The Illegal FISHING Plant - Mullein

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  • čas přidán 30. 04. 2019
  • Mullein is a common plant that grows around the world. But in the United States, it is illegal to use it for fishing. Why? Because it works! Every state has on record laws that prevent you from using stunning chemicals either naturally derived or otherwise in fishing.
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  • @Anamericanhomestead
    @Anamericanhomestead  Před rokem +15

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    • @LetArtsLive
      @LetArtsLive Před 11 měsíci

      Around where I live in Batavia New York we call it Nature's toilet paper and yes it works LOL I've seen people throw firecrackers in the water and the fish would blow up to the top not that it's a good thing that I don't think so. I think it would be good to know if you were really damn hungry that would be the only time I would ever do that

    • @emack76
      @emack76 Před 11 měsíci +2

      You should edit this video to make it clear that doing what you described WILL KILL THE FISH.

    • @LetArtsLive
      @LetArtsLive Před 11 měsíci

      @@emack76 😁😅🤑

    • @LetArtsLive
      @LetArtsLive Před 11 měsíci

      @@emack76 maybe you didn't watch the whole video if I remember correctly he did maybe he did not emphasize it enough. But I think it's a good thing to know to say some day is the end of the world's. You got a lot of people to feed you don't have a fishing pole and you're all starving and boom you got all those fish. And if you did it like the natives do it would not cause harm because you do it every couple years so they can replenish

    • @tinknal6449
      @tinknal6449 Před 10 měsíci

      Good SHTF info.

  • @solotraveler6025
    @solotraveler6025 Před 3 lety +280

    We used to do this as kids in Michigan. The fish do not die and are only stunned for about ten to twenty minutes. We would do this and pick just a few to take home and eat and the rest would swim off after a few. You would also find some fish you knew never existed in certain lakes or ponds. My gramps, used to do this once a year to rid the private lake on his farm of carp and suckers that would make their way into his lake/pond from a steam as small fry or minnows in the spring. He would collect them and leave the native fish and grind the carp and suckers up into meal and turn the meal into his garden. Gramps always had a the best garden in the area. Grandma would make tea out of the dried yellow flowers to treat a cough, but I think it was the whiskey she would pore into her tea when she thought no one was watching. When my brother and I were young gramps had some dried mushrooms he picked out of the field sitting in a jar above the door to his shop, when we asked what those were for he was kind enough to let us try them. both me and my brother were stoned for about six hours and my mom was pissed and never let us stay at gramma and gramps again. Gramps apparently like his magic mushrooms. I grew up eating of squirrel, snapping turtle, frog legs and pidgin and drinking a whole lot of dandelion wine. I don't think gramps and gramma ever went to the grocery store, they lived off their land almost 100% and nothing got wasted.

    • @bulletsonofagun7413
      @bulletsonofagun7413 Před 3 lety +22

      I bet they lived a long happy life too.

    • @solotraveler6025
      @solotraveler6025 Před 3 lety +54

      @@bulletsonofagun7413 Gramps lived to 80 but died of an accident, not of natural causes. Grandma lived until 85, last few year were rough for her, Alzheimers and diabetes. My gramps was a rough and rugged kind of guy and didn't take crap from anyone and actually worked the day he died. They guy could fix anything or make anything. I still have a bunch of his woodworking tools in my shop, use them all the time.

    • @Tatinator
      @Tatinator Před 11 měsíci +3

    • @markc3197
      @markc3197 Před 9 měsíci +7

      I wanna go out with my boots on too

    • @jc20100
      @jc20100 Před 7 měsíci +7

      Wonderful experiences, thanks for sharing

  • @marksams1037
    @marksams1037 Před 5 lety +1662

    Mullein can be found everywhere until you need to poop.

    • @shaulbennetzarim6173
      @shaulbennetzarim6173 Před 5 lety +41

      Just make sure you don't go for the nettles!

    • @povnw8985
      @povnw8985 Před 5 lety +20

      Roger that. 10 100. No nettle. 😅

    • @cherylschumaker1366
      @cherylschumaker1366 Před 5 lety +9

      Hahaha no kidding ! Boy this guy can remember alot of names for Mullen good job

    • @jfm14
      @jfm14 Před 5 lety +6

      Too accurate. 😂

    • @tarantulady8565
      @tarantulady8565 Před 5 lety +28

      If you do mistakenly use nettle (😱)...search out jewelweed & rub that on after the nettle...to quench the sphincter fire. 🔥

  • @effeojnedib7208
    @effeojnedib7208 Před rokem +27

    Nice to know this. It's a great plant. When I have a dry cough, I roll up a mullein joint, smoke it. Within a few hours, I have a productive cough and usually 24 hours, the cough is gone.

    • @Rick-the-Swift
      @Rick-the-Swift Před 21 dnem +6

      Nice! I've done the same thing with weed. 🤏

    • @cynthiaaiken2424
      @cynthiaaiken2424 Před 12 dny +1

      Covid remedy?

    • @hildahilpert5018
      @hildahilpert5018 Před 2 dny

      My dad as a kid said they would sometimes pick it and try to smoke it like cigarettes.He sometimes called it Indian tobacco .

  • @truthtriumphant4015
    @truthtriumphant4015 Před 4 dny +5

    First time here...after you made the comment ..."if it is illegal ...it is because it works"...truth....subscribed.

  • @johnydoe7065
    @johnydoe7065 Před 5 lety +252

    Collect the yellow flower pedals put the in a jar layering it with honey or sugar let it sit for a few weeks and you have a very strong cough syrup.....

    • @Sunshine_Daydream222
      @Sunshine_Daydream222 Před 5 lety +39

      Another really wonderful decongestant syrup that helps break up mucus/phlegm is making a tea of garlic, onion and ginger then cooking it down with sugar and adding turmeric. It's better than any pharma product i have ever tried.

    • @branchingvine
      @branchingvine Před 3 lety +19

      The flowers are also the best sleep inducer ever in tea form...far superior to wood betony, passion flower or catnip or valarian.

    • @Johnrider1234
      @Johnrider1234 Před 3 lety +8

      We buy mullen tea. All the time.

    • @anyascelticcreations
      @anyascelticcreations Před 3 lety +10

      @@branchingvine I am so going to go find a mullein plant. I've suffered from insomnia my entire life. Respiratory ailments, too. I definitely need this plant.
      Funny thing is, I've been petting this fuzzy plant since I was a kid. And my family has gathered wild edibles for generations. And as an adult I'm an amateur herbalist. But I only recently learned about the medicine in mullein. 🌱

    • @anyascelticcreations
      @anyascelticcreations Před 3 lety +5

      @@Lawknee Once I find some and try it I'll let you know how it goes. If I can find these comments again.

  • @wilmagregory8967
    @wilmagregory8967 Před 5 lety +704

    My grandmother was born and raised on the reservation and she told us about this and explained that it was only used in food emergencies and when fish were to plentiful for the water they were in. Even in the tribe it was forbidden to use it for greed or for selling with heavy penalties. Thanks for sharing this story, take care, love, peace and respect. Blessings 🐟🐟🐋🐟🌱🌱🌱

    • @terry269
      @terry269 Před 5 lety +70

      my grandfather showed me how to use it for fishing and for healing, he was from the Cherokee tribe.and he also had rules about using it for fishing that I followed.i miss him very much.

    • @lukewarmwater6412
      @lukewarmwater6412 Před 5 lety +71

      'forbidden for the purpose of greed or for selling' only emergency use. god ethics, good morals, flawless logic. good rule. as a nation we should only make rules like that.

