Matthew, thank you my dude! I have been sick for 4 days and today I have been coughing with a dried up throat and lung congestion that I could not cough up no matter how hard I tried. I went out to my local hiking area and collected some goldenrod today after watching your video. And I must say after one cup of hot goldenrod tea I coughed up a ton of phlegm from my lungs and now am breathing clearly with zero coughing….. idk 🤷🏼♂️ but I’m sold! I have been using mullein, self heal, and Wild bergamot teas for last few days but this has had the best effects for me. ❤
I have used goldenrod as a pain killer for years. I soak the upper part of the plant, leaves, stems and flowers in olive oil for 6 weeks, strain and use on muscles and headache. I just shake the jar, (there’s small green bits at the bottom that work great) and rub on the aching muscles, forehead, or neck and it’s very effective. After a year I notice the effectiveness wears so I just make a new batch every fall. At first I thought maybe it was a placebo effect, so I sent a small jar to my daughter. A month passed and I got a call from her asking what was in the oil. What oil, I said…I forgot all about sending it to her, lol She said she had a headache all day and had taken 2 rounds of ibuprofen and still had the headache. Desperate to try anything she thought what the heck, I’ll give it a try. She said she rubbed it on her neck, forehead and along her hairline and her headache was gone within like 15 minutes. Remarkable huh? Love this plant!
That is very remarkable! I've come across references to its use for sore muscles but never heard such a good first hand report, and didn't know it would work for headaches. Thanks for commenting!
I know the goldenrod works but this particular experiment is contaminated because she took the ibuprofen. It might have eventually been working when she tried the goldenrod. Keep up the good work.
@@Jeffrobodine23 ibuprofen only last four hours in the body. But if you need proof, I’ve been using it for years because I don’t want to take ibuprofen or Tylenol or Aleve. But anyways… It works good.
@farmfreshideas579 read my comment I said " I know the goldenrod works ". Why are you asking me " if you need proof ". I Don't think we know exactly the last time she took the ibuprofen before the goldenrod, so it's not science, that's all I was saying.
@@susanlockinger749is this a serious question?? Bees who get their pollen from the goldenrod plants make the goldenrod honey, right? Then humans harvest the honey in those honeycombs, riiiiight?
@@susanlockinger749 You put empty frames in a producing hive right when the goldenrod begin to bloom; and remove them when the goldenrod are just about finished. The bees will make new honeycomb in the empty frames and make honey in that. Most of the nectar will have come from the goldenrods. It's about timing. The asters begin to bloom just as the goldenrod is finishing. I have collected goldenrod honey and aster honey from the same hive in the same year by carefully timing my hive management and honey collection.
Around 20+ years ago I had precancerous cells removed and the surgical site was struggling to heal. A family member used Goldenrod and made a tea wash for me, the next day it was 100% better and began healing wonderfully. ❤
I can always identify golden rod because for some reason my dog loves eating the leaves😂. After further listening she does have some really bad allergies at times. I believe my dog is an herbalist 😊
My oldest dog who recently passed away used to search specifically for goldenrod leaves when she wasn't feeling well. Her younger sister will eat as many fresh leaves as she can get. All the plants nearby are bare up to as high as she can reach, lol.
My dog does the same. I followed her around one day to take pictures of plants that she sniffs out so I could see what they were and what she was treating herself for. 😂
My mother used to have to take an allergy shot every year because she had hay-fever so intensely. I collected golden rod 20 years ago and dried it, mailed it to her with instructions to make tea and drink several cups a day. She drank it all season with no hay fever. She never drank it again, but never had hay fever again. That proves that it cleans the allergies out of the body.
@@doloresreynolds8145 without circumstantial evidence, there would be no concept of which herbs do what. You sound like you’re due for your fifth booster shot.
@@greenfamilyhomestead Nope, got it last week. Gotta love science! Truly, ‘circumstantial evidence’ would be if it worked as well for a larger group of people than just one. If you observed the same result in friends and neighbors, it would be statistically significant enough to mean something. So glad that it worked well for your mom - I may give it a try next year. 😉🙂
@@doloresreynolds8145 circumstantial evidence is what science is all about. If it work, it proves it is true. I have used this for many people and it works every time.
I have an active kidney infection right now. Paused your video midway and ran outside to grab some goldenrod to throw into my tea. Tolerable taste with lemon. Thanks for your video. Timing couldn't have been more perfect. ~Mrs. C
May I ask how do you feel when taking golden rod with kidney infection? I’ve read on the internet it says people who have kidney issues need to avoid any strong cleansing herbs… would be good to hear, I hope your better✨
@@brokenseer2778 I threw golden rod leaves in my tea for the next few days. It's hard to say which of the several remedies I was using helped the most. I will say I had no adverse effects and my kidney infection timeframe was shorter than it had been in the past. I was able to get through it without going to the Dr for antibiotics.
