Wild Medicine Around Your Home- Purple Dead Nettle

[@indianne9781]

Years ago one of my science teachers told us there is no such thing as a weed, only a plant that was growing where you didn’t want it.

[@TrueGritAppalachianWays]

Great way to look at it 👏

[@dawncawthra3519]

You had a great science teacher, every student should be taught this🌸

[@joecannon5593]

Must've had the same teacher

[@lindachandler2293]

A cup of the tea is my replacement for Sudafed. I also eat it in my spring greens. I dehydrate and powder it as a green powder and I ferment it, dehydrate it on low and grind it up as fermented green salt. The fermented powder 'wakes up' in the gut for all the ferment benefits; table salt only for the fermented one or you kill the good stuff.

[@adventurecreations3214]

Dead nettle colonizes my garden beds in early spring. I leave as much as I can for the bees as I plant around it. Great plant.

[@vickitodd8294]

I came home it's all over my mobile home park, God is good.

[@summrrain7]

All the time 🙏

[@Raquel-x9l]

Thank you God for your goodness

[@4677-l5l]

Amen!

[@rennierad]

Girl I was just pulling those up telling my husband we got to get rid of these weeds. I come in and take a break, clicked on your video. Wow what an interesting world we live in, thank you Megan. ❤👍🤗

[@TrueGritAppalachianWays]

Haha! Thanks for watching and it'll come back, don't worry lol

[@rennierad]

@@TrueGritAppalachianWays ❤

[@theoverthinker5144]

Glad you saw the real light

[@batterypoweredgardener8181]

I just found this in my garden. Been pulling it for yrs.. I have stopped pulling weeds now until I can identify.

[@TuellTimeAdventures]

So true, God has provided us with everything we need to survive and prosper, we just need to know where and how to look. 💕

[@victoriajohnson3034]

Thanks for the slower close ups and the great detailed description. I'm just learning for forage so really helpful!

[@TrueGritAppalachianWays]

I'm glad it was helpful! Foraging is so fun and so much to learn, I'm still learning new things every day!

[@gypsyninjette4734]

“God is amazing to me how he gives us everything that we need we just need to know where to look” I LOVE THIS! Absolutely! I tell my kids this all the time! ❤ we just harvested some dead nettle that magically came up outa no where in our herb garden this year! I really believe God presents us with plants that our body needs we just have to go out n look for them! Somehow he just knows and the plants show up! Something I do with my kids is THANK HIM and the plants we harvest as we pick them! I love teaching them about these things…I hope as they get older they will remember these times we share and use this knowledge to heal there own families one day! Green blessings to u!!! 🌱

[@lancelineberry4335]

I like learning this stuff. Thanks for sharing.

[@torsteinraaby]

Hearing your accent gave me comfort and good feelings. Took me back. Thank you for being on KZbin.

[@TrueGritAppalachianWays]

Thank you!

[@Indifferent12390]

I just threw two wheelbarrows full of this stuff to my chickens because I figured it was just a big ol mess in my garden. This stuff is everywhere!! Honey you are a blessing!

[@TrueGritAppalachianWays]

It spreads like wild fire, so I'm sure you will find more! Thank you and God Bless

[@kathleenborsch1312]

Lucky chickens!

[@saxon6]

We have purple fields of the stuff in the Northern Neck of Virginia

[@ericsplace3004]

I love this video! GOD BLESS YOU AND YOUR LOVED ONES.

[@rbirkheimer59]

Thank you so much for this information. I see this everywhere, so now I know what it's for. Yes please, keep us informed as you learn. Praise God, his gifts are bounty full. God Bless, Rebekah.

[@hawkrose8403]

Thank you Meagan I will absolutely be harvesting the chickweed that grows in the yard this spring. I’ve been eaten alive my whole life by mosquitoes. I’m definitely going to make a chickweed poultice for the millions of bites I get from them. Thank you for this wonderful bit of knowledge ❤ PS I was telling a friend of mine last week that the earth has every plant etc that humans need to survive WITHOUT taking so many chemicals aka PILLS. ( For the most part) it’s 10/14/2024 right now I’m doing some more binge watching of my favorite KZbin channel ❤

[@Lisa-cj6vx]

I have that growing all over now!!

[@darwoodrucker]

We have been learning so much from this Lady #guysandgardening

[@andihair5741]

Great video!! Love ❤️ learning about all the herbs & weeds lol God has given us to supply what we need!!! Thanks 😊❤️

[@SaxonRanger94]

Thank You! Perfect ID details, nice and concise. Took me quite a few videos to confirm what I have is Dead Nettle. I was confused because I thought it was mint family but smells and tastes weed/grassy. Lol. Im gonna throw it in my soup with my carrot green I was picking when I found it! 😁👍🏼

[@MommaBear360]

I have lots of this in my yard. God is good. 🙂

[@margaretjongebloed5888]

Wow and I’m looking for a way to get rid of mine because it’s taking over my lawn. Meanwhile I have dried nettle tea in my cabinet for my allergies! Who knew!!

[@dawncawthra3519]

😊

[@lauramaestas9699]

Excellent for hair..lungs ..

[@francesf1533]

Thank you ! God is Absolutely Amazing/ God Bless 🕊️😎🙂

[@lucindasutt7365]

So good, will follow your other videos on yard natural meds.

[@butterflyb3716]

New subscriber! Thank you for this video

[@flaminjackson]

God is AMAZING

[@rennamiller5347]

Thank you for the information!

