I have a chronic sore on my tongue due to two missing teeth. I chew on 2-3 fresh plantain leaves from my yard and the pain goes away immediately. I use the dried plaintain in the winter for my tongue. I dry the narrow leaf in the shade. Comes out green and fine. What a healing plant! I’m so grateful.
My first love of weeds 😊 When I recommend a 'wild' tea to people for a particular problem, a lot of the time they will say I drank a cup and it didn't do anything or it didn't fix it. I answer by asking if the doctor gave you a prescription or told you to take a supplement would you only take one pill and say it didn't do anything or would you finish the prescription or take a bottle of supplementary vitamins for a few weeks or even months? Natural things are sometimes the same way.
I packed it in my cheek for an abscess. Instant relief and healed in 12 hours. My grandkids know to find plantain if they get a bug bite. 5yr old granddaughter ran around the schoolyard yelling to find plantain when her 7yr old brother got a bee sting. I have 5 budding herbalist and one due today❤ Thanks for sharing🙏
My brother and sister used to pay a company to come kill the weeds, and they did a bad job cuz they missed some plantain... I was grateful cuz I go organic and eat weeds... anyway my brother got a horrible spider bite and went to the er they prescribed antibiotics he couldn't get until the next day... I WAS SOOOO EXCITED I GOÞ TO SHOW THEM ÌM NOT CRAZY... I went in the front yard and got some plantain and crushed it up poultice style and put a bandage over it and he left it overnight and NEVER NEEDED THE ANTIBIOTICS ❤❤❤
Baby herbalist, former nursing student here. Thank you for sharing this information, I have to laugh as my first experience that drew me into studying herbalism was noticing a burdock and harvesting it to try a tea and Then noticing I had multiple forms of plantain in my yard & garden & started using it for everything, in salad, as a poultice, for poison ivy, for my husband's boils... it's amazing! I now have only 6 books, which I devoured but discovering you on RUclips is exciting and surprisingly emotional. 🥲 Blessings! 🙏
The plantain plant has a very unique look to it, it's hard to mistake when harvesting. I enjoy just looking at the nature of the plant, the broadleaf in particularly. It was my second plant after the beautiful, sunny, delicious dandelion.
for part two you can talk about psyllium perhaps? thanks for another great episode. PS I'm also a knitter and look forward to seeing what you will be wearing/knitting up next along with a random Tori shout out and learning about herbs what the heck more could I want, you have become one of my absolute favorites like a dream come true🌼🌼 .
I enjoyed this podcast so much! My yard is full of Broadleaf Plantain. It was the first tincture I used and made myself. I take it daily for many issues and have had wonderful success. But I just had to tell you it's my first go to for anything topical, insect bites, cuts scratches, and it works magic on steam burns, immediately takes away pain and leaves no trace of it, unfortunately , I burn my hands with steam quite often and it works everytime. Also on blood blisters, it draws out the blister and takes away the pain. I just soak it in the tincture.. Plantain is amazing! Thank you for sharing!
Thank you Rosalee for this incredible chat with Jim! I love how you both offered your genuine experiences with plantain.... as 'simple' as they seemed!
The first tincture I ever made was plantain. I made it for my (then) teenage son who was experiencing some acne. It's a great herb. I plan to harvest some this summer, process it in a food processor with a dab of water, and freeze it in small containers. I'll probably tincture some as well. There are some herbs that I prefer to freeze instead of dry, and plantain is one of them. (also cilantro, basil, parsley, purslane, cleavers) I love Jim's approach to herbalism and am so glad that you had him on your podcast/YT channel! You're both awesome herbalists.
I can learn so much from him because of his personality. When he mentioned about the winged arrow that kills demons, I was like, what? But his way of interpreting this made so much sense. When he said Lyme disease my mind was doing like a thought search: an unwanted parasite that perhaps was in water or food. Or I was thinking Malaria. Then again, I'm nobody and I'm not an herbalist nor do I claim to be on. WOSH, glad I cleared that out. ;-) But yeah, he is pretty awesome and I wish I was financially stabled. I would support you Rosalee and good old Jimmy boy (ooh, just trying to be cut with you Jim.. no disrespect intended). Thank you Rosalee!
Love to listen to both of you! Thank you for the video! I also am an herbalist and have used plantain for UTI with great success for multiple cases. I am wondering if you too have used it this way? I haven't read or seen this information but used it this way due to the hot condition of a UTI. Thank you for your response.
Hey, that was great. Thanks for the information fix. I'm an info junkie but you have provided practical information not junk. I look forward to finding and chewing up a poletace for some mosquito bites . Blessings!
