This (Vampire-like) Indian Pipe Is Unlike ANYTHING in the Forest! (aka Ghost Pipe)

[@pianoluver1222]

I live in a suburb of a small town, on a quarter of an acre, and I have 4 colonies of ghost pipe. Me discovering those little plants is what inspired me to make my entire yard into a native plant sanctuary.

[@brianfitch5469]

Your lucky I have 20 acres of woods and don't have any that I've found.

[@violettracey]

Awesome!

[@TingTingalingy]

Stop telling lies

[@cutgras]

That is fantastic! How is it going? Thinking about trying that too.

[@nontrashfire2]

Are there any publicly available photos of your project?

[@AJScraps]

Over-harvesting is one of my biggest worries as plant medicines become more popular. Lets help preserve biodiversity, we need it!

[@orionhumberger8648]

Can it be propagated? If so, getting that info out there could prevent over harvesting.

[@AJScraps]

@@orionhumberger8648 seems like the fact it parasitized mycelium makes it difficult to propagate

[@user-pg7uj4bp4q]

@@orionhumberger8648 it cannot be grown by humans

[@adammillwardart7831]

@@orionhumberger8648 I've read comments where people claim they dug up part of a patch and transplanted the whole thing, dirt plug and all, near a tree of the same species as the ones near where they dug it up.

[@user-pg7uj4bp4q]

@@adammillwardart7831 it could be possible but just because you find the same trees doesn't mean it will grow there. first, you'd have to find the right trees growing near the right mushrooms but even that wouldn't be enough. ghost pipe depend on mycorrhizal fungi , a symbiotic bond between the mushroom and tree, and even if you manage to find where that's occurring, there are a whole host of other factors. we just don't know enough yet to insure the success of transplants so, if there are successful transplants out there, it was probably more a question of luck than anything.

[@ricklahey4816]

It grows all over my property, I've watched it, harvested a little. Dried it and smoked it which gives you this very peaceful feeling and makes you feel very "present" is how i would describe it. I haven't tried it fresh surprisingly. I've made an alcohol based tincture, sublingually same effects.

[@stewartmatson3682]

If it's already dried out in the ground can I still harvest and smoke?

[@johnstamos4629]

@@stewartmatson3682 can you? yes. However, like all things, potency levels of anything will be greatly diminished if the thing is not dried out entirely*, quickly and out of UV and heat damage.

[@paulette6900]

@@johnstamos4629 You can't grow it. They tried. That's why you need to be careful not to harvest too many of them, or pull them up by the roots.

[@johnstamos4629]

@@paulette6900 Someone will figure it out.

[@soldatvonzufall2548]

@@paulette6900 being a parasitic plant, it needs a full ecosystem with just the right balance. people have probably tried to grow them in isolation which is a guaranteed failure. I'm confident (hopeful) someone will find the right balance where the seeds can grow in a given ecosystem. maybe not to the point to be farmable, but maybe enough to solidify their existence

[@jackjones9460]

Don’t you find sitting in the Forest is a Spiritual Experience? Breathing the air, feeling the soil between my fingers and toes always makes me feel better!

[@r.k.ssshhh5508]

Oh goodness yes! I find my body craving it more and more after I am able to and then not for a while...I think our bodies and minds are more connected to the earth and elements than we'd like to admit sometimes 🍄❤️

[@odinata]

People in Nike Advertisements CANNOT have spiritual experiences because they don't posses a spirit and have no soul.

[@Quagigitymire]

It's absolutely relaxing right up until you hit the really dense, low light penetration areas where every direction looks confusingly similar. This I also enjoy, but for the opposite reason. It's unnerving, a bit scary, and fun, but certainly not relaxing. Evergreen forrest are wonderful in countless ways.

[@PoppaBadger]

Walking with bare feet can also help you to feel more spiritual and in tune with the Earth because our bare feet, when done safely and in a safe place, allows direct contact with nature. It can make you feel much more grounded as well, as you are, in fact, making direct contact with the ground. Just be cautious because there are parasites and other organisms that can attach and even dig into your skin and cause you problems. But, we have been walking without shoes for thousands of years without any problems. So with common sense, we can walk in bare feet without concern. 🙂👍🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻

[@glennplatvoet7111]

Yeah the mosquitoes suck you dry maybe that's what that feeling is hahaha

[@RobertSmith-km6gi]

In my 35 years of living in rural Maine I saw these growing in several places every year without fail on my peaceful 9 acres.

