Japanese Knotweed - Immune Enhancing Root and Free Food

The Japanese root is an aggressive plant but it truly is a panacea for many health ailments. Being a powerful immune enhancer, Japanese knotweed is truly an invasive plant well worth foraging! For more information:
Japanese Knotweed (identification, distinguishing features, flowers, leaves, height, habitat & edible parts) www.ediblewild...
Japanese Knotweed Management - Eat It!: • Japanese Knotweed Mana...
How to Make Japanese knotweed tincture: www.ediblewild...
For reliable and comprehensive tick testing be sure to go to Geneticks - www.geneticks.ca/
Lyme Disease Treatment at Medical News Today: www.medicalnew...
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[@tulganandvaldyavin6930]

This stuff grows all around the property we live on! It's highly invasive. The DNR has tried to get rid of it but absolutely no luck. I think it actually makes the plants more resilient. It's good to know that it has health benefits. I am personally fine with it because it creates a totally natural fence around the front of our property that the birds and little creatures enjoy. Thanks for this!

[@EdibleWildFood-1]

You are welcome! Lolol.... you can't get rid of them unless buried 40 or 50' below the surface. Even 20' down they will make their way back!

[@Thee-_-Outlier]

I have come to question the use of the term invasive regarding non-native plants. I have come to realize the uses of many invasive, kill on sight, plants in the United States and how they can in many cases be more useful and beneficial to humans and other specific wildlife locally. This of course requires you to put density above most other metrics when it comes to life. Hopefully some of you grasp what I'm saying without the needed explanation. I'm not in the mood to elaborate atm. I'll just say that I enjoy many invasive such as the wineberry here in the northeast and prior to its invasion there was less to forage in the same area. Sometimes density is more important than diversity. Wildlife diversity is an ideal, and not necessarily inherently functional. You cannot judge nature with a small snapshot of time

[@tulganandvaldyavin6930]

@@Thee-_-Outlier yes, I think I understand what you mean. I generally feel very little worry over what are temed invasive. I suppose everything has been invasive at some time or place. Environment is constantly changing. The survivors adapt and make a place for themselves.

[@bobharris5093]

Thank you so much for your link on Lyme study

[@EdibleWildFood-1]

You are welcome!!

[@mirjamgf7533]

I would love to see the next stepp! I have never made Tea out of roots before. And I have knotweed in the garden.

[@Thee-_-Outlier]

What's interesting is many of the plants and fungi that we are finding of particular use these days happen to have orange features, especially fungi. Reishi, cordyceps and turkey tail mushrooms, but also plants like knot weed.... It seems that humans have been ignoring orange hues, with the exception of carotene, in the health spectrum of our species. Seems like orange is connected to longevity, repair, regeneration. It seems to correlate with processes that are key to long term health such as autophagy

[@EdibleWildFood-1]

Nice connecting the dots!!!

[@MdrnRtrGamr]

Tumeric too!

[@michaelgaughan629]

Thank you for sharing this good news as the plant spreads out so let the information that is good do so also multiplying to others in helping them and the planet

[@EdibleWildFood-1]

Thank you for your kind words Michael! And thank you for watching!!

[@ESLinsider]

Funny you mentioned ticks. I thought that right before you said it. This summer I got anaplasmosis. I felt very sick for 5 days and then probably fine after 10. By the time I got antibiotics (like 6 days later) I was starting to feel better. Also this summer I got bitten by two ticks both the small red spotted ones. I didn't think either tick was on me for 24 hours. One was maybe two months before and a little teeny hardly visible one about week before. Was thinking about making a knotweed extract from roots and found this video.

[@EdibleWildFood-1]

I am glad to hear that you are feeling fine! Ticks have caused far too anguish for so many people. :(

[@KaseyKessler]

Most people who contracted Lyme disease(studies have shown what I'm about to say)are biten by ticks in the nymph stage of development. Which means they couldn't even see the tick that bit them just the bullseye shaped rash that is associated with the contraction of Lyme disease! So what you're saying makes perfect sense and you're very smart for knowing this can cure it. It's new knowledge to myself but God has shown me many ways of healing with and without medicine. But definitely made all plants with a physical purpose in mind!!

[@baydriver7]

We’ve eaten them for years for health support, and it is tasty! Thanks for posting.

[@jennifercline6866]

How do you eat them? I've steamed and tasty but texture was bleck

[@redinthethevalley]

Thank you for sharing this information with us! I couldn’t help but think it reminded me of a ginger rhizome the way there was shoots that came up.. might have been the way I was looking at it🤷🏼‍♀️ I will keep an eye out for this plant throughout my woods for further knowledge! Thank you.🇨🇦🌻

[@EdibleWildFood-1]

You are welcome - - the easiest way to find it right now is the deadfall from last year. It is hard to spot new growth through all that!!

[@snowdragon930]

To fight Lyme disease, does it HAVE to be combined with quinine? The study didn't mention the effects of knotweed by itself

[@EdibleWildFood-1]

I know of two people who have Lyme and both swear by the root. However, what works for one person does not always work for another.

[@beltoftruth56]

So are you saying you can make tea with roots? What about with the leaves,

[@EdibleWildFood-1]

I've eaten the leaves, never made tea with them.

[@tulganandvaldyavin6930]

The new growth looks quite a bit like asparagus. Can it be cooked and eaten as such? Do you like it? I may try it.