This is such a perfect channel for me right now. Very informative and calming about things we will need in the near future, no flashy lights or crazy graphics and animations. It's great. Reminds me of an updated version of something that could be on Georgia Public Broadcasting in the 90s and early 2000s. It's almost nostalgic. What a perfect way to retain information.
Great list! I wasnt aware of the benefits of blackberry leaves, but I have a large blackberry area in my garden, so I looked it up. Thanks for sharing, I will be too!!
@@DanlowMusic I do not recomend this.. try at own risk.. I an not a Doctor..I have mixed Golden rod leaves, Magnolia bark,giant ragweed leaves,blackberry leaves,gumball leaves and turkey tail mushrooms..into a tea..Three fight cancer one fights virus one for urinary one for brain one for allergy one for cramps two for lungs and one for heart..It did not kill me but if you try be carefull it carries a punch and dont drink much.and you better make sure you are not allergic to any of them before you mix I would not try unless you have done each one alone and you do homework on all of them..
Your videos have the best close ups and explanations for identification I've seen. Not to mention how to make the tea or tinctures!! Love it! Thank you for showing us and teaching us!
A lot of people think their allergic to golden rods, but their not. It's the rag weed that blooms at the same time. It's just that people don't see the rag weed just the goldenrod, so they assume that's what their allergic to.
@@RunninUpThatHillhI've been trying to spread that word for decades! Since ragweed is an annual and easily identified, I pull up every one I see around my house and along our dirt road. Disturbed ground is where ragweed grows, if we just don't kill the good perennial plants, there's very little ragweed.
There's several types of Goldenrod, each has a slightly different habit. Each is a great native plant. The ornamental horticulture business is finally recognizing how great a plant this is. I've always been a bit hesitant to make my own preparations but willing to give it a try. I'm very concerned about the loss of pollinators, it's something that's crucial for life on earth.
We have “tons’ of goldenrod!! I was going to get rid of it, thinking it was causing allergies, until I used my plant identifier app, and learned it’s a medicinal!! There are supposedly two types?? Thank you for teaching me how to use it!!
LOVE your channel!! I planted some goldenrod in the spring and it’s taking off!! I am creating a woodland garden in my backyard based on your excellent content!
That was me! I always thought I was allergic to goldenrod, but then learned about the ragweed. Now, I know better than to try and pull the goldenrod out!
It’s ironic I’ve been noticing this plant in the empty lots all over my area and was wondering if it was a medicinal plant and this video pops up today. I’m gonna get some before they stop blooming.
How awesome to find this video! We have it growing everywhere here in mid Michigan. I’ve been wondering what benefits this plant would have. I’m so glad I stumbled on this and will be making tincture as well as dehydrating a bunch of it.
I read a few of the comments. I think they should be testimonials! I have very few problems; actually,none! I don't have a doctor! My mother is 75 years young, and we eat what we raise, or harvest! Mother is on no pharmaceuticals! Eat well, and you shall live well! That is the book of Walker! You won't find the "book of Walker" in the Bible, but you will find the belief of Walker, in the Bible! Everything we need is provided!
I’m gonna have to start using goldenrod! I need it for most of the issues you talked about! It grows all around us here. It’s not blooming yet here, but I’ll be on the lookout for it! Thank you so much!
I have grown golden rod for 30 years now and I did not know it had all these benefits. I knew it was for allergies and it makes a really good tea taste very good. Thanks for the information.
If you dry the blooms & stalks and spray them with hair spray, it will last all fall as a beautiful dried flower display. I’ve done that for years, they’re just gorgeous. I also dry most of it for tea.
@@marymustaine8877 I gave the title and creator so you can do a search on RUclips. RUclips usually removes website links from posts due to potential virus attacks. Also, the video is for jelly not medicine.
Great information! I just ran across your channel and I am so happy that I did. I will be binge watching to learn all I can now. My dogs search out goldenrod and eat their leaves all the time.
Hey Matt. I reviewed this video again because I have a field just full of yellow blooms that I thought were goldenrod. When I jumped off my quad and waded in i noticed many plant with yellow flowers, NOT GOLDENROD! But plenty of goldenrood among them. Turns out, i have ragwort and goldenrod growing up side by side. It is easy to distinguish between the two. Ragwort hs flower clusters at the tio but the flowers are much bigger than goldenrod and each on its own stem and look like daisy.
Had pollen allergy's my whole life. I stopped taking allergy medicine and switch to local raw honey(bees probably gathered a lot of pollen from golden rod!). Honey helped so much over last 3 to 4 years... Started taking Goldenrod tincture this year and 1st year after 41 years that I have had absolutely no spring allergy symptoms!!!
Ill have to check as I thought the yellow flower plant is ragweed aound me which I stay away from. Ive had bad allergies for over 40 years. Thank you for these needed teachings!
Native Americans used plants for so many uses. Most likely we are just learning so much information that was lost when so many native Americans were killed or misplaced. Good video
its amazing how much they knew... they must have experimented with everything ... makes me wonder how many died experimenting with different plants and parts of the plants and to make their own conclusions with out modern science techniques.. pretty amazing
Thank you. I let Goldenrod just grow in my front yard for the beautiful colors and I am told that Monarch Butterflies are very dependent of the pollen as they migrate in the fall. I'll definitely try the tincture and the tea.
