So agree! I hear the same reaction to medicinal herbs. People are afraid of what they do not know. Education and learning about the growing things around us is so important. It changes our interaction with the world and our perceptions. Love the work you are doing! Thank you!
That's a great point about colonialism and agriculture. Outside of tomatoes, peppers, potatoes, corn and rice we rarely see foods from other parts of the world in western europe, whereas crops that have been grown in the west have been exported all over the world, and you can find basics like onions or wheat grown from Australia to South Africa to Chile. Over the decades it seems like we've learned to assume if something can't be picked off the shelves in your local supermarket it's not edible, or at least tastes bad.
Thanks for the lovely video. I loved growing datura in the Southwest: easy to grow, amazing flowers, but very toxic and not suited to gardens with pets and small children. Incidentally, I don't see any problem with composting belladonna, other than taking care to avoid unwanted seed spread.
I started looking at this plant as I found it on the list of prohibited food standard regulation in NZ... Along with Amanita Muscaria which I know about its use also but
A great video to clear the misconcepts about "Lively-Nightshade" by comparing with other Solanaceaes like tomatoes, eggplants and potatoes etc. I am consuming the leaves and berries from my childhood in a number of ways with no, so called "deadly" side effects. It is very medicinal herb also.
@Einstein Alberto Medicinally it is very good for inflammations, internally as well as externally. The juice obtained from the crushed leaves is very effective in treating jaundice and enlarged liver, but clear the chlorophyll ( the green suspension) before use. Its distillate is commonly available at herbs stores throughout the year. Women use this distillate very deliberately to treat the swelling of their internal organs like uterus etc. We use its freshly picked leaves as a vegetable in many ways. We use its fresh berries, both red and black to treat hyperacidity. Both dry berries and dry herb are fairly available on herbs stores throughout the year. People living in countryside collect and store it's plants for use. It starts blooming in our region, now.
@@blueskies6475 sweet potato is not a nightshade like the so called “Irish” potato, it’s in the morning glory family. That said, I don’t know the answer to your question.
Hi! I share your feelings about this plant. In El Salvador we eat this in soups. We eat the greens. We also eat the small tender fruits but not the big ones. We call it Moras. (not to be confused with Black berries) which also has the same name in Spanish.
There are 7-8 at least more plants u can choose to learn about. Some cure eyes, kidneys, etcetera... U did great by presenting this vid. Awareness and literacy is badly lacking madam!!
This is definitely eye opening. I've been aware that there is a distinction between solanum nigrum and atropa belladonna, but I was still under the assumption that the latter was still hard to distinguish. I have a book that describes the only difference between the two is that one of the plants has a slight golden sparkle to the underside of the leaves, but looking at pictures of both of these plants with a simple web search, I'm finding that these really don't look a whole lot alike at all. I don't think I've ever actually seen atropa belladonna before. I see a lot of misinformation about amanita muscaria as well. While it contains toxins, I've seen books and posts about how it's "deadly toxic", which is simply unproven. Limited knowledge about how it was used historically doesn't help the matter either. I'm finding that there are a lot of experts who take false information and continue to spread it without validating it.
I've heard a few say it's not great flavour. But it makes awesome pies. I also quite like Huckle and Fuschia jam. Fuschia berries, being that they're in so many gardens, are such an underrated treasure overall.
I have one of these bushes!! Came outta nowhere, hadn't any idea what was growing!! Looked like tiny tomatoes! Then they turned black! WTF?? I learned they were edible and tasty!! Stuck some in the dirt to get more!!! I wait till their little hats are turning up and browning, to make sure!! 😊😊😊😊 Tastes a little like sweet tomatoes! Yummy!! Just be careful. Must be black.
In some parts of greece we eat the leaves too...we remove the toxins by boiling then and changing the water multiple times.... I think..i have never tried it myself
I have seen many mockingbirds eat the ripe black nightshade berries here in Florida. We actually keep some of these "weeds" in our garden because the birds eat them.
So agree! I hear the same reaction to medicinal herbs. People are afraid of what they do not know. Education and learning about the growing things around us is so important. It changes our interaction with the world and our perceptions. Love the work you are doing! Thank you!
That's a great point about colonialism and agriculture. Outside of tomatoes, peppers, potatoes, corn and rice we rarely see foods from other parts of the world in western europe, whereas crops that have been grown in the west have been exported all over the world, and you can find basics like onions or wheat grown from Australia to South Africa to Chile. Over the decades it seems like we've learned to assume if something can't be picked off the shelves in your local supermarket it's not edible, or at least tastes bad.
