Poisonous Plants Identification - Pt. 1

[@AndresRodriguez-of3is]

Poison Ivy: 0:13 Virginia Creeper: 5:22 Pokeweed: 9:22

[@TrilliumWildEdibles]

Thank you for that Andre's! I'm sure many people will appreciate that!

[@scottsmith8546]

Notice that poison Ivy vines have hairy vines, while the Virginia creeper vine does not. Don't be a dope, never touch a hairy rope.

[@Eragarev]

unless you're comparing hemlock and wild carrot. The queen has hairy legs = okay, poison hemlock does not.

[@vangoghnyc]

This guy's a dope

[@darlenewilson9095]

Virginia Creeper is Evil! Leave the crap alone!!!

[@TrilliumWildEdibles]

@ Darlene No plant is evil. We just need to respect them for what they are and understand them. Virginia Creeper is good for wall cover because it doesn't intrude the masonry or woodwork like other vines do.

[@darlenewilson9095]

Trillium you can love that junk all you want to love it! Not me!! Yes it is evil! Evil as the Devil himself!! It took me 3-1/2 months of pure Hexx for my legs to heal from Virginia Creeper! I can’t tell you the money I spent for medicines at Walmart that would not touch it in no way to help me! I thought I would lose my mind! You can’t tell me nothing about that friggin evil plant!!! It’s no ways close in the ballpark of poison ivy. It’s a waste of good soil on this earth. Pour gasoline on it in the hot sunshine and it will sure get rid of it! It sure won’t grow back. That’s all it will ever get around my home. It will never grow around my home ever again if I find it. The heck with wall cover, you get in that junk and if it bothers your skin like when you get in poison ivy, you’ll end up in intensive care in the hospital! If you don’t believe me you’ll find out the hard way!! It’s the pure Devil! Research it online and read where other people has been through the same Hexx!! People better stay as far away from it as they can! You’ll wish you did!!

[@Reggie9759]

I like that you show everything close up and detailed. Thanks!

[@TrilliumWildEdibles]

You're very welcome!

[@randygreen007]

Informative video on plant identification. The reason the stems on the poke are colored on one side is because that where the sun actually hits the plant. Much like the blush of an apple or cherry. The berries of poke are well known for their medicinal qualities but research them before you ingest them and most importantly don’t chew or crush the seed, eat the berry part and let the seed pass through you. Or strain the seeds and make jelly. There’s nothing that works better for arthritis pain and joint pain in general.

[@dechinta]

My Daddy used to love poke (we call it poke salat.) I like it like turnip greens and my Daddy liked it fried up with eggs. The trick is to get the leaves cover them with water and boil them, then pour the water off and boil them again. Some say to boil them 3 times. I just try to be extra careful and boil them 4 times. I was always on the look out for poke for Daddy and it was so hard to find since it grows wild. However, after died, it was everywhere. I guess he was thanking me for all the messes of poke salat I used to bring him. When my little dog died, I was devastated, but I knew he was with my Daddy because I had adopted this dog two hours before they were going to put him to sleep and them my beautiful Daddy died 11 days later, so my dog was the last new friend my Daddy made and they were stuck together like glue, they loved each other so much. After Brody was buried, I turned away so my friends wouldn't see me crying and there, in my fence, where there had NEVER been any poke salat was tons of it.

[@Randomgui220]

dechinta We only boil them twice then fry them. My great great grandfather used to say that if you ate three meals of poke salat in the spring that you wouldn't get typhoid fever or malaria.

[@Multi1628]

~ "Polk Salad Annie" by TONY JOE WHITE, TOP 10 HIT, 1969. Sallet, not salad = cooked greens. Some growing on the side of my house in Ohio right now 2018, September. Cheers, DAVEDJ ~

[@tatyfonseca6731]

I was raised on Poke salat nothing better in the greens family even the stalk is good all year long but you have to take the outer skin off then cook it like Okra . the berries we used in the treatment of Arthritis .

[@joybickerstaff194]

taty fonseca Hello! Would u mind sharing ur berry recipe for arthritis??? I’d greatly appreciate it! Thank u

[@jamessim1858]

Better keeping all this information to yourself dear lady.

[@annaatkin2114]

I just started watching your videos a couple weeks ago and have learned so much. I’m inspired to go outside and try new things and it’s really helping my depression and anxiety. Thank you for posting and sharing your knowledge, being in nature really puts me at peace and has helped me not to be so homesick since moving from Michigan to Ohio 4 years ago. I am inspired to try new things and have enjoyed my newfound hobby thanks to your channel. Thank you so much ☺️

[@Melissa0774]

You should use Dawn dish soap to stop the itching from poison ivy. It works because it removes the oil from the skin. I had a rash on my legs a few years ago and I washed my legs with it in the shower and it stopped the itching as soon as it touched my skin, even before I rubbed it in. I couldn't believe how fast it worked. I think you should also use it if you've touched poison ivy even if it hasn't caused a problem because you could be spreading the oil around to places where other people will touch it. Washing with regular soap won't do anything.

