresh, and a very long water only extraction on the stovetop. Thst ended up with a sticky gunk that they store refrigerated for a year, said 1/4 to 1/2 tsp is sufficient dose for pain. This current video is neat, but I don't have a dehydrator, and if I don't need to spend on grain alcohol, I d rather not. But I suspect alcohol extraction and shorter simmer time might get you more of the good compounds. On other hand, I doubt Cherokee people used these enhancements. This stuff grows all over my yard. I can step out the door and harvest. Neighbors don't get why I let these weeds grow! But I picked last year and never cooked it up.
@@lisbethbird8268 Can u please tell me the name of that Utube video I want watch it too
Love your video!! Tell people that you can cut the top third of the plant, take the leaves from the bottom third, then leave the plant to regrow a new flower head (like broccoli does). Cutting the whole stem on the first go is wasting half, especially since you throw out the stem. You can come back later to harvest the whole plant. Also ALWAYS in a group of plants, leave one healthy plant to reseed and continue a healthy supply. When you come back for second harvest, take the leaves from any already seeding plant and give it a shake to distribute seed. I've propagated my wild lettuce in my yard until I have a lot, and I mow/ weedeat carefully around 1st year basal rosettes and 2nd year taller plants. ❤
awesome, thanks!
Thank you, how smart - it's so smart I bet folks might actually DO it! I said something negative on the last video I watched on this subject - about him ripping the plants out of the ground, then tossing them after he showed us what he was talking about, he tore leaves apart and droppd them. Made me feel like a tree-hugger, I winced - this is SO SMART! Thank you.
This is something that has been passed down generation to generation in our family . Here in Appalachian territory we strongly believe in living off the land and taking care of it with respect as it is the foundation of our lives and living
Edit : Thank you lovlies for the likes and the love 🥰
A very good philosophy.
More people need that respect and philosophy
aka common sense
I have similar views, but I'm from the Ozarks
I am from Georgia and I живу 👍
I made wild lettuce extract using the more traditional way. Starting with "a ton" of plant material, mixing with water in blender, cooking down to thicker consistency to end up with a little medicine. I kept it in the fridge for in case.... then my father-in-law had severe pain and we tried it. Worked marvelously for him! Your extraction ratio is phenomenal! Started to collect leaves now to try your method. Very well done video, thank you!
A few months ago I made the rosemary and vodka mixture and let it sit for a few months. I have three children who have migraines and they say it's working very well for them. So thank you for sharing that what you made works I plan on making some also.
And it is very abundant too. It pops up all over the place. Most people pull it out thinking it is a weed like dandelions
@@pegasus5287 dandelion is also very medicinal 🙏🏻💕
@@francineperreault9373 and good salad greens.
@@pegasus5287 indeed! 😋
My pawpaw taught me this. He was a wealth of knowledge about how to use plants. I'm grateful that I lived following and listening to him💜 I really miss him💜
What' s pawpaw???
@@tzimiz77 pawpaw aka grandfather
@@JCC_1975 My papa was a farmer from Alabama. Rip TI Ryan.... can you use dandelion instead?
@@grantquinones dandelion is used for lots of medicinal reasons. Not for pain though. It helps with the root causes of certain pain issues though. 💜
Your whoey?
Everyone hates on actual opium but in a survival situation would be a great crop to have available.
I just want like 1 or two in my yard in case i have to get my arm sawed off or something
@@non-applicable3548 exactly. Seeds and plants are legal I got mine from Home Depot. Papaver somniferum I think is the Latin name probably misspelled it horribly. I hope neither of us ever needs to use it!
They hate it bc they are controlling. They don't hate alcohol
@@non-applicable3548 I know you're joking but I'm sure others are thinking of it, not just me.
I think they hate it more because it causes the people you love to turn into a hollowed out, soulless husk version of themselves you weapon@@nikicarrie4071
... I am not even a minute in and I'm already obsessed with your organization of the information in this video. Telling us when, where and then the pop up about chapters?? I know this seems random, but it's really the first thing that stood out to me after watching a ton of videos back to back trying to pull information out of any part that I could because they didn't have any of this organization and to the point information. I mean, AND this video is under 7 minutes? Please go make all the videos. Just all of them.
100% agree. This dude covered everything anyone needs to know in 6.5 min where others drag out the videos to 30 min to a hour. And they really didn't offer any more info than this guy!
I harvested almost 2 pints of the extract of this plant last year, I disagree about using the stims of the plant it is well worth the trouble.
Just use kitchen shears to cut them up into about 1or 2 inch pieces and throw them into the blender when you grind the leaves up the trick is to make sure you have enough water in it so the blender can circulate it. I used a mixture of about half and half water and 190 proof alcohol works very well. If you dehydrate it down till it is completely dry you can use capsules and take it that way. I think that you get a better extraction if you dry the plant out first. Also this is something I have figured out about this plant, if you have been on any kind of opioid and you are having withdrawal symptoms my experience is that this plant reduces the symptoms of the withdrawal, this may not be everybody's experience but I found that it worked very well for me. This isn't medical advice but I hope someone finds this helpful.
Thank you for this well thought out comment! I will give blending the stems another shot this coming season!
Yeah thanks for the comment and let me know about I've been thinking about using wild with us for a cure for that for a long time
I'm thinking about trying some wild lettuce, I have chronic back pain from a pinched nerve, but I don't use any kind of narcotics, I have never had addiction but I read that an ingredient in Imodium AD (it's over the counter diarrhea medicine) will help prevent withdrawal symptoms, but I don't know if it does or not.
@@michaelgillespie1206 be careful that Imodium s*** fd with my heart . Last resort kinda thing
@@jessicashaver1628 I didn't know, I haven't had to use it.
This really works! I made some last year and now I'm harvesting for more ingredients. I freeze dried the leaves first then used the alcohol method and freeze dried the final product. The resulting powder went into gelatin capsules. So grateful for your video instructions!
When I'm hurting at night after a long day in the garden, this is my go-to pain relief.
I just made the extract, how much did you capsule up for a dose?
@@CastBlastCamp I put 1/32 of a teaspoon in each capsule.
