This Common Southern Tree is a Highly Effective Remedy for Joint and Arthritis Pain

Are you suffering from joint pain caused by arthritis, rheumatism, or gout? In this video Matthew talks about the medicinal uses of the magnolia tree, a common herb with numerous health benefits that’s been used for a variety of ailments including arthritis, joint pain and inflammation, anxiety, depression, allergies, and asthma.
Magnolia bark has been used in traditional Chinese herbal medicine for centuries to promote sleep and boost elevate mood.
In the U.S. one of its primary uses is to treat rheumatism, and it’s also been used for pain associated with gout and other joint inflammation.
Lastly, in Mexico magnolia was used as an anticonvulsant to treat epilepsy and seizures, and scientific studies validate its effectiveness for this purpose.
Overall, magnolia is a great herb to add to your home to stay healthy and live with less pain!
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Chapters:
0:00 Southern Magnolia
2:18 Sweet Bay ID
7:00 Medicinal Uses
10:39 Parts Used
12:02 Edible Uses
12:35 Saucer Magnolia
13:29 Harvesting the Bark
16:45 Making a Tincture

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I would like to know more, muscadines and grapes I like.

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[@matchpoint14]

defendfreedom777, God is our creator and he knows everything needed to heal us. I also need his help from chronic back pain and severe chronic fatigue.

[@matchpoint14]

@@defendfreedom777 herniated disc in my neck pushing on my spinal cord. Herniated disc in my lumbar causing lots of pain when I sit. All my life I have had severe fatigue from fibromyalgia and pain. These spine problems are making my fibromyalgia 10x worse. Every nerve in my body feels like it is on fire lots of the time. I had fusion surgery in 2018 for one disc in my neck now another has herniated. I used to be active for 10-14 a day. Now I have lost 95 percent of my active life. I can hardly do anything. BTW, thanks for your service to our country

[@foryourhealth4481]

Ezekiel 47:12 and the fruit thereof shall be for meat, and the leaf thereof for medicine. Thank you for the valuable information. God bless.

[@LegacyWildernessAcademy]

Thank you for watching!

[@RolmiiAderkroi]

Praise God for the medicinal tree🙏❤🙏

[@isabelladavis1363]

Thank you for showing us nature’s pharmacy truly appreciated

[@oldmanfigs]

Matthew is a true keeper of the trees.

[@mikelaney3026]

I enjoyed that very much young man thank you for your wisdom! God bless you and yours and God bless the USA

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[@NazarasfineCrafts]

Love love love your videos. Just went walking around our property and identified a few of the plants you showed us, and this is one of them. Thank you for sharing your knowledge.

[@LegacyWildernessAcademy]

Thank you for watching and for the kind words!

[@QIKUGAMES-QIKU]

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[@QIKUGAMES-QIKU]

Any Australian plants that can do the same ? ​@LegacyWildernessAcademy

[@bettylovell4214]

I am loving your knowledge! I found a sassafras tree on my property based on your education. I knew I had seen them but I always chalked them up to a young oak. But when you explained the smell of the leaf and the bark I found one within 15 minutes of hunting. We live on old school land that grows what it grows based on the sun with the woods. You explaining the leaves and the smell led me there quickly ❤ Thank you.

[@jo9364]

Just found your channel and this was my first video.😊 Look forward to many more. Thank you! 😊

[@daveooooo]

As a certified arborist I really appreciate your knowledge I love trees and I work in them everyday. And I have arthritis hoping this will work God bless you sir Life is good.

[@LegacyWildernessAcademy]

Thank you for the comment, glad you enjoyed the video!

[@stacystepp7914]

WOW! More information packed in this one video than I've ever seen! You've definitely made it easy to identify Magnolia, and your step by step directions on how to use it medicinally were very easy to understand. GREAT JOB! Btw...nice touch ending your video high up in a beautiful Magnolia tree!

[@markmorris9224]

Thank you so much for getting back to me so quickly.

[@lindseyloo6619]

This was really cool, thank you!!

[@stealth7545]

id love to get a magnolia and trim it similar to a garden orchard tree where you keep them around 6ft tall so its easier to harvest and doesnt get as hard to deal with

[@stacystepp7914]

Cool! Didn't even know that was possible.

[@christinemccoy4471]

@stealth Get a little gem. It can be pruned hard, though you ought to allow a bit more height, as to match the width your going to be creating

[@scarlettg6136]

Wonderful videos. The information is very applicable in my area of southern Louisiana. I love being able to identify my local useful plants.❤

[@McJiver]

I picked this tree for using im my landscape. Had no idea it could do this.