[@johnwillis4706]

I've tinctured and dried Ghost pipe most of my life. I learned of medicinal plants and their uses from my grandmother. She used exclusively natural medicines for all of her long life, she passed at 106. I have told no one outside my family. I have large stands of Indian pipe on my property and I guard that no one cuts them along with a host of other medicinal plants, herbs and trees. It is one of many I use in my life. I'm now 70 years old and haven't had to see a doctor in 40 years and have no plans to do so. God and nature will provide.

[@TheWayWalker]

That is absolutely amazing 👏 I hope that the Lord will provide a property for me that I can find wild medicinals that I can use instead of OTC pharmaceuticals. I am learning more about herbalism currently.

[@j.l.1217]

I am on the 45th parallel, northern Michigan, I have a huge amount of flowers and I also discovered a Pinesap cluster. Booming harvest this year.

[@kdavis4910]

Ghost Pipe has a mycorizal association not only with Russulaceae mushrooms but also associates with Eastern Hemlock trees in Maine. I'm pretty sure there are other trees it associates with as well. Rather than being parasitic I believe these plants slow down the chaotic speed of messages sent between species in underground networks and mycelium makes it all possible.

[@melissajones5474]

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[@jkb1O5]

Nice insight. Thanks

[@uarbor70]

Yes it grows amongst to the reseller mushrooms and Oaks here

[@michaelchittem1574]

This plant grows literally all over the game lands near my house. Thousands of them. They only pop up for about two weeks each year so you have to time it right but they (anecdotally) certainly don’t seem rare in my area. Probably shouldn’t mention where I’m at so people don’t pounce on it, but I figured I’d share my experience with their abundance for anyone worried about them becoming scarce. Mother Nature is more resilient than we sometimes think ❤

[@swamptosoundadventures8337]

My favorite plant on earth. Last fall I found dozens of clumps of them and researched it like crazy. I actually made a video exactly like this but never uploaded it because for some reason I decided it didn’t fit in with my hunting and fishing videos. A couple other interesting things: it has never successfully been grown or kept in captivity even in a lab. And it’s only considered rare because it requires such precise conditions, it’s found in much of Asia and South America too. Great video man!

[@UntamedScience]

Thanks… 😎 I also almost didn’t upload this one.

[@Døp1esYT]

Please do uplaod your video :)

[@alexparris7769]

Likely because it requires a mature mycorhizal network to tie into. It's only been a few decades since we even knew about mycorhizae's significance so I hardly believe anyone has cultured enough of a network to make the plant viable. It has always been one of my faves too. Though as a kid I did dig up a few from my woods hoping to grow them... I regret that because they are a lot fewer these days.

[@mikey_mike]

Lol I was having muscle spasms in my shoulder while I was out for lunch with my girlfriend and told her I need to take some of my ghost pipe tincture when I get home. I take the tincture then get a video notification on my phone and it was this video. Weird!!! Lol. Monotropa uniflora (ghost pipe) grows everywhere in the woods behind my house. Well, actually all over the place in my area in Pennsylvania. In big thick clusters and large patches all throughout the forest. I've seen single clusters thick enough to fill a pint jar. I'll attach a link to some pictures. A couple pics of ghost pipe, a few of a monster chunk of Chaga, which also is very abundant in my area and some pics of some reishi I grew in antler form (ganoderma lucidum) in a high co2 environment. Oh and a pic of some good books for any other foragers that would like to learn more. photos.app.goo.gl/XYBTSi4mvij9jwcq7

[@johnstamos4629]

@@mikey_mike Whoa! cool pics! Howd you get the Reishi to grow so tall? That Chaga looks like a rino horn. I wonder if we tried planting Ghost pipe in soil on top of a colonized jar..

[@StuffandThings_]

Recently found like *4* wonderful patches of these in redwood forest national and state parks. I instantly recognized they were a parasitic Ericaceae feeding on mycorrhizae, before later learning what they were in particular. Felt very lucky to catch these things at the right time, not to mention in such a spectacular setting amongst giant coast redwoods in the mist. Needless to say I spent a decent amount of time snapping pictures. They're absolutely stunning to look at.

[@justinw.7045]

I'm thankful to live in the Appalachian Mountains. Even still when I step off on the trails this time of year I'm taken back by the amount of beauty these hills provide.

[@arlesarmando2780]

You should totally check out...

[@arlesarmando2780]

Franc_tripzs ****

[@brianfitch5469]

Have you ever have anything strange happen when your in the woods up there?