[@JesseBCO18]

I'll add some information on Poke. The berries when completely ripe (black/dark purple) are edible as long as they are prepared correctly. The seeds inside those berries are toxic. The skin, meat and juice of the ripe berry are edible. You need to strain the seeds out though. You can eat more mature leaves but need to wash them in more changes of hot water to remove the acid. They are not as tasty as the young leaves anyway. But you can pull small leaves off a mature plant but need to wash them through about 8 to 10 changed of hot water. They still sell pies and jams made from the berries here in Southern Indiana. Many old timers still make poke berry wine as well. I'm in Harrison County.

[@TrilliumWildEdibles]

Thank you Jesse for adding such detailed information and explaining the nuances of using Pokeweed, I'm sure many people will appreciate it, I know I do. It's been a while since I've seen you here, hope you're doing well!

[@JesseBCO18]

Are you on facebook? I would love to share knowledge with you. I love your channel.

[@rustylong3518]

Im in Cincinnati

[@davefreckleton7149]

The seeds in the berries are poisonous, but humans cannot break open the seeds. I take a poke berry a day. Helps "poke" your immune system.

[@JesseBCO18]

@@davefreckleton7149 I agree mostly. But if someone were to chew the seeds up while eating the berries they could be poisoned. Swallowing them whole does seem to be safe as you say.

[@292teacher]

I am so happy I found this video. I just cut done a ton of poke from on the side of my house. I cut it down because it was so tall that when my window was open the leaves touched my screen. I had no idea what it was. The stems were bright purple and huge! Just so happen I always wear gloves and make sure I’m covered up when working in my yard. Before this video I googled what it was and the first thing that I saw was poison, do not touch etc. I feel much better now that I read in a lot of your comments people actually eat this plant. Thanks for sharing this video!

[@chasvanden4385]

I remember as a Boy Scout being cautious about poison ivy : Leaves three, let it be!!! Furthermore, poison ivy does produce an off-white color berry later in the season.

[@kendrabenoit835]

Man I’m itching just watching you touch that poison ivy!!! 😂 you are blessed buddy

[@TrilliumWildEdibles]

Lol, yeah in that regard I am. Thanks for commenting Kendra!

[@darlenewilson9095]

Some people it don’t bother. They could roll in it.

[@caroleziler4524]

@@darlenewilson9095 yep im one of those people who can seriously rub poison ivy and poison oak all over me and wont get nothing. I tried when all the kids were getting out of school because they were covered in the rashes.

[@nxlifetv]

😂🤣😵

[@Angela-zf8sn]

🤣🤣🤣🍃🌿☘🌱me too!

[@living4ward2it]

Excellent teaching video, thank you! I read a small article in a New York Times newspaper from 10 years ago, reporting that research has begun to indicate that we humans suffer so miserably from our brushes with poison ivy and oak not because its oil is caustic, but because our systems misread it biochemically as a threat and thus react with histamine overload, which is what creates all the itchy painful skin-destroying reaction. I realize this is a moot point, but helps me not to see it as a bad plant. Many winged and four-legged creatures feast freely on it with no detrimental effects. Another fact is that the urushiol in these plants functions as a repair mechanism, moving to seal lesions created by the many insects which enjoy feeding on the leaves...

[@TrilliumWildEdibles]

Interesting to hear about Urushiol helping the plant to seal lesions! I did not know that so thanks for sharing!

[@rhodawatkins4516]

Here in southeastern Oklahoma we have all these plants in the immediate vicinity, even in our rural yard. I have looked out my window in the fall and seen a large pileated woodpecker, (like Woody), hanging upside down from a big poke salad stalk that wouldn't support his weight, just so he could eat the ripe berries. What a sight!

[@VeraAubert]

Poke is highly edible, tastes much like spinach, but you must boil it for 15 minutes TWICE and pour off ALL the water. It is great when scrambled in eggs and onions

[@TrilliumWildEdibles]

Yes it is, but not in this stage to my knowledge it's only when in shoot form in the early spring. This video is to help other identify poisonous plants and doesn't talk about their uses, which a couple of these plants do have some uses as you mentioned with poke. Thanks for commenting Vera!

[@indianacreekwalker4474]

@@TrilliumWildEdibles as long as you boil it several times the leaves are edible, the berries are also edible as a medicinal, a couple won't hurt you ever few days, the seed is the toxic part of the berry, never ever ever eat the seed of course. I realize its just better to stay away from the plant as it is toxic and if you don't know what your doing its just better to look for a much more edible berry growing in this same indiana area...such as a elderberry or mulberry and all the obvious berries we love

[@rickmoon3663]

@@indianacreekwalker4474 And cook away most of the nutrients, don't think so. You can stir fry them and you eating greens in 5 minutes. I've also e as ten the leaves raw.

[@indianacreekwalker4474]

@@rickmoon3663 Rick if you actually eating this, then you are much more knowledgable than me. I'm only commenting on what i have researched not what i have did with pokeweed, its the one edible i have stayed away from, especially in my area where there is a ton of stinging nettle for nutrients

[@rickmoon3663]

@@indianacreekwalker4474 I was told the same thing you were until I ran into someone who showed me.

[@totstoteensinstem]

This is great. My kids and I just learned about poke weed. We have it in our yard and I had no idea it could be toxic- good to learn with the kids!

[@TrilliumWildEdibles]

Absolutely, kids are more likely than adults to eat Pokeweed because it's so bright and colorful, plus the berries look delicious by their color. Glad it was helpful to you, thanks for commenting Tots to Teens!

