How to make Wild Lettuce TINCTURE (for pain & sleep)
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I’ve been using wild lettuce for years, it grows abundantly in my yard. No bad affects ever and never need large amounts. I have so much this year I’m going to try making resin out of it. If I get a back twinge or headache while working in the garden I will grab a small leaf chew it and swallow 10 minutes no pain. Just an FYI alcohol tinctures are good for 20 years. Non-alcoholic tinctures are good 3-5 years.
Thanks for your testimony!! I hope I can grow more!
@Sherry Hi, Sheri here!😄 Can you yell me if this tincture works topically as well? I know some do.
@@sherihicks1427 Hi Sheri! Yes you can, it known to be used as a wound disinfectant but since I don’t have any real experience with using it topically, so I don’t know if it can or is effective to be used topically for pain.
Mine are all done, so far, with vodka!! Yay!!
Thank you for this info!
My mom has a yard full smack dab in the middle of the hood!! I noticed it last year. I cut it down. But it’s back tall as her privacy fence!!! I hit the lottery!!!
You are so brave and so bold I am so excited that I found your channel! I found wild lettuce growing on my grandmother's property and I knew it could be turned into a tincher for pain and I'm so grateful that you made this thank you!
Wonderful! I'm glad you found my channel, too! Please check out my other videos on Holy Basil, Mullein, Fleabane and Red Clover (so far).
@@Latebloomershow Thank you so much for making these videos! I will definitely check those you listed out.
I discovered some wild lettuce way in the back corner of my yard- I was so excited! There were over 30 plants- it was everywhere ❤. I kept everyone away from it and just let it do it’s thing. It got to be about 5 feet tall and some deer came and ate the tops off of every single one! We definitely know it was a deer because the kid’s spotted the deer just standing there lol My sister actually went out side and got within 6 feet of it and it just stood there. She called me asked who she should call - thinking it was sick. Later when I realized where the deer was it dawned on me that it wasn’t sick- it was probably high as a kite 😂😂😂
Exactly! It hit pay dirt!
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@@Latebloomershow So even the root you can use?thanks
Omg….I had NO idea! Look at that liquid. God given……Thank you!
Glad it was helpful! Please share!
I have used wild lettuce tincture for about 30 years now. I harvest seed and plant a row in my garden.
Mine has puffballs now. Just collect the puffballs?
Thank you! You Helped me find an easier way then simmering for hours.
always look up online if there’s any poisonous look alikes in your state. Haven’t seen any for Wild lettuce so far.
I use an app but a picture taken of the same plant at different angles can bring up different results so I don’t trust it completely but I use it for a starting point to research.
And it’s how I found out about wild lettuce.
Made a simple tincture letting chopped stalks and leaves blended in blender with alcohol, soak in everclear 190proof for 4 days or so, wrung out the leaves and chunks through a cloth and then I just add drops to a little water to take. So far I feel kind of good, happy, relaxed. Not overly tired but I didn’t do a lot.
I also make tea with Wild prickly Lettuce and it controls sinuses also. I sprinkle on food for pain. I make a tea to relax and dry up sinuses! 💕
Thanks for sharing!! What do you actually sprinkle? Do you dehydrate leaves and crumble or grind?
Hello that sounds great, can you time also how to prepare that,,I get bad sinuses and pain,😊
@@Latebloomershow I dry and crumble the plant and sprinkle 1/2 - 1 tsp on food or use the same amount for tea
@@hetty2974 I just boil water, put 1/2-1tsp in a tea ball and steep for about 5-10 minutes. Not longer or it’s bitter
I sometimes add a bit of lemon juice. I personally cannot stomach any sweetener in teas
I cooked mine down and I keep it in my Refrigerator. One dropper is good for headache or joint pain. It works great! I'm going to be foraging for more to dry, eat, and tincture as needed to add to my "preps."
Let's talk!
Id love more info on that. My husband has a lot of headaches
@@tonydanielleirby9180Make a rosemary tincture and see if it helps for your hubby’s headaches 😊
Helps my headaches 😊
Thank you great video, God bless you. For every disease man will know God will cause a plant to grow ☘️🪴🙏🏻
I totally believe your statement I love the Lord and I know he made this medicine naturally for us things to grow naturally for our body to heal us not to cover up like doctors medicine. Does God bless you
I find it helps with pain if sprinkle it on food. If I make a tea, it will dry up sinuses! People in my building were given it when they had upper respiratory issues, and none of them needed a doctor for it!