[@garyrobinson5655]

​@@brianfitch5469shit you not when I was about 15 I was on the Appalachian trail with a couple of buddies. It was super late talking 3 am completely pitch black no noise, then all of a sudden I hear a voice that was eerily similar to my grandpa's (he passed when I was 7)

[@quebecpatriot1874]

just watch for the eyes....the hills have eyes

[@richardburguillos3118]

There are still great mysteries all around us. Amazing things we can learn from nature. We just need to remember to care for and respect it or it will all disappear. Thanks for another interesting and educational session.

[@wildernesssurvivalandthriv7953]

I knew an old Mohawk Indian woman in the mountains who used it to treat a few kids who had epilepsy in her community, they were too poor to afford modern medicine and she said they haven’t had seizures since but she also said she’s seen new age people without epilepsy take it without moderation and having non-life threatening seizures as a result, so be careful

[@conniesemerad-schaefer9917]

Important to now. Thanks for sharing

[@TingTingalingy]

That's interesting since medicine is usually Controlled poisoning

[@bobclark6703]

Being to poor to afford modern medicine is not a bad thing, my Daughter was prescribed Lamotragine for her Epilepsy many years ago but it never helped the problem is the side effects of coming off it are horrendous so she has to still take it, we have found something more natural which has helped enormously but she is still on Lamotrogine.

[@martinsheehan5119]

I love the plants vs modern medicine that causes more troubles.

[@willgara6351]

Nah man don’t use the word Indian for natives but that’s incredible man, Ty for this!

[@babystepsgarden6162]

I have actually Seen this plant. Only once in my early teens. I am now 65. It was beautiful. I had to look it up to find out what it was. But I was blessed to have seen it! ❤️

[@kdavis4910]

They grow all over my property here in Maine and all over the local forests. I'm still using the original jar of tincture I made for nerve pai issues because of my rare congenital diagnosis in 2018. This plant is sacred. My bloodline is Crow. It was classified as a threatened species last time I checked though it's becoming more common here. I don't know about other areas so I don't think I can call it a comeback.

[@brianfitch5469]

As more people are addicted to screens and don't go outside. I believe it will make a comeback. It's kinda hard to say how much there is since it grows from north to south. Over tens of millions of acres of land.

[@lissa755]

Does it help with your pain??

[@Ebonforge]

We have this on my family’s property and it really does help with chronic pain in very small doses. We have a rule of not taking more than one flowering stem per bunch. Let’s be clear here folks. It’s not a magic remedy though so don’t buy into the hype you find online. It “helps” with pain .. not eliminate it.

[@pariahthistledown540]

same thing with Opium Lettuce...it ain't Morphine, but it helps

[@pl5674]

I ate some of these a few years back, trying to find remedy for persistent migraine... It made me have extra sensory perceptions of what was going on in other places that I was not physically in. Talk about Mind Opening !

[@kevinkelly1529]

I'd like to hear more about that.

[@Stephen-kt2nj]

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[@Stephen-kt2nj]

He ships swiftly, 💯🙏

[@wisdomsleuth77777]

Have you ever tried a chiropractor sometimes migraines are alleviated from a good adjustment

[@asiatownsend830]

There’s Indian pipe here on Vancouver island. The forest and mountains of Fairy creek outside of port Renfrew are the best

[@patrickday4206]

Makes me wonder if it's another plant the native Americans spread around where they traveled and traded?

[@robertlee8400]

I know where bunches of this plant grows within a 10 acre forest ,year after year , it’s just all over the place . I never knew the properties of this plant .

[@jollylama4773]

just listened to Paul stamet's talk about the science behind using psycilicin with lions mane and niacin - the compounds, when used together, give a more positive trip by continuously flushing the byproducts and allowing for new neurotransmitter release... your thoughts about the compounds working together made me think of it - it's likely that natives were also knowledgable in which plants to mix together for specific medicinal effects - instead of the post pharmy tendency to divide and isolate

[@Momcat_maggiefelinefan]

In Canada we find Indian Pipe growing at the base of birch trees. They’re quite numerous in the Boreal forest where I grew up.

[@luke144]

I have an extremely painful nerve disease and this plant and ketamine are the only drugs that help. I sure with they could synthesize the active compounds. This plant is a POWERFUL pian killer.

[@dandesrochers363]

Also wild lettuce works natural opioid without side effects.

[@ASSFUCKER6969]

Peace be with you. I hope all is and remains well for you.

[@markhaunert5029]

@@dandesrochers363 I've heard about this but had a hard time getting amounts to use. Thanks 👍

[@solaris808]

Alpha lipoic acid. Works wonders for nerve problems.

