I moved to Arkansas a year ago and discovered this plant. If you need a privacy fence, this stuff will grow huge and tall. It requires no extra care, and you can harvest and plant the berries for more plants. I love this plant!
I grew up eating this stuff from our fields. Cut no more than 18 inches tall 12 inches better. Boil and drained 3 times. Literally everyone ate poke in the spring. One of our dogs ate poke berries every year. I grew one one year by way of watering and fertilizer that grew to around 20 feet The root goes many feet into the ground. There where thousands of these plants on our place. Education of children is better than anything when it comes to poisonous plants. But of course we were raised free range.
I'm from Oklahoma and we've eaten this since I was thigh high to a grasshopper... There's actually an annual pokeberry festival for eating this very plant.
The ripe berries can be used to stop arthritis. You can only take one berry a day and no longer than one week according to the Folk medicine of Mammoth Cave area. And a salad can also be made according to Southern Appalachian Mountain cookin. 1974 copy
@@PaUpPi I'm currently using, as needed, dried poke berries. I have more than enough to get me through to the upcoming season. Eight to ten at a time, swallowed whole with water. No crunching. It seems to work just as well as the fresh ones. I dry them in a brown paper bag. It takes not an exceedingly long time. This year I froze a supply of the fresh ones and dried a bunch in brown paper bags. My latest drying ones are the formerly frozen ones.
I am planning to start a couple of patches. I would appreciate a review of peer review papers on the use of poke weed. I have seen a claim of two basic classes of toxins relative to solubility and heat sensitivity. The claim is one is soluble in boiling water and use a lot of water to ensure appropriate extraction and the 2nd class are heat labile at boiling temperatures. Suggests boiling at high attitudes might be insufficient. Most of what you presented seems to be from public advisories and I want to know more.
I just removed a 7 foot pokeweed from my property (I didn’t know what pokeweed was and ignored its growth). This video gave me useful information to remove it. No kidding; its roots were huge and deep.
“Don’t eat the stuff.” Must have read that from a book someone with an “opinion” wrote. I have eaten this my entire life and lady I checked I’m not dead yet.
One thing I have learned is that most Collage's are took care of by big Pharma these days and years ago.I don't and will never trust Doctors or the so called pro' s. I am near 63 and people here have eaten this plant for has far back as our history goes. Drug company's don't want us healthy. They couldn't make billions off of us then.
I put 20 poke berries into a jar with one cup of apple cider vinegar smash them all up and pour through a strainer to catch all the seeds. Now you have your juice of the berries in the apple cider vinegar pour one cup of organic honey into the juice store in the fridge and take 1 tsp when you are sick it is an amazing herb for wellness. You should always put just a small amount on the inside of your wrist for 15 minutes or so to make sure you are not allergic to the herb. Do this test for all herbs before using them. I am 71 years old and only use herbs for my good health I use no meds of any kind at this time. I make a Poke Root tincture also I have never used gloves ever. Reply
I live in SE Georgia, USA and I have two of these growing near my house. Today, I took a look at the larger one, which now is over 7 feet tall, and it's only June, 8th! I'm going to leave it alone to see how tall it will grow, and let the birds have their fill of the berries.
I eat 3-4 ripe berries a day (while they are in season, which is now, Oct 8). The seeds (which are 10 per berry), are the most toxic of the berry. The toxins are: oxalic acid, pokeweed mitogen (including phytolacain), and phytolaccotoxin. I am currently putting up a poke berry tincture, using 100 proof alcohol, because soon the full plant will die with the frost. This is NOT for everyone, but if you have arthritis or several other ailments that poke berries are know to help, research it thoroughly before trying.
We harvest the leaves only, cook it and dump the water three times. It's is Absolutely delicious. We leave it growing in our yard but cut back all the flowers to prevent "berries." Kids, birds, and raccoons will eat them and nobody wants that!
