Stop Allergies In Their Tracks With This Common Wild Herb

[@John-gf2tm]

I have been really blessed with the information that you give me. We have had relief from allergy with this information. Keep up the great work and be blessed….

[@LegacyWildernessAcademy]

Glad to hear it! Thanks!

[@thedirtprincess3293]

Studying herbalism on my own and kept asking, "why cant i use ragweed leaf in small amounts to innoculate against pollen allergies in the tradition of homeopathy?" All i kept getting from experienced herbalists was "noooooo, too many are allergic to it!" You have validated my thought process and instincts. Thank you for this video. I will proceed with caution.

[@champnomnom7764]

Please let us know the results!

[@annep.1905]

Please do let us know the results!

[@badtoad6865]

Listen to your instinks

[@VA_MamaBear]

You’re right. There have been NIH studies that have proven that more sterile homes lead to allergies. Pet-free homes and high-temp dishwashers are both associated with risk of developing allergies. A friend of mine came from a home with very limited food exposure. She and her siblings all had a variety of food allergies. Between the 3 of them, there were at least 20 foods they couldn’t eat.

[@paulaclark7989]

I’m so glad to see something useful for this! My goodness I’m overrun with this at my place in east Texas! So glad I came across this! You can also check out Doc with Homegrown Herbalists page. Wonderful information, he also used plant medicine in his veterinary practice.

[@wilder666]

You are brilliant! I’m a retired pharmacist and I’ve learned a great deal from your work. Thank you 🙏 ❤

[@elijahwilson1422]

And thank you for not being so dismissive of this information and herbs. I wish I could say the same thing about others in the medical and pharmaceutical industries. I've actually taken things into my body in the past to alleviate symptoms of things bothering me .

[@mashaabrikosova7831]

You are a treasure that I “stumbled” upon on KZbin. I love foraging and every forager I watched was usually from north/. northwest so most plants they talk about are irrelevant to me. Thank you!

[@LegacyWildernessAcademy]

Thank you for watching!

[@janejanis9199]

I have this herb growing all over on my property ( time stamp 3:45) I'm in south west oregon at 1800 ft above sea level. and heard no no no, not even bees eat it. wow I can hardly wait to get busy with this beautiful herb that smells fantastic. I thought it was in the mugwort family. but found it to be rag weed. I planted golden rod to give my pollinators food in the dearth.

[@Nursejenni135]

I wish gardening videos could be filtered by hardiness zone….

[@mashaabrikosova7831]

@@Nursejenni135 yes me too

[@unicornjennie]

HOLY CRAP, NO ONE would ever think to to use a common plant that EVERYONE IS allergic too, as an antihistamine for allergies. I ABSOLUTELY LOVE THIS.

[@EarlMcManus-x7t]

Oil from a catfish belly cures the sting from its fins.

[@lyndaniel3369]

You knew many people used plants for medicine because so many plants were brought from the Old Country to this country On Purpose. The Indians, of course, used what was available and learned each plant's use. What a shame that so much knowledge was lost over the years. Thank you, Matthew, for restoring some of that knowledge to a new generation.

[@abundantharmony]

You have one of the most useful channels on KZbin. Absolutely fantastic content brother. I'm taking notes because we're going to need all of this knowledge very very soon.

[@LegacyWildernessAcademy]

Thanks so much! Glad you enjoy it!

[@PureU0Artificial]

If only more people realized this.

[@ZathrasParadox]

I have both kinds all over my yard and deep East Texas. I've noticed over the years my dog eats both plants. I had the theory that she was eating them for her allergies. She doesn't eat grass. Just those two plants among a handful of other plants around the yard and woods. I have giant ragweed out here 2-3 meters tall & common ragweed 1-2 meters tall.

[@louisiananana652]

Thanks, Matthew. Another great video. We are blessed to have you in our neck of the woods.

[@srboromir452]

I see these leaves in my yard and for a heartbeat I think it's a passionfruit (passiflora incarnata) and then realize it was just "that weed I always think is either Sassafrass or passionfruit before I'm disappointed" . But now I know what it is, thanks!

[@Tbird-cr4ov]

Appreciate you Matt for all the valuable and beneficial information!!!

[@brianburkart]

This makes so much sense to me it is painful I have not seen this information till now. Thank you! I'm surrounded by the stuff...

[@jeffg4686]

Quercetin, Bromelain, Diamine Oxidase, ACV, and Stinging Nettle leaf are also good options. For topical, I just rub an onion on me (and/or ACV) - works great.