[@chrisholmes6029]

So is wild lettuce. Great for back pain, neck pain, arthritis. My boyfriend thanks me every day for making double decoctions with it.

[@MarkRayBeach]

It grows in abundance on Cape Breton Island, NS, Canada. Northern stretch of the Appalachians I think. There is a section of newer growth forest on my property (a mix of alder and spruce, and some wild apple, taking over old grazing fields), where there are literally hundreds of stands of ghost pipe. I’ve made tinctures with both vodka (vibrant purple!), and apple cider vinegar. In the few times I’ve dosed with it I’ve experienced a reduction in pain, a mild euphoria, and a similar calming, deep connectedness that I’ll get with a low psilocybin dose. No negative effects that I’ve noticed. Love your videos! Thanks for what you do!

[@ericwhitehead7303]

same effect here. grows abundant in the summer where I am

[@forestmonk9]

Did you make a tincture ?

[@phillowe3355]

I'm on the mainland and a 7 acre property and have been protecting patches of it that grow ..First year making a tincture.Ive some major pain issues I'm hoping it can help

[@jk-76]

People got word out about Chicken of the Woods being good eating and now they are WIPED out by 6am every time it rains. I would take some, leave most. Now, someone takes everything. Hope it doesn't happen to the Indian Pipe.

[@kennedygary9031]

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[@KTB-Silver]

Why does everyone say these are extremely rare? These are not rare or hard to find. It’s Pain relief, anti anxiety medication and a spiritual calming.

[@robertnewman4072]

This is what I was looking for.Very informative,Thank You

[@UntamedScience]

Glad it was helpful!

[@shanetowne6530]

My wife and I have a spot in michigan that we find it at. There are also alot of mushrooms in the area.

[@rodeovegas1392]

Trippy_psyche1

[@HarborLockRoad]

Ive made tea with it, and its the only thing that completely took away the pain from my destroyed back . Unfortunately, within 2 weeks, i developed a tolerance for it, and it didnt work anymore. But if you just got hurt and suffer acute pain, its the best remedy!

[@blueforest2927]

Iv'e seen many of these in the woods of western massachusetts...never gave them a second thought. But now i'll stop and soak in a bit of it's beauty if i come across them again...thank you !

[@gagemal5]

Check the spots from late July to early September. Around me they are usually above ground for around 2-3 weeks

[@jamstagerable]

I'm in South eastern Ma and see them everywhere, mostly in pine forests. I've known about them for a couple years but have yet to forage any to make a tincture etc.

[@robnelsonfilms]

Love it! Amazing. "Closer to Psilocybin than aspirin" ... ? Incredible.

[@bobjones8372]

They are not rare in north CT, i find most abundant on the pine side of the Pine, hemlockin valleys/ oak hickory on hills, border, there is also a bright pink variety that tastes like wintergreen that's seems to be tied more to the wintergreen plant itself rather than the black birtch that grows in the same area, those clumps you showed were tiny ours aer2-3" around and 10 to 20 pipes, 6 to10" high, I think you'll find they are much closer tied to fungi than you said, older books list them as a plant/fungus cross, hope that helps.

[@jackmontgomery9620]

Found a group of them growing amongst the pine trees behind the house when I was a kid. Thought they were amazing little plants,

[@gooblysgaming287]

Just cause it doesn't grow much in your area doesn't mean its endangered. This is litteraly everywhere in my state and several others... Endangered means its rare everywhere... This is to everyone saying its endangered or rare

[@kennedygary9031]

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[@kennedygary9031]

They've got all kinds of psychedelic stuff.!!!

[@Starsprinkles22]

I find it all the time in my area. I’m surprised when someone says it’s rare

[@gooblysgaming287]

@@Starsprinkles22 Right, That's ehat I'm saying!

[@darkwolve]

Hey Hey! I stumble upon this and I'm 30 minutes south of Boone, NC... and you're in the same mountain range and state I am. Schweet!