Wow thank u! There was a lot more info in ur video that I havnt heard in other goldenrod videos on other channels. Thank u so much now I know why it has invaded my garden🙌
Excellent video! Perfect timing. I am on an herbal journey. Noticed these tall plants years ago, trying to figure out what they were. Last month I realized they were Golden Rod and you just confirmed it. Thank you.
You dont want to take up the roots. Just trim the flower down half way. Take home and make tea with keaves and flowers. Ket them grow and spread the love by planting them everywhere ❤
I'm here in Louisiana and I just harvested some goldenrod a few minutes ago and I plan to make an extract,but I have a question about shortleaf pine or southern pine I heard most pines needles can be turned into a tea but not finding literature about short leaf pine needles in a tea...do you have any information about it
Hello, I'm also in Louisiana. My grandmother made Pinetop tea for us as kids. She made it from pine trees that grew around us. I want to say the long ones.
@@tamakayatruong3548 thanks for that it's good to hear another Louisiana native that has experience with pine I'm gonna try short leaf pine and see how it works out
Great info! 2 questions: is it too late to tincture leaves of ragweed to infuse? Can it be either xommon ragweed or giant ragweed? We have both in MO. Thank you! Just recently found your channel. Impressed and looking forward to more!
Here in SW Indiana there are multiple species of goldenrod, they all vary quite a bit, some so much,you might think they are different plant species. There is a very tall species that can be 6-7 ft. tall and has very different flowering stems that the flower clusters are more wider and spread out, almost opposite shape forms as the smaller goldenrods. It has more flower structures but they are on longer more widely spread ,spaced out overall upper flower stem structures. We have a couple mid sized height species, around 4-5 ft. and they have more tighter flower heads but one can have a clusters of flowers spaced out along the terminal stem. There is a much shorter type also that is short and overall more tighter formed with shorter stems and leaves more compact and dense. The flower heads are also smaller and shorter and almost roundish and globular forms when its a good year and plants have had plenty of moisture. Goldenrod has a unique flower scent, and the leaves have a fruity scent also. Really interesting to know about the ragweed leaves!! I hadn't ever read that anywhere. I will try that next year, its way too late this year, the ragweeds are way gone past the bloom point here. Thanks for all the info. I always liked goldenrod and we grew a bunch of different kinds at our flower, veg and grape farm as we cut goldenrod for florists to use. A couple of the species have flower heads shapes and colors that lend themselves greatly to floral arrangements. I need to collect leaves and flowers right now before they are gone as its already getting cool here and the plants are quickly moving on to rest phase. I kept putting off collecting it last year as i had so much distracting me and it was too late by the time i was thinking about doing it.
Really enjoying your teachings Matthew, excellent videos . Here in NE Texas I have Golden Rod growing in my back yard every year. Thanks for your tip, I have CKD and could maybe help.
I just found your channel with this video, and had to sub because this is fascinating and so useful, thank you for sharing your knowledge and empowering us with it.
Consider showing Goldenrod and ragweed leaves next to each other. There will be a clear difference for the viewers. I did not know Goldenrod was so helpful to us. Thanks for the video. Why does the alcohol make a difference? Would water or oil work just as well?
id like to see that one too.... i know its used as a remedy for poison oak.. crush the leaves and rub on the areas you got exposed to poison oak and supposedly it helps a lot
is their anyway to up load pictures for Identification purposes i live here in SC zip code 29527 area. i think i have golden rod in my yard but leaf look different from yours in the video.can you help me with this question, thanks
I’ll keep an eye out to find it growing in the woods or wood line etc, but what if one wanted to grow this plant in the garden? I would like to cultivate goldenrod into a woodland garden and harvest whenever I like. Can anyone recommend a seed source? New Sub, so new to this channel.
I googled "buy goldenrod seeds" and several sources popped up. I'm going to collect seeds locally to insure that the seeds are hardy for my area. Wishing you well in your endeavor.
goldenrod salve makes best pain medicine. it’s used like ben gay. i dried flowers and put in oil. then. strained and put to save oil in refrigerator and used rest. i call it Gold. put on skin pain.
I grew up with about a 4 acre area of Goldenrod 3 stone throws from the house. I was interested in this video until the Everclear portion as I'm a recovering drunk.
You can also use acv or glycerine. I have never used those but you should be able to get the info on those alternatives. You can also use infusions. Such as infusing into honey.
This is very comprehensive, thank you. You mentioned that if a person has an allergy to Chamomile they might have an allergy to Goldenrod as well. There's one thing that I never understood, I am fine when I drink Chamomile tea that I boughtg at the store but I get heartburn when I make tea from my homegrown dried German Chamomile. Perhaps someone can shed some light on this mystery.