Theres a 6ft plant by my yard . At first i didnt know what it was . And last week i decided to check it out . I grabbed the fruit part. Just checking it out. Almost ate one. The next day i started feeling sick . The day after that i saw rashes coming on my body. The third day it was all over my body. From neck to feet. Itchy . I didnt know why . I thought i got chicken pox or something. And my boss was did ate something? Or touch a plant ? Then got myself thinking about the day i grabbed the berries. I took a picture and googled it. Sure enough i got poisoned lol . Went to the dr. Now im taking 4 types of meds. That plant is getting cut as soon i get better
I've been looking at videos on Poke for years. I ate it once using the three boil method. Here's my take: There are easier things to harvest, and prepare, like lamb's quarter, so go with those. I'd eat Poke, but only if other things weren't available.
@@crystalgillan4225 I've since made a decision to harvest seeds from an established plant in my yard and plant a patch of it. I intend to harvest it like asparagus when it is very young. I hear that's the key to taste and safety.
Thank you for the info! I'm feeling a bit alarmed that they look a bit similar to non-poisonous berries like salal and evergreen huckleberries! I guess I'll know to be real careful in the future when hiking!
Apparently the berries taste kind of soapy… so you wouldn’t want to eat more than one! Kids might keep eating despite the soapy taste though, and that would be dangerous.
It can cause a rash for some people just by touching it. I cut one down in my yard and didn't have any issues. Just like some people have a reaction to poison ivy and some don't it just depends on the person.
I moved to Arkansas a year ago and discovered this plant. If you need a privacy fence, this stuff will grow huge and tall. It requires no extra care, and you can harvest and plant the berries for more plants. I love this plant!
Lol, my family has been eating it for 100 years. They all have lived into their 90s. We must be part bird.😅
Same here. I just cooked a big batch last night. We love it.
I grew up eating this stuff from our fields.
Cut no more than 18 inches tall 12 inches better.
Boil and drained 3 times.
Literally everyone ate poke in the spring.
One of our dogs ate poke berries every year.
I grew one one year by way of watering and fertilizer that grew to around 20 feet
The root goes many feet into the ground.
There where thousands of these plants on our place.
Education of children is better than anything when it comes to poisonous plants.
But of course we were raised free range.
I'm from Oklahoma and we've eaten this since I was thigh high to a grasshopper... There's actually an annual pokeberry festival for eating this very plant.
“Thigh high to a grasshopper” really?? You must be very small
Where’s the festival at
I am currently in Romania and there is tons of it here. I know it is native to NA but it apparently exists in parts of Europe as well.
The ripe berries can be used to stop arthritis. You can only take one berry a day and no longer than one week according to the Folk medicine of Mammoth Cave area. And a salad can also be made according to Southern Appalachian Mountain cookin. 1974 copy
I take eight at a time.
@@TonyFreeman-LocoTonyFI do the same a few times a year when I get any joint pains.
@@PaUpPi I'm currently using, as needed, dried poke berries. I have more than enough to get me through to the upcoming season. Eight to ten at a time, swallowed whole with water. No crunching. It seems to work just as well as the fresh ones. I dry them in a brown paper bag. It takes not an exceedingly long time. This year I froze a supply of the fresh ones and dried a bunch in brown paper bags. My latest drying ones are the formerly frozen ones.
@TonyFreeman-LocoTonyF I will have to dry some this year. I have typically just frozen them. That should make them not stain as much too.
Anyone want some I have a ton in my yard 😂
I am planning to start a couple of patches. I would appreciate a review of peer review papers on the use of poke weed. I have seen a claim of two basic classes of toxins relative to solubility and heat sensitivity. The claim is one is soluble in boiling water and use a lot of water to ensure appropriate extraction and the 2nd class are heat labile at boiling temperatures. Suggests boiling at high attitudes might be insufficient.
Most of what you presented seems to be from public advisories and I want to know more.
Ive ate poke sallet my whole life. Young plant leaves only. Boil three times . drain all water after each boil.
Not telling you to eat it.
We live in northeast Pennsylvania at 1500 feet. Our poke weed in the backyard is 6 foot tall with lots of dark berries. It is August 3.
I just removed a 7 foot pokeweed from my property (I didn’t know what pokeweed was and ignored its growth). This video gave me useful information to remove it. No kidding; its roots were huge and deep.
Mine has not grown back. I’m glad I could help! 😃
“Don’t eat the stuff.” Must have read that from a book someone with an “opinion” wrote. I have eaten this my entire life and lady I checked I’m not dead yet.