Do you make a tea with the tincture? How much do you typically use?
@@Latebloomershow no I just use dried leaves steeped in water. 1/2 to 1 teaspoon of leaves per cup. Don’t steep it too long or it’s bitter. I steep for 5-10 minutes only
New sub! 🎉 I'm so excited after watching this video to have found you! I "sample" so many people trying to find the ones who are natural teachers to learn from & you, my dear lady, are awesome! Looking forward to learning more from you! God bless 🌞
Wonderful! Welcome!
Good morning my Angel voice in my phone. 7am here. I have always found that an early start gives one comfort while getting chores done. Sometimes B4 sunrise. The case for me today. Mid 80's forcast here. The cockpit of my vessel has been prepped. Backup anchor ready to deploy, life vests cleaned & checked, boat ladder inspected & hung, vinyl skiff cleaned & pumped & boat #'s reapplied. A couple things more & I can enjoy the rest of my day bobbing on the water. Till our next "viz" keep smiling. All your goodness shows from that smile.
Wow, must be a nice life! I wouldn't mind it for a few days.
@@Latebloomershow Oh my beauty, you are welcome any time. This is a chapter of my book that is, for me, a wonder & full of adventure & insight. I'm a humble man, with a humble boat, that sees wonderous things. I've had many comments like yours. You are welcome for the enjoyment but plan on becoming a sailor. 😍💪💜♎🌎⛵🇺🇸. My daughter just txt me so I'm off to see. Smile on my lovely.
Even the deer knew it was good stuff lol
Right??
Your cats are having too much fun in your beautiful yard/garden!!😺😻
Yes they do
I have a bit in the front of our street-side chain link fence at the group mailboxes so may have to get it gone but will try to see if I can wait until seeds develop and mature. May have one also in the yard itself but don't remember if it got pulled. I do not wish to have a lot of weeds - Bermuda is bad enough and that is just grass lawn (Was here when we moved in as it covers the septic field +). I think I am winning the grasshopper battle knock on wood. Also harvested 18 garlic heads today most medium-sized and most from the Safeway supermarket originally.
Thank you, I actually identified Prickly Lettuce in my garden today
Wonderful and helpful video! Thank you! Last year I allowed two prickly lettuce plants in my yard go to seed. This year my whole backyard is full! I'm pulling out the majority and allowing about 10 to 20 plants grow so I can harvest. I'm going to tincture and dry and milk some.
Sounds great! Please keep us posted! I only have the one plant so if I want to make the hard version (like fruit leather), I have to sacrifice the whole plant and then no seeds. Hmmm.
@@Latebloomershow If you would like I can save flower heads and seeds for you at the end of the season. I bought some wild lettuce seeds online but they are not the prickly lettuce that I have growing. I am in the process of writing a post over on my cooking blog (Red Dirt Cooking) about prickly lettuce that will have photos. You might enjoy it. It's only a tiny blog that I started in 2011. I post for my own enjoyment.
If you don't have access to wild lettuce, and want to try it's benefits, you can order extract here: mountainroseherbs.com/wild-lettuce-extract I am not affiliated with this company, but I know they have a good reputation. Always, do your own research, and discuss with your doctor if you are taking medications that might conflict. 💖
I have never had it in my yard but i found some just up the street at the now closed nursing home. I harvested a few stocks and some small plants that I am planting in my yard. God is good!!!!!!
Yes He is! Believe in Him.
Last summer I have had two plants that were 8 feet tall and one that was 15 feet tall, all three plants transplanted when they were still looking like A dandelion, and yes dear love it.
Does the tincture work for pain, Robert? I haven't used it yet.
I have Stephen Harrod Buhner’s book “Herbal Antivirals” and plan to get his other book “Herbal Antibiotics”. Thanks for sharing!!!💚👏
Sounds like I should get those!
Kaye, I just wanted to hopefully catch you before you strain your tincture. You are supposed to leave the bottle in a cool, dark place, taking it out to shake it every couple of days. But it is supposed to sit for 6 to 8 weeks and up to 6 months for stronger tincture. Good luck and thank you for the video. May God always Bless you
It is in a cool dark place but I simply cannot remember to shake it that often. But, glad to know I can leave it longer.
I made a tincture of lactuca virosa and 40% vodka and then forgot about it until I found it today in the back of my cabinet. I did mark the date march 2023. I never strained it. Is this tincture still good for use if I strain it?