[@ritahall2378]

Also very medicinal

[@danielm9062]

I used to pick poke with my grandmother and I can remember it being over my head we won fill up a paper grocery bag she would stem it and boil it like three times I remember that like it was yesterday then she would put bacon and onion in it and in awhile we would eat it was very good so I don't know about just small leaves we pick what ever. Dan

[@TrilliumWildEdibles]

There are a lot of people who say that about Poke Weed, it appears the toxins that are in it require multiple boilings, so the older it is the more boiling and cooking it would require. However personal interpretation from a beginner vs. an old timer taught and raised with time honored knowledge are two different things, so I always err on the side of caution. Thanks for commenting Daniel!

[@darlenewilson9095]

Bull you just boil the stuff and then you got to fry it in a skillet. Iron skillet is good.

[@country21able]

The Polk stalks if you pull them before they get to big not over 2 feet you can skin them and put them in hot water they will turn a bright green then cut them mason jar length and pickle them with vinegar and dill there pretty good pickled Polk stalks.

[@mckeish]

We eat poke salad in the South. It is very toxic if you don't know how to properly cook it.

[@davis4555]

Young plant under a foot tall. Boil the leaves three times changing the water each time. I've also heard boiled once and then fried, but I don't know about that. People do seem to love it, but it always seemed like a lot of work with quite a bit of risk if you screw it up. I'd just avoid it altogether. It is a famine food, so it was never a first choice.

[@GetReady4LiftOff]

Why?

[@mckeish]

It helps to clean out your system. We eat it a couple times a year.

[@cagrangersealninja3720]

Same. Poke root is a very powerful medicine as well. Just be careful with poke if you don't know What you're doing.

[@hannahboykin2571]

I was raised eating poke we did not boil it 3 times and I'm fine... from what I have been told you would have to eat a ton of it before it effects you but do your research.

[@beebop9808]

I've eaten Poke all my life. It's one of those yummy treats that people either love or hate. I've never heard anyone say, ahhh it's ok. Whatever causes the funky flavor being the reason I'm sure but I certainly don't buy the toxic bit. I knew an ole man 82 years old when I was a kid that would eat the berries by the handfuls. hahahaha talk about funky! Don't care much for them myself but I'm still walking just fine after eating them and do from time to time just to remind myself how weird they taste hahaha. I don't know where the poison thing came from but Poke takes a bad rap for it. Never saw anyone sick from eating it and certainly no deaths.

[@kaizhang2193]

@Alyssa Reeder As a kid we called them ink berry plants. Never tried eating them but we did use them to make a mess. From what I understand the berries themselves are ok but at some point in development the seeds are toxic.

[@ryanwalsh5019]

You have to admit though, the plant smells awful

[@ontherims3284]

www.sciencedirect.com/topics/immunology-and-microbiology/pokeweed

[@petinachambersmcvay8482]

Bee Bop I completely agree with you based on my life's experience with poke salad. I cook the large leaves as well and have never had a problem. Also, I have 'never' heard of a 'death' from it. The 'poison' refers to not preparing/ cooking it properly. The worst I've ever known to happen was that someone didn't cook it properly and ended up with the runs. lol (so more like 'food poisoning' symptoms, but, still not death). Never messed with the berries. I usually pinch the flowers off to keep the plant growing.

[@TrilliumWildEdibles]

Read the link On the Rims posted. There's a reason why it must be prepared properly and that is to remove the poison that exists in it. Many people think just because they have been eating it and preparing it properly that it isn't toxic and fly in the face of scientific evidence. There have been serious problems caused by people preparing this plant improperly. Rest assured it is completely safe to consume if prepared properly because the poison is water soluble. It is called salat, salad indicates eating it raw which isn't the case. No biggie though, just wanted to point it out. Thanks for commenting.

[@GrottoGroveGroves]

i never had a problem with poison oak or ivy until i was in my 30's. something changed. just be aware that it can get ya some time. so be careful.

[@TrilliumWildEdibles]

I've heard this before and it's happened to my mom. Just last year was the first time she ever got a rash from it, she's 60, so it definitely can happen. Thanks for being so considerate Ta, it means a lot to me!

[@dixieshumate9947]

Thats interesting ...my brother and i both became allergic when we turned 30.

[@vivienneclarke2421]

Yes! I never had a problem with it,,was always the designated poison ivy puller upper lol.....I have to be more careful now,i get just a slight,annoying rash,nothing major,but,yes,it changed for me when I was in my late 40's.....

[@leynaabbey]

When I was younger, I was so allergic to it. If it was just near it on a humid day I'd catch it by breathing it in. I'd have to have I.V. steroids to fight it off. When it gets into your bloodstream you break out EVERYWHERE.

[@robertdesantis6205]

When my wife turned 60, she couldn't hardly look out the window w/o developing a rash. Makes doing yardwork unpleasant. Another hobby down the tubes. 🍃😥

[@sou2375]

Thank you soooo much for your information! Learned sooo much, especially the poke weed! Have these growing like crazy in my yard, and always wondering about it! Now I know! Thanks again!

[@carolwilliams2356]

Thanks for identifying the pokeweed. I thought that my rash was from poison ivy and after watching your video I know better now. I distinctly remember the berries on the pokeweed that I pulled from my garden one week ago.