[@chrisnixon9752]

Really enjoying this channel great info and presentation! Thank you from Florida

[@dianesmith3225]

Thank you for this video. I learned so much from you. I have sweet bay on my land.

[@jeannamaynard5037]

Wonderful video, with great information. I have always wondered about Magnolia but had never seen anything on it. Thank you

[@rstepp4]

Great video! Very helpful information. Especially for those who experience inflammation, arthritis, depression, and anxiety!

[@trixier6505]

I experience all of these symptoms and will be paying my neighbor, who has a beautiful magnolia, a visit!

[@natejansen892]

Great video! Way up here in Michigan, all we have is saucer magnolia and Magnolia stellata ( japanese variety with a white star-shaped flower).

[@peppynato3610]

Thank you as a PNG I am into natural herbs & I am truly amazed & appreciate you showing us how to make medicine ❤

[@LegacyWildernessAcademy]

Thanks for watching!

[@scherryjackson2881]

Love this

[@jameswarner6899]

Good to know And we have plenty of them here in South Georgia

[@brightmooninthenight2111]

Drinking my first sweet bay magnolia tea I picked out of Okefenokee today

[@jameswarner6899]

@@brightmooninthenight2111 Heck yeah Waycross or folkston?

[@goodfriend6428]

Wonderful! Thank you.

[@LegacyWildernessAcademy]

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[@leonmurphey3968]

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[@LegacyWildernessAcademy]

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[@stephany3434]

Fantastic video! Can it be effective topically?

[@Carolynfoodforest355]

This is very helpful. Thank you

[@LegacyWildernessAcademy]

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[@jodylagos4543]

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[@user-re1ho8wu3l]

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[@LegacyWildernessAcademy]

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[@Oscardunlap]

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[@Cherishflowers6]

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[@LegacyWildernessAcademy]

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[@ericpierce4041]

Earned a sub ,bell and like , i have a southern magnolia i planted in front yard , good information thank you .

[@1FatherB]

Thank you

[@LegacyWildernessAcademy]

Thanks for watching!

[@roxroxutube]

What a nice video! Your presentation style is excellent. I am blessed to have a property with many different magnolias and will be making this tincture posthaste. Thank you for sharing your knowledge.

[@LegacyWildernessAcademy]

Thank you so much! Glad you enjoyed it

[@bradlafferty]

Appreciate the overview of the plant’s history and use through cultures. New sub.

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[@NanetteAycock-pq4tx]

thanks!

[@LegacyWildernessAcademy]

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[@stevenfeil7079]

I use the ratio method to make tinctures. You get a more consistent result.

[@leehart7796]

Great article on your linked webpage as well as this video. I appreciate your thorough research and included sources. Thanks so much!

[@LegacyWildernessAcademy]

Thank you for watching!

[@rogercutting8850]

Louisiana man gonna try it 😊

[@LegacyWildernessAcademy]

Great! Hope it works for you

[@OliverLaborde]

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[@kayecaban5324]

Thank you soooo much!!! I have mimosa tincture, looking forward to adding this to my apothecary.

[@LegacyWildernessAcademy]

Awesome! Thanks for watching!

[@RaraAvis1138]

Wow! Another one I very much need to research and find in the woods. Thank you!!

[@stacystepp7914]

Me too! I'll definitely be on the hunt for one in the woods:)

[@LegacyWildernessAcademy]

Glad it was helpful! Thanks for watching

[@MarkousMajorSurf]

Appreciate u caring about the trees!✊️🪶💯💚

[@mynme1]

Hello, will you please cover the southern prickly ash,(tingle tounge) and east Texas pine, as food sources.

[@gayedawn1]

In Australia we have a species Magnolia Little Gem. Wondering if that would be beneficial.

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No ma'am I'm not LDS, it's just like you said from 1 Peter. Thank you for subscribing!

[@theresabettison5458]

Using the everclear I don't have to delete it after it's done? Also how would this do as a oil infusion for salve. Thanks for the info, I have these trees on my property.

[@randykalish7558]

Well, here I am in Colorado, and I almost dove through my phone screen to catch some of those shavings flying off that shoot 😂. Why's this informational video so easy to watch?

[@LegacyWildernessAcademy]

Lol rest assured they were all pick up. Thanks for watching!

[@paulofthewoods0787]

It's amazing that I've never heard of this before. I've researched herbs for a long time and magnolia was never mentioned once. I knew I had a very large 30+ foot fraser magnolia or the cucumber tree on my property. I've also been able to identify the sweetbay and collected the flower buds. Now is the perfect time to find this video. I've had a tone of joint pain neck and back for years and felt it is digestive related. Thanks for your work to bring this information back to light. Much appreciated.