Thank you for a great interview, I like Jim's ideas. So great to hear so many of Plantain's gifts. The zinger for me when Jim mentioned Burning Bush! I have a 30 year old one growing in my backyard, never occurred it could also be medicinal.---Now I need to research!
This was fantastic. I was so excited to see two of my favorite herbalists in one show talking about a plant I share with everyone. By the way, I'm also a knitter, and you are rocking that sweater! Thanks for a great show.
The small holding im on in South africa is covered with Plantain. I cook up a bunch of leaves and add it to a meal. Better than spinach. A chewed leaf mskes a good poultice for infected sores and it stops a wasp sting pain and swelling.
My first love of weeds. I tell people if I had known about plantain for itching when I was little, I would have looked like I was molding my whole childhood 🤣
Thanks for talking about drying the plantain. I found the most beautiful Narrowleaf plantain grown on a Biodynamic farm. I took it home, dried it and it looked just awful. I thought I must've done treated it badly on my way home to cause the browning. I will try your technique of snipping it crosswise before drying and see how that goes. Otherwise, I'm glad to know now that the broadleaf is the better choice for drying in general.
Having flash backs to a childhood full of chewing this plant and slapping it on all manner of bug bites and stings. Then I remember going to a girls camp and the other girls being grossed out that I grabbed some random leaves, chewed it and spat it on her wasp sting, and the group leader lectured me about eating wild plants and I just stared at her like she was an idiot 😂 lost all respect from 12 year old me, the poor woman didnt know a thing about the outdoors.
Hi Rosalie, thank you so much. You have such a special way of presenting your knowledge. I am going to purchase your book this morning online. I realize you do not have time to answer everyone’s questions. Should I be fortunate enough, may I ask, do you have any advice for me please, I was vain, foolish enough in my youth, started with Acrylic Nails, to hide one damadged nail. Years later, now 😊, had them removed. I now have paperthin nails, so bad, my nailbed is exposed. Not sure if they will ever grow back. I have listened to numerous herbal videos. Wondered about Comfrey/ Knitbone etc. But not sure how to help myself. If you have any advice it would be greatly appreciated. Still … thank you so much. Take care. 💗
Hey Jim we need an herbal chew book! You sound like the man for that job.For those people outside working on the go, we don't have all our herbal accoutrements on us at the time. If an herbal chew and smoke book came out of this OMG what more could I ask for?
Great conversation! One thing I like to use it for, not mentioned, is arm pit detoxes. I dry it, powder it and mix it with French green clay, add water and make a pit mask. It also works really well as a face masks, it's so drawing, your face will be red afterwards!
Plantain is everywhere here, and now that we have been here for 9 years also Yarrow is everywhere. We use them alternatively for stings and bites while we are gardening.
I've used plantain in a lot of dental infections, usually along side some combination of echinacea, yarrow, alder (not elder) and perhaps barberry or oregon grape root. Often helpful, but always important to remember that dental infections and get quite serious, and it's important to assess whether any herbal tactic is working. Don't let an infection get bad!
Leave it up to a (very talented and wise) herbalist to realize the neti pot is the wrong species of the group..."So most of these are gravy boat vulgaris, our common species of gravy boat and this other gravy boat in fact is of a totally different family....we call it false gravy boat"😂
Herbs during pregnancy, nursing, breastfeeding, or chestfeeding are tricky. Many herbalists do not recommend any herbs during the first or second trimester. Others feel that it’s okay under the guidance of an experienced practitioner. Part of the confusion is that for many herbs, we simply don’t know if they are safe or not. Or there can be specific situations where an herb is warranted, or an herb may be okay in the short term, but not the long term. ~Karin Rose
I love using things that grow in my area, but like you say I'm open to other things I think come in very useful. The fartherest thing from Western Kentucky that I grow is spilanthes. It doesn't like to grow where I want it, but it's well worth the trouble.
Do you see anything wrong with rinsing plants with a vinegar water before drying or making salves? Will it take away beneficial properties? I wild forage mine.
Here are some ways you can find herbs: Hi! Rosalee doesn't sell herbs. Here are some ways you can find plantain and other herbs: 1. Search for herbal apothecaries near you. 2. Visit Rosalee’s listing of herb farms and wildcrafters within the US and Canada to find fresh herbs near you. www.herbalremediesadvice.org/Herb-Farms-Wildcrafters.html 3. Visit Mountain Rose Herbs, an online apothecary that sells high quality organic herbs. They are Rosalee’s first choice for herbs she’s not able to find near her. bit.ly/2KXdWIA All the best, Karin Rose
Awesome video and fabulous guest. Jim's enthusiasm and sense of humour are infectious and his knowledge is admirable. I"m so looking forward to researching him and his work. Thank you so much for sharing such valuable and under-appreciated information.