    • @dasschwa4543
      @dasschwa4543 Před 5 lety +23

      This is good to know for an emergency. If I ever have to use it, I will try and follow that rule.

    • @povnw8985
      @povnw8985 Před 5 lety +26

      Moderation in all things. 🙋

    • @tinahardman1525
      @tinahardman1525 Před 5 lety +7

      Same here!

  • @pruebarratt3085
    @pruebarratt3085 Před 3 lety +66

    Flowers soaked in olive oil and left on window seal for a couple weeks, strained and bottled, used as ear drops.

  • @floydsadler3559
    @floydsadler3559 Před 3 lety +199

    Mullein was brought to America from the dirt ballast of boats from Europe and Spain. The flower stalks can be turned in to large candles after dipping it in wax. I dry the leaves and mix it in to my tobacco to roll in to cigarettes. That plant is amazing. It’s also called “poor mans tobacco”

    • @deandeann1541
      @deandeann1541 Před 3 lety +20

      There is a chemical.in mullein that is closely related to nicotine. People trying to quit smoking years ago would smoke cigarettes of dried mullein leaves as a substitute while they tried to quit.

    • @christopherlewis1315
      @christopherlewis1315 Před 3 lety +11

      @GooberBear I love how you said "when," instead of "if" the nation collapses! 🤣

    • @anyascelticcreations
      @anyascelticcreations Před 3 lety +10

      @@christopherlewis1315 God, I hope I'm able to buy forested land in the hills before it happens. I want nothing more than to tuck my kitties and I safely away before then.

    • @ajalicea1091
      @ajalicea1091 Před rokem +16

      Native Americans also would use it as a smudge like you do Sage. It will help purify the lungs.

    • @kevinfilbin7688
      @kevinfilbin7688 Před rokem +2

      Can you make chew out of it?

  • @evanmay1787
    @evanmay1787 Před 5 lety +1078

    Solution to the Asian carp problem? It could be temporary paralysis which would make all the invasive fish easier to catch.

    • @harrygrayson9548
      @harrygrayson9548 Před 5 lety +45

      Good idea dude 👍

    • @blackwall619
      @blackwall619 Před 5 lety +21

      Great point.

    • @123Goldhunter11
      @123Goldhunter11 Před 5 lety +36

      No one will starve in carp territory.

    • @MtnTow
      @MtnTow Před 5 lety +32

      They use electro stunning to the same extent but its limited in range.

    • @chemicalmike646
      @chemicalmike646 Před 5 lety +23

      Assuming it only stuns them, then that would probably be a really good idea.But from the sounds of it, it sounds like it actually kills most of them. peace! :D

  • @GetMeThere1
    @GetMeThere1 Před 5 lety +501

    The dried mullein stalk also makes the best "drill" when using a drill and fireboard to make a friction fire.

    • @povnw8985
      @povnw8985 Před 5 lety +14

      That's something I've always wanted to try, but never had a reason to try. I like to use one of those magnesium/flint & steel strikers.

    • @GhostRider-ne4ho
      @GhostRider-ne4ho Před 5 lety +10

      Thanks for info

    • @herewardthewatchful1014
      @herewardthewatchful1014 Před 4 lety +3

      I hear you can make a sedative out of the stalk and roots too 👍

    • @thomasrussell2789
      @thomasrussell2789 Před 4 lety +7

      You dry the leaves and make a tea, helpful for going to sleep

    • @nataliabrightwood116
      @nataliabrightwood116 Před 3 lety

      What is your favorite fireboard wood to pair with it?

  • @dickJohnsonpeter
    @dickJohnsonpeter Před 2 lety +37

    I love mullein! Ever since I was a kid I'd throw them like spears and the kid in me still likes to now and then. They grow everywhere here and even my goofy mother-in-law still brings me a dead one to throw around when she finds an especially huge one. I have one I picked that's been leaning against the house for three years because I measured it at 10' 3". Biggest one I ever found. My wife saw me out the window walking home with it like I was the proudest man in the world apparently haha! Thanks for showing me more uses.

  • @Y34RZERO
    @Y34RZERO Před 2 lety +23

    Buckeye and green walnut shells do it too. Historically my tribe used that. We did it once a year before winter when the water in rivers and streams were low to smoke and dry as much meat and food as possible for the little hunger and big hunger months. After rains and the new year the shallow pools in creeks would be replenished with fish.

    • @martins.3330
      @martins.3330 Před 4 měsíci

      Thank you for this tip. How would you use the Buckeye and green walnut shells for this purpose, if I may ask?

    • @Y34RZERO
      @Y34RZERO Před 4 měsíci +1

      @@martins.3330 tied into a basket and thrown into a pool where fish are. Keep in mind this is highly illegal in most places in the US.

    • @martins.3330
      @martins.3330 Před 4 měsíci +1

      ​@@Y34RZERO Thanks a lot. I live in Denmark. I don't actually know if its allowed here. I have never heard anyone try it, but mullein, buckeye and walnut are abundant. Would it be the shells or the nuts of buckeye that work? If it is the nuts I suppose you would need to cut them up a bit?

    • @Y34RZERO
      @Y34RZERO Před 4 měsíci

      @@martins.3330 Historically we crushed the shells and nuts whole.

    • @Kinjo2008
      @Kinjo2008 Před měsícem

      *I very much appreciate this share. 1st Nations people have so much knowledge. Thank you.* 🙏🏻🫡

  • @thediplomasta5891
    @thediplomasta5891 Před 5 lety +129

    Hahaha. Things are illegal because they work! He is spot on, there. Apply that logic across the board, especially the energy sector, and you'll understand WHY we are not free people.

    • @omariparsons5935
      @omariparsons5935 Před 2 lety

      Its not illegal cus it works its illegal because man will abuse it- not gonna say which man cus we all know. He went on to explain the indians knew it can only be used 1 time per year but greedy men always abuse power

    • @thediplomasta5891
      @thediplomasta5891 Před 2 lety +1

      @@omariparsons5935 indeed this practice should not be done, except in emergency.

    • @williamreilly5469
      @williamreilly5469 Před rokem +2

      Justbluke the medical mj now..sure you can BUY IT..but not GROW IT...smfh

    • @MaryAnnNytowl
      @MaryAnnNytowl Před 11 měsíci

      ​@@williamreilly5469I dunno where you are, but most states where it's legal allow growing enough for personal use. This was true in many states even before it was legal to smoke it! 😂

    • @MaryAnnNytowl
      @MaryAnnNytowl Před 11 měsíci

      ​@@thediplomasta5891what does the energy sector have to do with anything other than having pipelines bust and wreck people's lands and coastal areas? Or coal ash ponds that bust open and wreck several whole fields, for that matter.
      The fossil fuel industry makes it so it's harder for people to house, feed, and clothe their families. And the nuclear energy sector doesn't build the safe thorium salt baths reactors that CAN'T have a meltdown, by design (it's impossible because of the method the radioactive materials are used for the heat output) rather than the current design that worries so many people.
      There's hydroelectric and geothermal that are safe, as well, and the only downside of solar is the stuff that must be used to make them & the batteries for them, and at the end of their usable life, is exceedingly dangerous to recycle. There's even biodiesel that is REALLY easy to make!
      We could be totally energy independent and not use a single drop of petroleum products except to male certain types of plastics that can't be made from plant-based sources. It would be SO easy to do!
      We could do that TOMORROW if we only had the infrastructure! And every time a certain party wants to build said infrastructure, another party comes along, says no, and starts writing laws to control what people do in their beds, their bathrooms, and their doctors' offices. Small government, my left, hind foot.

