Stalking The Wild Goldenseal

Goldenseal (Hydrastis canadensis) is a medicinal plant whose history dates back centuries in North America. Due to habitat destruction and over-collection of wild plants, Goldenseal is listed as endangered, threatened, or vulnerable in at least 10 states. In this video, we take a look at Goldenseal and one of its alternatives.
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[@davidmcghee7696]

This guy is a goldmine of knowledge. I wish I could hire him to walk me through the forest and teach me on a regular basis.

[@skylovecraft2491]

Same. I just try to teach myself more and more and going for walks while watching my videos. Take pics of findings and get the books that teach you to identify the wild edibles vs poisonous look-alikes in your area. Then each year after go over what u learned the previous year and learn more and more for each year to come. Learn how to prep and cook. You'd be surprised how much i've learned in a few short years! Keep it up!!✌

[@charlemagnetheFranks]

I wonder if you can go to Reddit the website inside to find local herbalist. They May do tours

[@badassbees3680]

I know I definitely appreciate the shared knowledge,I'd just grasp it better in real life.As far as not misidentifying it

[@positivevibezonly5611]

Totally

[@iamthewelcher]

He really is.

[@christineveazey4345]

All the plants rejoiced when this man was born.

[@jackiesanders489]

I harvest Goldenseal every year and normally make a tea every week , especially in flue season, I'm 81 and have never been sick,had a cold or flu in my life, In the missouri Ozarks.

[@rosemarierichardson9354]

Jackie Sanders how I trouble you for some golden seal? Do you sell? I have a terrible sinus infection that is now affecting my hearing.

[@rosemarierichardson9354]

Jackie Sanders I would love to connect with you

[@MamaGrows]

I really like your personality, your teaching style, your knowledge, you are a great teacher. Not too much not too little. Keep teaching, this is important information. Excellent editing too.

[@LearnYourLand]

Thank you!

[@lisafeck1537]

I agree with Moma Grows. Well done.

[@gardensofthegods]

@@LearnYourLand yeah you have the right attitude and personality .. you really know your stuff and want people to learn . What you do is so important.. some of us don't know if we will ever end up in a bad accident where we might be stuck in the woods and having to survive foraging off the land until help could arrive and it could mean the difference between life and death. It sounds far-fetched but it could happen .

[@Combat_Pyro]

Seriously?! Who thumbs this video down? Is your life really that sad that you have nothing better to do than thumbs down this awesome video?

[@all4180]

Probably because Adam uses big words that scare them.

[@rwerner4150]

my thoughts exactly!

[@danawaldrop4930]

Pharma's Shillbots, they don't know any better.

[@Forevertrue]

People who know that Goldenseal is not in danger by the gas industry.

[@cedar_glade5081]

Honestly, its probably just people like me, who at one point, when I was much younger and more likely to jump the gun without fully reading through or listening, used to hop on the conclusion express about videos like adam's promoting the destruction of habitat and the promotion of ecotourism gone wrong. They see goldenseal in the caption, and instead of making it about 6 mins in, they immediately say, "yeah, that's gonna get hippies to go out and poach goldenseal." when in actuality the hippies that watch this video might turn out to be less detrimental because of how informational these videos are. Those 11 people most likely just hate uninformed ecotourists and heady kids that like to collect things from the forest while trampling through like festival kids dancing on a field of pitcher thistle. They have the right to be upset at the concepts behind ecotourism and improper foraging etiquette, I mean look at all of the damage right now in california from soil compaction and poaching. Either way Adam isn't that kind of person and I believe that people who watch this video are the types that are careful and fairly knowledgeable about mitigating damage to the ecosystem. The only reason why I mention 6 mins is because somewhere around there he mentions that he does not condone the taking of wild rare, threatened, endangered, and federally threatened species. There is a right way, and a wrong way to go about educating people on plants, fungi, and their rules in our ecosystems and channels like "Learn Your Land" are doing it the correct way.

[@martincuda7947]

I like your channel. Last fall I went looking for Goldenseal in adjacent Woodlands at the Northwest corner of Waterloo Ontario. The area has hardwoods and is located on an ancient glacial deposit and has low moist soil zones. I believe I found goldenseal. The leaves were beat up as it was late fall, however, they still have the same basic appearance. The stems were weak and broke off easily from the roots which were difficult to reach and heavily bound in the ground. I took photos and will return in the spring to look again. This week we received notice a land owner adjacent to that location will be clearing the trees off of the site. I'm going to respond to the region of Waterloo to ask them to please first confirm the Goldenseal growth before a permit is granted as it is a vulnerable plant in Ontario.

