You know, all high schools should offer classes like this, well, at least rural high schools. Especially nowadays. Dave's classes would've been one I didn't sleep through. Lol.
Love it when you teach about medicinals & wild edibles. The field guides are no match for being taught by good teacher with first hand wisdom. I hope you make a lot more of these.
I love these medicinal plant & tree series. I think I've seen mullen but never with the stalk. I'll be paying much more close every time I am out thanks to your video series.
Thanks for keeping up the awesome work Dave. I've been watching you since way back and I'm very grateful that you still choose to give us some of your knowledge... and for free non the less. Keep up the great work brother! I would love to get into one of your schools at some point in time.
Root tincture has a history of use as an ingredient in cough syrups and as a remedy for muscle spasms. Root tincture has been used to support urinary tract health, specifically to strengthen the trigonol muscle at the base of the bladder, leading to improved bladder control and potentially some relief from interstitial cystitis. A decoction of the root is used to alleviate toothache and also relieve cramps and convulsions.
thanks dave...someone from our neck of the woods needed todo this..ive learned alot..very helpul again thank you and keep them coming mike from ritchie county
These are great educational videos! I take notes along w/ my research from other sources. With all this I can put together a firm understanding of whatever particular plant or tree we are discussing. Thank you!
Near the end you said Mullein isn't edible by any means BUT... You certainly can make a very nutritive TEA🌿😍. Any nutrition, even as a clear liquid is better than none, plus Mullein's Medicinal properties for lungs/respritory issues can be gotten through tea as well. Now you can add another use! 😁. Thank You for all your fantastic videos!! Your other Mullein video showing it as a bandage saved me in only one day following the video watch!😮 What a TREASURE Mullein is but also Dave, YOU! are a treasure 😎🌞. Thank You for your many years of dedication to teaching others and living what you teach. Much Love, Blessings and Gratitude ❣️🙏
Thanks for this. You see a lot of information about plants out west or in some jungle all the time. Not a lot of people talking about the plants right here in the Eastern US.
I use to crumble and powder the dry mullein leaves and added it to a little tobacco, anise seeds, and a little lavender leaves... make a great native Indian smoke mixture... that gives a mellow euphoria. It likes to grow around dry abandon or vacant lots just off roadside... easy to spot because of it's exotic look. It is also called "Jacobs Staff, Jacob's ladder". It helps to dilate the bronchial tubes and air sacks in the lungs. I love the mullein plant :D Awesome as usual Dave... Wado Ganali!
Dave, By the way big fan of your videos. I seem to add a little to my outdoor knowledge every time I watch one. Just a little tip. Get a bottle of Heet (yellow bottle with blue label) and use that to clean your white board. Its cheap and just take a drop but works like a charm. However I challenge you to find a natural whiteboard cleaner ;).
As always very helpful and informative. Dave, I appreciate what you and yours do for the common man. I would like to clarify one thing, this plant IS a listed expectorant, but that means it helps expel substances from the chest. Similar to Guaifenesin, (aka mucinex, robitussin). Keep up the Great Work.
Thank you for sharing your knowledge. I am such a nature nerd and have to say I am fascinated by this information especially the usefulness of trees and their many medicinal benefits. Thank you again. These videos are priceless.
Thanks as always Dave. I've actually smoked the leaves mixed with mint. Beyond being medicinal, its just downright enjoyable. You know, tying a clump of leaves to a stalk would make a great "mop" to gather dew few a field in early morning. These vids get me thinking.
living in northeast Pennsylvania (Scranton) this is extremely helpful information as everything you cover is definitely abundant locally speaking. need a video on Chaga dude that stuff is amazing!
Excellent video. We have Mullein down here in Florida as well so for those wondering, it's fairly common to the eastern seaboard and south to Florida... not so sure how far west it goes. I'm really hoping you'll cover Usnea in one of these 5 videos. Usnea is such a great topical antibiotic/antifungal and can be taken internally for bronchitis as well as TB. Even makes a bad tasting survival food. I'm not sure how common it is up north though. Great work Dave!
Hey Dave, I live in Ohio and just walked home about 3 miles today on the side of the road in some grass, Not even that tall. But when I got home I found a tick crawling on my leg!!! They Are Really Bad this year! You were right about that!
The song in the intro is actually called back in the woods by Badhorse. Go to their facebook page and click the link to the song its the only place you can buy it from.