  • @fludderkiddie
    @fludderkiddie Před 4 lety +91

    We have a ton of that growing in the cemetery...I used to love to pet it when I was little..I called it the “puppy ear plant”.

    • @catherinegrace2366
      @catherinegrace2366 Před 2 lety +3

      You should pick it, dry it, sell it on Amazon. I’m buying it from there until I find some. 🤷‍♀️

    • @debbiecurtis4021
      @debbiecurtis4021 Před 2 lety +2

      I also foraged it at a cemetery.

    • @tomtroy3792
      @tomtroy3792 Před rokem

      That's neat I'm going to call it puppy hear plant from now on

    • @Rick-the-Swift
      @Rick-the-Swift Před 21 dnem

      Be honest, you tried wiping your butt with it and it was so soft your fingers broke through 😂

    • @mixedmediaartgirl300
      @mixedmediaartgirl300 Před 9 dny +1

      I called it lamb's ear 🐑

  • @dogslobbergardens6606
    @dogslobbergardens6606 Před 2 lety +40

    Not only is it not invasive, it often tends to just... go away on its own after a few years. It really likes disturbed, poor quality ground the best, and after a while if the soil improves a little it just dies out. It's one of those interesting plants that doesn't like good rich soil. I have never seen or even heard of mullein just taking over someone's garden or a whole field like actual invasive plants do.

    • @tommyblackwell3760
      @tommyblackwell3760 Před rokem +6

      That would explain why it's all over my yard, it must love red Georgia clay soil.

    • @jamescoleakaericunderwood2503
      @jamescoleakaericunderwood2503 Před rokem

      @@tommyblackwell3760 YUP

    • @kellikelli4413
      @kellikelli4413 Před rokem

      The powers that shouldn't be, lie a lot - They hate Nature's Healing Plants because they're competition for TPTSB synthetic toxic petroleum based substances.

    • @kellikelli4413
      @kellikelli4413 Před rokem +6


      Mullien is amending that clay soil for you for free, getting it prepared for any planting you want to do.

    • @tireballastserviceofflorid7771
      @tireballastserviceofflorid7771 Před rokem +2

      That's not always true. A campground in Forsyth Missouri had these plans for many many many years. They fertilized them and watered them. Grew great for decades. When it was sold they dug them out and burned the patch.

  • @donnapotee2419
    @donnapotee2419 Před rokem +39

    My grandmother,who raised me, was born in 1905. When we were out in the fields hunting pokeweed, I kept seeing this pretty plant and ask her what they were and she said her mother which was part Indian had told her it was called Indian tobacco, so there is another name you can add to your list 🤭

    • @thomasrussell7135
      @thomasrussell7135 Před rokem +9

      fun fact, you can dry the leaves and smoke it for a buzz or drink it as a tea for decongestant along with a host of other uses

    • @headlessspaceman5681
      @headlessspaceman5681 Před rokem +5

      Actually all Tobacco is Indian tobacco. This is not that. Mullein is not called Indian Tobacco by anyone. It is a European weed and an invasive species. Call it Gringo tobacco if you want. Also you grandmother's mother is the person which was that great-grandmother.

    • @jimbox114
      @jimbox114 Před rokem

      My grandfather called it the same thing.

    • @AFMR0420
      @AFMR0420 Před rokem +4

      Indian tobacco is different. It has trumpet flowers.

    • @tedparkinson2970
      @tedparkinson2970 Před 11 měsíci

      @@headlessspaceman5681 Mullein is called Indian Tobacco and has been referred by that name for hundreds of years in North America dude I'm 53 and was informed of Mullein when I was in the Boy Scouts at the age of 7 there's many good medical uses out of this plant.

  • @alvingravley7212
    @alvingravley7212 Před 5 lety +177

    Leaves used in shoes protect and heal sore,cracked and blistered feet

    • @herewardthewatchful1014
      @herewardthewatchful1014 Před 4 lety

      Under the sock against the foot, or between the sock and boot?

    • @biddibee3526
      @biddibee3526 Před 4 lety +3

      Those little hairs might not be so comfy when they get into your skin.

    • @Oskenonton
      @Oskenonton Před 4 lety +8

      @@biddibee3526 the hairs on mullen are way to soft to peirce our calloused feet.

    • @silent6121
      @silent6121 Před 3 lety +2

      True

    • @silent6121
      @silent6121 Před 3 lety +1

      @@biddibee3526 not to smart are ya

  • @PhilieBlunt666
    @PhilieBlunt666 Před 5 lety +168

    My grandpa always called it "asswipe weed" 😅

    • @newtonbomb
      @newtonbomb Před 3 lety +4

      We called it "button weed" to be political about when you needed it, bc it goes on your butt lol (not to be confused with actual buttonweed which doesnt quite work out as well haha). It was always my go to if I was helping my dad out in the field and had to take a dump but didn't have time or the means to run back to the shop... its honestly better than the finest toilet paper, makes roughin' it not seem so rough 😂

    • @PhilieBlunt666
      @PhilieBlunt666 Před 3 lety +6

      @@newtonbomb it's definitely one of natures finest gifts in times of need 😆

  • @noneedtoknow2870
    @noneedtoknow2870 Před rokem +4

    Don't add it to standing water!!!! A pool in a stream, or a slow moving stream is fine, as long as there is an inflow of fresh water. If you use it in still water the fish can end up dying if the chemicals are not diluted and washed away.
    If you do use it, make sure to take a walk down stream and check for more fish.

  • @markjeranek9802
    @markjeranek9802 Před 3 lety +80

    *Sigh* An actual real live forester here. Mullein (verbascum thapsus) is, indeed, an introduced species. It was brought in, by accident, with animal feed by the very first European settlers and quickly spread. The reason we do not treat it as something that is 'bad' is due to the fact that it really does not take over--like really harmful exotics, like Buckthorn. It likes to grow in disturbed sites, where blowdowns have happened or where mineral soil is exposed, like gravel pits.

    • @dbow5077
      @dbow5077 Před 3 lety +11

      *edit*
      Was actually responding to a prior post. Got distracted and responded to yours.
      Your post is even-keeled.
      ---------
      Invasive to when?
      Drift wood has made it to the west coast of the US from Asia with literally 100's viable of species on board with no human interaction.
      Speciation can happen in as few as a a couple years.
      I dont think we should be intentionally introducing species, but the whole "native" "invasive" arguement is pedantic.

    • @tonibauer2405
      @tonibauer2405 Před 3 lety +9

      Back in the early 90’s I saw one growing on the side of a country road near my home. I had never seen one before, had no idea what it was and thought it was beautiful. It was only about a foot tall single cluster of grayish leaves. I had no hesitation in digging it up and taking it home, as I knew tractors came along and cut everything down along that highway on a semi regular basis. I planted it near my front door, and it grew huge, like 3 feet in diameter and close to 6 feet tall, with a beautiful sulfur yellow flower spike. People would admire and inquire about it. I finally did research as to what its name was but only recently learned it was a useful medicinal herb. I found amazing things growing in random spots out there, including a passionflower vine growing right out of the middle of a hard packed clay road in the hot Georgia summer, with one gorgeous bloom on it. It stopped me in my tracks. I should have tried to water and dig up to save it as that road got scraped regularly.

    • @willieclark2256
      @willieclark2256 Před 3 lety +6

      Introduced /= invasive

    • @rodgerhatfield3068
      @rodgerhatfield3068 Před 3 lety +2

      I didn’t know foresters were like pilots

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      @dbow5077 Před 3 lety +3

      @@rodgerhatfield3068 Crossfitting vegan nurses.