I have heard it is still good. Google it or research it.
@@lori6911 Lori, I think it would be fine. The alcohol is a preservative. I could be very strong though..Start with a microdose one day. Then on another day do a small dose.
@@lori6911did you try it?? Give us an update please!!
Thanks so much kaye, xxx😊
I love this video.
Thank you, I’m going to look for some tomorrow. Excited!
Thanks for the demonstration.
You are welcome!
I found a wild lettuce in my strawberry & asparagus bed. We enjoyed some small leaves in our spring salads. I'm excited to see what I can do with this plant.
Guess who got to my plant before I managed to cover the top?? Yep, deer. Good luck and keep me posted!!
Oh no! I guess I'm glad it is in the garden to stay safe from the deer. Our backyard is a safe place for baby deer every year.
Good Job Miss Kaye
❤ love this series of medicinal plants and uses! Thx!!
Glad you like them!
This year I am harvesting my wild lettuce. I have watched this video for the second time. I have made a wonderful healing salve with plaintain and comfrey. Thank you so much for your wonderful videos.
Thank you so much! This is very helpful.
Glad it was helpful!
Thank you for sharing!
My pleasure!
I love PictureThis. It’s correct most of the time.
Your a beautiful soul. Thank you
Wow, thank you
This is the best video I have seen on wild lettuce. Thank you! I keep a large portion of my garden wild so I now feel comfortable searching for this lettuce. I live in zone 7b - a terrific place to grow food for 8 months of the year and with greenhouses, year around. I am experimenting with growing plantain in one of my greenhouses. I look forward to your next video!!!
Thanks so much!! Please share somewhere, so I can get these videos seen. Blessings. I have so much plantain, and I will be doing a video soon.
What a wonderful video. Thank you!
Question, why would you not cut the plant , rather than pull out it's roots ? As you have so few plants? Thx
That mound of dirt was going to get dozered in to the side of the yard there where it was bare. Please see it now, so beautiful! Will post a photo on my community page. The one by the driveway did go to seed, now I have literally hundreds of plants. Overwhelmed. Wish I could have people come and get it. It will have to be cut down.
I wanted to learn about this. Thank you.
Glad it was helpful!
I have heard about this and I clicked on it right away! Thanks Kaye!
You’re welcome! Please share.
Excellent video, my friend! I've got some wild lettuce growing in my main chicken pen and need to try this. I'm getting ready to make some more vanilla extract, so I'll be buying vodka anyway. Perfect timing!
I'd like to make vanilla extract! My friend Theresa who came and showed me how to pressure can does and belongs to a vanilla group on FB.
@@Latebloomershow It's really easy, and SO much better than the commercial stuff!
Last year I found one wild lettuce. This year there are a dozen give or take. I tried to make a salve out of last year's but, it didn't turn out well. So this round I will make a tincture. Thanks Kaye. You just filled in the gaps in my knowledge base. Four mullein plants so far too. I also appreciate the chuckle I had at your expense during the taste test. Have a wonder filled day fair lady.
Chuckles are important! Especially in this day and time.
I have lots of these in my yard and I have plugged the tips of them full of big colander. I sauté them with slices of beef with garlic and onions. I ate lot of these as green veggies many times. I don't feel anything or any side effects. I am not sure if it helps me with sleep or pain either. I guess it works for some, not others. But I will still continue to eat them as greens veggies, not letting them to waste 😊.
Sounds wonderful! I think the tincture is going to be more powerful than eat as a vegetable but I’m not an expert.
Good morning smart and beautiful, another great video from a beautiful great person, GOD BLESS your precious loving heart 😇🌹🦋🐞🐝
Good morning! Thank you so much!
Dearest kaye, thankyou for such use natural help fotr us all.very helpful and i will be trying this,its just wonderful to usse the plants nature provides for us,yeah,yeah,hurray for kaye. Definitely will get some made soon and will let you know also. I do suffer with plenty of pain,.oh yes,whaw where did those 3 weeks go to.hello to all the birds and creatures, bye for now xx 😊
Awesome, thank you Paying it Forward
My pleasure!
This is very helpful thank you.
You're very welcome!
I use in solves it works great it will keep for a long time. Be ready. For when you need it.
in solves? is that a product?
Do you have a salve recipe? I have a bunch of prickly lettuce in my yard and would love make a salve!