Thanks! I suffer from nasal issues I believe due to cat allergies. Last year I had surgery, it at least fixed my unknown fractures. But it was explained the nasal passage has turbinates which are like sausage casings and fill up due to allergies, blocking the airway. After surgery I could breathe so well but just a year later I’m back to extreme blockage. So it’s time for me to try some goldenrod, see if that helps. Thanks!
Oh my goodness!! I have always said golden rod was what made me sneeze, & have itchy eyes. Perhaps it ragweed after all. I always noticed the golden rod in bloom whenever my symptoms occur. Thank you so much for your video. Hello ftom NE Arkansas.
I agree I'm going to pick a whole bunch of it this time I thought I got a lot last year I had a two quart jar full of dry this time I'm going to tincher it!! Maybe a whole 1/2 gallon
Don't know of anyplace with it for sale already made into oil/salves, but you can buy herbs and make your own, which is half the fun anyway...You can try Mountain Rose Herbs. They sell alot of dry bulk herbs and seeds for them. Not sure if they have these or not but I've made several tinctures/salves with stuff I've gotten thru there. Excellent quality herbs.
Matthew, thank you my dude! I have been sick for 4 days and today I have been coughing with a dried up throat and lung congestion that I could not cough up no matter how hard I tried. I went out to my local hiking area and collected some goldenrod today after watching your video. And I must say after one cup of hot goldenrod tea I coughed up a ton of phlegm from my lungs and now am breathing clearly with zero coughing….. idk 🤷🏼♂️ but I’m sold! I have been using mullein, self heal, and Wild bergamot teas for last few days but this has had the best effects for me. ❤
Thank you for coming back to the video and letting us know if worked for you! Awesome to know my videos are helping someone!
Las abejas les encantan las flores de esa plantas
@@LegacyWildernessAcademydato curioso muchas de esas plantas crecen en zonas de México
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4:43 Doctor Sebi used to say that way the key all problems in your body
I am suffering from the same issues. Thank you so much for sharing!!
I have used goldenrod as a pain killer for years. I soak the upper part of the plant, leaves, stems and flowers in olive oil for 6 weeks, strain and use on muscles and headache. I just shake the jar, (there’s small green bits at the bottom that work great) and rub on the aching muscles, forehead, or neck and it’s very effective. After a year I notice the effectiveness wears so I just make a new batch every fall.
At first I thought maybe it was a placebo effect, so I sent a small jar to my daughter. A month passed and I got a call from her asking what was in the oil. What oil, I said…I forgot all about sending it to her, lol She said she had a headache all day and had taken 2 rounds of ibuprofen and still had the headache. Desperate to try anything she thought what the heck, I’ll give it a try. She said she rubbed it on her neck, forehead and along her hairline and her headache was gone within like 15 minutes. Remarkable huh? Love this plant!
That is very remarkable! I've come across references to its use for sore muscles but never heard such a good first hand report, and didn't know it would work for headaches. Thanks for commenting!
Listed specifically for old injuries also. It makes an amazing dye. The most vivid yellow that never fades from the wool.
I know the goldenrod works but this particular experiment is contaminated because she took the ibuprofen. It might have eventually been working when she tried the goldenrod. Keep up the good work.
@@Jeffrobodine23 ibuprofen only last four hours in the body. But if you need proof, I’ve been using it for years because I don’t want to take ibuprofen or Tylenol or Aleve. But anyways… It works good.
@farmfreshideas579 read my comment I said " I know the goldenrod works ". Why are you asking me " if you need proof ". I Don't think we know exactly the last time she took the ibuprofen before the goldenrod, so it's not science, that's all I was saying.
THE MOST important thing about this plant is that it makes THE BEST honey ever. Don't interup that bee, it's on a mission from God lol.
Especially if that bee is wearing dark sunglasses and smoking a cigarette 🤪
Yah!
Goldenrod honey is kinda citrusy tasting.
Aster honey is sorta butterscotch flavored.
Can you explain how it's made?
@@susanlockinger749is this a serious question?? Bees who get their pollen from the goldenrod plants make the goldenrod honey, right? Then humans harvest the honey in those honeycombs, riiiiight?
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You put empty frames in a producing hive right when the goldenrod begin to bloom; and remove them when the goldenrod are just about finished.
The bees will make new honeycomb in the empty frames and make honey in that.
Most of the nectar will have come from the goldenrods.
It's about timing.
The asters begin to bloom just as the goldenrod is finishing.
I have collected goldenrod honey and aster honey from the same hive in the same year by carefully timing my hive management and honey collection.
Around 20+ years ago I had precancerous cells removed and the surgical site was struggling to heal. A family member used Goldenrod and made a tea wash for me, the next day it was 100% better and began healing wonderfully. ❤
I can always identify golden rod because for some reason my dog loves eating the leaves😂. After further listening she does have some really bad allergies at times. I believe my dog is an herbalist 😊
lol 😂 that is awesome 😎
My oldest dog who recently passed away used to search specifically for goldenrod leaves when she wasn't feeling well. Her younger sister will eat as many fresh leaves as she can get. All the plants nearby are bare up to as high as she can reach, lol.