@@noplacelikehome9116 how was the effects of that dose?
It gives about the same pain relief as a couple of Aleve. Does make you sleepy, but no euphoria so not addictive.
@@noplacelikehome9116 thanks for the info.
i'm a hospital pharmacist for years, but i remember studying phytochemistry a lot in college. thanks for your videos, i wanna to relearn about local medicinal plants.
This should be the #1 lessons taught and the first line of substance given. Not the meds that just cause more issues and never heal the problem.
@@wildcat650powercannabis used to be in the medical field of books
Its not for you
sorry about the bigots in your replies.
@chriswaters2327it’s actually an incredible amount of learning from an even greater body of research. Brainwashing suggests they can’t think beyond that learning at all - but clearly they’re open to other things that are outside that because they’re still effective chemicals. It’s worth exploring just to have a more complete understanding of the field and medicine in general.
Thank you for the straight forward, well organized tutorial. I *really* wish this were the standard across TH-cam. Really great job.
Consider using a separate alcohol tincture like hops to make your liquid wild lettuce tincture. I found this to be an excellent combination for sleep
great idea!
I keep my plant tinctures separate until I want to make a formula.
I saw a dude picking these and putting in a bag randomly downtown and thought he was cutting grass but when I seen him taking his time and looking I’m like this dude is crazy.. years later I run into this video and I’m just shocked
Lol 👍🏼
I used to get high on these... kkkkkk. It feels great tbh, better than weed and all that super strong stuff.
I hope they weren't sprayed. I'm so grateful humans are doing less needless spraying nowadays 😍
Thanks for the quick, concise video. It's frustrating to sit through a 30 min video for this simple process. If you're at this stage, you probably know all the history and identification of the wild lettuce so a long, drawn out explanation isn't needed. You covered everything in a quarter of the time of other videos. Again, THANK YOU!
This is a guide on how to make opium.. now we meed to learn resin to powder
I don't know anything and found it helpful. I just watched one of those boring ones where they basically said nothing in a long winded way. I have been trying to find it around where i live but literally can't find any. There's a ton of lookalikes but none seem to be it.
@@Padraigp just buy it off the internet its like $3-4 dollars.. or i can ship you some but postage wouldn't be worth the price of it exporting from New Zealand
this is amazing stuff. If anyone's read beatrix potter, apparently this is why peter rabbit fell asleep after eating the farmers lettuces, apparently back in the day either lettuces weren't so far removed from their soporific wild cousins- either that or the concept that lettuce made you sleepy had persisted. either or, it's an interesting link.
Wow, fantastic observation!!!
Considering wild lettuce is the closest wild relative to cultivated lettuce, this would make sense
I've heard you can still get this effect from store lettuce (just not iceberg) but it takes a LOT MORE material to make a viable extract from to the point it's not at all cost effective.
If you dehydrate your plants in the shade then it remains green and you can process a lot more at a time. I use my deck at the perfect shade cover as it is hot south facing and shady under the deck. If you put nails on the beams then you can hang them for even more room.
Learning more about this. Thanks for the tip!
This. I stopped using an electric dehydrator because my herbs and everything come out so much better if I hang my dehydrating bag outside in the shade. We're super dry here in the summer so it works faster than using no or low heat in an electric dehydrator.
ha damnn i was thinking UV had something to do with the bleaching. not sure if right but hey
Actually you should dry the whole plant on the stem/stalk than proceed
@@insanebmxthomas
Ya darn right captain...
Thanks! it's amazing that I only saw these plants as obnoxious weeds. it sounds like exactly what I have been needing my whole life.
I have pulled many of those plants in flowerbeds. Next time i will save them instead of giving them to the goats.
@@sanuelkessler8435 the goats will be pissed. 🤣
@@13jorino и не смогут уснуть 😂
I've been taking care of these, not knowing exactly what they were but I think they're cool looking. Now I have a use for them other than lawn pets.
My mom just passed away last week. Had to care for her my whole 49 years. My name's George, the origin of the name is farmer, or tiller of the Earth. Basically been offered my own farm as soon as mom passed, just random. New subscriber, this really inspired me. Making concentrates is part of the plan. Great instructions on how simple extraction can be.
May she rest in the arms of Our Loving and Mercyful Lord. Godspeed!
Держись брат, все наладится.
Sorry for your loss..may your mum rest in peace..
Rest In Peace ❤
We love you George 🤙✅🙏✨💜💯
This is the best plant medicine making video I have ever seen! 🙏thank you so much
Wild lettuce grows just about everywhere and it does work.
Wild Lettuce Works , once you have one plant, you'll have seeds for years !!
I usually brew a tea with it in it's natural state when dried.
Takes away the pain and puts me to sleep.
how does that taste?
@@isaacalberda250 THE taste is a lot better Than Buckley's
How do you make wild lettuce tea
I'm envious, I don't think I can grow it in my area even if I find seeds.
@@maereidwells7091 dried the leaf and put it in a strainer , add hot/warm water.
I have also chewed on a leaf of the plant for instant relief.. FYI it not pleasant, but it helps with my aches and pain..
My mom deals with chronic pain. She’s on the legal limit of opioids and it isn’t fully effective. You’re out here saving people from opioids and opiates. You’re doing God’s work my guy.
This is literally a latex derived opiate. It’s not much different from traditional opium, just much les potent.
@@Saagemusic less important than the strain of chemical, is the dependency. My mother is wholly dependent on percoset. To quit is to die. I sincerely doubt a plant extract would elicit the same reaction.
@@Cyberdyne_research
Morphine and Codeine are plant extracts.
I have scoliosis and am in a lot of pain too. I am at legal limit. I am new to this so I hope it works.
@@sarahgrooms5606 What is the legal limit then? And what opioid?
This is so well documented
BTW, this is the same process to make THC oil. You just have to add some food grade glycerin and de-carb the leaves in the oven.
Yeah!!!
Thought it looked like dabs
@@buildingglocks5797 thought it was opium lmao
@@Tekner436 if it was opium I’d be forge for some right now
aka RSO "rick simpson oil" (after a guy that popularized it), FECO (full extract cannabis oil - a whole plant extract), Phoenix Tears, etc. I think dispensaries usually call it RSO. Seriously good medicine, a really beautiful thing.