Oh yay, I have this book and the Picture this app. Now to find some wild lettuce!
Great video thanks for sharing 👍
Thanks for watching
I love this idea and use many herbs for good health. The best way to find out if a person is allergic is to rub some on the inside of the wrist for a couple of hours to see if it is ok for each person. I have not used this one as of yet but have been planning on making some just in case.
Great suggestion!!
God bless you Miss Kaye. I’m a fellow Tennesseean, so I know your channel might be my new favorite 😍 I’m looking forward to binge watching all of your videos. I learned about you from Miss Mary at Mary’s Nest ❤
Awesome! Thank you! I look forward to hearing from you often! Mary is a treasure, and I'm so grateful to know her.
TN rocks, wouldn't want to be anywhere else
I just recently found your channel and have enjoyed watching. I am relatively new to the south (7 years) and gardening here for 3. It's been quite a learning curve coming from northern NY with short growing seasons and a lot less clay lol. This year I'm trying to learn about medicinal herbs and plants so thank you for helping to educate me.
Wonderful! Welcome! I am behind on editing so I hope to get something out next week. Right now I am in power down situation after a storm last night so hopefully I’ll have a garden update tomorrow and then I really want to get to benefits of Yarrow. Been dealing with so many issues of deer getting in my garden and weeds and storms and cistern leaking etc. etc. and now this. It’s been challenging.
@@Latebloomershow LOL I get the weeds and storms thing! These thunderstorms down here are pretty nasty and the weeds are wildly stubborn! I'm surprised we don't have deer coming into the yard (we homestead on just one acre with a garden, chickens, ducks, rabbits, and goats) since we are very near the mountains separating us from NC and we have seen them in nearby fields. I'm very interested in more of the herb and foraged medicinal plant tinctures and salves so looking forward to the yarrow one!
Absolutely love wild Blue Lettuce!!!
I love to make a salad with it & tinicure!!! We may be late getting here, but we're quick learners...
I've got so much of it! Are you eating it in salad?
@@LatebloomershowMe, also... I'll be 70 this year & only wish I had learned any of this many years ago. As we say, it is what it is!!!
Now to encourage as many as we can. Only growing medical plants fruit trees. A very good investment in what time I have left. Thank you for teaching, so more can learn!!!
Amen...
I have hundreds of plants coming up! Wish you could stop by and take some!
Aww Kaye... makes my heart sing to see you making medicine. ❤ If people purchase dried wild lettuce leaves they should use grain alcohol and if the plants are fresh.. vodka is best. Dried leaves are also good for teas.
What do you know about wild yarrow, that is next! 🥰❤️
@Kaye Kittrell Late Bloomer I dont personally use yarrow. But looking in my family's old medicine book, she wrote yarrow a bitter for high fevers, good to sweat out impurities from body. Stops all bleeding. Wound salve. Gripe tonic for baby.
Gripe is colic lol So it must work for digestion or inflammation issues.? . Thats all I have. Haha My people were part of the original Pa Dutch and some family were members of the Pennsylvania German Society so I also have some pretty old string bound remedy and folklore books printed by the PGS. In one, it also says fever and stiff joints. But no remedy on application of it. Hope that helps. I have to say, in all the remedies I have been handed down, its consistently written throughout to always thank the Good Lord for His creations and blessings that heal our vessels in prayer. Im just saying... haha
@@shellbells339my family on mamas side always would use the word gripe for stomach pain and ache. They would say their stomach was griping or gripish. I still say that.
I love that hat!!
New subscriber. I'm learn as much as I can. Started doing some with my herbs.
Wonderful! Welcome! Do what you can!
Good morning, my Tennessee and friend well, I would just like to say that I’ve been watching your videos now for one day and I am so excited for my future. I don’t like taking doctors medicine pain meds and it cost me $300 for an appointment when I got so I am going to Sully switch to natural medicine. I grow my own food and I do a lot of flowers for the oils and the essential health benefits, butwant to start doing this perfectly letters, wild letters I absolutely love what the Lord has done just utilize the land that he gave us to live on. God bless you. I’m excited for more videos learn more stuff.