My dogs eat them too!
Dogs are great herbalists, and according to the late British herbalist and veterinarian, Dr. Juliette DiBairicli-Levy, cats are even better!
My dog does the same. I followed her around one day to take pictures of plants that she sniffs out so I could see what they were and what she was treating herself for. 😂
My mother used to have to take an allergy shot every year because she had hay-fever so intensely. I collected golden rod 20 years ago and dried it, mailed it to her with instructions to make tea and drink several cups a day. She drank it all season with no hay fever. She never drank it again, but never had hay fever again. That proves that it cleans the allergies out of the body.
Sorry, circumstantial evidence is not proof. Glad to know it works well, though!
@@doloresreynolds8145 without circumstantial evidence, there would be no concept of which herbs do what. You sound like you’re due for your fifth booster shot.
@@greenfamilyhomestead Nope, got it last week. Gotta love science! Truly, ‘circumstantial evidence’ would be if it worked as well for a larger group of people than just one. If you observed the same result in friends and neighbors, it would be statistically significant enough to mean something. So glad that it worked well for your mom - I may give it a try next year. 😉🙂
@@doloresreynolds8145 circumstantial evidence is what science is all about. If it work, it proves it is true. I have used this for many people and it works every time.
Yearly allergy shots to treat intense allergy symptoms misrepresents whatever your attempting to explain
I never comment. I am a subscriber, but I have to let you know that I love the quality of your videos. I genuinely appreciate it. 🙏🏼
I have an active kidney infection right now. Paused your video midway and ran outside to grab some goldenrod to throw into my tea. Tolerable taste with lemon. Thanks for your video. Timing couldn't have been more perfect. ~Mrs. C
Sorry to hear that, but glad to hear that my video helped! Thank you for watching
May I ask how do you feel when taking golden rod with kidney infection? I’ve read on the internet it says people who have kidney issues need to avoid any strong cleansing herbs… would be good to hear, I hope your better✨
@@brokenseer2778 I threw golden rod leaves in my tea for the next few days. It's hard to say which of the several remedies I was using helped the most. I will say I had no adverse effects and my kidney infection timeframe was shorter than it had been in the past. I was able to get through it without going to the Dr for antibiotics.
How are you feeling today? Any better? Hoping so ....🙏
@@20greeneyes20yes doing much better thanks! It took a few days, but I didn't need to take any antibiotics this time.
One of the GREATEST utube channels! Full of vitally helpful information well-presented. Thank you 🏆
Thanks for watching! Appreciate the comment!
This is such a perfect channel for me right now. Very informative and calming about things we will need in the near future, no flashy lights or crazy graphics and animations. It's great. Reminds me of an updated version of something that could be on Georgia Public Broadcasting in the 90s and early 2000s. It's almost nostalgic. What a perfect way to retain information.
We need it now and forever ❤️
sweetgum leaves ..goldenrod leaves..Magnolia bark..Blackberry leaves..Turkey tail mushroom..
Taking notes
Great list! I wasnt aware of the benefits of blackberry leaves, but I have a large blackberry area in my garden, so I looked it up. Thanks for sharing, I will be too!!
What is the blackberry good for? I have a ton of that and Nettle. (Another great plant for medicinal benefits)
@@DanlowMusic blackberry leaves.. Cramps stomach kinda like pepto..
@@DanlowMusic I do not recomend this.. try at own risk.. I an not a Doctor..I have mixed Golden rod leaves, Magnolia bark,giant ragweed leaves,blackberry leaves,gumball leaves and turkey tail mushrooms..into a tea..Three fight cancer one fights virus one for urinary one for brain one for allergy one for cramps two for lungs and one for heart..It did not kill me but if you try be carefull it carries a punch and dont drink much.and you better make sure you are not allergic to any of them before you mix I would not try unless you have done each one alone and you do homework on all of them..
Your videos have the best close ups and explanations for identification I've seen. Not to mention how to make the tea or tinctures!! Love it!
Thank you for showing us and teaching us!
A lot of people think their allergic to golden rods, but their not. It's the rag weed that blooms at the same time. It's just that people don't see the rag weed just the goldenrod, so they assume that's what their allergic to.
Plus iirc when you see bees.. there's no pollen blowing in the wind ..so it can't be goldenrod is the problem.
And, there's a video showing how to use ragweed for allergies.
@@RunninUpThatHillhI've been trying to spread that word for decades! Since ragweed is an annual and easily identified, I pull up every one I see around my house and along our dirt road. Disturbed ground is where ragweed grows, if we just don't kill the good perennial plants, there's very little ragweed.
He said that
Ambrosia, dangling miniscule flowers, invisible inflorescence, wind pollinated, while solidago are insect pollinated
I love that you cover our area. Most of the herbalist I've found are in the north to northwest. They talk about plants we don't have.
👍
The most informative video on goldenrod that I’ve ever seen. Thank you for your excellent work.