Finally a video on wild lettuce from someone who knows what they are talking about. Nice job
Thank you! Glad it was helpful. :D
@@Reth_Hard injecting it (or real opium) would be a terrible idea it's full of latex, resin, oils, plant matter...you would need to do a pure alkaloid extraction for that and be a hood enough chemist to leave zero residual plant matter or chemicals. The result wouldn't be worth the effort its a very mild plant. Relaxing but none of the euphoria you'd get from. A real opiate.
@@Reth_Hard no way that would be pure enough. Look up acid-base extraction. I don't think the result would be worth the hassle and risk but you'll probably learn a ton about organic chemistry in the process.
@@Reth_Hard Dude this isn't heroin, it's wild lettuce. If you're so set on getting high from injecting then go score some heroin (but really, don't - it leads nowhere good and these days you might end up dead from fentanyl OD). But my point is trying to find a way to inject a concentrate of wild lettuce is just insanity.
Awesome video. Super easy to follow and has tons of great information.
I also gotta say, the video editing is AWESOME. Mad props to the editor
I'll tell him you said that! (It's me 🙂)
I never thought about using a dehydrator for the last bit. This has got to be one of the best videos that I have seen on making the Wild Lettuce extract. Good job!!
Can you dry it in an oven at low heat?
When you add the alcohol back to the sticky tar extract in the dropper bottle, you've made a TINCTURE. Tincture of Wild Lettuce.
Fr 🙄 hard to take much seriously here
@@gaba_goblinoh grow up, you're dismissing the incredibly informative credibility of this video based on semantics?
@@JacktheFireEatersuperiority complex is a hell of a thing
@@yungweezer definitely, especially when it turns a person into so much of a know it all that they dismiss valuable information because the video didn't use the same special word that they know.
The headline of the video was a pleasant surprise! People have asked me to tell them about the physical qualities of opium over the years and I've always started off by telling them that it smells like celery, so when I read this about lettuce, it confirmed that this wasn't just a figment of my imagination.
I suffer from severe osteoarthritis and the pain that goes with it. After having been a heroin addict for decades and currently in my 40th year on methadone, neither of which come anywhere close to the painkilling effects of opium, this would be a great thing for me to try.
It's interesting (bad choice of words) to see how the human body just falls apart completely, after long term opiate use. Going to something natural would be a great opportunity. Thanks so much for the video and especially for taking the subject of pain relief, both physical and emotional, seriously!! Ciao! 🙂
you my brother🤔congratz on the 40🍼36 for me. don't forget to ask clinic for⌚gold watch when 50 rolls around😂cheers take care man🥰
I take methadone as well..I seriously doubt that mixture he's talking about would touch our dopamine levels unfortunately
@@Casey_Eyes, years of jungle juice
@@RageAgainstTheMachine. a very long time unfortunately..
После опиума, тело уже не спасти. Нужно было думать в молодости головой а не кайфом..
I've been using this plant since 20 years fos anxiety, but my extraction process only was only made with water. I'll try your technique next summer after harvesting. Thank's for sharing !
Can you explain your process?
Ok so I tried this stuff out. This is going to be my experience with it.
I had a bad accident 28 years ago with long lingering effects. A few more minor injuries with long term effects. I have taken many over the counter and prescribed medications (though the prescribed are much harder to get), over a long period of time, to relieve chronic pain. Always looking for something, so I thought I would try this.
I have heard that this is comparable to an opiate, but my experience does not agree. Opiates for me actually give me an energizing effect, that I very much desire. This stuff did not do that to me. It actually acted more like a sedative as he has mentioned in his videos. I want to compare it to a shot of good whiskey. The effect lasted 2-3 hours which was surprising.
The side effect for me (and this may be only specific to me) is the upset tummy. Now I have taken more than my share of anti inflammatory, to the point it created the ulcers its known to do. So now if I even take one with food, my stomach is in trouble for two days. This stuff gave me the same upset stomach, though not as harsh.
And in case anyone wants to know, you can purchase empty gel capsules on Amazon and put this stuff in it with a dropper. It will save you the trouble of having to gag it down in your method of consumption. Its pretty nasty tasting!!!
This is still a great video and series on this! Nicely done sir!
I wish everyone the relief they seek!
Lord knows I want it.
AND PLEASE STAY AWAY FROM KRATOM!
Can you tell me why to stay away from Kratom?
I take it regularly but I’m concerned about any side effects.
@@msgottaneedtoknow Sorry so slow on this! I don't know about any long term use effects to health. For me it has a very short effectiveness per dosage and my tolerance was increasing rapidly. I found my self becoming very dependent on it. So I decide to quit. And I went thru the absolute hellish worst withdrawels I have ever been thru.
I actually had to go see a doctor to make it. I have kicked many prescript pain medication over the years, but nothing like that hell!!!
You are crazy and uneducated 😂
@@festersmith8352 I find that kratom withdrawal is barely noticeable compared to prescription opioids, and nobody has died from a kratom overdose. It's a very safe plant if used correctly and generally just leads to vomiting and feeling crappy if you take too much. You may be overly sensitive to it for some reason.
I read that someone else made this, but used it topically. So melted some in alcohol, then rubbed onto the painful area and worked. Worth a try. I read it further up in the comments
💚Brother, your content is a true masterpiece! Being a forager with a small channel myself, I'm in awe of your skills and the passion you bring to your work. Keep forging ahead and blazing a trail for us all! 🌿
Great video! One thing you could do is when it's still thick and somewhat liquid like when you suggested going straight into the fridge, is use a syringe and pull it up into it. Then store however you like. When ready to use just run the syringe under hot water and the extract will soften up enough to dispense. And don't forget, you can smoke it!
I have been trying to make extract for three days. I have enough plants dried a left to try and make it again but I am not getting a thickening???
Think I will try smoking it lol
@@sherylsasko9008don’t throw it out. Can still use just less condensed. Review his method thoroughly to see if you missed a step.