[@LegacyWildernessAcademy]

Glad I was able to show you something new. Thanks for watching!

[@paulofthewoods0787]

@@LegacyWildernessAcademy I'll update with the progress while taking the herb. Only been a few days but I've seen some pretty interesting results. Having dealt with this for a long time, you get to sense the inner workings of the body in a way most probably don't. Or hopefully never will. I can tell it a powerful herb. Thanks again!

[@LegacyWildernessAcademy]

@@paulofthewoods0787 I should mention that if you feel it's digestive related you should also look into yucca root and greenbriar/smilax root. Both are used for joint pain, but they work differently than magnolia. They have saponins that bind to toxins in the gut and prevent them from being absorbed, reducing the toxin load on the body and helping with inflammation. Make a combo tincture with all 3 and I bet it would work wonders.

[@paulofthewoods0787]

@@LegacyWildernessAcademy very cool. I do sometimes eat greenbrier and every once in a while I'll get an allergic reaction similar to shrimp which I'm also allergic too. Same with lambs quarter. Doesn't happen all the time though. I tend to think there is more going on there than a simple allergy. Maybe not a bad thing at all.

[@LoiLaing]

Matthew, I'm in awe. Thank you! I live your videos. I have a huge Magnolia tree in my yard. I knew that it was used in TCM but had no idea this was one of the uses.

[@LegacyWildernessAcademy]

Thank you for watching! Glad you enjoyed it!

[@robertmray]

Great info. I live in Tennessee and my Magnolia has pods with red seeds as a mature fruiting body. Could that be a Sweet Bay? Thanks. R.

[@LegacyWildernessAcademy]

Could be, it's grown in landscaping in TN. Either way they're all medicinal. Thanks for watching!

[@phillipdailey5865]

Very cool. New sub.

[@LegacyWildernessAcademy]

Awesome, thanks for watching and subscribing!

[@mefolse]

I live in zone 9-9B and we panted 2 magnolia trees in our front yard so how can we tell if it is sweet bay magnolia? Where you live an hour north of the Gulf of Mexico so it’s more like 9B I believe..

[@MoniMeka]

I am from the Mississippi Delta, but i moved to clCentral Texas back in 2007. Lol, this tree doesn't grow in either of those areas! 😂😂😂😂 oh, well! I may run up on it one day! 😊

[@LegacyWildernessAcademy]

It's also planted in landscaping so you may very well find it. Thanks for watching!

[@MrTTF420]

How do you make and use it with glycerin?

[@BlancaHolland-xx9ny]

There was a magnolia tree next door yard it was beautiful but the land was bought: the magnolia tree was removed 😢 the only thing I have is a picture was a dove 🕊️ who nested in its branches. Our house is a 2 story house: that tree was that tall.

[@KendrasBrain]

I was excited to see you talking about this shrub. I'm pretty sure I have ( and have had) a wild one in my yard. Typically I see them growing very. Lovely, almost connected to, a mature loblolly pine tree. Is this the same plant? Yours show growing alone with multiple trunks but this comes out and boughs out from one main trunk. The color is the same, the flower aroma wafts in the air. It's dark and late tonight but I will check the back of the leaves and smell the leaves. Thanks!

[@KendrasBrain]

Not lovely. I meant 'closely '

[@LegacyWildernessAcademy]

If you take a couple pictures of it and email them to [e-mail] I can help you identify it. Thanks for watching!

[@KendrasBrain]

I sent you an email with pictures a few days ago. Thnx

[@BonnieDavis-cy1rz]

Matthew, do you have a book with your information in it. Your information is very important and I wish I could keep information at hand.

[@LegacyWildernessAcademy]

Hi Bonnie, I have this short guide you can download, but other than that I don't have a full length reference. Thank you! www.legacywildernessacademy.com/medicinal-plants-ebook

[@user-re1ho8wu3l]

@@LegacyWildernessAcademyThank you. Can't wait to get my copy.

[@raychel3548]

I'm happy to find your channel, especially since you're covering plants in the southeast! I have a question.. when you're making the strips, do you try to focus on the green cambium layer or does it not really matter? TY

[@LegacyWildernessAcademy]

In this case the outer bark is so thin that it doesn't really matter, but on plants with thicker bark i'd scrape it off first.

[@raychel3548]

@@LegacyWildernessAcademy ok thank you!

