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And there we have it. Everyone promoting outdated medicine as natural alternative sell some kind of related crap. It's always the same: "Phama, what's to profit off of your health? Buy the snakeoil i sell. It's better."
@Big Papi There's a video on yt by an older couple from Appalachia (think maybe Kentucky) showing a more traditional extraction method. They used the whole plant with the stems, fresh, and a very long water only extraction on the stovetop. Thst ended up with a sticky gunk that they store refrigerated for a year, said 1/4 to 1/2 tsp is sufficient dose for pain. This current video is neat, but I don't have a dehydrator, and if I don't need to spend on grain alcohol, I d rather not. But I suspect alcohol extraction and shorter simmer time might get you more of the good compounds. On other hand, I doubt Cherokee people used these enhancements. This stuff grows all over my yard. I can step out the door and harvest. Neighbors don't get why I let these weeds grow! But I picked last year and never cooked it up.
This is something that has been passed down generation to generation in our family . Here in Appalachian territory we strongly believe in living off the land and taking care of it with respect as it is the foundation of our lives and living Edit : Thank you lovlies for the likes and the love 🥰
Love your video!! Tell people that you can cut the top third of the plant, take the leaves from the bottom third, then leave the plant to regrow a new flower head (like broccoli does). Cutting the whole stem on the first go is wasting half, especially since you throw out the stem. You can come back later to harvest the whole plant. Also ALWAYS in a group of plants, leave one healthy plant to reseed and continue a healthy supply. When you come back for second harvest, take the leaves from any already seeding plant and give it a shake to distribute seed. I've propagated my wild lettuce in my yard until I have a lot, and I mow/ weedeat carefully around 1st year basal rosettes and 2nd year taller plants. ❤
Thank you, how smart - it's so smart I bet folks might actually DO it! I said something negative on the last video I watched on this subject - about him ripping the plants out of the ground, then tossing them after he showed us what he was talking about, he tore leaves apart and droppd them. Made me feel like a tree-hugger, I winced - this is SO SMART! Thank you.
I saw a dude picking these and putting in a bag randomly downtown and thought he was cutting grass but when I seen him taking his time and looking I’m like this dude is crazy.. years later I run into this video and I’m just shocked
@@non-applicable3548 exactly. Seeds and plants are legal I got mine from Home Depot. Papaver somniferum I think is the Latin name probably misspelled it horribly. I hope neither of us ever needs to use it!
I think they hate it more because it causes the people you love to turn into a hollowed out, soulless husk version of themselves you weapon@@nikicarrie4071
My pawpaw taught me this. He was a wealth of knowledge about how to use plants. I'm grateful that I lived following and listening to him💜 I really miss him💜
I made wild lettuce extract using the more traditional way. Starting with "a ton" of plant material, mixing with water in blender, cooking down to thicker consistency to end up with a little medicine. I kept it in the fridge for in case.... then my father-in-law had severe pain and we tried it. Worked marvelously for him! Your extraction ratio is phenomenal! Started to collect leaves now to try your method. Very well done video, thank you!
A few months ago I made the rosemary and vodka mixture and let it sit for a few months. I have three children who have migraines and they say it's working very well for them. So thank you for sharing that what you made works I plan on making some also.
I harvested almost 2 pints of the extract of this plant last year, I disagree about using the stims of the plant it is well worth the trouble. Just use kitchen shears to cut them up into about 1or 2 inch pieces and throw them into the blender when you grind the leaves up the trick is to make sure you have enough water in it so the blender can circulate it. I used a mixture of about half and half water and 190 proof alcohol works very well. If you dehydrate it down till it is completely dry you can use capsules and take it that way. I think that you get a better extraction if you dry the plant out first. Also this is something I have figured out about this plant, if you have been on any kind of opioid and you are having withdrawal symptoms my experience is that this plant reduces the symptoms of the withdrawal, this may not be everybody's experience but I found that it worked very well for me. This isn't medical advice but I hope someone finds this helpful.
I'm thinking about trying some wild lettuce, I have chronic back pain from a pinched nerve, but I don't use any kind of narcotics, I have never had addiction but I read that an ingredient in Imodium AD (it's over the counter diarrhea medicine) will help prevent withdrawal symptoms, but I don't know if it does or not.
... I am not even a minute in and I'm already obsessed with your organization of the information in this video. Telling us when, where and then the pop up about chapters?? I know this seems random, but it's really the first thing that stood out to me after watching a ton of videos back to back trying to pull information out of any part that I could because they didn't have any of this organization and to the point information. I mean, AND this video is under 7 minutes? Please go make all the videos. Just all of them.