[@AJScraps]

Antidote for psychedelic overstimulation you say? Thats incredibly interesting and valuable. 😳

[@RSRatornra]

I've seen it used at festivals to great success

[@bryanjones14]

I may test this

[@RSRatornra]

@@bryanjones14 you'd want to harvest a few months ago some advice, if thee flowers are pointing straight up and not hanging down then they are past their prime and not fit for harvest. I've seem them labeled as "rare" but I explore woods daily all year round, this year there has been quite the abundance of this flower everywhere. they are dying off now and preparing for next season in the area where I live

[@bryanjones14]

@@RSRatornra I've my an avid outdoorsman , I have property in northern Michigan I've used them for neuropathy in my feet for yrs , I have small bottle of tincture I keep in my packback , I wish I would of know this little too this spring , one of my trout fishing buddies had a bad ride on some mushrooms and it was a longgggg baby setting trip

[@bryanjones14]

@@RSRatornra great advise though

[@outdooradventureswithfayde6832]

I live in Wisconsin and I found these out hiking one time. I had never seen them before and was mesmerized by them. I continued down the trail and found a couple other patches. Now after watching your video I have a much better understanding of what they were now. Its very good to know that forest is healthy. It is quite a beautiful peaceful forest. I like how you always get up close to the plants and mushrooms. Huge fan of your videos. Much respect for what you do. 😁✌

[@mathewfigueroa8]

I just found them in northern WI today, found this video by chance today too 😅

[@outdooradventureswithfayde6832]

@@mathewfigueroa8 its a great channel. Cool ya found some as well 👍

[@bainsworth8853]

I had an interesting thing happen with the Indian pipe, I have a Coffee cup full in water, they have been in for two weeks, I pulled one out the part in water was black I licked the water off the stem, my mouth went numb almost instantly the flowers are still white with hints of black rings around head of plant, they are also standing straight up

[@outdooradventureswithfayde6832]

@@bainsworth8853 thats really odd 🤔

[@bainsworth8853]

Indians did not have alcohol to ferment the tincture, water and time may be effective the flowers over time 2 weeks went from pointing down to straight up, what do we really know of ancient medicines@@outdooradventureswithfayde6832

[@stonedsasquatch]

At my local campground there were dozens of massive patches. Each patch was easily a hundred if not several. Southern ADK is prime pipe lands

[@kiarawilliam9223]

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[@kiarawilliam9223]

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[@kiarawilliam9223]

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[@LiminalLeshy]

I love monotropa uniflora. I created a pathfinder character based off of these, a leshy. Love them.

[@ByronGiant]

"I have no idea what I'm talking about, so I contacted the loudest most desperate voice on the topic, and it turns out he doesn't know what he's talking about either...". Great video dude.

[@flyingsquirellninja]

There's a set of trails near my house, that these grow in huge clumps almost all spring. I've always been fascinated by them and did some research. Thanks for the added info. If you're ever in Wicomico County in the early spring, you'll find some for sure.

[@Stephen-kt2nj]

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[@Stephen-kt2nj]

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[@CampingforCool41]

Found a patch of them in Minnesota, probably 10 or more years ago. They are very easy to mistake for a mushroom until you look closer.

[@ganedegyeyohhill2939]

dry it to dust then smoke one plant. i sensed the presence of my creator and was able to reciprocate with all of creation. was magical, fills you with love

[@doomheadshot9744]

You crappin me? You know how much of this is growing out in my woods?! I could fill a garbage bag, contractor sized...

[@xl_vintage7314]

I just saw several of these in Blowing Rock, NC this past week. I am glad that I left it alone and prevented my dog from trampling all over a pretty good sized patch

[@ParadoxalDream]

FYI, this plant can also cause some temporary hyperhidrosis (excessive sweating). I would assume it is part of its healing properties.

[@veramae4098]

I've seen these on my land. Left it alone. West Michigan

[@foxgamer24h37]

I have ghost pipes growing in the garden of my back yard im very glad to be learning the actual information about them thank you

[@tresand9595]

We have it all over the place here in Massachusetts.

[@GrumpyGrunt]

I had an entire hillside in my foraging woods covered in Ghost Pipe. It was very cool and eerie to walk through it when it bloomed. The Rusala and Lactarius mushrooms were thick in that woods too.

[@JS-oy6nn]

I know where a ton of this stuff grows. Walk through a huge patch of it on a way to a lake I fish. It’s on the side of a very steep hill

[@luckycharms4236]

Where?

[@Dinehtah]

I enjoy your channel. I saw indian pipes as a kid in the Adirondacks and just sensed they were special. Thanks for sharing the information. Be safe.

[@StefanBurns]

Parasitic plants are some of the coolest, what an interesting evolutionary strategy. Reminds me of Cistanche, another parasitic plant found in Asia

[@trinabenyi8791]

Thank you for sharing this! My son and I found this plant while hiking in the appalacian's in New Brunswick and we never learned what it is until now. At first I thought it was a flower then I thought the stem was more like a mushroom. Thank you for solving this mystery for me.

[@OG-PapaDude]

I'll be sure to keep my eye out next time I'm hiking the AT. I was fascinated with them on my last thru- hike attempt. Thanks for the education.