[@historygradstu]

Thats that damn everclear giving you that headache with too many drops!😂

[@tommyluck19]

Great video, thanks! If someone doesn't want to drink the alcohol part. Just leave the drops out in a little glass for 3-4 hours and most of the alcohol will evaporate

[@kight249]

not true at all!

[@tommyluck19]

@kight249 Yes it is,man! just try it! I made the tincture from Everclear. Overnight all the alcohol content gone

[@StatmanRN]

Having stage 3b renal failure, I can’t take NSAIDS. I wonder how this is with kidneys.

[@user-dj5uv4yv9s]

Do you combine you flower and bark tinctures? And do they both serve our body in the same manner?

[@LegacyWildernessAcademy]

The flower buds are specifically indicated for allergies and asthma in Traditional Chinese Medicine, but the bark/flowers/green seed cones probably have all of the same uses. The main thing I use is the bark and seed cones mixed together.

[@MynewTennesseeHome]

I have a few deciduous type magnolia out in my woods. These are really skinny and tall with huge leaves. Would you have an idea the variety and if can be used in the same way?

[@LegacyWildernessAcademy]

It sounds like the big leaf magnolia, Magnolia macrophylla, but regardless of the exact species it can be used the same way. Thanks for watching!

[@MynewTennesseeHome]

@@LegacyWildernessAcademy Thank you for answering 😊

[@perrypresley9630]

We call it swamp magnolia here. I live in a swamp area and I am surrounded by food and medicine. People need to be familiar with making alcohol based tincture and slow cook in water and dry into a powder😊

[@markmorris9224]

I live in North Georgia and we have the ones with the best smelling flower I think of any other tree flower. After it blooms it has a cone with the red seeds in it. Is it okay to use to. Thanks great video.

[@LegacyWildernessAcademy]

Yep, any magnolia will do. Thanks for watching!

[@princessviray]

What's the chinese medical book that you cite for the anxiety application?

[@LegacyWildernessAcademy]

Do you mean the really old one? It's called Shen Nong Ben Cao Jing.

[@cherylmerideth5143]

How easy are they to grow from seeds?

[@Ldyether]

If the flowers give me horrible scent migraines on the tree, would it be best to avoid tincture of the flowers?

[@LegacyWildernessAcademy]

Not necessarily but I would avoid them just in case.

[@JanineMJoi]

Lol, you spilled the tincture on your hand, I says, "he's gonna start giggling in a few minutes" lol, been there, done that. Tvm for showing dosage.

[@monareese5307]

Maybe if you were more north michigan

[@ketarivera7459]

Is the dwarf version austrailis sweet thang a sweet bay magnolia that can be used medicinally ?? Thanks

[@LegacyWildernessAcademy]

Glad you enjoyed it, thanks for watching

[@darlene2283]

Can you buy the leaves if you can't find them in the woods

[@user-mx3hq4ec1y]

I have a tulip magnolia. Would it be just as good to use as the sweet bay magnolia?

[@LegacyWildernessAcademy]

Yep, any species of magnolia will work. Thanks for watching!

[@takeawalk5416]

Like your videos, but I live in ohio. I have a question. I believe the tulip tree is in the magnolia family. Do you think it could also be used?

[@LegacyWildernessAcademy]

Yes, you are correct that it's in the magnolia family and is used similarly. It can be used the same exact way for arthritis pain, but I don't know for sure if it has all of the same beneficial effects on the brain/nervous system. You can harvest and prepare it the same way shown in this video. Thanks for watching!

[@johnsonjohnson4725]

I appreciate your informative videos, but please know that your delivery could’ve vastly improved if you didn’t end a statement with an ‘upward lilt’ in your voice which makes it sound as if you are asking a question. If you know your subject, speak with conviction! 👍

[@tianasixkiller4771]

Could you put the bark in a hermetically sealed jar with olive oil to make an oil based tincture instead? Let it sit maybe four to six weeks in a dark spot and place drops under the tongue then swallow after 30 seconds to a minute? Would the dose and frequency be the same? Thank you.

[@reibersue4845]

If you don't like alcohol for a tincture, try using glycerite for a tincture. Alcohol makes the best shelf stable and does the best extraction. Glycerite probably is a near second and oils probably the poorest and least shelf stable. Or steep it in water and make a tea.

[@Levon9404]

I’m wondering, do you have anything ready to buy? I live in California, I don’t have time to drive to eastern US to collect some magnolia flowers or leaves

[@ShaunBest]

Got a Mango tree?