In New Zealand we use a plant we call Puha . Pronounced Poo - Ha . We use it in a “traditional” meal we call Boil Up . Need BIG pot - Boil ( not on high the whole time kind of boil ) Pork or Bacon Bones till froth- put Puha, or ( watercress ) in. Few potatoes on top with water just covering them. Cook it down . Also we use dough bois - small balls made from flour , soaks up juices . Happy eating Yeefknhaa.
@FKTHESTSTEM063 Churr kiwi styles, you forgot the fry bread :)
Far north kiwi
I use a crock pot. I rinse off the WL, Usually 6-8 ft trees, I chop it up with sheers, and stuff as much as possible even over into it. The lettuce will cook down , add a gallon of water and cook it down till the water is so dark you can't see a spoon in it, strain it, if it's dirty filter it using a wash cloth or whatever you got, then slowly cook it down to a goop. I just jarred my first 23WL.
From a liquid extraction to a dry (or visquis(?), depending on % water present)extract (exctracta sicca) to finally a tincture. A wonderful, albeit not laboratory exact demonstration on the basics of phytochemical pharmaceutical preparations. Lovely work mate!
Viscous
@@bradchambers5886 Eh English... There's always a spelling mistake.
@@margyoan97 You put (?) next to it as a sign of uncertainty and a prompt for someone to correct the spelling. I'm merely obliging.
@@bradchambers5886 Yea... thanks. I'm not complaining. It was moreso aimed at me being uncertain about whether the extract in the end was viscous or dry in technicality. But thanks again m8.
Is there a benefit to doing the steps beyond alcohol extracting if you aren't interested in the more concentrated form?
I used to have a book called Herbal Highs from the 70s and this was definitely in there along with nutmeg, cinnamon etc
Yeah there was a lot of that garbage info going around years ago. Nutmeg is dangerous and unpleasant.
Yep, I assume it does next to nothing like most of that stuff otherwise it would be prohibited.
@@greggasiorowski1326 If your goal is to get high as a kite, it won't give you what you're asking for. For medicinal purposes though, as an addition (not a replacement!) for modern medicine, herbal medicine like this video shows is great
@@woutvandessel1823 No you are probably just taxing your liver worse than a severe alcoholic. People who practice herbal medicine usually give themselves liver disease.
I remember hops and catnip were in there too, no mention of banana skins though.
I was looking all over for it then i found it growing out of cracks in my sidewalk inside my greenhouse. I read where men with prostate problems cant use. I smoked it and found they were correct. It was the smoothest thing i ever smoked though.
I have wild lettuce growing all over the yard here in TX and I was aware of it's properties, but I did not know how to process it so I have been drying it and using as a tea. I definitely will be making some extract for sleep and chronic pain. Thank you for posting this!
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Not sure if it will work the same your changing the molecular structure with the alcohol and simmer at 180°.
Im in TX too and see tons. Whats your tea method?
@@OGMAAL Yes...that stuff grows everywhere across half the southern half of TX and the east side....
San Antonio here
I have to come by and pay you (and the YT algorithm) gratitude and fist bumps for sharing this video in my feed.
I recently made a slapstick batch of lactucin using this very guide to properly ID and (loosely) prepare my concoction where it sat on the counter untouched for months.
Yesterday, I reaggravated and exacerbated an old injury to my knee that immobilized me and brings all of the pain with it. Just looking to be 'comfortable' I decided to try my 'witches brew' and to my surprise I felt a little bit of relief.
Tried it again this morning on a clear head and it appears that either this is the real deal or I love placebos.
Again, the pain relief isn't pain free - but being able to sit comfortably and not in pain that makes it so you can't focus? Ill take that any day.
And will continue to be on the lookout for more lactuca.
Thank you again.
I'm in a similar boat to you. I suffered a spinal injury sometime in the last year that has left me almost completely crippled. The doctors do not want to do anything for the pain other than multiple surgeries. I have been in agony and have had a lot of trouble sleeping. I'm currently in the process of making a brew going off of this guide and am hoping that I can at least get enough relief to get back to some chores I need to do.
@@youngconfuciusHow'd it work out?
@oztrich24 i made the brew, it wasnt bad but could have been more potent. Definitely something you can only do so much of at once because its hard to gather and make for how much you get.
As for the back injury, i am still in pain a lot of times, but nothing like what i was. I have gotten use to it and can generally work around it without much issue.
@@youngconfucius Thanks for responding. I'm making mine now. I pray you'll find healing soon!
Finally a useful TH-cam channel.. rare these days ....i almost skipped and wondered why anyone would need concentrated lettuce extract.. but wow.
I would recommend making a potent extract from poppy plants. Seems to work much better for me 😉
Wouldn’t it be great if wild poppies were everywhere? And the thumbnail DID say opium (clickbait).
@@YouSpewed just get some imperial poppy seeds and grow them,so easy
@@YouSpewed The poppy seeds used in baking come from the same poppy fields as are used for opiates. Buy the unroasted seeds.
Problem with poppies is that only certain ones have the opioid structure. It also takes an insane amount of poppies to harvest in order to make enough medicine.
The problem with poppies is that the second you start making the extract, BOOM you're a felon.
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Hello! I really hope that you found this video helpful. Wild Lettuce is one of my favorite plants and I'm so excited to get to bring this information about it to you! If you have any questions, please feel free to ask them in the comments section. Have you made Wild Lettuce extract before? Does it work for you?
HELLO and thank you for your videos. Made a tea before and it worked great for pain.
@@anonfornow359 Awesome! I'm glad to hear that it worked for you. :D
I haven't made any extract yet, but I have dried it and smoked it, it does work doing it that way, or just eating the leaves, but will try your method.
Nice! Yeah the reason why I like this method is that it makes it super convenient to take whenever I need it while also remaining shelf-stable.
@@dubya2514 Hey my friend!
Pls help me if you can! :D
So, how many leaves did you eat to feel anything ?
Or how many leaves did you smoke ?
Cuz a few days ago i tried smoke some leaves, but i didn't feel anything.
(I did smoke 2 full pipe, but nothing :/ and yeah, that was wild lettuce... But idk what is the problem :/ today i try to again, i have dried some leaves and i try tonight smoke again...)