[@grammlin]

What is ACV?

[@MichelleLovesJesus4ever]

@@grammlin Apple Cider Vinegar -- most people use the one with the "mother" -- it looks cloudy

[@jeffg4686]

@@grammlin - apple cider vinegar

[@reibersue4845]

​@@grammlin If you are interested in an all natural ACV. Save your apple scraps, cores, skins, etc. You can freeze them until you have enough to fill the jar you are going to ferment in. Fill the jar, but do not pack it. Make sure you let it all defrost. Add about 3/4 cup of sugar per quarter jar. Add distilled water and dissolve the sugar. I usually add about a teaspoon of yeast (I use my baking yeast). Cover the jar with a piece of cloth secured by a rubber band. Set it aside in a warm space away from direct sunlight. You basically are making wine and then allowing the air to change it to vinegar.

[@HybridParentSupport]

We need this kind of academy for the south west

[@saltwater4892]

I always wondered what they were good for. I figured something

[@smae433]

Thank you, Matthew. Your work is greatly appreciated.

[@LegacyWildernessAcademy]

Thanks! Glad you're finding it useful

[@elijahwilson1422]

We have Ragweed in Missouri and they can get HUGE

[@ZomBearfoot]

Supposedly if you take a spoonful of raw local honey every day during allergy season the pollen spores in it will help reduce allergies. I don't have allergies so I just use honey in my tea because I love it.

[@PureU0Artificial]

My son is allergic to basically everything outside, except poison ivy. lol he’s even allergic to honey. He is medically labeled as a severely allergic individual. He’s never been anaphylactic. Thank God, but he has gotten severe hives a few times. So what’s he do…. He gets a job working for a lawn & landscape company. He’s in his 4th year working there. He’s a foreman now. His allergies have improved a bit. They’re still bad but much improved too. He just pushes through bc he loves his work. I’m into foraging, and i was just wondering what wonderful use God created ragweed for bc i know everything has a purpose. His word says He provided every plant as food and/or medicine so I knew it wasn’t worthless….& it is absolutely everywhere here in SE MI. I’ll be making tea and tincture from it now. Maybe mixing some nettles in.

[@PureU0Artificial]

My son is allergic to basically everything outside, except poison ivy. lol he’s even allergic to honey. He is medically labeled as a severely allergic individual. He’s never been anaphylactic. Thank God, but he has gotten severe hives a few times. So what’s he do…. He gets a job working for a lawn & landscape company. He’s in his 4th year working there. He’s a foreman now. His allergies have improved a bit. They’re still bad but much improved too. He just pushes through bc he loves his work. I’m into foraging, and i was just wondering what wonderful use God created ragweed for bc i know everything has a purpose. His word says He provided every plant as food and/or medicine so I knew it wasn’t worthless….& it is absolutely everywhere here in SE MI. I’ll be making tea and tincture from it now. Maybe mixing some nettles in.

[@unicornjennie]

@@ZomBearfoot true

[@gregsmith5695]

I had really horrible fall allergies. Lungs would fill up with fluid. Started keeping bees. I would bottle up whole comb honey largely because I didn't own a honey extractor at the time. That whole comb usually had cells filled with pollen in them. Long story short a couple of seasons eating that and I no longer had fall allergies. No more than about a pint jar's worth per season. The very first season I had relief. The past couple of seasons I haven't even jarred up or eaten any honey. This fall will be a good test. So far so good.

[@robbrigham1125]

@@PureU0ArtificialI’m allergic to everything but poison ivy. I wonder if that is a common thing. Being allergic to a lot of stuff, then not being allergic to something most people are allergic to?

[@thedreadtyger]

i think of the good you are doing and it makes me glad and grateful. may heaven smile on you.

[@derekclawson4236]

Great videos for sure. I'm gonna try this out for my son's allergies that seem to possibly be from the pollen of ragweed and probably other stuff too.

[@Kat-Knows]

I had seen a video on Giant Ragweed where they said the native indians even made a soap with the ragweed leaves & cooked down fat or another available base to make the soap. They could scent the soap with native flowers or mint. It was like an antiseptic soap.

[@reibersue4845]

I'm gonna venture to guess that with antihistamine properties, ragweed soap would be good for skin rashes or hives due to allergies. Adding mint to it gives you the "cooling" effect of the menthol to help reduce irritation.

[@DennisJNormand]

Ya neighbor(s) here in Pollock, Louisiana! Great Job Love You're Videos & Just want to Thank You!