Welcome to my channel! I am so glad you found me! Here's my medicinal plants playlist. Enjoy and learn! th-cam.com/play/PL7KEhv2No0IBxqBEH5spBlED4Z0xZyyy4.html
Hello there dearest kaye and kits,.very exciting to have z new film,xxxi will comment after i have watched, xxalways thumbs up for kaye, 😊
Thanks so much
Last year I had a huge wild lettuce in my garden. By the time it flowered, it had to be 7-8' tall, and almost as wide, with many branches. I was so excited to harvest it, but disappointed because it had hardly any sap. I dehydrated a bunch of leaves, but it felt like a fail. Then I moved to the Ozarks, where I'm building in several acres. I'll try again this year, and this time I'll make a tincture. I need to order that book!
Wonderful! My friend and I were looking at a property over there. A lot would need to happen to make that a reality. I wish you great success there! Please stay in touch and keep me posted on your progress. I wonder if it had anything to do with a dry season? Or, all the effort went into size and not sap, or...?
@@Latebloomershow I wondered that too, but I kept it watered, so who knows. The leaves looked exactly like the one you showed at the beginning of your video. I wonder if they have more sap when they're younger? I love the Ozarks! Stone County has very few building restrictions, so check it out. Unfortunately prices here have increased, just like other states, as many have fled the blue states. If only I'd have made this move a few years sooner... prices would've been amazing, and I'd have been younger and stronger. 🙂
You want to get it just before it flowers. When the top branches out but before ot buds. Those tender top stems and the upper part of the plant are loaded with sap. Once it flowers, the sap production slows, but it's still usable.
B sure it's not Sow thistle ..such a close 'Look alike' sow thistle has no fur/ Hairs on back of leaves or stem it too is medicinal but totally different properties and use ...
@@litaknowes7294 thanks I am glad I know that.
I love your cats. Playful little punks ❤️
Thank you! But, now there are only three. :(
😢 we also lost one of our older gals in Aug. So sad.
Hello. I've enjoyed your channel for quiet some time. Thanks for this vid, since I'm trying this ASAP. So happy you're also in TN.
We're in Fayetteville.
Dave
Well, that's great Dave! I've got tons of red clover but it's not blooming yet.
I use it all the time so does my best friend we use it as a tea it works great!!!
That's great! Do you mean you make tea from the leaves?
I’m excited there’s wild lettuce in Tennessee, I’ll be moving to East Tennessee in a few months. I love this stuff for pain. 🎉
Wonderful and welcome! Please keep in touch and LMK how you settle in!
see, I could watch this for hours. soothing...old school...casual....easy to follow...organic. interesting. no tomfoolery about science or proof.
noting: I made wild lettuce tincture with my mawmaw years ago. It really work very well for a topical pain reliever. She made some in less than 15 minutes from the wild lettuce growing near the garden and smeared it all over a bad sunburn I had. In about 5 minutes I was not feeling that burning feeling anymore. Did not reduce the swelling but pain was gone...lasted about 6 hours. re-applied...good to go for another 6 hours. Works.
Just a heads up don't use the plants next to traveled roadways car exhaust collects on the plants and can contaminate your crop. 😮
I enjoyed this video very much, it's so informative. I'm over 50 years old and just diving in to herbal medicine and remedies. We moved to another state about 18 months go to be closer to family. We are quite far out in to the countryside and to our surprise, we are blessed with many, many plants and herbs natrually growing around our property. We even have a variety of cactus (including prickly pear cactus) that has a home in it's own landscaped garden bed. I truly feel as if the previous owners may of been thinking ahead or were possibly herbalists? Thank you for this video, I'm learning something new every day and am loving this new journey of mine.
Wonderful!! What state are you in? I will be doing many more videos like this. Just a bit overwhelmed with such a huge garden and broke my kneecap 6 weeks ago.
Thank-you so much for this. I live on Vancouver Island BC Canada. I Really appreciate THIS. Lots of wild plants here. All the best to you and yours . Regards RMRoss
I so wanted to go there. My old neighbor in CA had a cabin over there. Told me lots of stories of only eating caught salmon, having to use a boat to get to the mainland, and the handful of folks that lived around him. I got close to taking him there after he was no longer able to make the long drive in his first generation Suburban, which he had done several times. Since he was a hoarder, I can just imagine how it looked. It was a getaway place. I would imagine someone squatted on the place and stayed, as he developed dementia and went into a home. That was years ago. I was in Vancouver three times, 2015, 2016 and 2017, Granville Island, for the Vancouver Web Fest (which Late Bloomer finally won Best Reality Series) so close, but no cigar, as the saying goes.