[@yfrontsguy]

I grow this plant as part of a paleobotanical project here in Normandy. It is the most basal member of the ancient plant family ranunculaceae. An incredibly ancient plant!

[@xpanislav]

Could you send some seeds of oil to Belgium?

[@cherylbutler6055]

I'm 55yrs old trying help myself heal threw learning about plants medicine as well as mushrooms an sacred plants an I am thankful 4 ur wisdom

[@redinthethevalley]

Another wonderful person is April Graham her channel is called She is of the woods. I have acquired so much from her too! Be prepared to gain an incredible amount of knowledge!

[@angelabuckley29]

30 years ago my son now 33 had an earache. I took him to our pediatrician and he prescribed an antibiotic and gave me a script. That same day I had an appointment with my chiropractor for an adjustment. So I told him about my sons ear. He recommended goldenseal oil. I bought it from him and started using the drops into his ear three or more times a day. Three days later we went back to the pediatrician and he said wow the infection is gone already. I told him we never filled the script and gave it back. Then I told him that we used goldenseal oil. He said if it works, use it. Natural medicine is so much better then what man comes up with.

[@lepistanuda]

this is extremely dangerous thinking

[@gardensofthegods]

For anybody that thinks natural antibiotics ,natural antifungals , and natural antibacterials are dangerous , they need to look at the videos of people who are being maimed by antibiotics and some of them are even getting killed. I would urge them to please look at the videos about being FLOXED and see all the people who have ended up either BEDRIDDEN or in WHEELCHAIRS or the ones whose Achilles TENDONS are RIPPING right OPEN and this was even a black box warning. I would also urge anyone to please read the comments and the replies. There is another kind of antibiotic routinely given to teenagers for acne and that has a black box warning about causing BLINDNESS .

[@tryingtobarefruitinoldage9878]

@@gardensofthegods you are so right. Also I am sure you know of the super bugs that antibiotics can't eliminate. These simple plants can knock out viruses and bad resilient bacteria without their becoming immune to them. I think there are many of these herbs, wild flowers, rhizomes... Just depends where you live.

[@gardensofthegods]

@@tryingtobarefruitinoldage9878 Yup , you know it !

[@itsokaytobeclownpilled5937]

Jep Hep I’ve gotten debilitatingly ill from pharmaceuticals and had to heal myself with herbs and alternative medicine. I recommend going to the doctor to get diagnosed. Not Web MD. I don’t recommend pharmaceuticals unless it’s an urgent problem. People have to talk to their doctors.

[@MEsmolinski1]

You are never too old to learn, and Adam is the finest example of a great teacher. My college professors at Northeastern could benefit from his didactic approach.

[@HerbalistMax]

Thank you, Adam, for your attempts to educate the unwashed masses. It is greatly appreciated by myself and other like-minded people. Kudos, young man. KUDOS!

[@HerbalistMax]

I now know why I like Everclear so much. 190 Proof is 95% pure Ethenol. I call it Rocket Fuel. It is great in alcholol burners for camping and mixes well. it seems I have inherited my father's capacity for drinking. I need Barcardi 151 or Everclear to even catch even the slightest buzz. It does indeed work for tinctures.

[@islandspicehawaii]

My family is Occonaluftee Indian... we called it bright eye or eye puccoon. When I was young.. we would find it in areas we called the shamans den where our Native people planted with other medicine plants like a medicine pharmacy. I would also find it around really old home structures where those who lived there probably planted it around for medicine when needed.

[@Zincink]

I have a stream that runs near my house which used to be forest. The builder dug away a ton of our soil in the early 30’s, which was flat land & turned it into a hill. I looked up this plant cause I transplanted it last year & it’s growing super quick. I didn’t know what it was & I’m thinking of returning a piece back to the forest which is about one block away. If I dig really deep in the soil I tend to revive old seeds which makes them grow as a garden surprise.

[@islandspicehawaii]

@@Zincink Thats awesome... grow grow grow :) Its a very powerful special plant

[@LezaRay]

You can also harvest Barberry and Oregon Grape branches, some of which contain berberine lower down on the stem. If it's yellow, it's medicine. 🙂

[@ChopASk8]

I was wondering that.

[@WayPointSurvival]

Another top notch presentation. Really enjoy learning from you. Thanks!

[@LearnYourLand]

You're welcome, and thank you!