Thx if you can help me with some information :D
Best wishes! :)
I've used methods like this for 165 years still works
Dang! 165 years? Whats your secret to longevity?
I think I just found my new favorite TH-cam channel, thank you🥰 you deliver information really well!
Wow, thank you! :D
@@FeralForaging You mentioned for pain but only talked about sleep. I need it for pain how does that work?
Have a backyard full of it, following your instructions exactly. 200g dried to 1750ml Everclear. Steeping with 1750ml water added now.
Me too!! You never know might have to pull my own tooth some day!!
You can probably purify it even more and remove the fats and lipids via “winterization”
Try mixing the resin with 4x the amount of ethanol to resin, and then put it in the freezer overnight. The fats should precipitate and you can filter them out with a coffee filter
Looks like you'll need a gun to fight off the cartel
So one (1) resin to 4 etanol or 25%? All the resin will can out in the paper filter ?
Doses the product separate in the polar layer?
someone knows about cannabis extraction lol
@@marcferretti you
this is awesome you guys! you really could make a whole series of videos showing traditional medicine extractions. It would be awesome to have a collection of stuff like that to save to a drive.
yes please do!
I'll third that motion ❤🫡
Same here.
Me too, me too!
Same, same!
When I was a child growing up in NE Pennsylvania and working summers on my grandparent's farms, I remember seeing wild lettuce (or its look-alikes) very often. these days, when I am hiking in the same areas, I still come across them. Through this videos and others from FF, I have learned how to ID and use the plant. Once summer comes again, I plan to try this extraction method and hope to enjoy the benefits that this herbal medicinal is touted to provide.
I’m from NEPA too.
What part of NE PA?
@@DB-kl6we shithole
Your explanations on procedures and descriptions of plants are probably the best on YT. Thank you for your work!
I have a feeling healing using wild plants and herbs 🌿 is just as important now than ever. Thanks for sharing. 🇮🇪✌️
way more. there's a chemical company called Monsanto that is trying to take over the world's food supply by patenting seeds and contaminating any fields that don't use them so they can sue.
Sure is Mo chara 🇮🇪
Doing this right now! I. Doing it with the lettuce from my garden it's all flowered and extremely bitter with tons of white stuff coming out. Can't wait
Very cool! Let us know how it turns out. I haven't tried with garden lettuce before, but it is an ancestor of Lactuca serriola, so it should work just fine!
Thanks for this excellent tutorial! I followed your method and have 70 grams of dehydrated product. I now need to add the vodka and place the final result into little dropper jars. Off to the store I go for the jars. Thanks! BTW, this stuff does relieve my pain and gives me a little euphoria.
Can you smoke it
I'm going to try this, I have a 4 month wait for a dentist, 3 broken teeth, and some opium sounds perfect
L arginine is also good... if you can get the tablets and there's a Colgate toothpaste thats good too. Its not like sensodyne it doesnt cause more pain or anything. It also helps draw in calcium to the tooth the same way fluoride does. Comphrey could also be helpful it heals bones so it might help the inside of your dentine heal. But how are they making you wait that long surely thats a dental hospital emergency visit? Don't you have dental a and é, or are you in america where u don't have a healthcare system?
Four month wait!?!?!? You must live in Canada.
One of my favorites, but it sure isn't hard drugs. It knocks the edge off my chronic pain, making life more worth living and that works for me.
That's great!
is it more or less potent than Tramadol ?
@@DianeFoxxx anything has got to be more potent than tramadol
@@DianeFoxxx I've never taken tramadol, sorry.
@@DianeFoxxx less, it’s not an opiate at all. If you want something similar to opiates you should try kratom. It acts on the mu-opioid receptor in your brain, the same part of your brain opiates affect.
Starting off last year, I've become a big fan of Lactuca serriola. I see this plant everywhere, because it grows everywhere, even in our greenhouse.
this is amazing! i have never heard of this, or anything similar. thats mental that from foraging you've produced actual pain relief resin. I have only done it with my cannabis, but i really want tot ry this now. thanks for inspiring!
But the question is how strong it is
I'm gonna grab some n mix with some weed wen latex still wet
Definitely going to be trying this out, herniated L4-&-L5 ... With stress fractures in thorasic area (+) getting old so many aches and pains anymore...
The real pain in the arse is the "chronic, unending pain" from the time ones eyes open until they finally close from exhaustion .... That itself has aged me very fast
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I hear ya Bob. I’ve had 2 back surgeries and it’s pain from the time you wake, and sometimes even when you sleep. I’m just now getting off Kratom which I became addicted to for over 5 years. But I must admit, I was nearly pain free that whole time. Got lots of projects done around the house, etc. Now that I’m getting off Kratom all the pain and muscle spasms are slowly starting to come back. The whole thing sucks.
L4 and l5 here to exact same. Kratom helps a little but maybe this will help more. I'm gonna try at least
I’m right there with you guys, but It seems like anything that can “kill” the pain hijacks your limbic system to do it. I used to think nsaids were a waste of time but pain without them is sooo much worse. If you can rest your back, get exercise and be very careful, with time, it can improve a lot. The alternative is a lifetime dependence on some other substance and will still leave you in pain, or endless operations since scar tissue develops.
I'm worried this is going to be me now. Like two months ago we had a freezing rain I wasn't expecting and took a slip on the porch steps. Hurt my back up pretty good, mostly the tailbone, and now it still hurts just as much as like a week after the fall. Starting to get a little worried I did some permanent damage. I'm sure the pharmaceutical industry would be pleased to hear that, but jokes on you globalists, I've got lettuce.
My Brotha!! SAME INJURY !!
L4 , L5 , S1 , plus a 21mm bulge. YEARS of prescribed legal ADDICTION. Oxycontin and fentynal patches. 5yrs sober (1 relapse during covid)
Well, sober as in NO MEDS.
I live in California. Medical Marijuana has SAVED MY LIFE.
Thc and Cbd. Although it doesn't take away all the pain, it helps make the day and night manageable. I feel the pain and angst when u say "The Pain from the second you open your eyes "....