Just found your video and subscribed. Have LOTS growing in our lawn, and routinely use it raw for pain relief when working in the garden. Making our first tincture this year. Thank you and keep up the good work 🙂👍
Thanks for the sub! Don't forget corn silk tincture if you are growing corn! So glad you are here!
Do you just chew on a leaf? Or just the sap? Also, check out my growing playlist: th-cam.com/play/PL7KEhv2No0IBxqBEH5spBlED4Z0xZyyy4.html
Got a lot of yarrow so I can’t wait for that video!
Next week! Thanks!
I have a lot growing and have left it to go to seed. I look forward to seeing if it will help my pain.
Harvest when it's flowering. Save some to go to seed. I hope so, too! Please let me know.
I have that book. Its excellent🌿💛🌿
It really is!
Hello my fellow Tennessean! Thanks for the info on wl!
Hello!!! You are welcome. See my new shorter one, too!
Ive been breaking this plant off and feeding it to my chickens... Now I know better! Thanks for this informative video
You are welcome!
Great Video
Glad you enjoyed it
We have several varieties on our place too. We also have a hard time getting it to full bloom because of the deer. I made some tincture a couple years ago. No one would try it but I did. Couldn't tell a lot of difference since I have a high pain tolerance anyway. Good info here...we all need to work on these kinds of skills.
Thank you, Donna! Could it be a matter of dosage?
@@Latebloomershow That's a possibility.
It must be 5/6 months since your video popped up on my screen. Super video - hope you are well and enjoying the summer 🙂
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I had the boild tincture. It helped with the pain but no 'buzz' effect I an a renter and I had 3 plants in my yard the landlord cut it down and I cried. I actually had it in planters!
I hope you can come to an agreement with him. You could share some plant medicine for letting you plant in the planters. You can get more seed. Good luck!! I want to try the boiled tincture next year.
Thank you
I made a gallon tincture last year and still had a little under a pint of it this year left. So this year I made a resin and combined the two together. It works great. I think I'm gonna start doing it this way every year.
Please explain. I need to harvest that plant again!
@@Latebloomershow the resin takes time to make. The easiest way is to use a crockpot. I use the leaves and the stems to make a really strong tea. I let mine stay in about 12 hours before I strained it and transfered it into another pot. I let it cook down on a simmer until it becomes a black tar. Then I put it in a dehydrator some people just let it sit on parchment paper. Then I popped my tar into my already made tincture and shook it til it was all devolved. There's a lot of videos here on TH-cam.
@@jenniferriley3589Are the pain properties stronger doing it that way?
I have tincture almost ready. It's been working about 5 weeks. I may try the resin with the next batch. I've seen two videos making it that way. One of them dehydrated it on a silicone mat and it peeled off so easily.
They then placed the sheet of brown resin in a baggie and cut a small square when they needed it. I believe they then froze the remainder.
Plantnet is the identification app I use for plants and its free and amazing
Thanks Kaye for this very useful information. I too have wild lettuce growing in my yard. I transplanted some from my neighbors yard about four years ago and it's taken off like crazy. Requires no effort whatsoever, flourishes nicely on its own. I've been collecting and freezing my foraged medicinal and other wild varieties for a number of years now and then running them through a blender and straining the mixture through a screen colander to make juice. The taste is not objectionable at all and I'm able to recover some of the plant phytonutrients through this method. I sometimes add some powdered vitamin C as a preservative and once refrigerated, lasts for over a week. So much healthier than anything store bought and definitely cost effective.
Thoroughly enjoying the videos. Much appreciated, have a great day.
Mike from Canada
Thanks for that great info, Mike! How's the air quality where you are?
@@Latebloomershow Hi Kaye:
It's starting to amp up from this morning. Went from moderate to high risk here in St. Catharines.
I can see a slight haze in the air and there's a light campfire aroma. The scarey part is the effect these conditions can have on those with compromised health. Also, we haven't even entered the worst of summer temperatures yet.
Got a little outdoor work done now indoors with the AC on.
Rain is forecast for later this week.
Hopefully, it'll be brought under control soon.
Take care.
Mike
I'm gonna try this soon up in Grove, Oklahoma!
Wonderful! I have another fan in OK!
Hello Kaye. Wild lettuce has great medical potential. You are looking good and healthy
Kaye. With kind regards Patrick xx
So good to hear from you, Patrick!! Thanks!
Thank you!
You're welcome!
My go to for pain, especially since I can't take NSAIDS by mouth.
can or can't?