Glad you enjoyed it! Thank you for watching and commenting
In Arkansas and this is growing on my property. Thank you so much, so happy I found you!
Thank you young man for sharing your videos with us
There's several types of Goldenrod, each has a slightly different habit. Each is a great native plant. The ornamental horticulture business is finally recognizing how great a plant this is. I've always been a bit hesitant to make my own preparations but willing to give it a try. I'm very concerned about the loss of pollinators, it's something that's crucial for life on earth.
Great video!!
The medicinal information is over the top. Thanks again 👍
We have “tons’ of goldenrod!! I was going to get rid of it, thinking it was causing allergies, until I used my plant identifier app, and learned it’s a medicinal!! There are supposedly two types??
Thank you for teaching me how to use it!!
LOVE your channel!! I planted some goldenrod in the spring and it’s taking off!! I am creating a woodland garden in my backyard based on your excellent content!
I just planted a area to with theses to
Including mullein and burdock and wild lettuce.
That was me! I always thought I was allergic to goldenrod, but then learned about the ragweed. Now, I know better than to try and pull the goldenrod out!
With a little diligence, you can pretty much eliminate ragweed from your immediate area.
Same. 😅
You do an outstanding job brother 👍👍
I appreciate it, thanks for watching!
It’s ironic I’ve been noticing this plant in the empty lots all over my area and was wondering if it was a medicinal plant and this video pops up today. I’m gonna get some before they stop blooming.
Thank you for sharing your wisdom with us.
How awesome to find this video! We have it growing everywhere here in mid Michigan. I’ve been wondering what benefits this plant would have. I’m so glad I stumbled on this and will be making tincture as well as dehydrating a bunch of it.
This is a great video about goldenrod! Thank you for sharing this information. Loved learning that they are perennial.
I just planted Goldenrod along with my sunflowers. The bees love it.
For sure. Watch out when harvesting!
I read a few of the comments. I think they should be testimonials! I have very few problems; actually,none! I don't have a doctor!
My mother is 75 years young, and we eat what we raise, or harvest! Mother is on no pharmaceuticals!
Eat well, and you shall live well! That is the book of Walker! You won't find the "book of Walker" in the Bible, but you will find the belief of Walker, in the Bible!
Everything we need is provided!
I’m gonna have to start using goldenrod! I need it for most of the issues you talked about! It grows all around us here. It’s not blooming yet here, but I’ll be on the lookout for it! Thank you so much!
Thanks for watching!
I have grown golden rod for 30 years now and I did not know it had all these benefits. I knew it was for allergies and it makes a really good tea taste very good. Thanks for the information.
Thanks for watching, glad you learned something new!
If you dry the blooms & stalks and spray them with hair spray, it will last all fall as a beautiful dried flower display. I’ve done that for years, they’re just gorgeous. I also dry most of it for tea.
What a really cool idea. I've got a field full right now. Thanks for the tip!
Excellent informative video as always.
Feral Foraging has a Golden Rod jelly video simply titled, “How to Make Goldenrod Jelly (144p)”.
I plan the try it this year.
You might like it.
Where can I find these medicinal recipes?😊
@@marymustaine8877 I gave the title and creator so you can do a search on RUclips. RUclips usually removes website links from posts due to potential virus attacks. Also, the video is for jelly not medicine.
I have found food recipes for fireweed (I live in the north, don't know if it grows down south ) can be made with goldenrod.
You're the absolute best, i love your videos.
Thank you....always interesting and informative !!!
@@JH-th9th Thanks for watching!
Thx for showing how to harvest it, exactly what I was wondering! Good in-depth info 😊
Great information! I just ran across your channel and I am so happy that I did. I will be binge watching to learn all I can now. My dogs search out goldenrod and eat their leaves all the time.
Mine do too!
Hey Matt. I reviewed this video again because I have a field just full of yellow blooms that I thought were goldenrod. When I jumped off my quad and waded in i noticed many plant with yellow flowers, NOT GOLDENROD! But plenty of goldenrood among them. Turns out, i have ragwort and goldenrod growing up side by side. It is easy to distinguish between the two. Ragwort hs flower clusters at the tio but the flowers are much bigger than goldenrod and each on its own stem and look like daisy.
Love to see how much your channel has grown! Keep it up
Another great video! Thank you Matthew.
Glad you enjoyed it, thanks for watching!
Been looking for this all summer, within the past week it has popped up everywhere in the foothills of NC.
Had pollen allergy's my whole life. I stopped taking allergy medicine and switch to local raw honey(bees probably gathered a lot of pollen from golden rod!). Honey helped so much over last 3 to 4 years... Started taking Goldenrod tincture this year and 1st year after 41 years that I have had absolutely no spring allergy symptoms!!!
That's an awesome report! Thanks for commenting!
Very good. This restores my hope. Goldenrod is growing everywhere here in Vermont Im gonna harvest some today.
Goldenrod is Kentucky's state flower.