[@kevinkelly1529]

You will see them from one end of Pennsylvania to the other.

[@seandepoppe6716]

West Coast here to say that I find them when I go out. All I know is that they are beautiful! But I don't know enough about them to harvest them. Thanks for sharing

[@richy_tripsoninstagramsell7795]

I got guidelines from👆👆him, Microdosing stops depression,ADHD and PTSD. He is my supplier🍄 💊🍄🍫💯🔌

[@TitusvilleEcoAdventures]

Nature never ceases to amaze. This machine is all connected. The scope is beyond comprehension.

[@kennedygary9031]

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[@FREEDOMRIK73]

This is fascinating, thanks very much! I hadn't even heard of this fungi before - much appreciated Rob!

[@erikseavey9445]

I don't think it's fungi technically.

[@FREEDOMRIK73]

@@erikseavey9445 Wow. Thank you so much, what an insight.........

[@lisacassells3828]

It's actually a plant. I saw lavender ones . Same plant.

[@Mrfletcher490]

I've been using ghost pipes for years! Great for pain

[@hunterschloss7413]

It was super common in the woods I grew up near. Some times I would even find red ones. Then in the winter you would find their dried remains all over the place. I actually did make a tincture from it once for my mom when she broke a rib. She would take a teaspon twice a day and she said it helped alot with the pain.

[@Starsprinkles22]

Every time I hear people say this is a rare plant, I’m shocked. I live on the east coast and for the last 3-4 years I’ve been into hiking, I always see them. I guess people don’t harvest them around here 🤔

[@bdubs970]

Saw these in Maine last year for the first time! Soo cool!

[@MisSorryforthespam]

Please recover the pipes if your not going to harvest it! They can be sensitive and might wilt. We call it Ghost Pipe here in NJ its the only thing that works on my migraines. Excedrin is ineffective on me I would love to know why.

[@elvynethecrone]

Found some some years ago. Was awed by it. I was Chantrell harvesting. Since I didn't know what it was, but found it so beautiful, I took a picture of it. Knew it had to be magical ✨️. Deep respect for them.

[@Stephen-kt2nj]

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[@Stephen-kt2nj]

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[@W_D_Richards]

I find them everywhere around where I live. I've seen clusters up to over 30 stalks. They come and go each year as conditions change.

[@__-pl3jg]

I have a Ghost Pipe flower soaking in ethanol in my fridge right now 🙂. Calms me down. I also have a few pints of mad honey from Turkey. The Ghost pipe tincture isnt nearly as strong as the mad honey at causing inebriation so I'm guessing there's far less grayanotoxin than the honey.

[@shanek6582]

It’s probably just the moonshine you are soaking it in lol, I’ve eaten several of the entire flowers with 0 effects.

[@__-pl3jg]

@@shanek6582 - Possibly. I kind of wondered the same thing. With things like Cannabis or Psilocybin you get a very consistent, noticeable affect every time. The Ghost Pipe tincture has been super mild. I figured one day I would try making a more potent tincture but never got around to it.

[@shanek6582]

@@__-pl3jg ikr, they grow everywhere on my land and for my tincture I completely filled a pint jar with the pipes and topped it off with everclear, turned inky purple lol, tried it several times but I hate alcohol so eventually tossed it. I’ve eaten several entire pipes with no effects though, they don’t taste much better than that nasty everclear! They definitely aren’t rare around my place.

[@__-pl3jg]

@@shanek6582 - Good to know, thanks for sharing. Despite the hype Ghost Pipe may end up having an inconsequential amount of active compounds. And even still the compounds known (grayanotoxin, salicylic acid, ect) can be synthesized in a lab. Ghost Pipe may end up being a big nothing burger.

[@markroberts7001]

@@shanek6582Could describe your land please? Tree variety, temp zone, swamp, prairie, woods, soil sandy, clay? Wondering where to hunt in swMI

[@meganmclaughlin9056]

It grows like mad out here in the northwest USA. Picking mushrooms on public land is legal.the forest service Sells permits.studies have been done showing mushroom Harvesting does not hurt the ecosystems or diminish future mushroom crops.we pick like 3000 lbs of mushrooms every year 😀. Use your public land .it's yours.

[@user-pg7uj4bp4q]

this is not that.

[@meganmclaughlin9056]

@@user-pg7uj4bp4q it grows our here fool .quite a bit.

[@user-pg7uj4bp4q]

@@meganmclaughlin9056 over here it's raining. that must mean it's raining over Everest.