  • @photojnt
    @photojnt Před 5 lety +88

    Came for the title of the video. Stayed to read all the comments on what people use it for. Thumbs up sir!

  • @5winder
    @5winder Před 5 lety +591

    Nobody will worry about what's "legal" when the economy collapses... thanks for the tip.

    • @msain427
      @msain427 Před 5 lety +74

      That will happen if you vote DEMOCRAT

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      @YoungTeeke Před 5 lety

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    • @jacobmccandles1767
      @jacobmccandles1767 Před 5 lety +12

      White Templar, Um...well that would be the EXACT opposite of what you're trying to do.

    • @darthtaiter
      @darthtaiter Před 5 lety +1

      Ayup.

    • @johnyeary6541
      @johnyeary6541 Před 5 lety +14

      White Templar take your stupid ass out of the country if it's so evil. With a picture of real evil on your CZcams page 😆🖕

  • @gardener5857
    @gardener5857 Před 3 lety +19

    It's commonly called Miner's Candle in the west. They would dip it in tallow to use it as a torch.

  • @SombreroPharoah
    @SombreroPharoah Před 2 lety +7

    I believe Jamaican Dogwood was used in the same way. I can say though, as a homeless teenager years ago (not USA), I did try this. I had landowners permission. And yep. I didn't starve is all I can say. I did find you can condense the effect by building some kinds of fish traps and just petrifying whatevers come into your enclosed circle. Grind the seeds into a satchel 'teabag' and it doesn't span out so far and uncontrolled either. However, if you scatter cast it, expect ALOT more fish than you even realised we're there and have a gert freezer to hand.

  • @stevenfeil7079
    @stevenfeil7079 Před 5 lety +208

    It is primarily a LUNG herb. It relaxes the lungs and then helps as an expectorant. Same effect discussed in the video. The leaf is the part used for this. Breathing the smoke is one way to do it or you can make a tea.
    The root is good for bladder incontinence.

    • @luckypenny312
      @luckypenny312 Před 4 lety +5

      Excellent!

    • @luckypenny312
      @luckypenny312 Před 4 lety +5

      But how do you prepare the root? I use the leaves for tea

    • @stevenfeil7079
      @stevenfeil7079 Před 4 lety +12

      @@luckypenny312 Any way you want to get it into your body. There are MANY different ways you can get someplace.. same with getting herbs into your body.
      I have also learned that the root can be use for certain back issues. I don't have much info on that.

    • @dylanminer3728
      @dylanminer3728 Před 3 lety +3

      @@luckypenny312 you can smoke the leaves, and make cough syrup with the flower

    • @delaineu7340
      @delaineu7340 Před 3 lety +7

      Find a good herbalist to use it in a tincture, it'll take out pneumonia.

  • @bethanygresoski3126
    @bethanygresoski3126 Před 5 lety +28

    My mother always had this growing in her front yard in St. Louis. it was always one of the most visually interesting parts of her garden. I now have it in a plot in my yard that I am slowly building into my herbal/medicinal plot.

    • @Sunshine_Daydream222
      @Sunshine_Daydream222 Před 5 lety

      Have you noticed it hindering other plants from flowering/seeding at all?

    • @carlaeskelsen
      @carlaeskelsen Před 2 lety +3

      @@Sunshine_Daydream222 It doesn't seem to. It seems to have naturalized well, occupying spaces that most other plants aren't claiming. It's definitely not an aggressive monoculture species such as Dyers Woad, Thistle, or Whitetop.

    • @devonbradley4372
      @devonbradley4372 Před rokem

      That sounds great, Bethany. Good luck and all the very best in your endeavours.

  • @DSmith-ix1xf
    @DSmith-ix1xf Před 3 lety +5

    Absolutely the best Mullien educational information! The comments tell the rest of the story. Thanks 👍

  • @Nonyabsnss
    @Nonyabsnss Před 3 lety +8

    We’re about to replot this plant and came across this video. My whole family and I were laughing. You have an awesome way of explaining the benefits of this plant. Thank you for the good laugh, just subscribed!

  • @mrssamwinchester100
    @mrssamwinchester100 Před 5 lety +73

    I learned as part of my Master Herbalist education about Verbascum thapsus, which is the Latin name for Mullein which is THE GLANDULAR HERB, that it is a wonderful plant! With 3 parts Mullein and 1 part Lobelia inflata, it can help any gland concern, like lung ailments. It can also help abscesses. One time in history and once with a client it healed and mended crushed testicles and split scrotum, by being made into a tea with diustilled water and being applied topically soaked into underware to apply or soaked in a cotton natural fiber cloth and applied. They only grow where they want! Adding fresh Mullein blossoms to an oil such as olive oil, and set in the sun for 14 days, makes Mullein Blossom oil, which is great for pain from earaches, when a few warmed drops are put in the ear canal.

    • @ajalicea1091
      @ajalicea1091 Před rokem +2

      Deborah,
      That might be when they first sprout. I transplant mine along my property line due to the fact the neighbors will try and kill it by constantly mowing it or putting a herbicide on it. Depending if it's in an open spot or along a fence line.

    • @ajalicea1091
      @ajalicea1091 Před rokem +2

      Also where did you take your master herbalist teaching?

    • @floridacoder
      @floridacoder Před rokem

      If I ever have a crushed testicle just shoot me.

    • @alfonsedente9679
      @alfonsedente9679 Před rokem +1

      Sorry, a tea can not fix destroyed testicles and scrotum.
      Unless its radioactive.
      And
      We live in the marvel universe.

    • @smithsmith1956
      @smithsmith1956 Před rokem

      I find it hard to believe anything topically applied can fix CRUSHED testicles.

  • @usmcoth
    @usmcoth Před 5 lety +133

    Corn in many states is also illegal too. It was explained as the fish can't digest it. Neither does my 1 year old but it doesn't kill him EITHER.

    • @dylanminer3728
      @dylanminer3728 Před 3 lety +2

      Yeah, but it can kill fish thaugh

    • @3dnsewmultimediasolutions649
      @3dnsewmultimediasolutions649 Před 3 lety

      @@dylanminer3728 You ever change a one year olds diaper? LOL I get it but when I see people drinking alcohol from glass bottles I "KNOW" where that's going and it is going to cut people for decades to come.

    • @timtalaski5904
      @timtalaski5904 Před 3 lety +8

      Corn is the is the only food I eat that somehow in my stomach puts itself back together

    • @GeorgeMcKinley.
      @GeorgeMcKinley. Před 3 lety +10

      Humans don’t digest the skin on the kernel any better than a fish does but the digestive tract of a human is large enough to safely pass it where as the fishes digestive tract is much smaller and will clog and kill the fish.

    • @robertd.7060
      @robertd.7060 Před 3 lety +3

      BUT, yet , every main river has corn going into the water , when they are loading /unloading barges ? Guess that's ok , seeing on how BIG companies are making a BUCK on it !

  • @Peachy08
    @Peachy08 Před rokem +4

    This is what I took after a bought of that coof we had. Got my lungs straight after that! Good stuff!

  • @georgefloydspaceshuttlepro1839

    We need more "informational purposes only" videos for making harmless things like Nitroglycerine, black powder, and cyanide. Imarite folks?!

    • @rockandfound
      @rockandfound Před 3 lety +1

      Ahahaha

    • @yomomz3921
      @yomomz3921 Před 3 lety +5

      I've actually stumbled across all of those recipes already. Anything is as harmless as the person handling it.