100% agree. This dude covered everything anyone needs to know in 6.5 min where others drag out the videos to 30 min to a hour. And they really didn't offer any more info than this guy!
this is amazing stuff. If anyone's read beatrix potter, apparently this is why peter rabbit fell asleep after eating the farmers lettuces, apparently back in the day either lettuces weren't so far removed from their soporific wild cousins- either that or the concept that lettuce made you sleepy had persisted. either or, it's an interesting link.
If you dehydrate your plants in the shade then it remains green and you can process a lot more at a time. I use my deck at the perfect shade cover as it is hot south facing and shady under the deck. If you put nails on the beams then you can hang them for even more room.
This. I stopped using an electric dehydrator because my herbs and everything come out so much better if I hang my dehydrating bag outside in the shade. We're super dry here in the summer so it works faster than using no or low heat in an electric dehydrator.
i'm a hospital pharmacist for years, but i remember studying phytochemistry a lot in college. thanks for your videos, i wanna to relearn about local medicinal plants.
@chriswaters2327it’s actually an incredible amount of learning from an even greater body of research. Brainwashing suggests they can’t think beyond that learning at all - but clearly they’re open to other things that are outside that because they’re still effective chemicals. It’s worth exploring just to have a more complete understanding of the field and medicine in general.
Ok so I tried this stuff out. This is going to be my experience with it. I had a bad accident 28 years ago with long lingering effects. A few more minor injuries with long term effects. I have taken many over the counter and prescribed medications (though the prescribed are much harder to get), over a long period of time, to relieve chronic pain. Always looking for something, so I thought I would try this. I have heard that this is comparable to an opiate, but my experience does not agree. Opiates for me actually give me an energizing effect, that I very much desire. This stuff did not do that to me. It actually acted more like a sedative as he has mentioned in his videos. I want to compare it to a shot of good whiskey. The effect lasted 2-3 hours which was surprising. The side effect for me (and this may be only specific to me) is the upset tummy. Now I have taken more than my share of anti inflammatory, to the point it created the ulcers its known to do. So now if I even take one with food, my stomach is in trouble for two days. This stuff gave me the same upset stomach, though not as harsh. And in case anyone wants to know, you can purchase empty gel capsules on Amazon and put this stuff in it with a dropper. It will save you the trouble of having to gag it down in your method of consumption. Its pretty nasty tasting!!! This is still a great video and series on this! Nicely done sir! I wish everyone the relief they seek! Lord knows I want it. AND PLEASE STAY AWAY FROM KRATOM!
@@msgottaneedtoknow Sorry so slow on this! I don't know about any long term use effects to health. For me it has a very short effectiveness per dosage and my tolerance was increasing rapidly. I found my self becoming very dependent on it. So I decide to quit. And I went thru the absolute hellish worst withdrawels I have ever been thru. I actually had to go see a doctor to make it. I have kicked many prescript pain medication over the years, but nothing like that hell!!!
@@festersmith8352 I find that kratom withdrawal is barely noticeable compared to prescription opioids, and nobody has died from a kratom overdose. It's a very safe plant if used correctly and generally just leads to vomiting and feeling crappy if you take too much. You may be overly sensitive to it for some reason.
I read that someone else made this, but used it topically. So melted some in alcohol, then rubbed onto the painful area and worked. Worth a try. I read it further up in the comments
Wild Lettuce Works , once you have one plant, you'll have seeds for years !! I usually brew a tea with it in it's natural state when dried. Takes away the pain and puts me to sleep.
@@maereidwells7091 dried the leaf and put it in a strainer , add hot/warm water. I have also chewed on a leaf of the plant for instant relief.. FYI it not pleasant, but it helps with my aches and pain..
My mom just passed away last week. Had to care for her my whole 49 years. My name's George, the origin of the name is farmer, or tiller of the Earth. Basically been offered my own farm as soon as mom passed, just random. New subscriber, this really inspired me. Making concentrates is part of the plan. Great instructions on how simple extraction can be.
This really works! I made some last year and now I'm harvesting for more ingredients. I freeze dried the leaves first then used the alcohol method and freeze dried the final product. The resulting powder went into gelatin capsules. So grateful for your video instructions! When I'm hurting at night after a long day in the garden, this is my go-to pain relief.
Thanks for the quick, concise video. It's frustrating to sit through a 30 min video for this simple process. If you're at this stage, you probably know all the history and identification of the wild lettuce so a long, drawn out explanation isn't needed. You covered everything in a quarter of the time of other videos. Again, THANK YOU!
I don't know anything and found it helpful. I just watched one of those boring ones where they basically said nothing in a long winded way. I have been trying to find it around where i live but literally can't find any. There's a ton of lookalikes but none seem to be it.