@@Latebloomershow Can't! Sorry!
I finally looked you up on YT. We met at BARDSFEST in Ky. What a great time.I was with Devanice. Jackie from Ohio
Wonderful! I hope you both watch and share my channel. So many are wrapped up in the news, it's hard to get views. Great to hear from you!
GM Kaye!!
Good morning!
During the growing season you can pull off a minimal amount of leaves to collect the latex but ive found taking a pointed sharp knife and puncturing the skin of the plant called scoring as the poppy farmers do when collecting opium latex . The plant stays alive and repairs itself quickly and has a scar but seals . U can collect the latex while running which can be tedious and time consuming or score it and come back in an hour or so and collect the dried latex .
My okra has yet to any come up after 3 separate plantings and I’ve heard others say they are having issue . Odd u said yours is troubled . Ive planted several years but never seen this .
I'm just starting the video so we'll see if I'm jumping the gun persae lol. Wild lettuce has fingers or little spike looking things on the back of the leaves. You can't go by the white sap.coming out. Nope it's the fingers on the back. Or hairs yep. The others aren't the same Kay so be careful.
I showed that, thanks!
You want the newer smaller leaves to just eat. Older leaves equal more sap equals more bitter
I made around a gallon and half of tincture this past weekend. First time trying it, waiting for it to render now. I've used the other methods where you cook it down to thick liquid or resin before.
How did you like using the resin for pain because I’d like to try to make it also
@@Latebloomershow Mine was extremely sticky, had to wet my fingers before handling it.
As far as effectiveness, I think I'd rather just have a concentrated liquid. Easier to handle and regulate the dosage. Since every batch is different, I start with half a teaspoon, and work my way up. Sometimes a teaspoon works, sometimes a tablespoon, sometimes even two tablespoons. I'm sure there are variations in the plants and preparation each time, so I start out light with each new batch.
Update: Tincture is done and is working great! I much prefer it to the "cooking down" method. The results are more or less the same, tincturing is much less messy, and it doesn't tie up the kitchen all day.😁 The tincture is also easier to take than the liquid or resin, much less bitter!👍
You're adorable!
Oh thank you! Very kind of you. Glad you enjoyed it. Please share. It might help someone.
Deer love this stuff
Girl!! Awesome timing! I live in Northern Mississippi. I found a wild lettuce plant on the side of the road in my neighborhood and moved it to my backyard garden! I am so excited, it’s just starting to get the flower heads out. I’m not sure if I should wait until the flowers open up or not? Thank you for sharing. This is my first time foraging. I love it and learning so much! Now I am off to watch your crimson video ❤
Oh wow! well, I'm in the same boat. Now, my flowers are seed heads so I missed it, but the book I checked said the sap gets more potent with the age of the plant, but also said to collect sap when it starts blooming. I think you are good!
Oh be careful about foraging on the side of the road. Pesticides are often used as well as gas runoff from the roads. Ick.
@@REDonFIRE Thank you I will. Where I live, my subdivision, has 2 lakes and the Church backs up to the lake. The road runs along the church to the lake and dead ends. My city doesn’t have the money, yet, to spray the lake nor any older outskirts, the city incorporated from the county, they only cut here once every summer. Maybe one day it’ll change, I have lived here 30 years and raised 2 children, I am on my way out of here. Blessed to have my own land, where I expand my knowledge.
N MS here too
@@christymartin3846 not just the possible pesticide spraying, but the exhaust from vehicles- the plants absorb the chemicals and toxins and hold it in the plant matter. Any plants from the side of a road are unfortunately contaminated. I have heard that in a year the plant should be safe to use. Be safe!!
I see this post of a year ago. Just found it. I have a wild lettuce that I believe is a Guiness book record. It's taller than my house gutters, at least 13 foot. 2 inch plus stem. I am going to make some pain killer from it. Thanks for Sharing. I wish to send a picture? but don't know how.
You can post it in a comment under one of my posts on Late Bloomer Show on Facebook. Does that work for you?
@@Latebloomershow Thks. I will try. give me a day or so.
Being west indian l weed up the thing but will watch for it next time thanks for sharing.
❤❤❤❤ interesting ❤❤❤❤
The deer only eat the tops because it is the tender and tastiest. They do this on quite a bit of plants. But if it is a drought year they will eat the whole plant. I can't have anything hardly thanks to the deer.
Vodka always help. Can't hurt that's for sure. Take care. RMR