One of my favorite sayings! Knowledge IS Power! Thanks for a great video.
Thanks for the video. I’ actually bought seeds to plant this spring.
Thanks for the lovely video. I loved growing datura in the Southwest: easy to grow, amazing flowers, but very toxic and not suited to gardens with pets and small children. Incidentally, I don't see any problem with composting belladonna, other than taking care to avoid unwanted seed spread.
Very interesting, thank you for your thoughts! Love
I started looking at this plant as I found it on the list of prohibited food standard regulation in NZ... Along with Amanita Muscaria which I know about its use also but
I am growing this plant for the first time this year. Another plant that is misunderstood is "poke salad".
A great video to clear the misconcepts about "Lively-Nightshade" by comparing with other Solanaceaes like tomatoes, eggplants and potatoes etc.
I am consuming the leaves and berries from my childhood in a number of ways with no, so called "deadly" side effects.
It is very medicinal herb also.
@Einstein Alberto Medicinally it is very good for inflammations, internally as well as externally. The juice obtained from the crushed leaves is very effective in treating jaundice and enlarged liver, but clear the chlorophyll ( the green suspension) before use. Its distillate is commonly available at herbs stores throughout the year. Women use this distillate very deliberately to treat the swelling of their internal organs like uterus etc.
We use its freshly picked leaves as a vegetable in many ways.
We use its fresh berries, both red and black to treat hyperacidity.
Both dry berries and dry herb are fairly available on herbs stores throughout the year. People living in countryside collect and store it's plants for use.
It starts blooming in our region, now.
Can you eat sweet potato greens?
@@blueskies6475 sweet potato is not a nightshade like the so called “Irish” potato, it’s in the morning glory family. That said, I don’t know the answer to your question.
this is so beautifully said
Hi! I share your feelings about this plant. In El Salvador we eat this in soups. We eat the greens. We also eat the small tender fruits but not the big ones. We call it Moras. (not to be confused with Black berries) which also has the same name in Spanish.
There are 7-8 at least more plants u can choose to learn about. Some cure eyes, kidneys, etcetera... U did great by presenting this vid. Awareness and literacy is badly lacking madam!!
This is definitely eye opening. I've been aware that there is a distinction between solanum nigrum and atropa belladonna, but I was still under the assumption that the latter was still hard to distinguish. I have a book that describes the only difference between the two is that one of the plants has a slight golden sparkle to the underside of the leaves, but looking at pictures of both of these plants with a simple web search, I'm finding that these really don't look a whole lot alike at all. I don't think I've ever actually seen atropa belladonna before.
I see a lot of misinformation about amanita muscaria as well. While it contains toxins, I've seen books and posts about how it's "deadly toxic", which is simply unproven. Limited knowledge about how it was used historically doesn't help the matter either. I'm finding that there are a lot of experts who take false information and continue to spread it without validating it.
I've heard a few say it's not great flavour. But it makes awesome pies. I also quite like Huckle and Fuschia jam. Fuschia berries, being that they're in so many gardens, are such an underrated treasure overall.
I ate the ripen ones and they are very sweet and smell good and exotic taste. I am addicted to eating them.
I have one of these bushes!! Came outta nowhere, hadn't any idea what was growing!! Looked like tiny tomatoes! Then they turned black! WTF?? I learned they were edible and tasty!! Stuck some in the dirt to get more!!! I wait till their little hats are turning up and browning, to make sure!! 😊😊😊😊 Tastes a little like sweet tomatoes! Yummy!! Just be careful. Must be black.
I have been consuming this kind of blackberry leave as vegestable 1 pound every week. And I boil them before eating, is that still safe to eat?!?
In some parts of greece we eat the leaves too...we remove the toxins by boiling then and changing the water multiple times.... I think..i have never tried it myself
Is this good to eat black nightshade seeds for health ?
I have seen many mockingbirds eat the ripe black nightshade berries here in Florida. We actually keep some of these "weeds" in our garden because the birds eat them.
Hi I have one of these plants with the black berries...are they poisonous
If the sepals are bigger than fruit then poisonous. If the sepals are very small then edible.
This is such an important conversation to have, yet another layer to colonialism and our privilege and ignorance. Thank you
So cool....
great video, thank you, I grow garden huckleberries
Yes, i consume it
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Nothing to learn here, watch other vids if you want to know more about Solanum nigrum.