6 Popular MEDICINAL HERBAL REMEDIES Right Now - Ep. 138 

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Definitely create more content about herbs, such as how to harvest, store, process,... Very interesting! You have completely returned to your interests from during your childhood. I think the alienation of these interests later in life aren't so strange. When we are young adults, we are so influenced by our environment and the "societal demands" that our inner voice is overshadowed. Fortunately, sooner or later it will surface again; perhaps many midlife crises are a result of this. I followed somewhat the same path. Everything started with insects and birds in childhood, to move up to plants and vegetable gardening during the teenage years. Eventually I studied economics and started working as a sales representative. It gave me no satisfaction. Luckily, I came to realize that I did need to follow my passion from during my younger years and make a career out of it. I am now 29 years old and have been retrained as a landscape architect. Greetings from Belgium.

Yes Summer, more herbal content! Super interested but always found how to use herbs as a medicine confusing. Great video this morning!!

Very excited to see more herb content on this channel! 🌿 And, Summer, you are such a great educator and advocate on this topic, so thank you!! Almost three years ago, I suffered sudden cardiac arrest. My life was quite literally saved by modern medicine. But the entire ordeal also opened my eyes to just how broken our healthcare system really is in the U.S. and I have since been on a personal journey to take a more active role in nurturing and caring for my health. Herbal remedies have been a large part of this process. I still have so much to learn about herbalism, and I very much look forward to learning from, and alongside, you!

Yes! Definitely interested in more about medicinal herbs! As my husband and I are rapidly approaching retirement we are beginning to do our own research into this topic. Would love to see a video about books that cover herbal remedies. Thank you for your truly wonderful/helpful/inspirational/educational channel! I'm always so excited when I see a new Flock video is up!

We made our first tinctures in September!! We did cramp bark, white willow bark, hops and valerian root. I want to start some adaptogens next. Thanks for sharing!!

Hi, Summer. You are so on target using herbs for health. I love to incorporate herbs daily. I go to the health food store and get most of their bulk organic herbs and make teas from a blend of several or sometimes all (about 50). Thanks for a beautiful presentation on an important subject.

Yes, please delve deeper into this subject. I appreciate you taking a scientific approach to understanding herbs. It's something I have been studying as well. I grow many and plan to incorporate more into my gardens and prairie next year. I'm using natives as much as I can and plan to dedicate some space for a healing garden in the area near my beehives and the future site of a greenhouse I hope to install in the next year or so. As always, thank for sharing your wealth of knowledge with us.

You put it in a very good way....Western medicine has been around for 200 or so years, but Eastern herbal remedies have been around for thousands of years. I don't know much about herbal tinctures, but it is something that is respected more now...and is being further researched. I do take supplements and try to watch what I eat and drink. I do need to exercise more...🙄..guilty of that. You are right about the expense of our health care in the US. It is utterly ridiculous. So far, I try to resist medications that I feel aren't really necessary, unless there's a serious illness., of course. Knock on wood, for now. The side effects of these medications are terrifying. While they are treating a health issue, then something else negative arises that could be a side effect. Plus, the expense is crazy. This was very interesting and some further education needs to be done and researched. BTW, you are quite the artist! Your artwork is beautiful....go back to that again. Thank you...

Yes, more please! These videos are so informative and interesting, and as you point out, health Insurance so expensive, I’m a senior, your right, it’s like highway robbery! I look forward to each and every video you do, definitely something for everyone to enjoy! The beauty of your homestead is breathtaking! Always look forward to whatever you do next!

I have the same indentations, from my teeth, on my tongue and have been trying to figure out what the cause is. Please keep us posted on this. I've been trying to tongue diagnose for like 6mnths on and off, trying to learn. Thanks for the content!

Re: labelling jars, especially with important notes like "for external use only." I got a package of grease pencils (aka china markers) years ago for marking smooth surfaces like glass jars and can lids. I also use them for marking popsicle sticks for seed starting - they don't bleed or fade like markers. For dark glass or dark liquids the yellow and white markings show up really well. The most important thing when writing on something shiny like glass is that the surface is perfectly clean - rubbing it with a cloth right before you try writing helps. It takes direct friction to remove the marks (a little soap and warm water can help).