I have a chronic sore on my tongue due to two missing teeth. I chew on 2-3 fresh plantain leaves from my yard and the pain goes away immediately. I use the dried plaintain in the winter for my tongue. I dry the narrow leaf in the shade. Comes out green and fine. What a healing plant! I’m so grateful.
That’s awesome. How do you use the dried plantain ? Do you put it in water ? Also, can you share how you dry it in the shade ? Thank you 😊
My first love of weeds 😊 When I recommend a 'wild' tea to people for a particular problem, a lot of the time they will say I drank a cup and it didn't do anything or it didn't fix it. I answer by asking if the doctor gave you a prescription or told you to take a supplement would you only take one pill and say it didn't do anything or would you finish the prescription or take a bottle of supplementary vitamins for a few weeks or even months? Natural things are sometimes the same way.
I packed it in my cheek for an abscess. Instant relief and healed in 12 hours. My grandkids know to find plantain if they get a bug bite. 5yr old granddaughter ran around the schoolyard yelling to find plantain when her 7yr old brother got a bee sting. I have 5 budding herbalist and one due today❤ Thanks for sharing🙏
Oh, I love your sharing here today! Thank you for sharing your love of plants.
~Karin Rose
now ive learnt something new, thank you🍃
My brother and sister used to pay a company to come kill the weeds, and they did a bad job cuz they missed some plantain... I was grateful cuz I go organic and eat weeds... anyway my brother got a horrible spider bite and went to the er they prescribed antibiotics he couldn't get until the next day... I WAS SOOOO EXCITED I GOÞ TO SHOW THEM ÌM NOT CRAZY... I went in the front yard and got some plantain and crushed it up poultice style and put a bandage over it and he left it overnight and NEVER NEEDED THE ANTIBIOTICS ❤❤❤
Awesome story! Thank you for sharing!
Two of my very favorite things - Jim McDonald and plantain!!!
Thank you for this interview. I just can't get enough of jim's teachings. He makes things so easy to understand & remember.
So glad you enjoyed it! ~Karin Rose
thanks, Tracey!
Baby herbalist, former nursing student here. Thank you for sharing this information, I have to laugh as my first experience that drew me into studying herbalism was noticing a burdock and harvesting it to try a tea and Then noticing I had multiple forms of plantain in my yard & garden & started using it for everything, in salad, as a poultice, for poison ivy, for my husband's boils... it's amazing! I now have only 6 books, which I devoured but discovering you on RUclips is exciting and surprisingly emotional. 🥲 Blessings! 🙏
Great book for such info is called "Backyard Medicine" aslo available online in pdf format for free, google it !! 😊😊
Good luck ! 😊😊
The plantain plant has a very unique look to it, it's hard to mistake when harvesting. I enjoy just looking at the nature of the plant, the broadleaf in particularly. It was my second plant after the beautiful, sunny, delicious dandelion.
I enjoy the topical plantain very much
Awesome information. I'm just learning about plantain
for part two you can talk about psyllium perhaps? thanks for another great episode. PS I'm also a knitter and look forward to seeing what you will be wearing/knitting up next along with a random Tori shout out and learning about herbs what the heck more could I want, you have become one of my absolute favorites like a dream come true🌼🌼 .
We do have a lot in common!
Thanks again.
Namaste
I enjoyed this podcast so much! My yard is full of Broadleaf Plantain. It was the first tincture I used and made myself. I take it daily for many issues and have had wonderful success. But I just had to tell you it's my first go to for anything topical, insect bites, cuts scratches, and it works magic on steam burns, immediately takes away pain and leaves no trace of it, unfortunately , I burn my hands with steam quite often and it works everytime. Also on blood blisters, it draws out the blister and takes away the pain. I just soak it in the tincture.. Plantain is amazing! Thank you for sharing!
Thank you Rosalee for this incredible chat with Jim! I love how you both offered your genuine experiences with plantain.... as 'simple' as they seemed!
Hi Rosalee and Jim McDonald you both inspire me keep up good job to heal the World. I am from Lesotho Southern Africa
The first tincture I ever made was plantain. I made it for my (then) teenage son who was experiencing some acne. It's a great herb. I plan to harvest some this summer, process it in a food processor with a dab of water, and freeze it in small containers. I'll probably tincture some as well. There are some herbs that I prefer to freeze instead of dry, and plantain is one of them. (also cilantro, basil, parsley, purslane, cleavers)
I love Jim's approach to herbalism and am so glad that you had him on your podcast/YT channel! You're both awesome herbalists.