[@EdibleWildFood-1]

I enjoy this - - I make cake with it, dips, and I am working on what I hope turns out well to be a new recipe! If successful it will be added to the bottom of this page with the other recipes... www.ediblewildfood.com/japanese-knotweed.aspx

[@chrismccaffrey8256]

Saw a woodpecker on some japanese knotweed in our garden, beautiful exciting experience.

[@ethancurtin7486]

Are the roots white in the early spring?

[@EdibleWildFood-1]

I've never seen white roots. Always orangish.

[@dukenegju]

Interesting, thank you! On which ground or surrounding can this be mainly found? Love

[@EdibleWildFood-1]

Oh my.... this plant tolerates a variety of adverse conditions, including dense shady areas, high temperatures, high salinity soils and drought. It is commonly found near water sources, in low-lying areas, waste areas, and around old home sites.

[@dukenegju]

@@EdibleWildFood-1 Thank you Dear! Love

[@EdibleWildFood-1]

@@dukenegju You are welcome - be well!

[@markpasquarella3223]

I see a lot along streams crowding out native plants

[@jojow8416]

GREAT video. THANK YOU so much for sharing this. I have missed your informative videos. Years ago I thought this was bamboo and transplanted Japanese knotweed from the side of a country road onto a side of my property to create a living fence. My goodness, it even spread thru rocky soil with no sun and thankfully it has stopped spreading due to sand and boulders. Now I am digging up the roots and burning them. I use the stocks to make frames for my paintings. As for ticks, I wish I Knew this was beneficial for tick bites. I have had two bites and both ticks had lyme's. Fortunately I was able to take antibiotics to prevent the health issues that can go on for years. THANK YOU AGAIN AND STAY HEALTHY AND GOD BLESS!

[@EdibleWildFood-1]

Hi JoJo - - oh no!! I truly understand how it can be mistaken for bamboo!! How ingenious making frames with the stocks!! Brilliant!! :) I truly hope you are symptom-free from lyme! Thank you for being here and for all your kinds words! Gob Bless!

[@lorirober2536]

Funny how certain plants that are so beneficial to humans suddenly are on a hit list and gives one license to poison them and the earth with noxious chemicals. Just some thoughts.

[@tjsfamily2151]

I read tht this root helps with block fallopian tubes as well as common cold

[@EdibleWildFood-1]

Interesting. It does help boost the immune system so it can prevent colds!

[@slightlyperfect13]

Hey there! I just identified this close to home! Can you share how you pull up the root systems?

[@EdibleWildFood-1]

Get a shovel and dig!! The root system is somewhat tough. The place I go every spring, there are so many of them! I always bring my "very good quality" pruners as well to help cut them down a bit. Don't use cheap pruners from a dollar store - they tend to break easy! Hope this helps you!

[@DTA-me3kv]

Can you use full grown plant roots? Or just little ones

[@EdibleWildFood-1]

Both.

[@tonymetro4707]

The more i fight it the stronger it gets. Kill one shoot two pops up. Kill two four pops up. Dig it up. The little pieces just take off. It grows so got damn fast. I dont think anything out grows it. Id like to cross it with Mary Jane somehow🤪🤣🤣🤣

[@EdibleWildFood-1]

lololol!!!

[@peterheyes8552]

Hi, two questions please as I have this growing in my garden in the UK. 1. Some people say you should only eat the young shoots, but my japanese knotweed is about 5 feet tall now and I want to consume it. So it is ok to juice, blend and cook even though it is mature? I dont care how it tastes, I just want the health benefits. 2. Do you drink the water that is contained in each section of the japanese knotweed? I look forward to your reply. Thank you

[@EdibleWildFood-1]

So long as the Japanese knotweed stems are palatable I use them - and for the same reason - free nutrition! I haven't used the water/liquid though! Oh - - and make hummus with the stems/leaves too!!

[@peterheyes8552]

@@EdibleWildFood-1 Thank you for replying. Last question please. Do you peel/scrape of the skin? I have seen a couple people on youtube saying scrape the skin off but not explaining why.

[@EdibleWildFood-1]

@@peterheyes8552 I do not scrape them because I want all the nutrition I can get. Same with potatoes!!!

[@MegaBudgreen]

Hreat video thx mutch love ❤

[@EdibleWildFood-1]

Thank you - and thanks for watching!

[@lucynahalina9880]

I love it ❤❤🦖

[@jennifermullins277]

I’ve dug some roots and have no idea how to process them! The root ball is very hairy. I’d like to dry it to make pills. Any suggestions on how to process them would be greatly appreciated! Thanks for the video.

[@EdibleWildFood-1]

Using garden clippers cut the root into small pieces...this will take a fair bit of time They will have to be cut into very small pieces before putting them into a grinder to create a powder for pill making.

[@drqazlop]

I would be so scared to bring all that plant material and soil home.

[@jean-pierredevent970]

I suddenly think this plant could be the best candidate (here in NW Europe) for carbon removal/ biomass/biochar??? No worries if it would grow ;-) , no care or fertilizer needed, but we must be able to stop it when needed. I read that the root system doesn't spread out forever but stops after a few meter??? Perhaps buildings could be protected today technically without huge problems??? It's not native but surely more friendly to our birds and insects than Aucuba??

[@EdibleWildFood-1]

There is a purpose for every plant on this planet - more often than not many people see them as enemies. It is my belief that when plants were brought to other countries hundreds of years ago, if they established themselves then they were also able to share what they offer us. The historical uses of hundreds of plants is so fascinating!