[@AmanitaVersicula555]

I do hope many of your followers Will allow you to *educate them even further* By enrolling in the course *you have so diligently worked at creating* AND *IF you educate and provide your research for Free+* I can only *fathom* WHAT "thorough information" *YOUR course* will provide++++, and I do realize "space is limited" as I "believe" IT will book up quickly; Just as your *tinctures SELL out so quickly* As not only IS the quality exceptional~BUT the prices are more reasonable than any other~ OFFERS~ I have ~ have SEEN+!√√√ Proving to me, that you do this from true sincerity; as the cosmic child of nature that you truly are± ( don't want to embarrass you or myself), but I cannot help believe~. *You are akin to Mother Nature* herself..... Cosmic blessings to all T.Y~ Adam

[@TheTimeshadows]

Your videos are so informative, and your amiability makes the digestion of the information so much easier. It is easy to believe that you love your subject matter, and that is 'infectious', spreading to the viewer.

[@woodspirit98]

I have patches of goldenseal growing up against my house. Love it. It gets really huge.

[@BillGreenAZ]

After you mentioned that both Goldenseal and barberry are both yellow and have berberine in them it made me wonder if turmeric had berberine in it too since it is yellow in color. Sure enough, it does! Makes me wonder if most yellow plants have berberine in them.

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SERIOUSLY!! Did you read my mind or hear my direct words? LOL!! I was JUST telling my hubby yesterday and another person a couple days ago that I WISHED! you had PLAY LISTS!! and *LO and BEHOLLLLD* the Great Universe has HEARD the cries of many of wanderers. BLESS YOU SO MUCH and ALL YOU DO! *You are SO GIFTED and SENT in the days of the unraveling and reorganizing* Blessings and Much Love and Gratitude!.

[@LearnYourLand]

Ha, for some reason I felt the need yesterday morning to create some playlists! Glad to know that you appreciate them! :D

[@ExtremeSurvivor_1]

I feel SUCH GRATITUDE! YES! I (We ALL do who seek) appreciate them very much, especially one like me who is in an extreme bind to find the healing herbs in Nature and FAST. I've been the Big Pharma route since BIRTH and am now 53. LONG STORY but I got free of HARD MEDS (Oxycontin, Norco, Methadone, Fentanyl and OTHERS plus all the anti-biotic a person could ever PRAY not to get.. lol) and even still getting worse. I've been free of ALL Big Pharma meds since April of 2014. 4 years now I've been free of that but body took the SERIOUS HIT after a LIFE TIME of "medications" and treatments as well as tests galore.. you've heard the drill... I'm learning as fast as I can but not fast enough.. Playlists help tremendously. Thank You SO MUCH for all you do. I've signed up for your email list and will join something to get better local information. I'm in Central Indiana if you have any suggestions on a local guide to help me know what I've got here to work with. I'm dealing with a system wide shut down of MOST organs and glands as well as seriously mal-absorbed. I'm under Dr Robert Morse's protocol but can't afford the herbs and other special things so I'm turning to Nature in WHOLENESS. Much Love to You and SERIOUSLY! Total Gratitude!! (((Mmm Mph!!)))

[@beccareul]

I wish you would have told if there is a lookalike plant because we have some in our woods that looks almost identical but the flower part grows up on its own stem. Thanks for all the great information!

[@jem112576]

You are amazing! Thank you for educating us Adam!

[@ericaosting9170]

I found a TON of Goldenseal on a friend's property in SE Pennsylvania! I was so excited! I'm keeping an eye on it all. :)

[@Exiria]

Is it still there?

[@AmanitaVersicula555]

*your research and information provided* IS always *admirable* Thank you my friend~

[@mrsbiodeb]

Super informative! Thank you. I recently purchased a cultivated Goldenseal from United Plant Savers in an effort to nurture and spread some in this area!! I'm in zone 7b - hope it does well here!!

[@pugdiddy100]

My grandmother hunted yellow root as a child in the 1920’s. It was plentiful in the area of what is the Chattahoochee forest now.

[@pparks871]

So happy I have found you.

[@dreams2xs]

Wow... I would love to have your knowledge. This is why I subscribed. I am trying hard to become self sufficient. My wife and kids won't step foot in the woods. I love the woods. Back in the 70's and early 80's, I worked my summers at boy scout camp. Unlike other employees, I never went home over the weekends. I got my food from nature. I know the edibles in my area, I just don't know or needed the medicines.

[@chezmoi42]

Fascinating - I've heard of goldenseal in phytotherapy, but was not familiar with its origins. Thank you so much for proposing an alternative to take the pressure off a vulnerable resource. Fortunately (or not) that spiny substitute is available pretty much all over the world by now. I'd never looked into its qualities, but will be exploring them more thoroughly now - at my age, cholesterol and blood pressure are pressing concerns. I'll be watching for the berries this summer, for starters.

[@LearnYourLand]

Thanks for watching!

[@bosombandit]

I love this guy!! I wish we could be friends. Such a wealth of knowledge, but also just seems like a really sweet and genuine guy. I hope his channel just grows and grows!!!!!