Thanks for sharing. Did you use vodka for your tincture ? I’m going to make some soon
@@makeoversbymeme2077 Yes...I use 100 proof vodka for most of my tinctures. Best wishes!
I can learn so much from him because of his personality. When he mentioned about the winged arrow that kills demons, I was like, what? But his way of interpreting this made so much sense. When he said Lyme disease my mind was doing like a thought search: an unwanted parasite that perhaps was in water or food. Or I was thinking Malaria. Then again, I'm nobody and I'm not an herbalist nor do I claim to be on. WOSH, glad I cleared that out. ;-) But yeah, he is pretty awesome and I wish I was financially stabled. I would support you Rosalee and good old Jimmy boy (ooh, just trying to be cut with you Jim.. no disrespect intended). Thank you Rosalee!
I didn’t catch the website for Jim’s plantain handout. Could you provide that again please. This was great information. Thank you to both of you.
I've learned so much from Jim. So glad you interviewed him here. Hope he does more with you. And I didn't know he went to my alma mater!
I'm always up for doing anything with Rosalee. She's a hero.
Love to listen to both of you! Thank you for the video! I also am an herbalist and have used plantain for UTI with great success for multiple cases. I am wondering if you too have used it this way? I haven't read or seen this information but used it this way due to the hot condition of a UTI. Thank you for your response.
I just learned to identify plantain on my property this week! Now i see it everywhere!!!
Hey, that was great. Thanks for the information fix. I'm an info junkie but you have provided practical information not junk. I look forward to finding and chewing up a poletace for some mosquito bites . Blessings!
Strong Parsley tea for ant bites and tick bites, powerful fast acting drawing agent 🇦🇺
Thank you for a great interview, I like Jim's ideas. So great to hear so many of Plantain's gifts. The zinger for me when Jim mentioned Burning Bush! I have a 30 year old one growing in my backyard, never occurred it could also be medicinal.---Now I need to research!
This was fantastic. I was so excited to see two of my favorite herbalists in one show talking about a plant I share with everyone. By the way, I'm also a knitter, and you are rocking that sweater! Thanks for a great show.
Awww, glad you enjoyed the show (and the sweater). :)
I like the sweater too@@HerbsWithRosalee
This is one of my Favorite plants!! And you 2 offer a Valuable Gift!! 💜Thank-you!! Also- Plantain juiced raw stimulates the Pituitary gland. 🌟
The small holding im on in South africa is covered with Plantain. I cook up a bunch of leaves and add it to a meal. Better than spinach. A chewed leaf mskes a good poultice for infected sores and it stops a wasp sting pain and swelling.
My first love of weeds. I tell people if I had known about plantain for itching when I was little, I would have looked like I was molding my whole childhood 🤣
This was SO good, thank you Rosalee and Jim.
Thanks for talking about drying the plantain. I found the most beautiful Narrowleaf plantain grown on a Biodynamic farm. I took it home, dried it and it looked just awful. I thought I must've done treated it badly on my way home to cause the browning. I will try your technique of snipping it crosswise before drying and see how that goes. Otherwise, I'm glad to know now that the broadleaf is the better choice for drying in general.
in the herb world there's alway something new to learn.
Having flash backs to a childhood full of chewing this plant and slapping it on all manner of bug bites and stings. Then I remember going to a girls camp and the other girls being grossed out that I grabbed some random leaves, chewed it and spat it on her wasp sting, and the group leader lectured me about eating wild plants and I just stared at her like she was an idiot 😂 lost all respect from 12 year old me, the poor woman didnt know a thing about the outdoors.
This is a funny, yet sad, story. Thank you for sharing!
Hi Rosalie, thank you so much. You have such a special way of presenting your knowledge. I am going to purchase your book this morning online. I realize you do not have time to answer everyone’s questions. Should I be fortunate enough, may I ask, do you have any advice for me please, I was vain, foolish enough in my youth, started with Acrylic Nails, to hide one damadged nail. Years later, now 😊, had them removed. I now have paperthin nails, so bad, my nailbed is exposed. Not sure if they will ever grow back. I have listened to numerous herbal videos. Wondered about Comfrey/ Knitbone etc. But not sure how to help myself. If you have any advice it would be greatly appreciated. Still … thank you so much. Take care. 💗
Plantain was literally my beginner herb. It is an interesting story. Years later it is still my favorite.
Hey Jim we need an herbal chew book! You sound like the man for that job.For those people outside working on the go, we don't have all our herbal accoutrements on us at the time. If an herbal chew and smoke book came out of this OMG what more could I ask for?