[@patriciadunaway3894]

Tomorrow, I will be out collecting rag weed leaves. Thank you. I had not heard or seen this use of rag weed before.

[@LegacyWildernessAcademy]

Awesome! Definitely let us know if it works for you!

[@marcywilson207]

The flowers look like tiny green bells. We used to cook giant ragweed as a cooked green.

[@bubuox8509]

We eat this as a regular veggie here in Indonesia. We usually eat it with spicy peanut sauce or spicy grated coconut.

[@avalonunitygarden2394]

Very well done video! I will be making a ragweed tincture for my husband. I’m excited to add this to my apothecary. Thank you for sharing information not fear. Your work is very much appreciated.

[@menaimoore6195]

I really appreciate you sharing your herbal knowledge! Question about this one: are there any contraindications or reactions with medications or other herbs?

[@Alb1403]

You’re a gem, thank you for the info!

[@grumpygrumpgrump136]

Your channel is great, finally we have a source that is relevant to Mississippi where I live. Thank you so much.

[@LegacyWildernessAcademy]

Awesome, glad you're enjoying it! Thanks for watching!

[@jamesblake7338]

I live in eastern North Carolina so your channel is very relevant to me, cool stuff man!

[@egg-roll]

I had a skin reaction to soap that some one gave me, glad I only used on my arms and hands, skin peeled off, it was awful. But now im sensitive to even dust on my skin, so this is worth trying, been searching , excited to use it. Thanks so much

[@jeanburgin160]

So interesting ... we call the giant ragweed, cigger weeds ... when we were young. lol Glad to learn about the different ragweeds. Thanks for sharing.

[@EssentialTam33]

started going down the rabbit hole of your videos and finally just subbed! looking so forward to learning and practicing my usage of wild things😊

[@julieth3699]

Such a great informative video! Thanks so much for sharing!

[@markpennybragg6454]

You're so knowledgable. Thank you so much for teaching us. I believe that we reside in the same town, so it's great knowing these plants are nearby.

[@yoyoschmo1]

I love your level of detail. If you had a teachable course or something where it was self paced and organized by concept, like leaf arrangement and harvest time, etc i would be all down for it. I think another thing holding me back from what you currently offer is i live in Oklahoma and afraid it will be a bunch of stuff not applicable to us

[@stacystepp7914]

I also live in Oklahoma, and have been through several of his classes! Most of the plants Matthew teaches are here in our area:)

[@adayinthelife7683]

I recently found your channel and subscribed. I really love learning about plants and their uses, but you're helping me to take my knowledge to the next level! How did you learn about these things? I'll keep watching. Thanks!

[@LegacyWildernessAcademy]

Awesome, thanks for subscribing! I started with a whole lot of books lol

[@pablog.3906]

always very complete information, including the taxonomic names.

[@JoeandAngie]

Great vid. Bummer that your guide doesnt include Upper East Tennessee, W North Carolina and SW Virginia. The best part of the App-uh-latch-uns!

[@williamjarvis3473]

Madison county NC here, woohoo!!

[@chanchan5349]

The ragweeds are plentiful in these areas! Every video so far has had plants that are native in the areas you mention.

[@JoeandAngie]

@@chanchan5349 Oh, cool!

[@wardrobelion]

So glad to see you again😊. I love your videos.

[@LegacyWildernessAcademy]

Thank you! Glad you find them useful

[@kimk3842]

This is one brilliant man!

[@LegacyWildernessAcademy]

Thank you! Glad you enjoyed it!

[@brisay1844]

Amazingly awesome information ❤ I just love it. Many thanks❤

[@LegacyWildernessAcademy]

Thank you for watching!

[@klmedic222]

Your videos are so good! Well informs me of how the plants look, plus you give AND SHOW the recipe, I love your videos! Thank you so much!

[@LegacyWildernessAcademy]

Thanks for watching, glad you're enjoying them!

[@RamonaLisa71]

So happy that I found you here on KZbin because I'm in love with herbs and found another world of beauty in the so called weeds everywhere and herbal medicine ❤ Thank you and God bless!

[@Christopher-be1qc]

Love the smell of ragweed, im cultivating some now

[@ts4918]

Great information 👍Thanks for sharing your knowledge.

[@LegacyWildernessAcademy]

Thanks for watching!!

[@GeorgiaWoodsHomesteading]

I get so excited whenever a new video comes up. Thanks for sharing such educational fun information Matthew!

[@LegacyWildernessAcademy]

Glad you're enjoying them, thanks for watching!