I have boat loads at our cabin.. I use them in arrangements.. I'll have to start using some for these things you mentioned.
Ill have to check as I thought the yellow flower plant is ragweed aound me which I stay away from. Ive had bad allergies for over 40 years. Thank you for these needed teachings!
Native Americans used plants for so many uses. Most likely we are just learning so much information that was lost when so many native Americans were killed or misplaced. Good video
its amazing how much they knew... they must have experimented with everything ... makes me wonder how many died experimenting with different plants and parts of the plants and to make their own conclusions with out modern science techniques.. pretty amazing
Matthew, your knowledge is incredible. Thank you so much for sharing what you know.
Thank you. I let Goldenrod just grow in my front yard for the beautiful colors and I am told that Monarch Butterflies are very dependent of the pollen as they migrate in the fall. I'll definitely try the tincture and the tea.
So informative!!!! Perfect timing!
Subscribed. I have that book and a few others as well. Nature provides answers, we just have to look.
Thanks for subscribing!
I wish you were in the southwest!! Your videos are very informative and interesting!!
It's great about technology, he can be across the world and it's like right in your hand. No need to be next door, or closer.
Wow thank u! There was a lot more info in ur video that I havnt heard in other goldenrod videos on other channels. Thank u so much now I know why it has invaded my garden🙌
Excellent video! Perfect timing. I am on an herbal journey. Noticed these tall plants years ago, trying to figure out what they were. Last month I realized they were Golden Rod and you just confirmed it. Thank you.
Glad you found it helpful, thanks for watching!
Love this channel & Matthew's information!
Because of you I can use a lot of wild things going around the house. Thank you so much and keep making videos ❤
Will do, glad you're enjoying them!
Just processed a ton of golden rod in MN. Tea, oils, and vodka.
Great video. I do believe I have goldenrod on my property. Ill try to make it a point to go seek it out. Ty for the great video
In Winter the flowers are still interesting, as they turn to a Silvery gray..Our state flower for Nebraska 🐂😎
I live in Northern Michigan and there was so much Golden rid this summer
It grows here in Montana.
I haven't seen them that tall. Goldenrod in Montana only grows about two feet tall.
@@alicerafferty9595That's because Montana has a shorter growing season ‼️
That's because Montana has a shorter growing season imagine that!
Really Excellent Work your doing Mathew! I shared This video With my TCM herb school students so they can use more local available plants.
Matthew, thank you for this video. I love your courses, too.
Thank you for your teachings, Matthew.
This guy teaches me everything I know
I would like to know more about using the roots. Can you speak about how you prepare them?
This was great information, presented in an interesting way. There were several things I didn't know about goldenrod yet.
Thanks for watching! Glad you enjoyed it
I thought i had ragweed growing near my house but its goldenrod! Going to make some tea for my alleriges now. Thank you!
Excellent as always
Thank you
Dyes a nice yellow too
Add a little iron and it gives a gorgeous green as well!
I have been seeing the Golden Rod along the highways in NC and was wondering what was the name of these plants, and this video popped up thank you ❤
You dont want to take up the roots. Just trim the flower down half way. Take home and make tea with keaves and flowers. Ket them grow and spread the love by planting them everywhere ❤
Great video Matthew. I learned something new with the ragweed
I'm here in Louisiana and I just harvested some goldenrod a few minutes ago and I plan to make an extract,but I have a question about shortleaf pine or southern pine I heard most pines needles can be turned into a tea but not finding literature about short leaf pine needles in a tea...do you have any information about it
@@royorkesjr.8386 All of the pines are used similarly. Go for it
@@LegacyWildernessAcademy thanks buddy
Hello, I'm also in Louisiana. My grandmother made Pinetop tea for us as kids. She made it from pine trees that grew around us. I want to say the long ones.
@@tamakayatruong3548 thanks for that it's good to hear another Louisiana native that has experience with pine I'm gonna try short leaf pine and see how it works out
I've heard if the pine has 3 needles in the frond then its not to be ingested but 5 needle fronds are good.
Thank you so much 💓 so helpful so glad I found your channel 🎉🎉
Great info! 2 questions: is it too late to tincture leaves of ragweed to infuse? Can it be either xommon ragweed or giant ragweed? We have both in MO. Thank you! Just recently found your channel. Impressed and looking forward to more!
Here in SW Indiana there are multiple species of goldenrod, they all vary quite a bit, some so much,you might think they are different plant species. There is a very tall species that can be 6-7 ft. tall and has very different flowering stems that the flower clusters are more wider and spread out, almost opposite shape forms as the smaller goldenrods.
It has more flower structures but they are on longer more widely spread ,spaced out overall upper flower stem structures.
We have a couple mid sized height species, around 4-5 ft. and they have more tighter flower heads but one can have a clusters of flowers spaced out along the terminal stem. There is a much shorter type also that is short and overall more tighter formed with shorter stems and leaves more compact and dense. The flower heads are also smaller and shorter and almost roundish and globular forms when its a good year and plants have had plenty of moisture.