[@jeradflood1540]

I recommend subscribing to this channel for anyone who is learning about foraging wild edibles or even just hikers who want to know about the plants they walk by without being hit about the head and ears with Latin all day. Responsible practical knowledge to supplement your field guides can be found with this channel.

[@TrilliumWildEdibles]

Thank you Jerad! I don't like to use Latin very much as many find it confusing. I have tried including it in newer videos but in a text popup. That's because some people have requested it. Thanks for encouraging others to subscribe, it means a lot!

[@notmyworld44]

The poisonous compound in poison ivy, poison oak, and poison sumac is called urushiol. Every time you boil the poke leaves and pour off the water you are disposing of the vitamins and minerals in the plant. By the time you render it edible all you have left is tummy-stuffing with no nutrition in it. My grandmother used to prepare it with crumbled fried bacon, and it tasted really good like any other boiled greens. The berries: Jury is out on that. I've heard that many people eat them, but I find the flavor of them disgusting.

[@elmerfudd5650]

Freeze frame at 2:07 - 2:15 mins, is that a four leaf clover?

[@salciano]

There is a distinguishing feature on the leaves. If you look closely, the outward lobe on the outward leaves is usually more pronounced or larger. 😉

[@rhondaprice5202]

My Cherokee great aunts always got out and gathered Polk for salad every year. They loved this stuff, but they knew what they were doing, if you don't know what you're doing with Polk, then I suggest that you leave it alone! My Aunt's were always trying to convince my mom of how good it was and that she should harvest and pick it for herself. My mom was always leery to try that because she was afraid that she would poison us. Once again, my great aunts knew what they were doing and they loved it! I let it grow in my yard, field, whatever and I respect it as a food that my family loved...and I leave it at that!

[@epson_is_missing3180]

As my mom always taught me for poison ivy, "Three leaves leave it be." Is what she would always say before we went out into the woods

[@333AppalachiaEnergetics]

Grew up in southern Appalachia, Poke is a favorite. Poke sallat from young shoots/leaves. Berry a day (don’t crush the seed). Poke root tinctures & poultices. Very potent medicinal plant but medicine or toxicity is in the dose. Tiny bit goes a long way.

[@bellesparks4374]

My doctor told us the more you expose yourself to poison oak/ ivy the more likely you are to finally break out from it even if you never have before. So, I think just to be safe I would stop touching it. It is a nightmare, itching, ugh. Thanks for the information on Virginia creeper!

[@TrilliumWildEdibles]

I hear that a lot too, but am not sure how true it is. Though I touch it frequently, it's not a constant thing I do. Thanks for the comment Belle and I'm glad you learned something!

[@dreyno64]

I live all around it as I live in a woodsy area. I wasn’t allergic in the past but didn’t handle it. Last 2-3 years: I’ll get a blister or two on my feet/ankles from wearing flip flops. Couple of years ago I got a small patch on my arm: miserable! Thought it would NEVER go away. Be careful.

[@larrytischler570]

When I was young we boys went skinny dipping in the river and we waded through poison ivy with no problems. Then when I got older I was sawing timber up for sawlogs with a chainsaw and unbuttoned my shirt due to the heat. I leaned across a log with the poison ivy on it and woke up during the night with a wide ugly red rash across my chest. Since then I have gotten into it many times and had to take cortizone pills each time. My Doctor told me the last time that it had worsened to the point that i must not risk getting exposed anymore. So I am completely avoiding it now.

[@mylightofhope]

You really do a fantastic job articulating about wild plants!! I'm glad I found your channel the other day and subscribed! You are very lucky not to be allergic to poison ivy! I am definitely allergic to it and even have gotten it during the winter time! I think it can blow in the wind and I'll get it. I definitely have the virginia creeper, and initially I did think it might be poison ivy but there was a cool website that not only was good at describing it for me, but also I learned a couple varieties, what states/region it grows in, as well as poison sumac and poison oak. Many people have made comments in my life that poison oak was here in MO, but according to that link, it is not found here and I don't think poison sumac was either, but we were prolific with poison ivy! Thanks for your work!

[@TrilliumWildEdibles]

Thank you I'm glad you are learning something! My sister is allergic to it. I remember one year as kids she sat in it while waiting for a parade. It looked horrible, and I can't imagine what it had to feel like. I remember seeing that site too a year or so back and using it to show people they had other plants confused with poison oak and poison sumac. It is a really good source. Thanks for commenting!

[@cakiepop2038]

When I was a kid, me and my cousins used to mash up poke berries and mix them with water and dandelion sap to make sidewalk paint.

[@pattiannepascual]

Very smart creative kids!

[@cakiepop2038]

@@pattiannepascual Not really! We were all sticky and gross afterward!! Haha. My mom got so mad when I ruined my Easter dress.

[@Foundinthewoodsbushcraft]

Man I just got poison Ivy watching this video. I'm itching all over.

[@TrilliumWildEdibles]

Ohhh, you're highly allergic I take it. Sorry for the uncomfortable feelings you got. I should do a video on how I alleviate the rash in those that are allergic. Thanks for commenting LocStar Naturalist!

[@Foundinthewoodsbushcraft]

I actually LOVED your video. Just making humor. I enjoyed it so much I subscribed. The video was awesome. 😉🤗👍

[@TrilliumWildEdibles]

Awesome, I kinda figured it was a joke. Thanks for subbing and enjoying the video!