Thanks Dave, wild plants are a hobby of mine and you still taught me new things! It makes an alright blowgun also (the dried stalk) but sometimes you have to wrap it as it may leak air. That said your uses are more practical. I'm going to try some arrows of it this fall. It also lasts pretty well after frost perhaps cause of the water absorption. Thanks for all your hard work for the common man.
well dave that was great, i like the way you repeat important parts to us when you teach. its like you force us all to take notes. well done bro. and very interesting. -----billy joe
Hello just popped in to say Hi, and thank you for all your doing to educate us. The information in your videos I believe is going to become invaluable as time goes on. God Bless Kevin
i just had my first cup of mullein tea, definitively has a medicine taste, but its good,its every where in northern calif, im saving my stalks , and will be using some of the pith for my fire piston, awesome vid!, thanks for sharing your wisdom.
Would it be possible to make this a series touching on plants from different regional areas around the US? Like the southern Gulf States, the Rockies, the western States, Alaska, and so on....
lol,yeah sorry I couldnt resist.. I looked into it a little and if they pop from arthritis there are many plants that may help, (getting stung from stinging nettles, or if you have yucca/soapweed you can use the root as a poultice) but if its just normal, (gas releasing from the joint,) not sure if any plants would help. I notice that I can sometimes tell when its about to happen if I move slow enough, so maybe just cover your joint with something to mute the sound when you suspect it.
This is great Dave! It would be great if you could do some medicinal plants in the western woodlands too (i know some plants are in both areas, such as mullen. but it would be great for some of us living on the other side of the country).
dave i think another thing you should consider is how easy is it to obtain the medicinal use of the plant i.e. how much energy/time does it take to render down
This is the most comprehensive video on mullein I have seen. Dave, you are a walking encyclopedia of survival knowledge. By the way, would you by chance know of any contraindications of smoking mullein by young kids (though you said you don't advocate), Especially kids who have breathing disorders such as asthma?
Mullein is prolific in NW Montana. . . My brother and I grew up throwing the stalks at each other like spears. :D We also have lots of chamomile, wild onion, etc. -- just an FYI for folks wondering about a more Westerly state.
Great vid, Dave. Looking foward to the next one. Quick question (if anybody knows this one): What do you do to keep your joints from cracking (like when you're hunting)? Not always a big issue, but sometimes you're dealing with an animal with a good sense of hearing, it's real quiet, or maybe you're not wearing too much (hunting in shorts, for instance).
Dave, hello my friend, take a look at Rats Vein (don't know if that is the proper name for it or not) it grows around the rocky part of limestone on mountain sides here in the South Appalacian Mountains. It has medicinal purposes I know, but do you happen to know if it has any other uses for it?
@wildernessoutfitters is that a pathfinder shirt dave is wearing? I can't make out the words on the front of the shirt but I would appreciate knowing what they say. Thank you.
With all your acquired knowledge I am sure you have harvested wild honey. It is great for many uses. Is it possible, or have you in the past, made a video about subduing and retrieving the wild bee honey? Thanks Jim ;-JJD
From personal experience, it will act as a decongestant simply by drinking the hot tea made from the dried or fresh leaves. Great series Dave. If you smoke it the decongestant effects will be immediate and quite intense. I'd recommend mixing it with other plants, such as the inner bark of Red willow, that will reduce the harshness of the plant.
i realy like your videos but sometimes it is hard for me to find what im looking for. is there any way you could group future videos by topic on your channel. im not extremely youtube savy so i dont know how that works.
Dave these videos are awesome! cant wait to go looking for these plants and trying out their values for myself. quick question Dave. I don't if I've missed something or not butttt. Are there anymore SAN videos coming up or are they put to the side for the time being? Thanks for all these videos!
I've got tons of this "Indian tobacco" where I work in CT. Are the medicinal powers stronger in the smaller plants Dave? I know that is true with most other plants.
id like to take a 360 view of this "whiteboard area" that i seem to spend so much virtual time in dave. could you give us a quick spin at the begging or end of your next vid.
Just a warning to anyone experimenting with this plant: it is a effective sedative when used improperly. I dried many of these leaves in the oven on low heat and proceeded to make a tea that was too concentrated... maybe 10 cups of tea per one cup (I hate going to the doctor and figured, "the more the better")... Needless to say, I remember lying down (had a respiratory infection) and my wife said that I was unresponsive for 4 hours. Vitals and breathing were ok, but I could not wake up.