[@meganmclaughlin9056]

WTF are you even talking about.

[@user-pg7uj4bp4q]

@@meganmclaughlin9056 you're assuming that because ghost pipe is prevalent in one area, then it must be in another. you're assuming that just because mushroom harvesting is generally fine for the environment, that harvesting ghost pipes must be. they're not mushrooms. your home is not necessarily mine. this is not that. get it now?

[@danielfegley2735]

I used to see it all the time as child hiking but I haven't seen it in years, sounds like a trip from the movie altered states

[@kennedygary9031]

trippy_psyche1 ???

[@robertbillingsley]

I literally just found it and it was definitely like it wanted to be found!

[@rogergauthier2769]

Definitely have seen those growing around her in upstate NY

[@ARouser15]

Had this stuff spring up one time in Squamish BC. Only once. Read up on it, apparently legend has its a natural anti depressant that appears near those who need it. Which considering the company of the time, wasnt so easily dismissed. The mycelial web of the world is intelligent.

[@SconnerStudios]

I love finding them. It's the coolest thing I've ever seen in nature in my life. It's only grows in certain soil and is very sensitive. Please don't touch it and leave it alone if you see it. Take a picture and leave it alone.

[@lisasampson5797]

As an enrolled member of the EBCI I am well aware of this plant and its benefits. I am also disabled and someone who finds great benefit from the plant, i really wish you hadn't posted about it because there are people who will not take the care needed to make sure that it isn't wiped out

[@HalfRoastedDuck]

I found Indian pipes before I knew what they were, this is so cool!!!!

[@brettstump486]

I live in a rural area with an abundance of Monotropa Uniflora, for now. Hope to keep it that way! I've had success with using tinctures for the treatment of sciatica pain and also failures. I've found it impossible to keep the tinctures effective past a month or two despite using different amounts of alcohol, storage temps, and glycerin.

[@arlesarmando2780]

You should totally check out...

[@moe42o]

Have you tried drying them like you would a mushroom.

[@mztrclean]

Used to see them every July in the UP of Michigan. We hiked in to a lot of the waterfalls and they appeared along all of the trails.

[@mariaekman13]

Found ONE in Gothenburg. It was growing 3 feet from a group of Chanterelle mushrooms.

[@williampool812]

I'd appreciate your comment.

[@williampool812]

I bought some psychedelic product from a drugstore online they're very reliable ship discreet.

[@williampool812]

trippy_psyche1 ???

[@WelchFamilyHomestead]

I have a farm in Western NC and found a nice cluster of them. They have a more red tint to them though.

[@lindellbohannon5849]

Spent some time last spring along the Mississippi River last spring for the spring migration. We came across ghost pipes several times. I knew how to harvest a few and the best ways to use them, and I didn't really want to take the time away from chasing warblers to do it, so we ended up not harvesting any. Another one of life's little regrets.

[@davidnemecek7479]

Your content is amazing, and you are so open-minded. There are not many people like you. Everyone I know thinks it's crazy to eat Amanita mushrooms, but you show people that they don't have to be afraid of natural drugs.

[@davidnemecek7479]

I will definetlly keep eyes open for these

[@UntamedScience]

🙏🍄🤓

[@AgoristsAxioms]

So glad I watched this! In 2 weeks I have a half gallons worth in rectified spirits ready. Every bunch I harvested from I left some to proliferate

[@NatSoc14888]

I've eaten it a few times...no drug like effects except for slight numbing of mouth and throat

[@sherececocco]

Ghost pipe found me last year when I was on a walk on my property. This sight was unreal. I really couldn't believe my eyes. I got help identifying it and fell in love with. I had one small patch and only took 1/3 and made my very first tincture. I waited until Halloween to test it for easy remembering. I used the tincture once. I had no expectations. I had no wild mushroom experience and no magic mushroom experience. For about an hour I felt like I had someone else's lips on my face. That was a weird feeling. I was calm for days after. And about a week later my husband and I were on a drive. I was driving over a bridge without fear. Before I would tense up so bad and know I was going to die on every bridge I crossed. And it was gone. Couple weeks later we made our drive and again I was driving and had no fear. So next time my husband drove and I still had no fear. It's been almost a year and I even went to Louisiana and drove on a bridge that was over 20 miles and my fear of spiders is gone too. I don't know but that's my story. Oh and I got scared and threw it away 🙃

[@lori6911]

I hope you find it again and make another small tincture just incase you need a little bit of it again. I really believe what is needed is put in our paths.

[@lissa755]

Why did you get scared??