[@kellyhowe2551]

I had poison oak/ivy every year. I very aleric and sensitive skin. Dr.s and everyone had so many irritating, and sickening remedies. I found "gramma's lye soap" at Ace hard ware and I am so relieved, blessed, it helps my skin with every itchy rash, hive, check it out it's 4.99 or 5.99. my skin is so happy.

[@Foundinthewoodsbushcraft]

Thanks so much!!👍🙏

[@brendavalentine-bates7737]

Question: when on a nature walk, we were told that the anticdote to poison ivy grows near by. Could you show them.

[@strangebird64]

Thank you very very much for this educational and informative video regarding poisonous plant identification.

[@grandwonder5858]

Man, you are such a great explainer of things and I enjoy your video so much I wish your video would be much longer! Maybe do a bunch more poisonous plant tutorial instead of just a handful! Great job, my friend!

[@TrilliumWildEdibles]

Thank you I appreciate your kind words! I plan on making a couple more videos on poisonous plants this year once winter is over. Thanks for commenting!

[@lynnsaytennyson2035]

I'm glad you included Virginia creeper. My aunt is HIGHLY allergic to it. Her dad built their house (and like you said) used it to add decoration to the outside. Her doctor thought she had poison ivy and affer tests he laughed. Said he had never seen anyone actually allergic to the creeper. Just a day in southern Indiana. Lol

[@TrilliumWildEdibles]

Yeah it's pretty uncommon to be allergic to Virginia Creeper but for those who are it's really bad from what I've seen. Was there anything the doctor could do for her?

[@lynnsaytennyson2035]

@@TrilliumWildEdibles just told her to stay away from it, keep benadryl, epi pen, sanitizer, and LOTS of calamine cream

[@daniele.f.2963]

Thank you for the presentation. Great to know. I am more certain of what I see around my property. I have them all.

[@barbaramashburn7980]

Fanawesometastic information 🙏💕. From The North Georgia Mountains 🙏. Happy Blessed Everyday Everyone 🙏🙂❤️

[@cathywilson3551]

according to somethings I have read- genetically- poison ivy or oak is REALLY the same plant. They do vary with the leaves as you said - however- depending on how much sun they receive gives them the distinctness associated with the plant- in some instances- the leaves are very much waxy looking.

[@manuelaviles4535]

Yes! I enjoyed watching. And learned a lot more. Thank You!

[@rightnow4450]

I thought the name of the allergic agent was called Urushoil

[@KarmaofOminit]

Thanks so much for this series. It’s what’s holding me back from wold forging.

[@cherigreen4471]

We have moved a lot and had Poison Ivy in several of our yards. When My husband and I would get rid of it we would wear long sleeves and pants and gloves! Neither of us have ever had a rash, but still take precautions because I have read as you age you can develop a sensitivity to it. I don't want to risk it!

[@swizzleproxi4810]

I find your videos so interesting and informative, thankyou for sharing your knowledge. 🌱☺🌿

[@sengaanthal3503]

We must learn about poisonous plant very good video about some of poisonous plants

[@Melissa0774]

Does the pokeweed, when it's in it's younger stage, have thick stems that almost look like really thick stalks of asparagus, that are white inside and have a lot of liquid that comes out when you break them, that smells like peppers? And do they also have huge roots that look like casava roots?

[@sirdukeusa3289]

The Virginia creeper, looks alot like Poison Oak, the poke weed, we used to roll the stock in flour & cornmeal and fry it, I never liked it, it tasted too fishy, I does make good ink with the berries,

[@TrilliumWildEdibles]

Kind of but the margins of the leaves are different. Virginia Creeper has toothed/double toothed margins where as Poison Oak has lobes on it's margins. Plus Virginia Creeper has five leaflets in a palmate structure whereas Poison Oak has three leaflets in a compound arrangement. I have not eaten poke but I hear it's good from some and others say it's bad, however it does make good dyes, inks, and paints! Thanks for commenting Amy!

[@Spect8orSpecter]

When I was little I used to use pokeweed berries to make ink! lol It definitely stains well. My mom was worried sometimes I'd eat them but the berries smell dreadful once punctured.

[@anthonypoole6901]

Brenda Morris my grandmother made something of polk. Had eggs in it.

[@angilias]

I use to use poke berries for magenta paint

[@rhodawatkins4516]

angilias My daughter used to play with the poke berries, squeezing the beautiful magenta colored juice into little bottles & calling it Pokemon potion. I guess the name made her think it might help her catch Pokemon.

[@dianamiller1956]

My poor little boy once wiped himself out in the woods & it turned out to be POISON IVY!

[@TrilliumWildEdibles]

Ohh jeez, that's rough! Hopefully he knows what it looks like now.

[@swizzleproxi4810]

Oops...hope you didnt get poisoned or irritated 😲

[@stormydavis5860]

My Granny always cooked young like leaves but she would also later in the season cut down and harvest the stems and prepare them kind of like okra. The stems were peeled, then sliced and breaded before she fried them up. I really don't remembering the taste so much as the disappointment I'd get at it not being okra with it's slimy popping seeds. So I'm betting it was pretty bland.

[@fordranger4660]

Have alot of Virginia Creeper. I use to make wreaths out of the vine.