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I can't believe I've been enjoying these videos for so long... love going back and rewatching these fantastic videos. cheers Dave
1 to 1 mix of mullein and passion flower dried, in a cup of tea with honey. Great relaxing tea for a restful sleep. Great work Dave.
Dave, this video was extremely useful, like most of them. You help me out almost every day, thanks is an insufficient word for what you do.
I always really like the plant videos. Its cool to walk through the woods and see useful plants where most people just see "weeds".
You know, all high schools should offer classes like this, well, at least rural high schools. Especially nowadays. Dave's classes would've been one I didn't sleep through. Lol.
Love it when you teach about medicinals & wild edibles. The field guides are no match for being taught by good teacher with first hand wisdom. I hope you make a lot more of these.
I have quite a few of these growing wild around the house I have spotted 3 so far. Can't wait to see the rest of this series.
I love these medicinal plant & tree series. I think I've seen mullen but never with the stalk. I'll be paying much more close every time I am out thanks to your video series.
Respect for still puting out videos after your mainstream success.
Thanks for keeping up the awesome work Dave. I've been watching you since way back and I'm very grateful that you still choose to give us some of your knowledge... and for free non the less. Keep up the great work brother! I would love to get into one of your schools at some point in time.
Root tincture has a history of use as an ingredient in cough syrups and as a remedy for muscle spasms. Root tincture has been used to support urinary tract health, specifically to strengthen the trigonol muscle at the base of the bladder, leading to improved bladder control and potentially some relief from interstitial cystitis. A decoction of the root is used to alleviate toothache and also relieve cramps and convulsions.
I love the education on herbs! Great video, Dave!!
thanks dave...someone from our neck of the woods needed todo this..ive learned alot..very helpul again thank you and keep them coming mike from ritchie county
These are great educational videos! I take notes along w/ my research from other sources. With all this I can put together a firm understanding of whatever particular plant or tree we are discussing.
Thank you!
Near the end you said Mullein isn't edible by any means BUT... You certainly can make a very nutritive TEA🌿😍. Any nutrition, even as a clear liquid is better than none, plus Mullein's Medicinal properties for lungs/respritory issues can be gotten through tea as well. Now you can add another use! 😁. Thank You for all your fantastic videos!! Your other Mullein video showing it as a bandage saved me in only one day following the video watch!😮
What a TREASURE Mullein is but also Dave, YOU! are a treasure 😎🌞. Thank You for your many years of dedication to teaching others and living what you teach. Much Love, Blessings and Gratitude ❣️🙏
Thanks for this. You see a lot of information about plants out west or in some jungle all the time. Not a lot of people talking about the plants right here in the Eastern US.
I use to crumble and powder the dry mullein leaves and added it to a little tobacco, anise seeds, and a little lavender leaves... make a great native Indian smoke mixture... that gives a mellow euphoria. It likes to grow around dry abandon or vacant lots just off roadside... easy to spot because of it's exotic look. It is also called "Jacobs Staff, Jacob's ladder". It helps to dilate the bronchial tubes and air sacks in the lungs. I love the mullein plant :D Awesome as usual Dave... Wado Ganali!
Love your videos man...you also such great teacher..many thanks for all your loving
gifts to humanity
Dave, By the way big fan of your videos. I seem to add a little to my outdoor knowledge every time I watch one. Just a little tip. Get a bottle of Heet (yellow bottle with blue label) and use that to clean your white board. Its cheap and just take a drop but works like a charm. However I challenge you to find a natural whiteboard cleaner ;).
As always very helpful and informative. Dave, I appreciate what you and yours do for the common man. I would like to clarify one thing, this plant IS a listed expectorant, but that means it helps expel substances from the chest. Similar to Guaifenesin, (aka mucinex, robitussin). Keep up the Great Work.
Thank you for sharing your knowledge. I am such a nature nerd and have to say I am fascinated by this information especially the usefulness of trees and their many medicinal benefits. Thank you again. These videos are priceless.
Thanks as always Dave. I've actually smoked the leaves mixed with mint. Beyond being medicinal, its just downright enjoyable. You know, tying a clump of leaves to a stalk would make a great "mop" to gather dew few a field in early morning. These vids get me thinking.
Great idea for a series! I'm glad our areas of operation are so similar! Thanks for all you do.