We're Both on the same journey. QUALITY of life is an issue. The pains never gonna go away. Big Pharma would have u believing otherwise. But I'm sure you already know. That's no kinda life. ZOMBIFIED by Big Pharma.
Gettin' STRETCHED OUT by the DOPEMAN is just that ! 1 takes ur $$ on the street. 1 takes your $$ in an office.
I don't know if medical pot is available in your area. It's not a miracle cure , but DAMN my life is WAY BETTER!! My activity level , my sleep . Still hurts like MF 'er from sun up till sundown. But my days and nights are more manageable.
BEST of luck ....
Very cool to learn more about the plants around us and to see the whole process of making this extract! Maybe cutting the stems a little before harvesting so it can produce some of that latex would produce more or a stronger end product? To get the latex off the stems you probably could just break them into shorter pieces and leave them in alcohol. If you do this first you could use the same alcohol to extract from the leaves too. And It's probably right that an alcohol extraction step would make a stronger extract, but judging the extracts strength by bitterness could also just be that you extracted other compounds as well as the desired ones. There's a lot of stuff that's soluable in alcohol, and not in water. Not trying to be nitpicky, just a thing I think it's smart to have in mind when doing stuff like this(:
Hurt my back many years ago, was on pain meds for 7 years until I saw a clip from Joe Rogan and his guest talking about Kratom. I got some, and sure enough it worked! stopped opiates cold turkey and never looked back. As a kid if someone told me you could achieve the same amount of pain relief from plant matter as a prescription pain med I'd of laughed. Thank you very much for spreading the word on things like this. This is new to me and I'm looking forward to giving this a try! 👍👍🙏🙏
Mother finally tried kratom after having bugged her about it for some time, telling her how many times I've read something just like this and by the fact i've been taking it everyday for 2 years.
She was on 30mg of oxycodone a day and fentanyl patches at one point. One small to medium dose of kratom and she said it took her pain completely away lol.
in my experience, a simple resinous extract, just steeping the shredded plants in water for a few hours, straining and squeezing, and boiling the rest down to a thick tar, works very well. the ectives dont seem to be very sensitive to heat, and hardly degrades. i made half a pound 5 years ago, and it hasn't noticably lost potency. i also find this extract very easy to consume: just take some, roll it into a littlw pill, and swallow. or for instant effects flatten it, and let it melt under your tongue, or let it dissolve into some tea. the taste is bitter, earthy and savoury, but not at all unpleassant IMO.
and for a little buzz, out in the fields, and/or to impress some stoner friends, you can just pick some leaves and hand them out to chew on, for in instant buzz. you can also smoke the dried leaves. it's been a known substitute for potheads, trying to get off the reefer, back in the olden days.
PS: of you wanna ROCK that "hey, chew on this" stunt, learn to identify random orange dessert poppies growing in front yards. just dont hand your friends too much of it. that shit is potent!
PS: please respect the plant. dont rip it out, and leave at least one stem standing to spread it's seeds.
@@Ucceah this stuff grows on my farm in reasonable amounts. Might start deliberately planting it in areas away from the sheep.
Are you referring to California poppies? I didn't think that variety had the alkaloids responsible for the buzz other poppies beget.
@@OffGridInvestorNever thought about livestock before. Those buggers have been getting high all summer long. No wonder sheep are so peaceful.😅
My English Bulldog eats the leaves every time he goes outside. It's amazing that he knew to go right for this plant out the many many different kinds we have on our 5 acres. I never knew it had medicinal properties, but it makes sense now because he has been suffering from arthritis for a few years. I only give him one of his pain pills when I can tell it's really bothering him, which is usually caused from him chasing something because he is not built to run. The pills can cause other issues too if used for long periods. I'm really glad he can get some relief
Great instructional video! I'm at almost the last step now with the concentrated extract in the dehydrator. I see now how this is perhaps the most dense form you can make. Thanks!
dried cut/sifted wild lettuce is a wonderful substitute for tobacco in rolling hasj joints, like the most typical joints of the Netherlands. It is where I first tried wild lettuce.
wold you say its recreational?
i am dutch and neverheard of that bro :') tobacco is better when you grow it naturally than the progressed tobacco people use. But this sounds really interesting
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no it not. thats gross ffs
they use tobacco for spliffs ignorant clown
I love those dehydrators. I used to put psilocybin in one I had and the mushrooms would come out like crispy potato chips.
Yeah the heat cuts half the potency bruh....only nobs use a dehydrator for drugs. It degrades thc too
Best explanation I’ve seen in under 5 minutes
You should have included that it can be mixed with glycerin before taking. It preserves it, keeps it liquid, and doesn't taste terrible. It can also be taken sublingually without burning.
Just considering adding it to glycerin also -more palatable and will help stabilize as you mentioned
I am concerned if it will mix well enough though …
If you don’t mind sharing your experience…did you heat the glycerin ?
Also What ratio of extract to glycerin did you use to make a wild lettuce Glycerite?
thank you, i did not know it could be used sublingually. I prefer that roa when available.
@@hilarynonya405 to be honest I have not made it using glycerin. I have, though, used other products in a glycerin suspension that had the same benefits I mentioned, and I believe it should be able to be used for wild lettuce extracting as well. Someone will have to try for themselves and post about it their experience making it with glycerin.
I never worked with this plant yet but I know what to look for, I mostly dry out my stuff and make teas or smoke it, you can actually smoke wild lettuce, I use a lot of mullein for lunges, by tea or smoking too, I got a plant called tea berry/wintergreen that grows in the mountains that’s good for pain in a tea, I just lay my stuff around my room in paper bags to dry, the sun will actually destroy the benefits you want, and when it comes to wild lettuce you can just pull the whole stalk and hang it upside down if you want to dry it out
This why my question...can I make a wild lettuce tincture with dried leaves? I have a ton of it but it is dried and I would rather not smoke it but would like to use it for pain relief purposes. Would love to hear your recommendations.