I love herb lore and would love deep dives into the various herbs we can grow here on the upper east coast. Specifically things gentle/helpful on/to kidneys! I've been in the hospital twice with kidney infections and have found myself doing research to help avoid this in the future!

Great episode Summer! As a pharmacist, I’ve always preferred to recommend herbs over mass otc products, where appropriate. Have you looked at the German Pharmacopeia regarding herbs. Herbs and homeopathy are integrated into their main stream medical practice, unlike here. Therefore, they’ve done much more extensive double blind studies on so many herbal remedies. It’s changed my views on some products that I previously recommended. Keep up the great work.👏👏

Please do a deep dive series on a home herbal medicine chest. Sourcing plants. Making medicine. Best book reference sources. Foraging identification.

Pleas can you tell more on making herbal extracts, tinctures, etc. from the herbs growing in the garden / wild nature?

Thank you for your focus on this topic! I am very interested in herbs as medicine and how to grow, process, and store them. It amazes me that humans in the "developed" world have drifted away from utilizing food and herbs as the primary method to promote better health. I've found that in many cases, herbs are far superior to over-the-counter medications for many issues. For example, my "moon tea" blend is the only thing I've found that reliably and effectively alleviates the uncomfortable symptoms of endometriosis. It's free of any negative side effects that one might get from modern medications, costs a lot less, and as a bonus, it tastes great! :)

Fabulous content as always, love the references back to peer reviews. So important for all of us to know our knowledge is reliable

Very interested to see more content on medicinal herbs! Your videos are tremendously informative and very professionally made. With the wealth of information that you present in each video and how your videos are so nicely laid out like a book, as a small request, I would love to see chapters added to your videos.

I am SO confused on a good Herbal book! I don't want 12 lousy books when 3 great ones would do me good. Could you go over your "go to" literature?

It would be so awesome if you did a series on herbs, like the one you did on your other channel, taking an herb a day or week and talking about it (that's a ig ask I know)

Yes please! I am very interested in herbal medicine. I'd also like to hear your opinion with regard to essential oils. I've always been a proponent of them but reading further I am beginning to wonder if the concentration is too much for our bodies to handle. i.e. 1 drop of lemon essential oil is equivalent to about four lemons. Normally a person wouldn't sit and eat 4 lemons rind and all. I have begun to look at them more to be used in more extreme situations rather than everyday use, like pharmaceuticals. I am ok with pharmaceuticals in more extreme cases. I haven't even taken aspirin in over 5 years. After having had cancer, going through chemo and radiation I'm not looking to harm my body any further and as such am curious as to your opinion on EO's.

Try #chyawanprash.... In India we eat it a lot and it really improve immunity.... Still I like to see your insight.

Summer, I would LOVE more on herbs and deep dives into growing and using them for vibrant health!! I'm wanting to grow more herbs (and edibles in general) so going from garden (even planting) to use in their various forms would be great!

This is my favorite video so far. Please make more videos like this! Thank you!

Dear Summer, your channel is amazing! And yes, of course, that we would like some more medical garden content. That would be amazing! XX

thank you for this talk - yes please for more talks around herbs

I finally tasted Ashwagandha ... but I don't care for the taste. I'll stick with Lavender for destressing. "Smelling like a horse" !! I love it's name though. The smell of horse flesh has always calmed my soul. Growing up I'd go out and hang with the horses when feeling depressed or upset from school. After moving out I'd go home to be with my horses for the same reason. Now that they're in heaven I have gone to local horse farms to get that smell back! I use turmeric as well. I also use my american witchhazel as well for anti inflammatory. Both as teas when I get headaches (mine are tension headaches)