[@Maria2685able]

Do you have any suggestions on how I can kill all the poison ivy in my flower garden and along my five acre yard??!! Every time I go in to weed the flower beds I always get poison ivy really bad!! Please if you could help me with a remedy to kill this stuff that wouldn’t hurt my plants and my honey bees. I’d sure be forever grateful!! By the way I live in Indianapolis, Indiana too! Thanks 🙏

[@bleepnsheep2310]

You can eat polk weed polk salad when it gets pretty tall. Never tried to when it sprouted flowers or berries.Its has a lot of astringent that you boil and rinse out several times. Then it tastes a lot like greens and it actually pretty good.

[@TrilliumWildEdibles]

Interesting, I've not heard of people eating it after it had gotten past about 6 in. tall and then they boil it just about two or three times. So I guess it makes sense that boiling more times after it got taller would reduce toxins. Thank you for sharing!

[@pinadibenedetto]

Why are you giving the wtong impression by continually touching it!!

[@SethComedyFan]

I had a big Pokeweed plant growing in my backyard where I let my dog out at. Thanks for the info!

[@jadenmmk]

are the pokeweed berries harmful if you don’t eat them? i use to use them like paint as a child,, nothing ever happened. but i’m curious !

[@thereaper2762]

Poke is what's crazy to me. My family ate it alot when I was growing up and yes always young shoots but if deer and teeny tiny birds go crazy on the berries, why does it affect humans so bad? Have we lost the resistance? Can we get it back?

[@sirenmasterMKII]

I have pokeweed in my backyard and it grows around 3-5 foot in my backyard

[@eddiejohnson7419]

2:07 Is that a four-leafed clover?

[@pattiannepascual]

Can you do more videos? Please put stinging nettles,wood nettle, clearweed, false nettle, etc on one show so we can tell them apart to know which ones safe to eat vs. the toxic look alikes.

[@nightshadekelly]

I am extreamly allergic to posim ivy oak and sumac. Iv almost died from them quite a few times as a kid

[@turtlelake5560]

sumac is the worst I ever had and ivy is messy oozing hell. Use peroxide to dry it up.

[@plagueflower849]

Im the same way i never want to get them again

[@nightshadekelly]

@@plagueflower849 your name sounds so familiar lol I think I went to school with you (if it's the same Kasey)

[@nightshadekelly]

@@plagueflower849 are you from Ohio by any chance?

[@vivienneclarke2421]

I have so much of all 3 of these on my property,right up to the house,they like climbing the brick walls~!! It's a constant battle trying to keep all 3 of them under control...... I was very excited at first,thinking the poke was elderberry as they look very similar. After closer inspection tho,I discovered I have no elderberry at all :(

[@michelestellar153]

If you have enough property, don't live in the city or burbs, get a few goats, in a short time those noxious weeds will be gone.

[@joshhigdon4951]

Young and tender poke weed is edible when cooked. I'd mention that because it's a staple in southern cooking. We're always foraging for it and it's almost identical to spinach. Cook the same. Poke salat!

[@TrilliumWildEdibles]

Yes, I do plan on making a video sometime on poke and how to use it for food but haven't gotten around to it yet. It's nice you spelled salat right. So many people call it salad which can be dangerous if someone interprets that to mean it can be eaten raw. I have some relatives from down south who absolutely rave about poke. Thanks for commenting Josh!

[@joshhigdon4951]

Trillium: Wild Edibles thanks for the reply! We're about 20 minutes drive south of Chattanooga, and this stuff is being lost. In one generation, most people have grown totally dependent on the supermarkets. Even the hippies selling produce at the market couldn't survive more than a couple of days in the wild. It's really a sad thing, how far lost society has become. GMOs and the likes are just normal. Also, I've never gotten a taste for poke salat, but I do eat it when its presented on Sunday dinners with the family.

[@katewizer2736]

Thanks for the information. Very useful.

[@jeepguy5786]

I’ve been eating Polk salat for my entire life. In all different phases of its life. And as long as you boil it once and drain it your good to go. I’ve even eaten it raw drizzle with hot bacon grease and eat it up. Yummy stuff.

[@GetReady4LiftOff]

Whst part of country is sumac? wet swampy areas or anywhere?

[@jorgeamador2652]

Thanks a lot for explaining so well, even I understood 😂😂

[@georgehutcheson9679]

My girlfriend got a really bad case of poison ivy just from the smoke case by burning locust that had the vine growing on the wood we cut for firewood. She never touched any of the wood but we sleep in the room with the stove. You say it doesn't cause any damage to trees but I've seen trees choked out by it when it grows up into the tops. Old saying I've learned is, leaflets of three let it be.

[@nathanlewis6334]

Is that a four leaf clover at 2:07 ?

[@rebeccariley2437]

You can eat almost the whole plant. Boil 1or 2 times, drain after each time. People make wine and jelly. Free food Good like turnip greens or spinach. Saute with onion, used boiled eggs slice over top.

[@anotherunboxingchannelasmr7920]

can you list a few distinct differences between pokeweed and elderberry?

[@kentkloster5937]

Hi, we were raking the leaves in our yard and I found something thats shaped like a acorn but its very squishy and almost looks rotten when we picked it up brown powder came out and brown fumes also started to come out we live in Kansas and we all got quite worried any ideas about what it might be?