@@iamnotmyhandle I heard you’re supposed to use fresh material for tinctures, but I wouldn’t see why it really matters, but you can use that for tea and I know you said you don’t want to smoke but it will give you the same effect, but since you already have it dry just use it for tea, add honey if you want it sweeter and you can also mix other plants in it like mullein or blueberry leaves, that’s just the random stuff I can find in my area just for an idea, I’ve mix reishi mushroom, mullein, blueberry leaves and it taste pretty good and use that for colds and flus and my bronchitis
The medicine in wintergreen is aspirin
@@skippythetownie3123 ya there’s a related compound in tea berry similar to aspirin
I made a tincture and extract. Used the tincture for sleep and extract for real pain. I even used it in my last homebirth!
I searched high and low for the best information and videos on Wild Lettuce, I found it in you! So well explained, clear and concise. Fascinating what this plant can do!
Do you have an idea how long one can store the extract and still retain the same level of potency.
Thank you kindly, from Canada!
Glad it was helpful! I'm not sure how long it can be stored, I imagine for a while. I use what I make within a year and then refill when the plant is out again!
Refrigerated and out of the sun it should go longer than a year, or when you notice the potency drops.
@@hafsalinda Thank you! Much appreciated!
Made this in high school, not in class. Just kn the woods with a friend. He has since passed
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People who are struggling with a dependency but can't afford kratom this is an amazing alternative. Still same rules apply, still can't take suboxone and expect the same results
For easier dosage I'd suggest filling empty capsules with the preffered dosage and take them like that it's the easiest if you don't mind pills. If you can't have pills I think making a tea with this isn't a bad idea as it isn't horrible tasting like you would think most resin is. It's bitter but with sugar tolerable but definitely capsules way to go 🙏
Thank you so very much! I have been growing wild lettuce this year because it volunteered in a cleared space in my yard! Joy!
Glad I could help!
@@FeralForaging I did have one question, about what percentage of alcohol is in the tinctures once you have added some to the concentrate? I had someone ask me and I wasn't quite sure so I really appreciate all the research you have done this is extremely helpful because I have made this for some of my family members who really could use it.
@@andreaali7761 The percentage that I use for the final stage is somewhere around 40% alcohol. Just enough that it will dissolve and remain shelf-stable. I think a little lower, like 30% could be fine too. 40% is just convenient because it's the most common of store-bought liquors.
Man this stuff is in crazy abundance around here, I often do a lot of lawn care in the summer and I hate this because it really sucks to weed whack but now that I know it's useful I might just pull it and take it home instead.
I literally just found some in my neighbors side yard. I wanted this video before and decided I keep my eyes open. I just didn't think I'd step out of my truck and pick it up.
Also, you can just grow p.Somniferum like thousands of other people do in their home gardens. Loads of varieties that are absolutely stunning. It’s legal and it’s easy…it’s only illegal to purposefully extract the opium. So do that when no one is watching.
hahaha - working on it!!
lol I like the way you think 😅
Yeah and you can also develop a hell of an addiction like thousands of other people. Maybe recommending opiates to strangers online isnt the best move?
I'm curious if it can be habit forming? Just wondering if it's something I'm gonna *need, or something u can just use whenever, nbd, like thc, thanks!
@@nobodyspecial.1312 nuh uh
Brilliant channel, his love of plants comes through in his narration
I will try that immediately. Hope that this plant existe in europe here. I m struggling with insomnia for years and it became worse. Thanks for this video
Europe is host to Lactuca virosa, one of the more well known species for this purpose!
Absolutely loved this video. Well presented and informative. Potato ricer...awesome! The shelf life stableness is what I found to be the most interesting.
Thanks for a great video.
I've broken 28 bones from neck, jaws, femur, tibia, fibula all tarsals. I'm a former opioid user and recovering alcoholic. I saw a TH-cam video about smoking it so I dried some leaves out and tried it. Sure seems to help with pain and kind of got a little head change too. Hope I sleep 💤 better tonight. Thank you. New subscriber.
That's cool information to know. We have them growing here too and people see them as just unwanted bad weed. Good to know their extract helps with sleep. Will never forget this in case my poor sleep gets worse, that might turn me to doing some foraging near the woods hah.
I did almost this same thing as an experiment to extract the latex rubber from the plant instead of the tedious process of cutting the stalk and collecting the drops of white liquid. Except I had the idea of adding some vinegar after straining the liquid, and the ph change caused all of the finer particles, and the chlorophyll to sort of coagulate and gather at the bottom. Then I poured off the semi clear brown liquid and condensed it using the sun. My end product looks similar, except it is very black instead of brown like yours. Mine is still in a viscous form, not fully dehydrated.
I got hooked on kratom a few years ago. Recently I was looking for kratom alternatives, and found some capsules of wild lettuce. Didn't give me exactly what I was looking for, but I could definitely see it's potential use for other things. Glad I found this video.
What do you mean it wasn't what you were looking for? Is it not sedative like kratom?
@Reed Abuke Well, not even that. I just get one symptom from not taking Kratom that I can't seem to make go away without either Kratom or suboxone. It's obviously a withdrawal symptom, but no doctor yet has been able to verify what it is exactly that's causing it, or any other remedy other than more opiates/opiate-like medications. So I was looking around for other remedies that might quell it. This worked for the first night of taking it. But after that, it just stopped working. But I noticed it's pain relieving properties. I know you'd probably suggest just going cold turkey and going through the withdrawal, but you really wouldn't understand. This symptom SUCKS. And I can't find other people that go through it. It's a heavy tightness feeling in my chest that can last for days, or until I take kratom or my suboxone.
And I was also addicted to opiates
Have you guys ever used RCs? I've been looking for a reliable supplier with a large selection
RC’s ??? Please provide more info. Thank you.
Holy crap I think I saw the European variety yesterday when I was cleaning up the yard. I guess I’m going to have to watch this now.
I’m so glad I found this site! Very easy to understand and learn from! GREAT INSTRUCTIONS
can you explain the effects, do you dream more or deep sleep? if you take alot, do you feel drained? how long do the effects last?
Good questions
What is interesting to me is that the wild lettuce plant is almost the same as young opium Poppy plants. The leaves are the same. The true opium Poppys leaves, stem and roots ALL contain medicinal alkaloids. Not just the capsules that yield Morphine. The extraction process is the same for both plants. I personally prefer and use regular opium from the apparel somniferum. I have tried wild lettuce opium but did not get the pain relieving effect I have with the opium Poppy. Buth are useful though.