[@gpvaneron1584]

excellent video and info on japanese barberry

[@LearnYourLand]

Thanks!

[@JungleJayAdventures]

I drink goldenseal tea regularly. I'm weird but I love the taste.

[@kimberlyduncan1053]

I just love how much I learn from you! Thanks for taking the time to share with us!! I'm looking forward to seeing your next video

[@StringfieldRidgeFarm]

Still watching your videos over and over. You are the best teacher! Thank You!

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Thanks for these great videos. I deeply appreciate every one you make. I hope you can keep making them.

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Adam you da man!! Always something new to learn from your awesome content!!! Thanks again!!!

[@mikezook3751]

Another awesome video. Thanks Adam.

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I so enjoy your beautiful informative. Encouraging humans to needlessly trample the native understory motivates selfish motives. You are a wonderful exception.

[@LearnYourLand]

Thank you!

[@Songbirdofourgeneration]

Great video. Thanks for the knowledge, bro!

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I'm a big fan!!! You really are a plethora of answered questions. I wish I had your job!

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I've never know how to pronounce the botanical names of plants. It's one of the things I love about your videos! You are doing so many of us such a great service! THANK YOU! Bee Blessed Danny and Rita in TN on Rooster's Ridge

[@LearnYourLand]

Thanks, Rita! Sometimes I'm not quite sure how to pronounce them either, though I just try to say them with confidence. :D

[@Vbluevital]

Add modest to our host's attributes.

[@CorwynGC]

They should be pronounced as if they were in Latin.

[@ritamccartt-kordon283]

CorwynGC but I, unfortunately, do not know Latin. Bee Blessed Danny and Rita in TN on Rooster's Ridge

[@CorwynGC]

All you need is a pronunciation guide. There are many on KZbin, or find-able by Google.

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Ohhhh You are wonderful. LOVE your detailed descriptions and information. Thank youuuuu

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What a treasure! My intuition has drawn me here at a perfect time. I took the tincture I've bought on a whim and it cured my ailment right away. Thank you for your important work!

[@dfuss2756]

I really look forward to your videos. Your enthusiasm as well as the education that you give on each and every plant is valuable.

[@LearnYourLand]

Thanks, Donna!

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Really digging your videos.

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Thank you Adam. Wonderful presentation as always. I have shared your presentation with my buddies. Keep up the good work!

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You're truly impressive in knowledge, energy, and communication style. This is my new favorite channel.

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Thanks Adam for sharing your knowledge. Thumbs up to you.

[@ecoquietlawncare2258]

I run a landscaping company and telling me I can do something with Japanese barberry is soooo cool thanks.

[@richiesacolic436]

Two thumbs up thanks Adam I really enjoyed this video

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Thanks for sharing your broad knowledge with us! Great video

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As always wowed by your intelligence!! Love learning about my land🤙

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Absolutely love this sit

Great video as usual !

[@LearnYourLand]

Thanks, Dave! Glad you enjoyed it.

[@lgiersch8410]

Thank you! Always a pleasure to watch you videos and learn. You really know your stuff.

[@LearnYourLand]

Thank you for watching!

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Love your videos!

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You are one of the you tube sources that redeem the use of such smart media devices. Fabulous info and delivery

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Your just great... nice to look at too...love listening to all your stuff...

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Another amazing video filled with Priceless information from the bottom of my heart thank you Adam🌱🌲🌳🌾🌿🍀

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You are soooo good at this! Thank you for your work👏👏👏 you have the best presentation I have found on you tube.

[@LearnYourLand]

Thanks, Nicole! I'm glad you enjoyed the video!

[@Vbluevital]

Yes, beautifully done with knowledge and reverence.

[@ravenregards]

Sorry I'm so late to the game. I've only just now started watching your videos. They are mesmerizing with so much good stuff. Someone else mentioned here about guided tours. I would be one of the first to sign up! Thanks much.

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I really enjoy your videos. You are a great teacher! Thank you!

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Rad channel! Excellent content and presentation

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Thank you soooooo much for your content!

[@fltrfrsh7]

Thanks for the information!

[@grantkeller8024]

When is your BOOK coming out ? I sure hope you are considering it. Thanks for sharing and doing it well...Peace

[@ASMRnocturnal]

Wow great video man! So much knowledge and somehow I don’t even zone out when listening haha you’re a very good speaker.

[@lisafeck1537]

It's fall again. I'm watching this a second time. Well done, thank you.