[@TrilliumWildEdibles]

Maybe a species of puffball, like the gem studded puffball or something similar. They usually get brown and do what you're mentioning when they are sporing out. You can try looking on this website: www.mushroomexpert.com/puffballs.html for a puffball species that matches what you saw in your yard. I use this website all the time for mushrooms and it's very well done with a lot of good pictures and info. Other than a species of puffball I'm out of ideas, thanks for asking though kent and hope you find what you need!

[@anthonypoole6901]

kent kloster we called that a devil shroom

[@katewizer2736]

Puffball mushrooms.

[@winwin66288]

i thought it was called urishol or was that the name for poison oak or sumac's poison?

[@LoveoftheDarkFiberArts]

I'm confused. I just watched another of your videos where you said very specifically, that poison ivy has leaflets, and in this one, you specify very clearly that these are in fact individual leaves, and not leaflets. Can you clarify which is true?

[@9362stain]

I thought the oil that made you itch was called urushiol? Could that be something else?

[@sprinkles_091]

thank you so much! i had no idea what poison ivy looked like, now i know what weeds to avoid lol

[@cagedraptor]

I use Poke Berry for stains and inks. the stain is light reddish to a deeper reddish purple color.

[@goingclear2647]

Hi, just found you & love all the info. The pokeweed berries are sweet. I tasted a couple last summer & thought they were quite yummy. Glad I only had two:) Do you have info on blood root & black salve? Thanks for all you do.

[@TrilliumWildEdibles]

I've heard the same thing about pokeberries which is why than can be a danger for children especially. I have an identification video on blood root but that's it. I plan on doing something with it for dyes or paints though and making a video on that if it goes well. Black salve I have heard of and understand the recipe a bit but have never made it. That is if we are talking about black salve made from pine tar and not the deadly Asian version that has killed people and is made of nasty chemicals and heavy metals. Dave Canterbury did a really good video where he makes black salve on his channel, though. Thanks for asking and commenting!

[@gilmurrell8789]

Going Clear I don't know enough about Poke Berries, OR HOW to prepare them.. Mountsin folk make pies from them, but YOU MUST KNOW what you are doing!! I eat Pole Salat Leaves, and young stems, every year! I like Young Plants. No more than knee high.. Clean them real good, and boil them 20 minutes.. Pour through a colander, and boil in clean water another 20 minutes.. Scramble together with eggs, or eat as greens, with other food.. The taste is much like fresh spinach, but better! Just FOLLOW MY DIRECTIONS to remove toxins..

[@johnharris7353]

Cooked pokeweed leaves and shoots are the beat tasting wild greens imo and mixed with other bland greens will give it some flavor. I pick the leaves all year long boil thoroughly then rinse very well...I never boil it multiple times. Then toss it in a skillet with bacon grease and chopped onions...yes it does mix very well with scrambled eggs. I'm 67 and have eaten poke my entire life. All I've ever read about it is that it's " deadly poisonous" I'm not sure about that!. The young shoots are a delicacy up to about 10 inches tall cook this same way leave them whole..as good or better than asparagus.

[@sorojiro9367]

Wow, this is quite scary; as kids my friends and I would always play with pokeweed berries because of their color. Had no idea it was poisonous the whole time.

[@TrilliumWildEdibles]

As long as you don't consume the juice or berries you're fine. The juice from the berries was oftentimes used in ink in the olden days for their color. Pokeweed is perfectly edible in the very early spring as long as the shoots are used for that. Hope this helps and thanks for commenting Soro!

[@TrilliumWildEdibles]

As long as you don't consume the juice or berries you're fine. The juice from the berries was oftentimes used in ink in the olden days for their color. Pokeweed is perfectly edible in the very early spring as long as the shoots are used for that. Hope this helps and thanks for commenting Soro!

[@tatyfonseca6731]

And you never once got sick and you are even alive , Stands to reason it isn't poison .

[@joybickerstaff194]

Soro Jiro Hello! I and many others have consumed the berries and still live. I’ve heard of mountain folks drying the berries and take medicinally, I’ve done this for a month with no ill effects, I’ve swallowed them fresh with no ill effect, on the other hand, I do not chew the seeds which I heard can cause illness

[@RonRay]

When I was a kid, I would spend a lot of time sucking honeysuckle flowers for the nectar in them. I once came across a bush with hundreds of trumpet shaped flowers on it that looked like large honeysuckles... it wasn't. I tried one and it was full of sweet nectar, so I indulged myself. Just as I felt "full", my mother happened to see what I was doing and I have never seen her as scared as she was then... She dragged me into the house and looked into my mouth and throat and said I had been eating trumpet vine (Campsis radicans) or COW ITCH! Back then (60 years ago), there was no Internet or even a doctor closer than 50 miles, so people took care of themselves. She watched me foe an hour (felt like 5) and nothing happened. On the PLUS side, I am not allergic to poison ivy or poison oak. I have rubbed it all over my inner arms, just to prove to unbelievers with almost no reaction. (Once, there was just a hint of redness, from the "rubbing" the plants into my skin.) Sorry for the "novel" in your comment section, but this video brought it all back.

[@mish375]

It's possible not to be allergic to poison ivy. My dad and his twin brother are immune to it. He said they've never reacted to it and as kids they were always in the woods playing. In my case, poison ivy will cause extreme itching for a few hours but no rash at all.