    • @zinsanez
      @zinsanez Před 3 lety +3

      Nitroglyserine is very easy to make, anyone can do it, you only need nitric acid and glyserine.
      Oh and also lots of ice and water, google the rest of it

    • @chemistryofquestionablequa6252
      @chemistryofquestionablequa6252 Před 3 lety +5

      Yes, knowledge is neither good, nor evil. You decide what you do with it. Nitroglycerin is used as a heart medicine, or in dynamite to mine necessary elements. You could use it improperly, but that's on you, not the knowledge or substance.

    • @chemistryofquestionablequa6252
      @chemistryofquestionablequa6252 Před 3 lety +7

      @@zinsanez if you aren't comfortable with those chemicals, or basic laboratory practices, don't make it until you are.

  • @jamesdavis2677
    @jamesdavis2677 Před 5 lety +19

    Great vid. You can also use the green husks of black walnuts. Step on them to fracture the husk, put them in a toe sack and lower into the water. Fish will be stunned and you can just scoop them up. And you can add the fractured husks to water, pour on the ground and worms will come up.

    • @SniperLogic
      @SniperLogic Před 5 lety +1

      james davis A croker sack probably work too. A meal cake in a croker sack is good chum for mullet.

    • @kendean4278
      @kendean4278 Před 6 měsíci

      Exactly

    • @oldschooljack3479
      @oldschooljack3479 Před 13 dny

      My grandmother said her dad used the walnut husk truck during the depression... One of the cheap and easy ways to score some meat when times were especially hard.

  • @donaldshimkus539
    @donaldshimkus539 Před 5 lety +91

    Sounds like the natural alternative to fishing with dynamite.

    • @PGA-mh7sp
      @PGA-mh7sp Před 4 lety +7

      Donald Shimkus and MUCH quieter 🤣

    • @grancito2
      @grancito2 Před 3 lety +1

      Or telephone fishing, also illegal in the US.

    • @larrytornetta9764
      @larrytornetta9764 Před 3 lety +1

      Or gill netting

    • @grancito2
      @grancito2 Před 3 lety +1

      @@larrytornetta9764 Gill netting does not let dead fish sink, the other methods like poison and explosives, do.

    • @larrytornetta9764
      @larrytornetta9764 Před 3 lety +2

      @@grancito2 joke. They are all unfair ways fishing.

  • @laurakauffman1205
    @laurakauffman1205 Před 3 lety +13

    I always heard of it as "Hunters Toilet Paper".

  • @camphope9344
    @camphope9344 Před rokem +3

    This is valuable information if we ever need to survive from the wilderness. Who knows what’ll happen in our future

  • @790robothead6
    @790robothead6 Před 5 lety +40

    Everyone around here calls it Indian tobacco.
    Mullein contains a chemical called coumarin. Most plants have it, but mullein is supposed to contain a lot. It's an appetite suppressant and is used to make warfarin. Coumarin is also a gibberellic acid inhibitor, which helps stop surrounding plants from flowering and producing seeds. It could be useful if you have a foliar crop of something and don't want it seeding out.

    • @MichaelBacaArtist
      @MichaelBacaArtist Před 4 lety +5

      Thanks for the information, much appreciated. That's not a topic often found readily available or talked about. Courmarin can be harmful to your kidneys, as well as cognitive development when taken in large amounts; more than 0.5mg per pound of body wieght. That's something to consider when taking mullen internally as a tincture or extract, and especially when given to children in any form. There are very good alterantives to Mullen (Verbascum thapsus) when used for cough and extracting excess fluid in the lungs, such as horehound. Just saying. Not that I knew any of this before I read your comment. I did some research afterwards. Just passing on some info just in case.
      It's called Indian tobacco where I live also but so are a few other plants. It can be smoked to help with lung issues. When I was a kid in the 80's it was more common to see that sort of thing going on. Mostly with the older generation. Lots of that knowelde was lost witht them. People these days grow them for deocoration or mow them down.

    • @790robothead6
      @790robothead6 Před 4 lety +4

      @@MichaelBacaArtist I've known a lot of kids who've tried to smoke it just because it had the word "tobacco" in it.
      Horehound grows like crazy around the edges of my lawn. It's neat to hear the similar properties to mullein, though I'm not much for using plants for medicinal properties. I'm one of those people who likes to let mullein grow because it looks interesting.

    • @Emiliapocalypse
      @Emiliapocalypse Před 4 lety

      Could you drink the tea to get the appetite suppressant effect or do you have to smoke it? Thanks

    • @790robothead6
      @790robothead6 Před 4 lety +3

      @@Emiliapocalypse
      No clue. I'd assume either would work though. But really, after a doing a quick search, the side effects aren't all that great, and it's been banned as an additive in foods for being a possible cancer causing agent.

    • @williamreilly5469
      @williamreilly5469 Před rokem

      ​@MichaelBacaArtist thanks for sharing ~

  • @tammyshomesteadlife
    @tammyshomesteadlife Před 5 lety +61

    Mullen is one of my favorite plant allies it amazes me how much she offers to us -

  • @honestlyna
    @honestlyna Před 3 lety +2

    I've got these velvety plants on my land in seed phase. Now I gonna go collect it. Thanks!

  • @alfr1
    @alfr1 Před rokem +4

    In Indiana we used crushed black walnuts that were still green with a little water, pour it over a patch of non-rocky ground and it makes worms come up fast! Rinse them off and keep them in a bowl to fish with. In a pond, you can use it to stun fish, but you would need lots and lots of it, also illegal to use for catching fish.

    • @seans8468
      @seans8468 Před 6 dny

      Thanks for giving me another use for these walnut trees, and a way to find worms, should I need it.

  • @TheRealBuddyB
    @TheRealBuddyB Před 5 lety +37

    When I was 12, out at my Dad's deer lease, and out of necessity, I used Cowboy Toilet paper for its, uh, stated purpose. It worked. Heh.
    Come to think of it, my brothers and I also used the leaves as a bandage on a wounded armadillo.
    WOW. ...I think I just realized how country I am.

    • @flowerchild777
      @flowerchild777 Před 5 lety +11

      😁 hee hee👍 It's better than being a city folk, imo

    • @Sunshine_Daydream222
      @Sunshine_Daydream222 Před 5 lety +2

      Country equals slightly understanding the planet you live on? Lol oh how embarrassing :P

    • @SniperLogic
      @SniperLogic Před 5 lety

      TheRealBuddyB careful with those armadillos. They carry leprosy.

    • @wmluna381
      @wmluna381 Před rokem +1

      @@SniperLogic Yuk. Don't some people eat those things?

    • @7owlfthr
      @7owlfthr Před měsícem

      Been both. That's why I'm back in the country!

  • @minwifeof4boys
    @minwifeof4boys Před 5 lety +140

    We love our mullien...... great for chest congestion!

    • @joshualinder6839
      @joshualinder6839 Před 5 lety +3

      How do you use it?

    • @minwifeof4boys
      @minwifeof4boys Před 5 lety +7

      @@joshualinder6839 although it can be smoked, we make it into a tea.

    • @minwifeof4boys
      @minwifeof4boys Před 5 lety +1

      @Rene Drew ..I'll have to look into that....good idea

    • @minwifeof4boys
      @minwifeof4boys Před 5 lety +2

      @Rene Drew thank you so much!

    • @DebCnbfre
      @DebCnbfre Před 5 lety +6

      LOve using dried mullen, I collect it and dry it for the medicine tea. Add red clover blossoms to the tea to make it even better, red clover is the best expectorant ever, brings the congestion up and helps quiet a cough for hours after drinking.. Sweeten with honey to soothe the throat...