Nice video cant wait to see the rest of the series ! I have seen this plant many a time growing in the field never thought much about it.
AWESOME! This plant is all over the place where I live, I never knew it was so useful. THANKS DAVE!
Please Dave the part 4 shopping spree. Signed up for virtual classroom today.!
Great video Dave. I knew about the use for fishing, and the bandaging, and cough. I learned about it as an insulator, and fire source.
Thank you so much for showing us the plant! I think I have actually seen this around so I will keep this info in mind.
I can't wait for part 2!
living in northeast Pennsylvania (Scranton) this is extremely helpful information as everything you cover is definitely abundant locally speaking. need a video on Chaga dude that stuff is amazing!
Excellent video. We have Mullein down here in Florida as well so for those wondering, it's fairly common to the eastern seaboard and south to Florida... not so sure how far west it goes. I'm really hoping you'll cover Usnea in one of these 5 videos. Usnea is such a great topical antibiotic/antifungal and can be taken internally for bronchitis as well as TB. Even makes a bad tasting survival food. I'm not sure how common it is up north though. Great work Dave!
Hey Dave, I live in Ohio and just walked home about 3 miles today on the side of the road in some grass, Not even that tall. But when I got home I found a tick crawling on my leg!!! They Are Really Bad this year! You were right about that!
The song in the intro is actually called back in the woods by Badhorse. Go to their facebook page and click the link to the song its the only place you can buy it from.
BACK IN THE WOODS!!! Dave you better NEVER change your opening!
Thanks Dave, wild plants are a hobby of mine and you still taught me new things! It makes an alright blowgun also (the dried stalk) but sometimes you have to wrap it as it may leak air. That said your uses are more practical. I'm going to try some arrows of it this fall. It also lasts pretty well after frost perhaps cause of the water absorption. Thanks for all your hard work for the common man.
well dave that was great, i like the way you repeat important parts to us when you teach. its like you force us all to take notes. well done bro. and very interesting.
-----billy joe
Hello just popped in to say Hi, and thank you for all your doing to educate us. The information in your videos I believe is going to become invaluable as time goes on. God Bless Kevin
I’ve seen Mullen before but, I didn’t know all the uses. I’m going to have to watch this video again. Thanks Dave
Great video. Could you show the plant before havesting?
looking forward to this series...keep up the good work dave!!!!!!!!!
Thanks Dave. Awesome video.
Thanks for all the vids, really helps, particularly on our summer portage trips! Keep it up and thanks again for all the great info!
Another great video. I'm learning a lot.
Thanks your the man Dave keep making kick ass videos
awesome dave..............
Great video Dave..
Have you.. or anyone ever dug up plants and moved them close to your personal space?
For more convenience?
I think ive seen those plants here in Jersey id have to keep the uses in mind when im out hunting.
Cirtemeca does some very good ones about medicinal/edible plants in Northern California
great series
Awesome video
Could you boil or steam the plant and inhale the vapors instead of smoking it ?
I love these videos, thanks Dave! Hope you keep it up.
Great series so far,thank you
Can you use mullein in a signal fire? Does it give off smoke when it is burned freshly picked? Do you dry it out before burning?
i just had my first cup of mullein tea, definitively has a medicine taste, but its good,its every where in northern calif, im saving my stalks , and will be using some of the pith for my fire piston, awesome vid!, thanks for sharing your wisdom.
Would it be possible to make this a series touching on plants from different regional areas around the US? Like the southern Gulf States, the Rockies, the western States, Alaska, and so on....
lol,yeah sorry I couldnt resist.. I looked into it a little and if they pop from arthritis there are many plants that may help, (getting stung from stinging nettles, or if you have yucca/soapweed you can use the root as a poultice) but if its just normal, (gas releasing from the joint,) not sure if any plants would help. I notice that I can sometimes tell when its about to happen if I move slow enough, so maybe just cover your joint with something to mute the sound when you suspect it.
Its called Livin Good by Bad Horse. I havent found it yet either.
This is great Dave! It would be great if you could do some medicinal plants in the western woodlands too (i know some plants are in both areas, such as mullen. but it would be great for some of us living on the other side of the country).
Any chance you could do a video on the medicinal uses of Salt Cured Bacon..?