Great conversation! One thing I like to use it for, not mentioned, is arm pit detoxes. I dry it, powder it and mix it with French green clay, add water and make a pit mask. It also works really well as a face masks, it's so drawing, your face will be red afterwards!
now I want to do a whole class on topical armpit herbs!
@@herbcraft that would be amazing!
Hello I had a rupture. And crap is in my joint fluids any ideas? Possible infectious
Plantain starts at 13:00
Check out the show notes for all the time stamps for the show.
jim is such an inspiration to me being a Michigan native! Hopefully I can take his Lindera course in person next year 🥰
I use plantain for my acne face cream. My teens love it.
Plantain is everywhere here, and now that we have been here for 9 years also Yarrow is everywhere. We use them alternatively for stings and bites while we are gardening.
Plantain helped with poison ivy on me.
It's so funny hearing someone saying my name online😂
Hi Rosalie! I just heard someone talking to a "Rosalie" in the airport yesterday. Definitely sounded funny. :) There's not a lot of us out there.
I LOVE all this learning! Thank you 🙏🏽😍🌱🌿
You are so welcome!
I wonder if plantain can be used to draw out infections in dental cavitations.
Interesting interview. Thanks!
I've used plantain in a lot of dental infections, usually along side some combination of echinacea, yarrow, alder (not elder) and perhaps barberry or oregon grape root. Often helpful, but always important to remember that dental infections and get quite serious, and it's important to assess whether any herbal tactic is working. Don't let an infection get bad!
Leave it up to a (very talented and wise) herbalist to realize the neti pot is the wrong species of the group..."So most of these are gravy boat vulgaris, our common species of gravy boat and this other gravy boat in fact is of a totally different family....we call it false gravy boat"😂
Do you think a plantain salve and tincture/extraction would help someone with the auto immune skin disease Pemphigus Vulgaris ?
Enlighting! Thank you. Burning bush is agressive. I would not use it, it is a lyme tick magnet... and is outlawed in Pa
❤😅
Can pregnant women take plantain tea
Herbs during pregnancy, nursing, breastfeeding, or chestfeeding are tricky. Many herbalists do not recommend any herbs during the first or second trimester. Others feel that it’s okay under the guidance of an experienced practitioner. Part of the confusion is that for many herbs, we simply don’t know if they are safe or not. Or there can be specific situations where an herb is warranted, or an herb may be okay in the short term, but not the long term.
~Karin Rose
What you do with purple hibiscus ..
Thank you so much for this great information and approach!!
I love using things that grow in my area, but like you say I'm open to other things I think come in very useful. The fartherest thing from Western Kentucky that I grow is spilanthes. It doesn't like to grow where I want it, but it's well worth the trouble.
Do you see anything wrong with rinsing plants with a vinegar water before drying or making salves? Will it take away beneficial properties? I wild forage mine.
I see no need to do this and I think it could also have a negative effect. It's best to harvest from clean areas and avoid washing.
Thank you for your valuable information. We appreciate you both.
Our pleasure! Thanks for watching!
Do you consider if the plant is feminine or masculine, as in she is good for this and he is good for that?
Non binary
I would like to get some plantain to buy from you or Jim how do I go about that
Here are some ways you can find herbs:
Hi! Rosalee doesn't sell herbs. Here are some ways you can find plantain and other herbs:
1. Search for herbal apothecaries near you.
2. Visit Rosalee’s listing of herb farms and wildcrafters within the US and Canada to find fresh herbs near you. www.herbalremediesadvice.org/Herb-Farms-Wildcrafters.html
3. Visit Mountain Rose Herbs, an online apothecary that sells high quality organic herbs. They are Rosalee’s first choice for herbs she’s not able to find near her. bit.ly/2KXdWIA
All the best,
Karin Rose
Just bought some and it smells like mint.
Is it supposed to smell like mint?
No, it doesn't smell like mint. I would check with who you bought it from.
❤I just loved it !!!
I really enjoyed this video! I have heard of Jim before but never seen anything of his. Seems like a fun guy!
I try to be!
@@herbcraft He succeeds but also he is a brilliant herbalist and teacher.
Awesome video and fabulous guest. Jim's enthusiasm and sense of humour are infectious and his knowledge is admirable. I"m so looking forward to researching him and his work. Thank you so much for sharing such valuable and under-appreciated information.
Glad you enjoyed it!
thanks for the kind words!
Can you make a nourishing infusion with plantain?
You can! It's not very tasty though.
This is so good!
Thats cake size