I'm looking forward to more content from your channel about herbs. I like the way you present info and anything outside is shot so beautifully. I got into herbs from a TCM practitioner & they've made a huge difference for me at various times without the often rough side effects of modern treatments. I'd like to see how tinctures are done (without alcohol too) and how to incorporate herbs deliciously in cooking, & how that affects their effects (!) vs processing in other ways. As to our "healthcare" system - M4A all the way (I've been arguing about this w the comfortably covered for 30 years), as well as ending subsidies for toxic food, and early real food education (bring on & Alice Waters style school gardens & modified Home Ec classes). My heart goes out to anyone trying to get useful health insurance on their own, I've been there, it's financially horrifying & almost as much per month as a house payment. I know lots of people who hustle in astounding ways, or just drop "normal" life entirely, just to get coverage. BTW, we are not coming out of Covid despite some very frustrating & apparently effective efforts to make us believe we are. It's very much present and the appalling lack of mitigation efforts will keep it that way (as well as introduce us all to Long Covid, either personally or in our social circles). Obviously, as we learn more about what afflicts us, a robust immune system is more crucial than ever. So yes, please, talk often and thoroughly about herbs. One more thing - it would be very cool to see what houseplants, or any plants, are NOT toxic to pets, lists I've seen over the years are pretty short.

I just found your channel. I would really learn about herbs that can keep pain under control. So tired of taking tabs that don't work and just hurt my tummy. Hugs from Johannesburg south Africa.

Yes I’m interested in more herbal content!

I just this Fall I started growing Ashwaganda and Ginkgo in my outdoor apothecary!! (Which actually is my entire garden!) The ashwaganda plant is quite small, I'm in zone 8, and it's still in a pot. It's looking quite sad with all our yo-yo cold/hot weather right now! And it's only going to get colder! I'm not sure it will make it thru the Winter. Such is the journey of a gardener though, right! (I might be ordering another one this Spring...) Try, and try again... I love taking ashwaganda in tincture form. And- I find it very fulfilling to grow my own supplements!! Especially Turmeric!! It's helped my gut exponentially!! And so far, growing it has been a real journey! My zone 8 IS quite warm, but it's not tropical here in the Wintertime, so... When I decided to grow it, I went down a Turmeric rabbit hole early last Spring trying to figure out where to buy my "stock" of Turmeric from. (I live in the burbs, so I've not got tons of room to "grow crops"!) I ended up getting 3 varieties, from 3 different places! I haven't been this excited about growing a plant in a loooong time! It was like Christmas for me when it finally arrived! While most of my gardening style leans toward "survival of the fittest" (only bcuz that's how I survive all the gardening chores!) I find myself focusing on making sure I don't kill all my Turmeric over the Winter. I didn't harvest it this Fall because I'm trying to eventually grow enough to supply myself with enough for an entire year. And that's A LOT of Turmeric!!! So Turmeric has somewhat taken over my gardening thoughts this year. Side note - It's also a GORGEOUS plant!! And then there's the Ginkgo... I have waited for years to buy a Ginkgo tree only bcuz it's so slow growing. And therefore, I wanted to buy a larger tree to start with. I'm no longer a young person, and my thinking was that it would be better to buy BIG, since I don't actually have the time to watch it grow into a large tree. Well, all those years without one have now passed me by. How backwards was my thinking in THAT process!! The Black Friday sales this year talked me into buying it!! I finally kicked myself into gear, and changed my p.o.v. into thinking that it's better to at least have a small one NOW, than nothing at all! If, or I should say WHEN, the opportunity presents itself for me to buy a larger Gingko tree, I'll always have room to accept it at that time. Meanwhile, I'm now waiting for my little dwarf Ginkgo tree to arrive, and take its place in my plant family!! Since it's a dwarf tree, I'll never be thinking it "should be bigger", and therefore I can enjoy it for what it is. Perhaps "accept it for what it is" would be a better phrase in this instance! The result is - I'm SOOOO VERY EXCITED to have it!!! Gingko tinctures are definitely in my future!! And for the 2nd time this year, Christmas has come early for me!! I feel like a giddy child as I wait for Santa's delivery driver to bring that Ginkgo home!! hehehehe!!! I very much enjoy all your videos, and I could talk all day long about growing an apothecary garden! Yours, mine, just ANYBODY'S!!! Plants ARE Amazing!!! And speaking of tinctures... One side of making tinctures has really captured my attention. And that's WHEN to harvest. What I mean is, take Gingko for instance. My original thinking WAS that with a large tree, I could harvest green leaves all thru the growing year, and then dry them, and consume them that way in capsules. And then I started thinking about making tinctures instead. I guess my point is that in my research I see most people waiting until late Summer, just before the leaves turn yellow, to harvest for tincture making with Ginkgo. So the interesting thing is, just as you mentioned how a more stressed plant will have more "medicine" in it, (which btw, I've found that same info in my research too) is that in addition to WHERE and HOW it's been growing, each plant has certain times of year when it's best to harvest. I was just thinking that might make for a very interesting video topic? Anyway, Thanks for letting us take a peek into your own apothecary today!! And yes, insurance is a whole other animal, I agree!! Good video! ❤️🌱💚