Awesome gift at the end
wonderful I'm and outdoor person but still lots to learn. your bags use delrin buckles. I introduced the public to this hardware in 1974
I like this series already!
thanks bro...another great lesson
dave i think another thing you should consider is how easy is it to obtain the medicinal use of the plant i.e. how much energy/time does it take to render down
Love these kind of videos!
hey Dave is that your favorite spot on creek with little waterfall
What time of year does the stalk and flower come in
This is the most comprehensive video on mullein I have seen. Dave, you are a walking encyclopedia of survival knowledge. By the way, would you by chance know of any contraindications of smoking mullein by young kids (though you said you don't advocate), Especially kids who have breathing disorders such as asthma?
Thanks for all these vids Dave. I was wondering how you deal with mosquitoes? Can you do a vid on that?
Mullein is prolific in NW Montana. . . My brother and I grew up throwing the stalks at each other like spears. :D
We also have lots of chamomile, wild onion, etc. -- just an FYI for folks wondering about a more Westerly state.
What is a good book on this subject, what was the reference you used?
Great vid, Dave. Looking foward to the next one. Quick question (if anybody knows this one): What do you do to keep your joints from cracking (like when you're hunting)? Not always a big issue, but sometimes you're dealing with an animal with a good sense of hearing, it's real quiet, or maybe you're not wearing too much (hunting in shorts, for instance).
the chemical in the seeds that is harmful to fish, is it harmful to humans?
Thanks Dave.
Dave, hello my friend, take a look at Rats Vein (don't know if that is the proper name for it or not) it grows around the rocky part of limestone on mountain sides here in the South Appalacian Mountains. It has medicinal purposes I know, but do you happen to know if it has any other uses for it?
Thanks for your knowledge Dave, I live in the Pacific North west the northeastern corner of Oregon. How about doing a westcoast show.
Joe R
@wildernessoutfitters is that a pathfinder shirt dave is wearing? I can't make out the words on the front of the shirt but I would appreciate knowing what they say. Thank you.
With all your acquired knowledge I am sure you have harvested wild honey. It is great for many uses. Is it possible, or have you in the past, made a video about subduing and retrieving the wild bee honey? Thanks Jim ;-JJD
Dave do you use just the leaves or do you also use the root when you make a tea?
God is so Great.
the flowers can be use to help with ear infections
Understandable. Are these plants mentioned in your book, or is there a possibility of a book in the future concerning plants and their many uses?
From personal experience, it will act as a decongestant simply by drinking the hot tea made from the dried or fresh leaves. Great series Dave.
If you smoke it the decongestant effects will be immediate and quite intense. I'd recommend mixing it with other plants, such as the inner bark of Red willow, that will reduce the harshness of the plant.
i realy like your videos but sometimes it is hard for me to find what im looking for. is there any way you could group future videos by topic on your channel. im not extremely youtube savy so i dont know how that works.
Mullein was also used as a dye. Green and Yellow. And to dye hair.
Good stuff!! Hey, question...did hemp make your list?
Dave these videos are awesome! cant wait to go looking for these plants and trying out their
values for myself. quick question Dave. I don't if I've missed something or not butttt. Are there anymore SAN videos coming up or are they put to the side for the time being?
Thanks for all these videos!
What is the song in the beginning?
Why didn't you show us how to identify it or a close up or both?
I wish I could find that opening tune on iTunes.. My "Shazam" app can't tag it. :(
Thanx Dave, very helpful.
I've got tons of this "Indian tobacco" where I work in CT. Are the medicinal powers stronger in the smaller plants Dave? I know that is true with most other plants.
Are you doing anymore Dual Survival episodes? or was it canceled
You said it the same way my collage professors said it. Row-tin-own. (it is in the roots too.)
go take a look at "journal of the yurt". someone gives him a large chaga fungus and he talks about it some. i think tender was one of his points.
Does anyone know the intro song?
Thanks man for the heads up Ill look for it. Appreciate it, Jim ;-JJD
id like to take a 360 view of this "whiteboard area" that i seem to spend so much virtual time in dave. could you give us a quick spin at the begging or end of your next vid.
wheres the pictures?
Just a warning to anyone experimenting with this plant: it is a effective sedative when used improperly. I dried many of these leaves in the oven on low heat and proceeded to make a tea that was too concentrated... maybe 10 cups of tea per one cup (I hate going to the doctor and figured, "the more the better")... Needless to say, I remember lying down (had a respiratory infection) and my wife said that I was unresponsive for 4 hours. Vitals and breathing were ok, but I could not wake up.