Several things that I suspected are true. The plant is pokeweed, aka poke sallet. The plant has a long and complex history. It is native to North America and known to be poisonous, although the young leaves and stems are eaten after being boiled three times in separate waters to remove the toxic elements. It has been used as a dye and an ink. If you have letters written during the Civil War using a pink or purple ink that is from the crushed berries. George Washington, among others, is recorded as having used this ink.
Hovey, I think I identified this plant. Now I'm a biologist, but I didn't learn much in school so instead I took a screenshot of your video and let google figure out what it was for me. Seem to be pokeweed, a native plant, and apparently it was in fact used as a dye by early settlers. It also does seem to be "poisonous as hell", it can be absorbed through the skin, and causes some people to break out with dermatitis. That being said there seems to be a method to actually eat the leaves and tuber from this plant, but I wouldn't recommend you try and do it. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Phytolacca_americana
I have heard of pokeweed, but never known what it looked like. I am glad you were able to identify it. I'll now look it up and get more detailed information.
Loiks like poke salat, boil leaves three times changing the,water each time then most scramble them in with eggs. I've ate the stems like okra the berries do have some medical qualities, the actual seed inside stay qway from
Thanks for your information. I have heard of poke salad, but never had any experience with it in the field or on the table. You have solved a problem and pointed out a pathway for further investigation.
@@HoveySmith the actual spelling is poke sallet. Might help in research. There is a guy on here that covers the medicinal aspects of the berries. Mom would love it, she would pick a bunch of young plants, prep it and freeze some, eat some.
Several things that I suspected are true. The plant is pokeweed, aka poke sallet. The plant has a long and complex history. It is native to North America and known to be poisonous, although the young leaves and stems are eaten after being boiled three times in separate waters to remove the toxic elements. It has been used as a dye and an ink. If you have letters written during the Civil War using a pink or purple ink that is from the crushed berries. George Washington, among others, is recorded as having used this ink.
Hovey, I think I identified this plant. Now I'm a biologist, but I didn't learn much in school so instead I took a screenshot of your video and let google figure out what it was for me. Seem to be pokeweed, a native plant, and apparently it was in fact used as a dye by early settlers. It also does seem to be "poisonous as hell", it can be absorbed through the skin, and causes some people to break out with dermatitis. That being said there seems to be a method to actually eat the leaves and tuber from this plant, but I wouldn't recommend you try and do it. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Phytolacca_americana
I have heard of pokeweed, but never known what it looked like. I am glad you were able to identify it. I'll now look it up and get more detailed information.
Loiks like poke salat, boil leaves three times changing the,water each time then most scramble them in with eggs. I've ate the stems like okra the berries do have some medical qualities, the actual seed inside stay qway from
Thanks for your information. I have heard of poke salad, but never had any experience with it in the field or on the table. You have solved a problem and pointed out a pathway for further investigation.
@@HoveySmith the actual spelling is poke sallet. Might help in research. There is a guy on here that covers the medicinal aspects of the berries.
Mom would love it, she would pick a bunch of young plants, prep it and freeze some, eat some.