Obsessed with listening to you talk about herbalism! I am very into growing herbs and using them for their intended purposes. I am very much in support of naturopathy and have been my whole life. Keep the videos coming!!

I got some horrible-tasting curative Chinese teas to take for tinnitus. They are cooked and strained dried leaves, etc. I never felt better in my life. The Tinnitus didn't go away but stress was minimized and sleep had a new quality. Then I went to a Homeopathic Doctor. He gave me some things which took away some very loud, irregularly occurring noises. Both doctors retired and moved away. It's time to go to East Indian Medicine. I watch one, on RU-vid, but most of the remedies are not in the grocery store...yet.

Who still listens to the FDA ? 🤣😂

Thanks for information about herbs. I am so glad to follow this Chanel. Continue this effort. The path of creation is the best and leads to real life. Thank you. On cold winter days I drink a cup of Echinacea tea . It is perfect

Definitely interested here, especially interested in herbs that I can grow or does grow on my property (zone 5b/6a)

What a video! I’m so impressed with your knowledge of these herbs - especially since there was no skipping or stopping videos like I usually see for someone to recoup or reread a script. It was so natural and well done💚

Yes yes please more herb and homeopathic content… I’ve been teaching myself. ❤ Yay Flock!

I would love to see how you make your tinctures.

Your talk was VERY informative! I'm just getting started looking at herbal remedies since most modern meds aren't working for me. Thank you!

Definitely more about herbs. I am also been into it since I was a child. I am from Eastern Europe and many herbs/weeds were used as medicine or as support for immune system. I live in Canada now and to this day I will turn to herbs first before I use any modern medication. I would like to learn more of cause and like to see the search links you prefer to use for proper information. Do you keep some type of herbal journal that helps you to quickly find the right herb for the condition that you want to attend? I love all of your videos on both channels, Summer. Continue with your great work. Thank you.

You should try common mallow for relaxing, boil it and drink like tea..

I appreciate and look forward to your videos on herbs. All aspects from informational to how to grow (zones) harvesting and types of teas tinctures etc can be done with each even how to make. Definitely appreciate all of your videos. Thanks!

that's so true, thanks for sharing, the western medine almost entirely excludes herbal remedies. I tried another such product recently (Walden Farmacy, AL) and found useful during my trip to india to prevent against infections and high pollution

Yes, please! Very interested in herbs, especially those we can grow in our own home gardens that an beneficially impact our health. Also, how to prepare them…tinctures, decoctions, etc. Thank you!

interesting to learn more about you. thanks for sharing.

Do you know anything about different weeds and their compounds and uses? I’ve recently heard I should take mullein because of my congestion.

I put a tiny, tiny bit of Turmeric in my self-made Pesto, or Spaghetti sauce and also in an olive oil, apple cider, a spoon of honey, salt, pepper and spice/Italian type salad dressing.

Hi. I just started watching you on both the channels . You’re super smart and so informative . I’m learning so much from you , . A good friend of mine makes her own tentures and herbs , she is out of California , Her name is Ashley and her business is earthen Abundance , I’d love be you to maybe talk with her ,

Yes very interested in all the herbal medicine information you have, I am trying to find out as much information that I can about them.Thank you for all you do!!!!💕

Yes I enjoyed this discussion very much! I’ll look forward to more information thank you

No, I'm not interested in romantic woo of herbology. Stick with the peer review science. Anything else is a just a cute idea.