  • @thekarmafarmer608
    @thekarmafarmer608 Před 2 lety +7

    I was a poacher warden on an estate in the Outer Hebrides, back in the 80s. Back then, they used to used a slow release `bomb` of lime in a biscuit tin; dropped in the water with a weight. It would have the same effect on the fish, we were told. Never saw it done myself, though I saw a lot of sneaky methods using nets and otter boards etc. I think it might kill the fish if it were administered in a large enough concentration. Ironically, it was legal fish farming that killed off much of the native fish.

  • @tommunyon2874
    @tommunyon2874 Před 3 lety +3

    The poison fish tree (Burringtonia asiatica) also produces seeds that can be used to stun fish. It is found on numerous Pacific Islands. I discovered one growing beside the cliffs at Orote Point when I lived in Guam.

  • @thomascook3336
    @thomascook3336 Před 5 lety +62

    Sounds like a great way to get rid of that carp infestation in the rivers.

  • @snoopu2601
    @snoopu2601 Před 5 lety +128

    Humm I need to start growing my own toilet paper!

    • @lynngraham2934
      @lynngraham2934 Před 4 lety +3

      lol

    • @herewardthewatchful1014
      @herewardthewatchful1014 Před 4 lety +10

      Exactly! Why hoard toilet paper when there's Mullein around? lol! I've relocated 20-30 Mullein plants I found around the yard into one location where I can harvest the leaves when I need them for medicine and toilet paper.

    • @captainron1960
      @captainron1960 Před 4 lety +5

      No toilet paper is least of our worries now

    • @lindatisue733
      @lindatisue733 Před 3 lety +6

      Get a bum gun, a hand held sprayer and attach it to the sink. So much cleaner. If you had poop on your arm you wouldn't just wipe it off with paper. Since I got a bum gun, I haven't had a urinary tract infection.

    • @Momusinterra
      @Momusinterra Před 3 lety

      Sure. You can fill your septic system with it.

  • @thatsalotofsodiumcoins1615

    I watched a documentary that said that this plant has likely made countless un described species of fish go extinct because indigenous people in remote areas have used it to such a degree that many streams and rivers where fish diversity would be incredible are empltg

    • @ZBielski
      @ZBielski Před měsícem

      They used resources wisely I find this highly unlikely. There are people who don't want you to feed yourself. Their called industrialists.

  • @bobbyduke777
    @bobbyduke777 Před rokem

    What a great slice of info for a survival scenario, you don't have a hook and sting but you have some mullein.

  • @kristiecox7350
    @kristiecox7350 Před 4 lety +30

    I have this plant that’s been growing in my pot and I’ve totally been wondering what it is. I think it’s mullein. So glad I watched this. I’ll let it grow another year and watch for the pods now! Thanks

    • @smartmonkey777
      @smartmonkey777 Před 2 lety +1

      if its soft and fuzzy like a lambs ear , and or you really really feel like it would be nice to wipe your butt with, its probably mullein.

  • @macks7150
    @macks7150 Před 5 lety +30

    Your statement about people going back over and over to fish an area can decimate the fish population and THAT is the reason why its illegal, the law is made to protect our resources since some people cant control themselves from destroying everything. Interesting video, thumbs up

    • @macks7150
      @macks7150 Před 5 lety +4

      @eric duffy Yup revenue to pay for game wardens to protect resources from ignorant people that thinks its okay to wipe everything out and then they cry later when there is no more fish in the area they used to fish from

    • @mtgfatalpush7640
      @mtgfatalpush7640 Před 5 lety +2

      K S soo u saying the corrupt government dont care for nature (I know they don’t they just want more power and greed lol)

    • @greenpeapicker
      @greenpeapicker Před 5 lety +1

      Yeah, because we are not smart enough to protect it ourselves.

    • @greenpeapicker
      @greenpeapicker Před 5 lety +3

      If we were allowed to smack ppl that do ruin things for others I thing it would be less common.

    • @SniperLogic
      @SniperLogic Před 5 lety

      K S Unfortunately most of these type people don’t “control themselves” from breaking the law either. Laws are only effective for an honest citizenry. When the citizens themselves go bad, you can pass ten million laws and it will only result in ten million broken laws. That is the root of our problem. Humanity itself in a slide.

  • @sunriseshell
    @sunriseshell Před 3 lety +5

    It is a non-native invasive in the Western US.
    Not all "invasives" are hard to eradicate. Some displace native plants.

  • @collinmc90
    @collinmc90 Před měsícem

    I think I read about this in an old US army survival manual I had when I was a kid. My new house has a few mullein plants growing around so I was looking up the uses of it and stumbled on this. Interesting stuff for sure, I could see it being very useful in a survival situation, it's just so simple.

  • @stevehawkins7738
    @stevehawkins7738 Před 5 lety +62

    I pull up the plant and root.wash it and chop it up.then boil it .the tea does not taste bad and it will dry up a nasty cold.

    • @josephrodrick6451
      @josephrodrick6451 Před 5 lety

      So you use root leaves and all? What about the flowers, can they be used also?

    • @volgawolfhounds741
      @volgawolfhounds741 Před 5 lety +3

      @@josephrodrick6451 Yes they can also be used in this way. It is an old Native American remedy.

    • @wcollins4974
      @wcollins4974 Před 5 lety +1

      We always used the roots only ???

    • @stevehawkins7738
      @stevehawkins7738 Před 5 lety +1

      @@wcollins4974 thanks alot. It really works no doubt about it. A doctor friend says to drink lots of water with it and after.ill use just the root next time I get a snotty cold.

    • @stevehawkins7738
      @stevehawkins7738 Před 5 lety +1

      @@josephrodrick6451 not sure.someone else replied and said that they just use the root.im going to try just the root.but man this really dries up a bad cold.drink plenty of water with it and after.it will dehydrate you.

  • @AndrewFishman
    @AndrewFishman Před 5 lety +41

    I am surprised with the multiplicity of uses that this has not been banned like cannabis was.

    • @SniperLogic
      @SniperLogic Před 5 lety +2

      Andrew Fishman Lol. They’ll get around to it. It’s on the list, they’ve just got a hell of a list, and you know how slow government is...

  • @redeyestones3738
    @redeyestones3738 Před 3 lety +1

    I've heard of a great many uses for Mullen. This is by far the most interesting.

  • @phillcarter4683
    @phillcarter4683 Před 3 lety +10

    My wife has asthma and the tea from mullein controls her coughing. Europeans brought Mullein to the colonies for its wide range of medicinal uses.

  • @toddolson573
    @toddolson573 Před 5 lety +66

    Invasive yes! I always wanted some of this mullein in my yard -two plants later I had hundreds growing in my grass, in my neighbors yard, O ya!!!

  • @Lulu2010APR
    @Lulu2010APR Před 4 lety +75

    I found a two year old plant growing on my property so I looked up its uses. Thanks for the info. This would likely help people who have come down with COVID 19.....

    • @juicepick7131
      @juicepick7131 Před 3 lety +42

      The scamdemic?

    • @sjt4689
      @sjt4689 Před 3 lety +33

      @@juicepick7131 Yep, the planned scamdemic. Thank baby jeebus someone else out there has common sense LOL There never was a pandemic and still ain't. This plant is great for bronchitis, colds and coughs, great for smokers and asthmatics etc. Its some powerful medicine!

    • @motocrossriders2002
      @motocrossriders2002 Před 3 lety +28

      @@sjt4689 It was a hoax from the beginning. That's a fact!!!

    • @Filterfinder
      @Filterfinder Před 3 lety +10

      It has a 2 year growth cycle first year just leaves second year it produces flower. It's medical benefits are better in the first year.