[@jodylagos4543]

I had been wondering if it could be used somehow. Thank you. Very cool

[@LegacyWildernessAcademy]

Thank you for watching!

[@denisefrickey5636]

Wow! wonderful. I used to see acres of the giant type in Indiana, but here in coastal Mississippi, the smaller type is very very common.

[@lottanerve1777]

I love seeing your content, absolutely priceless

[@LegacyWildernessAcademy]

I appreciate it! Thanks for watching

[@Tracy-wr7mj]

looks like cannabis meets sassafrass.

[@cindykq8086]

Good one! The thumbnail also looked like MaryJane to me, too.

[@j.crizzle8942]

Cannafras or sassabis though?

[@nikkireigns]

Cannafrabisass

[@EmpoweredWithPiper]

It sure does!! I have this exact plant sprouting up next to my back patio, and for weeks I’ve been going back and forth between if I should make root beer with it or party with it, lol. Good thing I didn’t do either!! 😂

[@AndreaM77]

Exactly!!!!!

[@heidimisfeldt5685]

🌄🏞 I knew it was ragweed. Just knew it. Makes ok tea, just dry it completely, and place in a tidely closed jar. Make sure you know the plants, and are not confusing any.

[@duckyday1099]

Im from TN. and just stumbled upon your channel. I subscribed. Thank you from the get go.

[@LegacyWildernessAcademy]

Thank you for watching and subscribing!

[@timmmmmmmmmmy1]

DUDE 😂, you just increased my knowledge of our backyard weeds. Very nicely done video that adds to one's arsenal of know how. 😊

[@emory4258]

Thank you so much for sharing this information.

[@LegacyWildernessAcademy]

Thank you for watching!

[@TnOrchidguy]

Thank you, Mr. Matthew, thank you.

[@HomesteadAlabama]

It's shocking to know that the pollen of this plant kills me! The leaves helps me . AMAZING

[@MJS2376]

Love and appreciate your mission - thank you!

[@JaniceVineyard-kf6wm]

Thank you for the great information.

[@LegacyWildernessAcademy]

Thanks for watching!!

[@philipfontaine8964]

Very good and useful information..! Good presentation too

[@quartamile]

Great videos. It would be very helpful to have the plant name in the title. Thanks

[@monareese5307]

Thank you Matthew for sharing your video very good information I just would have liked to have found it earlier in the season of spring summer now that it is cold in Winter I doubt if I can find it

[@cautious1343]

Well done. Very informative ... thank you!

[@LegacyWildernessAcademy]

Thanks for watching, glad you enjoyed it!

[@terianderson7951]

Thank you!! Very helpful video!

[@LegacyWildernessAcademy]

Thanks for watching!

[@melindaroth5796]

Thank you for teaching us all.😊❤

[@LegacyWildernessAcademy]

Thank you for watching, hope you found it useful!

[@SmarteeeSteve]

Found a giant ragweed at a park near Cincinnati Had a little nibble of a leaf...not bad.

[@InlikeMikeQuinn]

So glad i found this channel

[@TanelicaHilton]

Wow I never knew 😮 Thank you for the knowledge ❤

[@angieeaton1847]

Thank you. I'm going to start watching you!!

[@wildheart3793]

AWESOME AS ALWAYS !!!

[@LegacyWildernessAcademy]

Thanks! I appreciate it!

[@ShaneMclane-PrivateEye]

You do excellent work. Thank you.

[@LegacyWildernessAcademy]

Thank you! Glad you enjoyed it

[@kayorr2683]

Loving your channel! Can you do a video about Pluchea in Florida, please?

[@IHGChick]

@LegacyWildernessAcademy So can it relieve allergies to other pollens, or just ragweed pollen? It sounds great, really versatile!!! Thank you!

[@LegacyWildernessAcademy]

Any type of pollen! Thanks for watching

[@IHGChick]

@@LegacyWildernessAcademy great stuff, subscribed!

[@elijahwilson1422]

Plus, it makes good camouflage for your Pot plants

[@peggyalbright3745]

How do you use the tincture? Rub it on the skin or drink it?

[@moonolyth]

Great pesentation! assuming your other videos are just as well done... subscribed!!

[@remembermee5769]

Thank you for all your hard work..

[@Pine-uc7pm]

Southwest Georgia, thanks you!

[@greendeane1]

The one plant I have seen instant allergic reactions to is Dysphania ambrosioides, formerly Chenopodium ambrosioides, known as epazote.