Tincture are very effective, for quick absorption, throat remedy

Thank you Summer, yes I love to get inform in herbs, and agreed with you. Cheers

Hello yes this something that very interesting 🤔, would love to learn more about what herbs that substitute for certain medicine. I ordered brain and memory herb extract and Ashwagandha extract same brand but alcohol free today

Throughly appreciate all that you are sharing...thank you💖☺🙌

One can scream a long time about health insurance. I had the cheapest Kaiser insurance for emergencies, and went to my doctor and paid cash for check-ups. Hang in there.

I can tell you did not waste your life watching tv. Very smart parents - I am guessing 😊

🥰 I got that Rodale herb book from my grandfather and I’m in my 60’s now!

You are speaking my language! And, I love to use what is wanting to grow under my nose. ❤

'To smell like a horse' makes sense. Horses smell a lot better than some other farm animals. It sounds like an old farmer joke, where they change.. to smell like a rose' 🌹to a horse. 🐴

Beautiful HERBAL Gardens

I'm coming full circle is exactly where I'm at 🦋

Lovely video , but in English herbs pronunciation is not a erb, you need to pronounce h …

I'm a newbie but love the thought of herbal medicine. I want to learn as much as I can

You’ve got me interested in this. Thank you.

Yes I am interested too in herb remedies! thank you for making this.

hey everyone - mushrooms - way more potent than herbs - use caution

Thank you for this video! I love that you rely on science as well as the history of plants' usages. I normally depend on Western medicine, but I have had an issue with restless leg and difficulty sleeping that I didn't want to use pharmaceuticals for. I did some research and found that golden milk should help with those types of issues. I tried it and do not have issues with restless leg or problems sleeping the nights that I use it I now make my own golden milk with tumeric, ashwaganda, ginger, cinnamon, pepper and camomile to great effect! I feel the ashwaganda and tumeric have the greatest effect. I have been so impressed with ashwaganda that I grew it in my zone 6, Utah garden. It grew beautifully, and I got a big harvest. I did need to start it really early indoors and up pot it to gallon containers before I put it outside to give it a head start due to our short growing season. Definitely try growing it if that is an herb that you use.

Great video..thank you so much.

Yes!! I would like to see more herb videos!! Love it!!

Yes please! On all things herbal and medicinal.

I'd love to see how to grow what you use so that it's a complete process. Thanks for this episode.

Would love more content on herbalism.

I forgot - I hope you draw more, you're very good at it!

Yes, I would love to learn more about herbs.

My neighbors as a group, are Multi-cultural and multi-lingual. Last summer, one woman was collecting some part of Stinging nettle outside, to make a liquid, to apply on her head to promote lovely hair. They also have used slightly fermented rice water. The Mom and daughter have beautiful thick hair. DNA or plant remedies? See Channel 'Cardsu.' One of her recent videos deals with using plants to get energy. Yes, let us see more. We can learn a lot and get inspired.

Yes to the tongue analysis video!

Definitely more info on herbs.

wow it was very cool ! thank you xxxxx

I've had an herb garden for years, but mostly just for culinary use. Just in the last couple of years have I started getting more into the medicinal side of herbs...so, I am very much enjoying this kind of video...thank you.

Listen to black people only

Please add back the H in "herbs"

One of the best herbal videos

I recently watched your video on making your herb garden setting the rotunda and the Da’Vid herbs. I’m thrilled to find you are doing more you are well educated on something I am beginning to want to have an understanding. So thank you

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Love it !!!! 🕊💕🙋🏻‍♀️

let's go HERBS !!

Pl do a deep dive 😊😊😊😊😊

When living in a culture that heavily relies on chemical remedies, I think it is amazing to learn not only about a possible alternative, but a way of integrating the symbiosis we have with plants into our health is a great idea!

Yes!!! Please more. Ive loved herbs for decades and always want to learn more. Thanks for these videos

I enjoy your coment on herb

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Yes, more please 🙏🏻

I love your hair!

wonderful!

Also hibiscus

Fascinating

Summer, I have an autoimmune disorder and I believe in herbs for good health however my specialist steer me away from making or taking herbal remedies. I had to have a transplant and apparently a lot of the herbs used for a health person can be toxic to my system. Are there, and can you recommend a away (book) to know which would be mild to my system yet useful without a toxicity to my liver.