[@memyselfandifarmer]

Thanks for another great video. I can't wait till I get the notification of a new video. It's like I was younger and I heard the bell of the ice cream man ,dairy Dan coming through the neighborhood. You ran outside as fast as you can so you can see what he had new to offer. Always an excellent experience. By the way for the people who gave a thumbs down they must like sour grapes.see you June 2.

[@mickeywilsonbushcraftandsu2513]

Excellent plant to know. Thanks for sharing

[@nerbin]

I really enjoy the videos you make, keep up the good work.👍

[@LearnYourLand]

Thanks!

[@truthgha]

Oregon grape and Yellow dock and common Burdock also contain berberine and are common wildcrafting possibilities for those of us on Eastern USA.

[@christiroseify]

Hi Adam, Thank you so much for your videos. In this day of being poisoned by the pharmaceutical industry, it's great to have a resource to learn healing by way of the natural sources given to us by God.. God Bless you and keep you...

[@mincmike3202]

Great video Adam!

[@LearnYourLand]

Thanks!

[@LaurelHill2024]

i need to go for a walk in the woods today. good video!

[@hallinasjournal7795]

Extremely informative!!! thank you so much :)

[@Cobbmtngirl]

I’ve used golden seal to cure eye infections for years. Besides my own, I also used it on countless children, kittens, dogs & horses. I make an eye wash with it & the infection is typically cured within a couple of days. Amazing stuff. Good to know about the alternative Japanese Barbary. Ty, once again for another informative video!

Love this I just learned so much

[@erinruhl5377]

Your channel is awesome 👏

[@ricardofarias9920]

Great video man!

[@barbaramashburn7980]

One of My Favorites!

[@galejones7598]

WILL HAVE TO MAKE ME SOME, I LOVE GOLDEN-SEAL, THANK YOU FOR SHARING, MANY PRAYERS/BLESSINGS!

[@wiretrees]

Your vids are should be in Library's. You are one of those rare folks that give me much hope for human race...Thank you sir.

[@mikemcguire8641]

Great video Adam, my grandfather made the "yellowroot" extract , he added a piece of rockcandy to improve the taste, lol, pretty nasty stuff for a kid to swallow, but it really works well, love your informative research

[@LearnYourLand]

Thanks for watching, Mike!

[@loodcatnoods]

Adam, will you ever doing a North Carolina plants 101? Your videos are awesome!

[@ummnadia6635]

Very beneficial video! Thank you very much!

[@mauricepaquette685]

great video bon golden seal and Japanese Barberry, looking forward in making the extract👍👍👍

[@tomeddy3971]

Always an education watching your videos. . .I need to watch them more often. You mentioned Trillium and I am not a big fan of any sort of destruction to this lovely planet. For the past couple of years I have transplanted the wild leek to my property and a year ago I transplanted trillium. The trillium where doing fine and along come the deer. My property is extremely wooded and my purpose is to see this plant life survive although I do like the the wild leek. Thanks, by the way I never heard of Golden seal and still have a hard time finding stinging nettle.

[@acebilbo]

A friend brought me a bodybag size bunch of stinging nettles to plant in my backyard. It was fun transferring the bag from her car to mine. Her son has a mass of stinging Nettle growing alongside his house and shed and in the woods behind. I'm collecting seed this time of year. Love it!! Good luck.

[@gloriayoung392]

Thanks I put this on my playlist

[@LearnYourLand]

You're welcome, and thanks!

[@savalynjones8336]

BRAVO.and thank you.

[@RG-rl6hj]

This plant covers the forest floor where I live, in SW Indiana.One of my favorites in spring

[@Tiny_Island_Designs]

Your videos are so seamless, so professional, it would be fun one day to see a video of your outtakes - if you have any. I love listening to you pronounce all those scientific names.

[@LearnYourLand]

Oh I have plenty... :D

[@ruralpedlar5398]

You are amazing.

[@selfhealherbs13ms]

Love you videos🥰🥰🥰 Thank you.

[@johnlord8337]

Echinacea for immune support - and use for dry colds. Echinacea/Goldenseal for drying up wet/snotty colds and flu/pneumonia.

[@Fergusbaddog]

I found a bunch on my land (in the woods) I just leave it be and visit it from time to time, I know it's there if I ever need a little for medicine down the road. Been watching it grow for almost 5 years now

[@davidbroadfoot4214]

good stuff, thank you.

[@karenurbanski2539]

Hi Adam! I enjoy your videos so much & I've learned, learned, learned!!!! LOVE IT! OK, I also live in (Central) Pennsylvania and the ticks are ridiculous . . . I see you in the woods on these videos & wonder, what do you use for tick repellent?

[@yetimountaintrading5859]

Thank you sir very informative

[@LS-kg6my]

Fantastic