Where can you get poppies? I feel like you'd need a whole field to have a reasonable amount of the alkaloids
@@tricursor2481 you can actually buy them almost anywhere they are completely legal
@@thecloneguyz how is that even possible when morphine is a controlled substance along with cannabis and cannabis was illegal to grow and own even today (federally). I'll be happy if you're right but i don't want to grow a miniature garden of the bastards to have my house raided one day
Wait so is this wild lettuce extract actually opium or? Just id love this as I have trouble sleeping ect but my job regularly drugs tests
@Richard Paige III are you in the uk. Any pointers to where I can buy some poppy in the UK if you here too please. Thank you
Best part about Wild Lettuce to me is the dreams that come along with it. I think it may point to helping people get to REM.
Jesse good morning. Made first batch. Working on 2nd. Have an anecdotal experience. Gave some to friend who has metal plates in ankle. Painful often depending on exertion. So they tried dropper in water for nighttime. Not much difference. Get this: they applied dropper full directly to painful area. Within seconds relieved pain. So we are now documenting. Its been done several days now. Consistent relief. Any suggestions for keeping anectdotal records? Thanks for your time and concise vid that open a new way for safe relief of pain👍🤝🤲
Anecdotal records are very important especially as they are aggregated! I would say just to record as many details as possible and store them in a place where you will have easy access to them. You never know when they may help someone with their research on a plant!
Or sell it to Pfizer
You can make it out of the cores and bitter yellow parts of iceberg lettuce. I made it 30 years ago and it was extremely easy and very satisfying.
Wow, i never would have guessed! I always thought iceberg lettuce was basically garbage!
I'm confused here the fucking title looks like he's making black tar herion and everyone sitting here talking about lettuce? Is this some new Fed post meta game or something is everyone bots? What the fuq going on here?
@@SF-dy6hn strangely enough lettuce opium looks like black tar heroin.
@@SF-dy6hn you must be young. Say this side of 2000 ?!
@@SF-dy6hn yeah the stems of these plants basically contain opium lol it's terrible this video is even up at all
Fun fact, as the medium dries it let's off a carbon molecule which essentially changed the basic structure so dry is different from wet
Besides processing I also just take some of the stalk and chew on it while I pick. It's bitter but the effects are fast and effective.
3rd quarter of the moon the sap is really flowing. If you weed or mow or kill brush during the 3rd quarter you can slow the growth or kill out plants if you take them down enough because they bleed so bad, but it's good when you're harvesting for the milk sap.
Thank u
My English Bulldog eats the leaves every time he goes outside. It's amazing that he knew to go right for this plant out the many many different kinds we have on our 5 acres. I never knew it had medicinal properties, but it makes sense now because he has been suffering from arthritis for a few years now. I only give him one of his pain pills when I can tell it's really bothering him, which is usually caused from him chasing something because he is not built to run. The pills can cause other issues too if used for long periods. I'm really glad he can get some relief
@@la7era1u54 That's really cool. Never thought about this for pets. But you know, it sounds like he may really really, REALLY like his relief!!! 😆
I absolutely love your videos! I hope you continue to make them!
More to come! :)
This is his last video, so sorry.
@@aaronkirkland212 woo hoo !
@@FeralForagingWhy do you use 190 for the initial extraction and 80 for the dilution?
@@ScottWConvid19 The dilution is just to be shelf stable and easy to take. It also won't dissolve at 190 proof at the end.
About to do my first harvest and process of this wonderful stuff in the next few days thanks for the video
I’m anxious to try this. I love foraging. I was wondering if I could freeze dry the leaves and extract. I’m thinking it might preserve better.
Yes! I haven’t tried that but I think it would work great.
Lol, I just asked the same question 😁
Wonderful video. I'll be processing my plants in a couple of days using this method. I do have a question for you though. At 6:42 of our video, you identify a wild lettuce plant with rust on the leaves. Is it ok to use those or should I use only the best leaves on the plant
Thank you! I personally wouldn't use leaves as old as the ones shown at 6:42, no.
@@FeralForaging Thank you for your reply. So at what point would you say "This leaf is no good"? I was always told to use perfect leaves with all my herbs, but I lose a lot of my harvest picking out only perfect leaves.
You're awesome, by the way. Love your channel!
@@matthewmurdock6593 Great question! For me, I personally don't mind a plant being "perfect", just that it is passable. If it's clearly overall rusted, moldy, decaying, etc. I won't use it. But, if it has a few spots, bug holes, etc. I don't have an issue with it! Hope this helps.
Thank you for the kind words too! :D
@@FeralForaging Yes, it helps immensely! Thank you so much
I usually lay herbs such as coriander and dill.. open on the shelf in my refrigirator and after about a week it just dehydrates and remains really green and completely dry. That's how one bouquet of coriander is good for a very long time.
I am very confused. So you cook it down to be very thick but then add water back to it to dehydrate it just to redissolve it again? Why can’t you just leave the liquid and put that in the dropper bottle? I’m not trying to be sarcastic or difficult it just seems like extra steps that have no extra benefit except I would think the heating would harm the effectiveness. Thank you for your answer.
I understand your confusion. The reason why I did that was to easily get it all spread out in the dehydrator. Normally I would just put in the dehydrator before it starts to thicken too much, but I had to get footage of both forms for the video. If I were to just put the liquid straight into a dropper bottle as water, it would not be shelf stable. By concentrating down, then adding vodka to dissolve, instead of water, I end up with a shelf stable final product. Hopefully that clears up the confusion.
@@FeralForaging yes it does thank you
I grew up calling this Milk Weeds, and hated getting sticky from it. Thanks for this insight!
Actual milkweed is a different plant
The song in the movie Mary Poppins, "Just a spoon full of sugar helps the medicine go down" is perhaps a hint as to how they got children to take bitter tasting medicine in the 19th to early 20th century. I will try the Mary Poppins method when I start to use Wild Lettuce extract.