    • @SirGolfalot-
      @SirGolfalot- Před 3 lety +3

      @@Filterfinder Good to know. I have one-year and two-year growth on my property.

  • @Bart12349
    @Bart12349 Před 3 lety +2

    I have a rod-shaped top on mine with little yellow flowers. The flowers look nice.

  • @butterchuggins5409
    @butterchuggins5409 Před 3 lety +7

    They grow about 10 feet tall in my yard every summer

  • @nerolsalguod4649
    @nerolsalguod4649 Před 5 lety +25

    I knew about everything except the stunning constituent.
    Very interesting.
    Thankyou!

  • @CelebrityCyborg
    @CelebrityCyborg Před 5 lety +3

    Thanks for posting man it was an amazing commentary on something I had not ever heard before good luck with everything and congratulations.

  • @haywire4212
    @haywire4212 Před rokem +6

    I know this video is a few years old, but just wanted to say that you can do similar with Yucca. If it works the same as Yucca, then you aren't so much stunning them but the saponins make it so they can't breath. Putting the fish in clean water typically revives them.

  • @mikerevendale4810
    @mikerevendale4810 Před rokem

    Helps clear up respiratory issues is an important use. I've read that just inhaling the scent from the crushed leaves can help with those issues; same with the smoke or tea from the leaves. Amazing plant with a long history of medicinal uses.

  • @juditheisen3971
    @juditheisen3971 Před 4 lety +38

    Thanks so much for actual information! Mullien dried and crumbled is also good to smoke, especially if you are trying to wean yourself from tobacco. The smoke also has healing properties for the lungs.

    • @theLongPigChef
      @theLongPigChef Před rokem +2

      So is heroin

    • @itiswhatitis7614
      @itiswhatitis7614 Před rokem +2

      Except the burning causes smoke and breathing in smoke is carcinogenic. So, not a good option for weaning yourself of tobacco. On that note I would also say it is bad for your lungs to smoke it, not healing properties...

    • @tracyasposito488
      @tracyasposito488 Před 8 měsíci

      Even smoked it can heal the lungs. Farmers used to burn large piles to cure outbreaks of respiratory illness in cattle.

  • @vinagerie427
    @vinagerie427 Před 5 lety +20

    Learn somethin' new everyday!...and I have loved this plant for a looong time! (The flowers, infused with fresh garlic in olive oil, is THE BEST "swimmer's ear" treatment...peeps & pets, btw) Thanks! :D

  • @edi9892
    @edi9892 Před rokem +1

    It grows in Europe too. I consider it highly invasive. It's not an obnoxious weed, but I found one plant and grew it at home. Next year, it was everywhere in the entire neighbourhood and that hasn't changed 20 years later!

  • @fraydnot
    @fraydnot Před 3 lety +2

    I have one in my backyard, was going to dig it up. Going to leave it to see the seed pods.

  • @philupshuis1
    @philupshuis1 Před 5 lety +45

    4:41
    WITH knowledge comes GREAT responsibity!

    • @willybee3056
      @willybee3056 Před 3 lety +2

      The problem is that the politicians can't think.

  • @bernadettemunson3992
    @bernadettemunson3992 Před 4 lety +4

    Thank you so much! I'm so glad I found your channel. I'm a prepper and I've been looking into the healing and other properties of weeds and such. Again thank you!

  • @landomilknhoney
    @landomilknhoney Před 2 lety

    Thank you, Brother.
    For being so informative and educational.
    I appreciate this.

  • @evabetlyon2693
    @evabetlyon2693 Před rokem +1

    Great info...I just started using mullein (ordered on line) ..I have asthma..sick and tired of medications that are EXPENSIVE and don't work well for me..the inhalers are made with milk products which I have developed an allergy to..so non-stop coughing was what I ended up with..read about mullein being good for respiratory issues..I am using the liquid drops and the tea.(both pure and organic) ..after a week I am already seeing/feeling a difference

    • @JuniorFarquar
      @JuniorFarquar Před rokem

      NAC also works. Basically no symptoms of mild centri-lobar emphysema anymore....caused by the "it can't hurt you weed smoking " x 40 yrs. High temp smoke on delicate lung tissue IS deleterious.

  • @dalmatino9336
    @dalmatino9336 Před 5 lety +18

    Thank You on excellent video 👍My great grandmother(Neretva river delta,Dalmatia,Croatia🇭🇷) had a small pond connected with a canal to the river.Once a year she used to do the same but with other plant: en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Euphorbia_characias .She used to break the bundle of it and put it in the canal.The pond would be full of stunned eels. She did this also once a year.Greetings from Croatia 🇭🇷

  • @Jerseyhighlander
    @Jerseyhighlander Před 5 lety +24

    Tea made from the leaves is fantastic for coughs & other lung/breathing problems. But you must filter it through cheese cloth or make it in a french coffee press as the little hairs will not make you happy. The flowers soaked in Olive or Almond oil is great for ear ache, especially mixed with crushed garlic.

  • @detroitredneckdetroitredne6674

    Great video brother thank you for your knowledge and expertise I made Raised beds for my garden and the 1st year I had Mullen plants grow and make seed pods I was told that took 2 years but seed pods came up the 1st year I am a new subscriber I can't wait to see all of your videos

  • @julijulibobooli
    @julijulibobooli Před 5 dny +2

    I’m using a mullein blend right now for lung support after having pneumonia. It’s been working so well! I highly recommend it! I’m using Lung support tincture from Sprouts but I recommend mullein tincture from anywhere

  • @K4K96
    @K4K96 Před 5 lety +5

    Lost art to know what everything around us can be used for. Good info thanks for taking the time to share the knowledge.

  • @Walter-wo5sz
    @Walter-wo5sz Před 5 lety +91

    Bill Cosby fishes this way.

    • @stich1960
      @stich1960 Před 3 lety +4

      Underrated comment right here.

    • @saltygamer2509
      @saltygamer2509 Před 3 lety +2

      Top comment is some lame ass comment about not being able to find this when you need to poop. Not the worst comment but 670 likes. On the other hand this masterpiece of a comment has been here for a year with only 37 likes. What kinda bullshit is that.

    • @myRefuge3710
      @myRefuge3710 Před 3 lety +1

      Lmao! So bad its true.

    • @samodobro81
      @samodobro81 Před 3 lety +1

      Hahaha

    • @Nonyabsnss
      @Nonyabsnss Před 3 lety +1

      You didn’t 😂 😂 😂!!! This comment should be #1

  • @davidvalenta9394
    @davidvalenta9394 Před 3 lety +22

    curious: how long does the effect last?
    -can the fish still breathe/ get oxygen when stunned?
    any uncaught fish affected, do they recover or die?

    • @spudchick317
      @spudchick317 Před 3 lety +9

      Would like to see the answers to these questions too. Important points overlooked.

    • @patrickrutherford6882
      @patrickrutherford6882 Před 8 dny

      I too, would want to know- so as to be a good steward of the land ( ponds )

  • @andrewbrady3139
    @andrewbrady3139 Před 2 lety

    Wow,
    I had no idea.
    Thank you for educating me.

  • @s1sweetser
    @s1sweetser Před 5 lety +4

    Thanks for the info! We'll definitely be looking to add this one to our herb garden.

  • @lindamoses3697
    @lindamoses3697 Před 5 lety +29

    The Dr. Couldn't cure a huge boil on my friend's child's head. A Mullen poltice left on overnight did the trick.

    • @geraldhenley2926
      @geraldhenley2926 Před 5 lety +1

      Give the child dandelion whole herb for boils it will draw the boil out and you can also put the leaves on the boil itself. Read prescription 4 for nutritional healing by phyllis balch. Buy it from swanson's vitamin store in Fargo n.d.