[@ShaunBest]

Got any Mango trees there? Use those. Also Ponderosa Pine bark extract should be findable near you.

[@joancooper3506]

Is the med made from magnolia tree similar to NSAID? And does it have the same side effects?

[@LegacyWildernessAcademy]

That's above my knowledge of chemistry/physiology to answer for certain, but I'm almost sure the answer is no. I believe magnolia acts differently. On the other hand, willow bark is very similar to NSAID medications, but without some of the negative side effects like stomach problems.

[@kight249]

Please where is the studies that validate its effectiveness in treating seizures?

[@LegacyWildernessAcademy]

Chen CR, Tan R, Qu WM, Wu Z, Wang Y, Urade Y, Huang ZL. Magnolol, a major bioactive constituent of the bark of Magnolia officinalis, exerts antiepileptic effects via the GABA/benzodiazepine receptor complex in mice. Br J Pharmacol. 2011 Nov;164(5):1534-46. doi: 10.1111/j.1476-5381.2011.01456.x. PMID: 21518336; PMCID: PMC3221106. Martínez AL, Domínguez F, Orozco S, Chávez M, Salgado H, González M, González-Trujano ME. Neuropharmacological effects of an ethanol extract of the Magnolia dealbata Zucc. leaves in mice. J Ethnopharmacol. 2006 Jun 30;106(2):250-5. doi: 10.1016/j.jep.2006.01.003. Epub 2006 Jan 25. PMID: 16442760. Bastidas Ramírez BE, Navarro Ruíz N, Quezada Arellano JD, Ruíz Madrigal B, Villanueva Michel MT, Garzón P. Anticonvulsant effects of Magnolia grandiflora L. in the rat. J Ethnopharmacol. 1998 Jun;61(2):143-52. doi: 10.1016/s0378-8741(98)00028-2. PMID: 9683345.

[@dietarychef2212]

Are the anti-anxiety effects immediate or do they happen over time?

[@LegacyWildernessAcademy]

It works somewhat quickly but it's very mild. Not something you would use for an anxiety attack or something like that. For a powerful herb that acts immediately for anxiety attacks, look into anemone(Pulsatilla genus). For that plant you a take very low dose (1-5 drops), but it's the most effective plant I know for acute anxiety.

[@annacrider4389]

I have Japanese magnolias

[@MeadowLark8]

sigh... allergic to this one :( I wish there was a way around it.

[@lesjones5684]

Wild lettuce 🥬 😂😂😂😂

[@chuckbogdanowitz2785]

If you make a tea to strong all you gotta do is add water 😂

[@inmyopinion6836]

You failed to give the actual active chemical ingredient by name. Could it be Magnesium?

[@dietarychef2212]

Don't be an ass he gave you all you need to know.😏

[@dietarychef2212]

You failed to realize if it was magnesium he would say don't drink to much or diarrhea. Smart @$$

[@standingbear998]

can't hear you

[@chuckbolik7060]

Of course the alcohol will make you feel pretty good also.

[@paulcallicoat7597]

I have a simpler method to address my arthritis than fooling around for years growing a tree that provides nothing useful but shade which actually is bad for grass production: eat only beef that will require that grass that magnolia would reduce. When you do eat beef you will want to include up to 50% fat that the grass fed meat has. Within a few days you will wake up with no inflammation and pain and other allergies will be gone as well. After a few months you can try introducing other forms of proteins such as eggs and pork. You will quickly know if they induce any negative reactions. If you have to use a toxin like this tree provides to mask the effects of a bad diet it isn't like good for longevity. We humans aren't equipped to digest and thrive on a high carb/plant diet.

[@loquat44-40]

The name of the tree is not in the title and no mentioned at the beginning. So I immediately quit watching. I do not like click bait.

[@LegacyWildernessAcademy]

I say the name in my very first sentence, 13 seconds into the video. It's also not click bait because the video delivers exactly what the title promises, information on a tree that is highly effective for reducing or eliminating joint and arthritis pain.

[@sherylavelle2953]

People that are impatient have trouble learning. Thank you for all you teach us!

[@pamsmith9541]

Too verbose. Just get to the points and stop wandering around...

[@brianlucas7604]

Just get to the point. Waaaaay tooo much useless extra information

[@jo9364]

Just found your channel and this was my first video.😊 Look forward to many more. Thank you! 😊

[@BlancaHolland-xx9ny]

There was a magnolia tree next door yard it was beautiful but the land was bought: the magnolia tree was removed 😢 the only thing I have is a picture was a dove 🕊️ who nested in its branches. Our house is a 2 story house: that tree was that tall.