One thing I have learned is that most Collage's are took care of by big Pharma these days and years ago.I don't and will never trust Doctors or the so called pro'
s. I am near 63 and people here have eaten this plant for has far back as our history goes. Drug company's don't want us healthy. They couldn't make billions off of us then.
I have a fairly large pokeweed at my house now. I’ve wondered for a while what it was haha. Thank you for this educational video! 😁
I put 20 poke berries into a jar with one cup of apple cider vinegar smash them all up and pour through a strainer to catch all the seeds. Now you have your juice of the berries in the apple cider vinegar pour one cup of organic honey into the juice store in the fridge and take 1 tsp when you are sick it is an amazing herb for wellness. You should always put just a small amount on the inside of your wrist for 15 minutes or so to make sure you are not allergic to the herb. Do this test for all herbs before using them. I am 71 years old and only use herbs for my good health I use no meds of any kind at this time. I make a Poke Root tincture also I have never used gloves ever.
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I live in SE Georgia, USA and I have two of these growing near my house. Today, I took a look at the larger one, which now is over 7 feet tall, and it's only June, 8th! I'm going to leave it alone to see how tall it will grow, and let the birds have their fill of the berries.
I eat 3-4 ripe berries a day (while they are in season, which is now, Oct 8). The seeds (which are 10 per berry), are the most toxic of the berry. The toxins are: oxalic acid, pokeweed mitogen (including phytolacain), and phytolaccotoxin. I am currently putting up a poke berry tincture, using 100 proof alcohol, because soon the full plant will die with the frost.
This is NOT for everyone, but if you have arthritis or several other ailments that poke berries are know to help, research it thoroughly before trying.
Mam I was waiting for your lecture.... finally I got it......
Great :)
We harvest the leaves only, cook it and dump the water three times. It's is Absolutely delicious. We leave it growing in our yard but cut back all the flowers to prevent "berries." Kids, birds, and raccoons will eat them and nobody wants that!
Video not true...😂
I just saw a video from Snow Flower Biotech - Why American Pokeweed?
Did she just learn this from a book she read??? 😂😂 lol
Theres a 6ft plant by my yard . At first i didnt know what it was . And last week i decided to check it out . I grabbed the fruit part. Just checking it out. Almost ate one. The next day i started feeling sick . The day after that i saw rashes coming on my body. The third day it was all over my body. From neck to feet. Itchy . I didnt know why . I thought i got chicken pox or something. And my boss was did ate something? Or touch a plant ? Then got myself thinking about the day i grabbed the berries. I took a picture and googled it. Sure enough i got poisoned lol . Went to the dr. Now im taking 4 types of meds. That plant is getting cut as soon i get better
I've been looking at videos on Poke for years. I ate it once using the three boil method. Here's my take: There are easier things to harvest, and prepare, like lamb's quarter, so go with those. I'd eat Poke, but only if other things weren't available.
I went through the trouble of making the greens from the leaves, I thought they were super tasty and was glad of them.
@@crystalgillan4225 I've since made a decision to harvest seeds from an established plant in my yard and plant a patch of it. I intend to harvest it like asparagus when it is very young. I hear that's the key to taste and safety.
Already have them near 8ft tall in mid june near the gulf,
This is what they’re teaching college students these days!
Eat only what they feed you….👌
Thank you for the info! I'm feeling a bit alarmed that they look a bit similar to non-poisonous berries like salal and evergreen huckleberries! I guess I'll know to be real careful in the future when hiking!
Apparently the berries taste kind of soapy… so you wouldn’t want to eat more than one! Kids might keep eating despite the soapy taste though, and that would be dangerous.
Can brushing up against the leaves on accident cause bad issues or just a skin rash?
It can cause a rash for some people just by touching it. I cut one down in my yard and didn't have any issues. Just like some people have a reaction to poison ivy and some don't it just depends on the person.
@@Dale_youngblood that makes sense. My husband pulled a bunch of it barehanded and never got a rash
If death occurs, it could be fatal...wow thanks
No if death occurs its usually due to respiratory paralysis. Read a little more
Awesome information
Thanks!
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This video is a great example of knowledge without any wisdom. Go do some physical research and you will gain wisdom.
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