    • @bethechange4934
      @bethechange4934 Před 4 lety

      @chris mclaughlin
      Leaves from a peach tree? Really? What else are they good for?

  • @allsevenspirits
    @allsevenspirits Před 3 lety

    Thanks for the heads up, Zack

  • @rubytrotter3766
    @rubytrotter3766 Před rokem

    It’s in north central Missouri also. Didn’t know this-knew about using for respiratory problems, but this something new to me.

  • @markmorris3579
    @markmorris3579 Před 5 lety +167

    The reason it's illegal for fishing is unlike the Native Americans modern Americans would keep using using it until there's no fish left.

    • @thediplomasta5891
      @thediplomasta5891 Před 5 lety +9

      Just like the Passenger Pigeon.

    • @brucerockwell337
      @brucerockwell337 Před 5 lety +6

      @@thediplomasta5891 the dodo bird

    • @anthonythorp7291
      @anthonythorp7291 Před 5 lety +13

      Mark. You must have never been on a reservation after spearing and see pile after pile of rotting fish.

    • @anthonythorp7291
      @anthonythorp7291 Před 5 lety +3

      @@philupshuis1 buffalo were shot off by the army to stave the Indians.

    • @markmorris3579
      @markmorris3579 Před 5 lety +5

      @@anthonythorp7291 -You're right,I haven't seen what you described.But I still believe it would be a huge mistake to legalize this.

  • @MickeyD2012
    @MickeyD2012 Před 5 lety +3

    I knew about rotinone and about mullein being used for smoking, but I had no idea about this property of it. Thank you.

  • @shineyrocks390
    @shineyrocks390 Před 2 lety

    Hello and thank you. It's grows wild here in the Black Hills mountains in Custer SD as well.

  • @garrinking
    @garrinking Před rokem

    Love this plant. Didn't know about this fishing method. Thanks.

  • @davidbrogan606
    @davidbrogan606 Před 5 lety +26

    Mullein grows from coast to coast. Also, foreign invasive means that the plant did not originate here in America.

    • @alexhaney100
      @alexhaney100 Před 5 lety +4

      That's not what it means, actually. A plant can be foreign and non-invasive. For example, tomatoes: they are non-native, but since they do not spread aggressively and crowd out native plants, they are not considered invasive.

    • @davidbrogan606
      @davidbrogan606 Před 5 lety +5

      @@alexhaney100 You are correct in saying they are not considered invasive. Here in Massachusetts, common mullein has been evaluated and determined to be of concern for its presence in some fragile habitats such as limestone cliff communities. However, since it was determined not to have outcompeting qualities, it did not make the "Invasive" list, and it did not make the "Likely Invasive" or "Potentially Invasive" lists.
      Here is the UMass paper I used. This is the invasive bible here that is often referred to. www.mass.gov/files/documents/2016/08/tm/invasive-plant-list.pdf

    • @mspeggylee4214
      @mspeggylee4214 Před 5 lety

      People need to use it to clear up all the breathing and allergy problems in the world. Then perhaps it will be appreciated for the amazing plant it is!!!

    • @davidbrogan606
      @davidbrogan606 Před 5 lety +2

      @@mspeggylee4214 Last year when I saw a dozen of these starting up in my front lawn I instructed the man who mows my lawn to mow around them. Now They look like aliens growing up in the middle of my lawn. They are quite stunning.

    • @cjw2661
      @cjw2661 Před 5 lety

      I thought he was talking about the asian carp being invasive.

  • @northstarprepsteader
    @northstarprepsteader Před 5 lety +59

    I keep dried mullein leaf on hand for my cold/lung issues tea. Interesting effect on fish!!

    • @kiachris76712
      @kiachris76712 Před 5 lety +8

      Native Americans smoked it to soothe lungs

    • @northstarprepsteader
      @northstarprepsteader Před 5 lety +3

      @@kiachris76712 Interesting!!

    • @MadameFlora
      @MadameFlora Před 5 lety

      Can this be found everywhere by chance? Or only in specific areas?

    • @northstarprepsteader
      @northstarprepsteader Před 5 lety +1

      @@MadameFlora I don't know where it grows. I actually just bought it on Amazon: www.amazon.com/gp/product/B01EVSIWGK/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_asin_title_o09_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1

    • @kiachris76712
      @kiachris76712 Před 5 lety +2

      Everywhere in the US, disturbed soils usually. Big fuzzy leaves cant miss it. No stalk first year only on 2nd year when it flowers.

  • @ra7538
    @ra7538 Před rokem

    I will be experimenting with this
    Someday thanks for the info 👍

  • @meanwhilebackonthehobbyfarm

    How to go from fishing to herbal medicines in one video. This is what you call one stop shopping.
    I love it. I actually have first year plants in the ground this year and purposely grew it to keep the C V at bay. I will purchase some for this winter than next year I will have my own.

  • @victorhulbert5687
    @victorhulbert5687 Před 5 lety +10

    Thanks for having the balls to tell us. If a person were in the woods lost this could possibly save someone's life !!!

    • @Infamous_B_C
      @Infamous_B_C Před 5 lety

      Victor Hulbert yup!

    • @SniperLogic
      @SniperLogic Před 5 lety

      Richard Vaughn One rock with a natural indention in it, one with a natural protrusion, problem solved with natural materials, just have to find rocks. Usually some rocks around wherever these are found. Wood might work too.

  • @jmburen8647
    @jmburen8647 Před 5 lety +138

    might be a good management tool to remove unwanted species of invasive fish???

    • @Nobody-11B
      @Nobody-11B Před 5 lety +5

      Absolutely.

    • @merholland8707
      @merholland8707 Před 5 lety +10

      It's indiscriminate. You kill off everything in order to kill one thing.

    • @Avendora
      @Avendora Před 5 lety +8

      @@merholland8707 My understanding is that it doesn't "kill", merely puts them to sleep. They are killed when you remove them from the water...

    • @merholland8707
      @merholland8707 Před 5 lety +25

      @@Avendora the compounds contained in that plant are not anything that needs to be in our water or our food. You know what rotenone is? Coumarin?
      It will indeed kill in a high enough concentration. The average person isn't going to test the seeds and then do the math on water volume and dispersal rates. They are going to grind up as many as they can get their hands on and dump all of it.
      It isn't illegal because"it works" It is illegal because the unintended consequences are huge and dangerous.

    • @Avendora
      @Avendora Před 5 lety +2

      @@merholland8707 Good point. Thank you.

  • @katubahsimcha7053
    @katubahsimcha7053 Před 3 lety

    Just subbed.... Really like the info, thanks so much!

  • @b.williamchapman9774
    @b.williamchapman9774 Před 2 lety

    Here I've been loving the medicinal properties of mullein, and now THIS!
    Definitely worth a future experiment.😏

  • @Lisa-pe4kq
    @Lisa-pe4kq Před 5 lety +5

    Interesting. When I was a kid we'd rub the flower into a wort and it would kill it. Had no idea why it worked then. Using it as t.p. leaves you a bit....itchy I can attest.

  • @duxdawg
    @duxdawg Před 5 lety +7

    Great vid!
    Mullein leaves can be charred like charcloth. Chars are very useful when igniting fires with primitive means, such as Flint & Steel, Solar, Friction, etc.
    Dried leaves smoked, steamed or as tea open our breathing passages.

  • @frankmartel5775
    @frankmartel5775 Před 3 lety +5

    I’m French and I never heard of Mullen being used for ‘soft’. Soft in French is ‘doux’ for masculin and ‘douce’ for feminine