[@LegacyWildernessAcademy]

Hey Green, I recall you mentioning that in your video on the plant. I've been following your videos and articles for over 10 years! I did a walk with you at the Florida earth skills gathering one year. Thanks for commenting!

[@LSFprepper]

love the information, but ive always understood that you want to dry your herbs before making a tincture.

[@LorrayneHam]

So appreciate your educational videos.

[@BrodyAuldsProductions]

Great video !

[@terrisouthernplainsprepper5927]

Found some iant Ragweed on my walk this morning. Going to make a tincture.

[@johnsonjohnson4725]

Wish you made this video in June so I’d have something now!

[@donniescott4017]

I have this on my property in WNC. I used an app and it said it was wild carrott. Thanks for the additional information on what to look for on the plant. I'm wondering can my Shihtzu use it for her allergies. They have such large eyes, they just run. In Summer months it's worse. The medicine she was on Claritin didn't really do much and so she is on another human medication, but it makes her drowsy like me when I take it. She has been having reverse sneezing and it's hard to watch. I took her to emergency vet a week ago. I'm just wondering if she can take those medications why couldn't she take something natural.

[@LegacyWildernessAcademy]

I believe it can, someone else commented that their dog eats the leaves. Most likely will work on dogs too

[@willowwhyte1104]

@donniescott4017 Maybe check with Dan De Lion “ReturntoNatureSkills” on YT. He’s an herbalist and cured his dog of mange with herbs. Maybe he can help you. ❤

[@kylemetts5365]

How about combining with nettles and goldenrod? Even Mullein?

[@LegacyWildernessAcademy]

Yep those are literally the top three plants I was thinking of combining it with lol, you read my mind.

[@kyyurtman1416]

Ok.. ragweed tincture or leaf? Which would you use for external applications? Leg cramps, skin ailments, etc.

[@LegacyWildernessAcademy]

Tincture or tea internally for cramps, leaf tea externally.

[@nathanhale7444]

A friend used to live in an apartment. He had a garden box outside of his door where some rag weed was growing. Some guy came along and wanted to buy them and offered him $10 per plant. He came back and transplanted them into pots and paid $40 for 4 plants. He thought they were cannabis🤣👍

[@LegacyWildernessAcademy]

Hahaha are serious? That's hilarious

[@stacystepp7914]

Oh my gosh that's funny haha

[@cathyangus550]

I wonder what happened when he rolled some up and smoked some haha

[@nathanhale7444]

@@cathyangus550 I bet he was mighty disappointed and to embaresed to ask my friend for his money back.

[@thomasrape4616]

That giant ragweed I've only ever heard it called blood weed. I'm in SE Texas

[@rodjendrysik3444]

Thanks for sharing

[@boydmiles9916]

Can you do a video on how to tell common ragweed from spanish needles?

[@debbiedotodue]

Here in Kentucky we call your giant ragweed horse weed

[@davidpeightal4918]

There is another weed called horse weed also. It is hot like jalapeños.

[@nishe2010]

Horseweed is a different plant than ragweed.

[@ZombiePumps]

My friend thought he had sunflowers growing by his porch, I had to break it to him that it was milkweed 😂

[@wanderinwahine8832]

Milkweed is a butterflies favorite food 🦋🦋 🦋

[@willowwhyte1104]

⁠And also the only plant that Monarch flutterbys lay their eggs on!❤

[@biscuit7910]

I ❤❤❤ your channel. Would 100 proof vodka work as well with better dosages? Thank you so much for teaching us how to make these & how to dose them. So important. Love the short & sweet, down to the nitty gritty. Please, show us how to make a salve, concoction, and polltist (can't find its spelling). Thank you in advance. ❤ 2 u &all.

[@MsMary-mg3ho]

poultice 🙂

[@biscuit7910]

@MsMary-mg3ho thank you so much. Have a great evening. God bless.

[@LegacyWildernessAcademy]

Yep 100 proof will definitely work, thanks for watching!

[@suez8070]

I wonder if there is anyone that does these kind of videos for the pacific northwest?

[@kezzaobee1462]

So as a tea, it’s for a antihistamine. Is that correct? I just found this in my yard today here in Australia Thanks for this information

[@LegacyWildernessAcademy]

@@kezzaobee1462 Yep, that's correct

[@thomastaylor670]

Well said bush doctor

[@Saiya6CIT]

Keep up the good work

[@LittleJordanFarm]

Is there a better time of yr to harvest

[@PureU0Artificial]

When they’re young, before they flower.

[@melissasmith7069]

Great video