Goldenrod has a unique flower scent, and the leaves have a fruity scent also.
Really interesting to know about the ragweed leaves!! I hadn't ever read that anywhere.
I will try that next year, its way too late this year, the ragweeds are way gone past the bloom point here.
Thanks for all the info. I always liked goldenrod and we grew a bunch of different kinds at our flower, veg and grape farm as we cut goldenrod for florists to use.
A couple of the species have flower heads shapes and colors that lend themselves greatly to floral arrangements.
I need to collect leaves and flowers right now before they are gone as its already getting cool here and the plants are quickly moving on to rest phase. I kept putting off collecting it last year as i had so much distracting me and it was too late by the time i was thinking about doing it.
Great video!
Thank you! You are an excellent teacher! I will be using your lessons in our homeschool science. God bless!
Awesome, glad to hear it! We homeschool as well
Really enjoying your teachings Matthew, excellent videos . Here in NE Texas I have Golden Rod growing in my back yard every year. Thanks for your tip, I have CKD and could maybe help.
I just found your channel with this video, and had to sub because this is fascinating and so useful, thank you for sharing your knowledge and empowering us with it.
You do great work. Thank you friend.
Consider showing Goldenrod and ragweed leaves next to each other. There will be a clear difference for the viewers. I did not know Goldenrod was so helpful to us. Thanks for the video. Why does the alcohol make a difference? Would water or oil work just as well?
Can you talk about Mugwort?
id like to see that one too.... i know its used as a remedy for poison oak.. crush the leaves and rub on the areas you got exposed to poison oak and supposedly it helps a lot
@brianbailey462 I haven't tried mugwort, but jewelweed is awesome for treating poison oak and poison ivy. I've used it for years.
is their anyway to up load pictures for Identification purposes i live here in SC zip code 29527 area. i think i have golden rod in my yard but leaf look different from yours in the video.can you help me with this question, thanks
I’ll keep an eye out to find it growing in the woods or wood line etc, but what if one wanted to grow this plant in the garden? I would like to cultivate goldenrod into a woodland garden and harvest whenever I like. Can anyone recommend a seed source? New Sub, so new to this channel.
I googled "buy goldenrod seeds" and several sources popped up. I'm going to collect seeds locally to insure that the seeds are hardy for my area. Wishing you well in your endeavor.
goldenrod salve makes best pain medicine. it’s used like ben gay. i dried flowers and put in oil. then. strained and put to save oil in refrigerator and used rest. i call it Gold. put on skin pain.
How do you make it
So Perfect! I Just Saw Some In My Yard. Thanks For The Video!!!
This is such an amazing video. I didn't know Golden Rod was in the Sunflower family. ❤❤❤
I grew up with about a 4 acre area of Goldenrod 3 stone throws from the house.
I was interested in this video until the Everclear portion as I'm a recovering drunk.
Because of previous use of alcohol and getting away from it you can still make a tea and salve. That is what we do with Goldenrod.
You can also use acv or glycerine. I have never used those but you should be able to get the info on those alternatives. You can also use infusions. Such as infusing into honey.
Goldenrod grows here in Kansas City, Kansas too.
Thank you so very much for your video, very useful and helpful to know.Look forward to more of your videos.
how long can you keep these tinctures before they lose the efficacy? Thanks
Greetings from Croatia - Europe!
. The flower smells like honey, like summer!
Love goldenrod!
This is very comprehensive, thank you. You mentioned that if a person has an allergy to Chamomile they might have an allergy to Goldenrod as well. There's one thing that I never understood, I am fine when I drink Chamomile tea that I boughtg at the store but I get heartburn when I make tea from my homegrown dried German Chamomile. Perhaps someone can shed some light on this mystery.
Do you have a book published on all your herbal knowledge? If not I do hope you are working on one.
Thanks! I suffer from nasal issues I believe due to cat allergies. Last year I had surgery, it at least fixed my unknown fractures. But it was explained the nasal passage has turbinates which are like sausage casings and fill up due to allergies, blocking the airway. After surgery I could breathe so well but just a year later I’m back to extreme blockage. So it’s time for me to try some goldenrod, see if that helps. Thanks!
Oh my goodness!! I have always said golden rod was what made me sneeze, & have itchy eyes. Perhaps it ragweed after all. I always noticed the golden rod in bloom whenever my symptoms occur. Thank you so much for your video. Hello ftom NE Arkansas.
Wow…I need a tub full of this stuff! Where can I buy some already made until I can make this myself? 🤪
I agree I'm going to pick a whole bunch of it this time I thought I got a lot last year I had a two quart jar full of dry this time I'm going to tincher it!! Maybe a whole 1/2 gallon
Don't know of anyplace with it for sale already made into oil/salves, but you can buy herbs and make your own, which is half the fun anyway...You can try Mountain Rose Herbs. They sell alot of dry bulk herbs and seeds for them. Not sure if they have these or not but I've made several tinctures/salves with stuff I've gotten thru there. Excellent quality herbs.