[@drpepper8134]

I've picked polk leaves big enough to wrap a newborn babe in, you have to prepare it the right way. It's delicious to me and my family.

[@ktcmj]

Where can I get that book

[@randomsaltyperson1148]

Excellent!

[@Mimi-ko8pn]

I have a plant that has small white flowers. Small green balls grow on the plant and afterwards become purple with juice. Inside the juice it contains many small seeds. It is not pokeweed. The leaves are similar to grape leaves, but only about three inside ridges. Does anyone have any ideas. The plant isn't false raccoon plant either. I don't want to throw away a good plant, but if it's poisonous I want to destroy it

[@cmvb69]

excellent video

[@TrilliumWildEdibles]

Thank you, I'm glad you liked it! Thanks for commenting.

[@mamaboocee]

Leaves if three, Let them be!

[@albertreed966]

I have just watched 3 videos of people making jelly from poke berries...not special treatment was mentioned. My Dad ate poke sallet and lived to be 80 so something isn't jiving here .

[@TrilliumWildEdibles]

There is plenty of information about the toxicity of Pokeweed available. Cooking the parts removes the toxin Phytolaccotoxin which is poisonous. The world's most foremost wild plant authors address this in their books and so do plenty of sources from college websites. Even Wikipedia has a great section on the subject. It is a poisonous plant. It is also edible if prepared properly. Several edible species have this distinction. Jack in the Pulpit being another notable one. It contains high amounts of Oxalic Acid when raw, however after drying and roasting the root, the root becomes edible. What's not jiving is the fact that many people rely upon anecdotal evidence and continue to repeat that. Please look up Pokeweed toxicity and you'll find plenty of great information that should set the record straight.

[@pattiannepascual]

I notice poison ivy leaves seem to adapt to resemble nearby plants to trick you. Same with its berries.i have seen the poison ivy berries in color hues same as plants near it.

[@morganflaherty9582]

I'm talking about Pennsylvania Mississippi Texas California I'm immune to all of the ones that most people worry about on the other hand is got to be a bunch out there did I get to encounter that can mess with me so I still stay clear of them mostly because it is transferable which means even though it doesn't hurt you it can hurt someone you touch

[@menathelovely836]

it would have been cool if you taught us to identify the virigina creeper berries! they look like blueberries when I looked them up but with red stems I think

[@euphoniahale5181]

Wasn’t sure if my dog ran thru the poison oak at a rest area in Oregon. Few days later it was confirmed. Yep she ran thru it and gave some to me.

[@lanishab2646]

i'm not allergic but one tp if ou are is to keep some bakind soda

[@TrilliumWildEdibles]

Really, I don't think I have heard of that before. That's really cool thanks for sharing!

[@lanishab2646]

Trillium: Wild Edibles yeah you can put a little water on it and that's what my mom did for my brothers who are lol. like a paste

[@TrilliumWildEdibles]

Hmm... interesting. Baking soda paste is really useful, use it to clean your counters/ dishes, to brush your teeth, plus all the other uses for baking soda and the one I just learned about from you. Is there anything it can't do?? lol. Thanks again for sharing!

[@lanishab2646]

Trillium: Wild Edibles I dunno....but imagine someone being allergic to it.. hell it can even be used as emergency deodorant however be mega careful it can burn if you use too much of it under there

[@TrilliumWildEdibles]

Lol....that would suck.

[@kleineroteHex]

not having grown up around those plants it is a great video!! I let my poke weed grow for shade too, just need to keep it trimmed or it will grow out of control :)

[@TrilliumWildEdibles]

Yeah poke can grow out of control really fast. Thanks for commenting!

[@thatrallycarguy]

Watching stuff on poison ivy tonight thank you so much brother for the upload I'm in Indiana too Tippecanoe county! If you're in the metal detector or hunting hit me up

[@crisprtalk6963]

Get some fresh poke leaves, boil them with some salt, and then pan fry gently with seasonings. Yum!

[@naturalS41]

Red tinged stems...there are so many variations!

[@BriarHood]

This has already been said, but the toxic compound in poison oak, ivy, and sumac is urushiol. Not toxidendrol or whatever was said. *Toxicodendron is the genus of the sumac family that these plants belong to. The oil associated with irritation is definitely urushiol.

[@TrilliumWildEdibles]

Both are correct but more know it as urushiol, so that's what I call it in later videos discussing this plant. Here's a link: aggie-horticulture.tamu.edu/newsletters/hortupdate/2009/oct09/PoisonI.html

[@heyitzay5958]

How were you touching these and not getting poisoned?

[@TrilliumWildEdibles]

With the exception of poison ivy, the rest need to be consumed for poisoning to occur. As far as poison ivy goes I'm not allergic to it.

[@you_r_my-world2288]

I’m allergic to it. My rash would turn into blisters sometimes. This plant scares me.

[@vivienneclarke2421]

My mom was the same way,,poison ivy and poison sumac. She'd even get the blisters in her throat and her airways would swell. She didn't even have to touch it,if the wind was blowing the right way,,that's all it took. As she got older tho,into her 50s and 60s,,it didn't seem to bother her quite so badly.......

[@autumnr.3724]

The fact he is touching the poison ivy is driving me insane I'm highly allergic