[@stephenlangsl67]

I saw Indian Pipe plants on and near the edge of the back yard of the house I grew up in quite a few times.

[@carmaela2689]

I love this plant. It is always a special treat when I find one. It's so otherworldly. When I find them I always let them be. There are so few that I don't want to bother them. I hope others do the same.

[@mikea5424]

I see lots of it in the spring of south west Virginia.

[@bainsworth8853]

here in Oregon on the coast, I have been finding them since July 4th. I ate the flower chewing until dissolved. It had a bitter taste, but not much after effect, I also made an elixir using 100 proof vodka. I tried the small pieces, will slowly test the effect, I have a friend with seizures. I also want to see if it helps with depression. thanks for the video

[@bainsworth8853]

when i pick the indian pipe, I pull up individual stems, they have a stem 6 plus inches long on the mature ones, I am also going to dry and powder, for a tea, yesterday we found about 50 in one area one clump maybe 20, only take 2 or 3, I don't believe this will hurt the clump, will keep watching, noticed one clump I was watching had 20 dried stock, so I took them

[@markroberts7001]

Update?

[@mattchristopher3220]

Indian pipes grow all around in the woods they aren't rare.. at least in ny.

[@Stephen-kt2nj]

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[@Stephen-kt2nj]

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[@Marrithegreat1]

That's what those are. I came across at a local walking trail and I've been ring to figure out what they are. Neat!

[@SearchfortheMeaning]

I was cleaning in my yard and was picking up leaves and removing dead plants, when I found something exactly like this under my fig tree. I'm startled by the odds of catching this video today!??? Is it possible? It was sitting in topsoil among lots of ficus leaves. White as can be tubular hanging like bells. I can't wait to search for them in the morning. I'm almost positive. I'm in Los Angeles.

[@quinnbernier3561]

i got so many on my property in new hampshire

[@chrisholmes6029]

I am from NH near Sunapee.

[@bbrickle8047]

@StoneAgeMan I would like to see your sources about the plant having salicylic acid and grayanotoxin. My research project at the university consisted of a chemical analysis of ghost pipe using LC-MS/MS and GC-MS. Our mass spectra show no signs of grayanotoxin in the plant, but if your literature shows otherwise, then I would like to identify this peak of interest.

[@Stephen-kt2nj]

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[@Stephen-kt2nj]

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[@starcrib]

Excellent commentary and video production 👏🏻 👌🏻

[@fw1240]

Found a ton of these on my property in the woods (which may have gone decades untouched until we bought it a few years ago) on the other side of my stream. My woods are super dark, so that may be why they seem to be poking out of the ground everywhere. Each one like the size & number of one you focus on by here. Theyre safe here .

[@i_am_a_freespirit]

Wow, i just learned something new, thank you so much for the video!

[@luckycharms4236]

Doctor told me once, before retiring...1% o' people don't respond to traditional nsaids,etc. And pain can actually become worse from otc b.s.

[@declineofthewest.]

Ghost pipe tincture is amazing

[@Fuphyter]

We used to call them Indian Pipe Plants on Long Island. I always found them under dead leaves. The only orchid we had was a Lady Slipper. They became more rare after most woods were developed.

[@Stephen-kt2nj]

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[@Stephen-kt2nj]

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[@MushroomMagpie]

Hey check out Herbal Jedi's video on this plant. He covers its application as a nervine, amongst other things. It helps to regulate the forest apparently.

[@ricksanchez3176]

Isn't possible that the effects would vary just by where it's at, ie. what fungus it's feeding on? Great vid as always.

[@janedoe-dy3rr]

I was going to ask this as well. It was stated that it will pick up chemicals from the surrounding trees, so I would think that it's own make up and effects would depend on the sources that it pulls from. That's pretty darn cool actually. You would really need to have a deep understanding of all the different trees and plants in that area just to understand how this plant would be able to be used.

[@rueporter2253]

I thought it was bollete user .

[@johnstamos4629]

I would assume so. Research into Lions Mane nutrients seem to change wildly depending on season/location/grower/substrate/environment/lighting according to Paul Stamets. This suggests, one cant just claim that a mushroom contains certain values unless you've tested that specific mushroom variety from a specific location. This is seemingly the way of all things.

[@korgan7779]

Very interesting! I'm actually from the foothills of Appalachia where I still own the family farm. I spent a lot of time in the woods there and I remember seeing these as a kid and not knowing what they were. The internet was still very new at that time and most people in that area of the US didn't have it yet so "lookin' it up online" wasn't a thing yet.