[@mamaeccentric85]

Thank you❤❤

[@nathanwood4697]

Loving those herbs!🍀 Thanks for sharing. 🍄🧢

[@rosiecastroff9386]

GOD IS AN AWESOME GOD!

[@candacewilliams6869]

Great!!

[@dirtfloormotors]

I didn't have to look far, they are everywhere no matter which door I go out. I will dry some for tea and put it up for when it's needed.

[@davidpeightal4918]

Been trying to eat This for years. I don’t like the texture of it. Can hardly eat it raw, and have not tried cooking it. Henbit is closely related and I love it. Wondering about canning henbit like you might spinach.

[@pamelamcgurk2101]

Thank you for the info, may we have better pics of weed for id

[@tonette6592]

I have a lot in my year and frankly, I like my little wildflowers, these,the chickweed, the violets, clover, plantainand some I do not know what they are,(I know,I should learn!). I will be drying some of the dead nettle.Thanks

[@throughthoroughthought8064]

IIRC, plantain majoris and minoris are both chock-full of powerful stuff. Collect some just before you mow, and leave a few to go to seed.

[@enigmasky1680]

Great video! Thank you.

[@billconrady7565]

Can you make the tea with raw leaves or do you have to let them dry out?

[@TrueGritAppalachianWays]

Yes you can do both

[@mudcult]

Amen sister!

[@loriblunt5352]

Why not just pull them through your colander? I think it would work much better and faster. Thank you for all the information ❤

[@paulamcclellan8436]

Would be helpful to know how much to use for a cup of tea & do you boil it or pour boiling water over it & let it steep ??

[@TrueGritAppalachianWays]

I use a handful 😅I pour boiling water over it and let it sit for around 10 minutes

[@paulamcclellan8436]

@@TrueGritAppalachianWays Thanks for sharing your knowledge .

[@pitarra35]

Just out of curiosity, the spots on those make me think of spotted dead nettle. Isn't that different?

[@elyanecherico2484]

Some of your nettle has powdery mildew. Is that OK or would you not consume those?

[@TrueGritAppalachianWays]

I just try to pick out the better looking leaves

[@hairywitch4063]

What are the white spots?

[@laurielyon1892]

I only have henbit in my yard in a couple places. Will it do the same?

[@TrueGritAppalachianWays]

honestly not sure about medicinal benefits of the henbit

[@vickeypierce293]

That is amazing!! How long does it usually take to dry. You know I will be looking for it tomorrow

[@TrueGritAppalachianWays]

I usually leave it laying out for a good 7-10 days, once the leaves are super crunchy then it's ready to put up. You can put it in your dehydrator but I have red that kills some of the medicinal benefits, so I like to just lay mine out.

[@oldgloryhillfarmturtlewoma9132]

I have tons of dead nettle in my yard. I recently removed the screens from my windows; think I’ll use them for drying these for tea. I also have lots of chickweed I put in salads or cook with other greens. It can be chopped finely and added to egg or ham salad sandwich filling. I’m on a savage quest to rip out the gazillion Cleavers also growing by the ton in my yard. I know they have their uses but are horrible to live with. From green, to dead and dry, to the seeds, they stick in my dogs coats, feet, etc. They’re in my rugs, furniture, bed, blankets. They’re a menace to society.🤬

[@tburg2193]

Why does everyone remove the stems? Are they unusable?

[@hes433]

Can you use the flowers in the tea as well?

[@TrueGritAppalachianWays]

Yes you can ☺️

[@shk2564]

Fever is actually your body fighting the cold and shouldn’t be reduced unless it’s dangerously high. 🤷🏽‍♂️

[@KokoChloe1]

I heard dandelion is good for your heart. Do you have any recommendations or know of anything with dandelions?

[@TrueGritAppalachianWays]

Yes! I plan to be getting more herb videos out this week and dandelion is definitely on the list!

[@conniel.4246]

Do you rinse it?

[@TrueGritAppalachianWays]

Yes

[@snookiegood6180]

What does the tea taste like?

[@hes433]

After the leaves are dry, it tastes just like any other tea to me. I tried it fresh, and it tasted really "earthy".

[@TrueGritAppalachianWays]

Yes earthy was definitely the word I was going to use, ha! It’s not bad I like to add a little honey to mine 🙂

[@joannadams7549]

@@TrueGritAppalachianWaysthank you for the great info. How much of the dried leaves do you use to make tea?

[@kimedmonson3134]

😊

[@elisabethjones4917]

Can I dry them in the oven? What's the best way to use them besides tea? Any other benefits?

[@TrueGritAppalachianWays]

I’ve never personally dried any in the oven, not sure how it would work but wouldn’t hurt to try ☺️

[@msa3595]

...um...did you say...potenant?

[@TrueGritAppalachianWays]

Maybe, ha!

[@twboegel2918]

Considered a "weed"? By whom? Ain't no such thing as a "weed". Whom don't matter!

[@M.Kprimetime23]

Mhm!

[@BrianM-44041]

Dead nettle smells and tastes awful

[@brianbarszcz975]

So, its not god giving you everything you need, it's Mother Earth! Where we came from, afterall. Not a mythical man in the sky. Yay natural medicinal herbs!!💚✌

[@TrueGritAppalachianWays]

I reckon we can agree to disagree, ain’t that what makes the world go round ☺️

[@carisd656]

Thank you for the information!

[@oldchickenlady]

Thank you, great video!