@@Padraigp just buy it off the internet its like $3-4 dollars.. or i can ship you some but postage wouldn't be worth the price of it exporting from New Zealand
💚Brother, your content is a true masterpiece! Being a forager with a small channel myself, I'm in awe of your skills and the passion you bring to your work. Keep forging ahead and blazing a trail for us all! 🌿
I never thought about using a dehydrator for the last bit. This has got to be one of the best videos that I have seen on making the Wild Lettuce extract. Good job!!
aka RSO "rick simpson oil" (after a guy that popularized it), FECO (full extract cannabis oil - a whole plant extract), Phoenix Tears, etc. I think dispensaries usually call it RSO. Seriously good medicine, a really beautiful thing.
My mom deals with chronic pain. She’s on the legal limit of opioids and it isn’t fully effective. You’re out here saving people from opioids and opiates. You’re doing God’s work my guy.
@@Saagemusic less important than the strain of chemical, is the dependency. My mother is wholly dependent on percoset. To quit is to die. I sincerely doubt a plant extract would elicit the same reaction.
You can probably purify it even more and remove the fats and lipids via “winterization” Try mixing the resin with 4x the amount of ethanol to resin, and then put it in the freezer overnight. The fats should precipitate and you can filter them out with a coffee filter
Problem with poppies is that only certain ones have the opioid structure. It also takes an insane amount of poppies to harvest in order to make enough medicine.
I have wild lettuce growing all over the yard here in TX and I was aware of it's properties, but I did not know how to process it so I have been drying it and using as a tea. I definitely will be making some extract for sleep and chronic pain. Thank you for posting this!
Hurt my back many years ago, was on pain meds for 7 years until I saw a clip from Joe Rogan and his guest talking about Kratom. I got some, and sure enough it worked! stopped opiates cold turkey and never looked back. As a kid if someone told me you could achieve the same amount of pain relief from plant matter as a prescription pain med I'd of laughed. Thank you very much for spreading the word on things like this. This is new to me and I'm looking forward to giving this a try! 👍👍🙏🙏
Mother finally tried kratom after having bugged her about it for some time, telling her how many times I've read something just like this and by the fact i've been taking it everyday for 2 years. She was on 30mg of oxycodone a day and fentanyl patches at one point. One small to medium dose of kratom and she said it took her pain completely away lol.
@@greggasiorowski1326 If your goal is to get high as a kite, it won't give you what you're asking for. For medicinal purposes though, as an addition (not a replacement!) for modern medicine, herbal medicine like this video shows is great
@@woutvandessel1823 No you are probably just taxing your liver worse than a severe alcoholic. People who practice herbal medicine usually give themselves liver disease.
@@Reth_Hard injecting it (or real opium) would be a terrible idea it's full of latex, resin, oils, plant matter...you would need to do a pure alkaloid extraction for that and be a hood enough chemist to leave zero residual plant matter or chemicals. The result wouldn't be worth the effort its a very mild plant. Relaxing but none of the euphoria you'd get from. A real opiate.
@@Reth_Hard no way that would be pure enough. Look up acid-base extraction. I don't think the result would be worth the hassle and risk but you'll probably learn a ton about organic chemistry in the process.
@@Reth_Hard Dude this isn't heroin, it's wild lettuce. If you're so set on getting high from injecting then go score some heroin (but really, don't - it leads nowhere good and these days you might end up dead from fentanyl OD). But my point is trying to find a way to inject a concentrate of wild lettuce is just insanity.
Also, you can just grow p.Somniferum like thousands of other people do in their home gardens. Loads of varieties that are absolutely stunning. It’s legal and it’s easy…it’s only illegal to purposefully extract the opium. So do that when no one is watching.
Yeah and you can also develop a hell of an addiction like thousands of other people. Maybe recommending opiates to strangers online isnt the best move?
Great video! One thing you could do is when it's still thick and somewhat liquid like when you suggested going straight into the fridge, is use a syringe and pull it up into it. Then store however you like. When ready to use just run the syringe under hot water and the extract will soften up enough to dispense. And don't forget, you can smoke it!
The headline of the video was a pleasant surprise! People have asked me to tell them about the physical qualities of opium over the years and I've always started off by telling them that it smells like celery, so when I read this about lettuce, it confirmed that this wasn't just a figment of my imagination. I suffer from severe osteoarthritis and the pain that goes with it. After having been a heroin addict for decades and currently in my 40th year on methadone, neither of which come anywhere close to the painkilling effects of opium, this would be a great thing for me to try. It's interesting (bad choice of words) to see how the human body just falls apart completely, after long term opiate use. Going to something natural would be a great opportunity. Thanks so much for the video and especially for taking the subject of pain relief, both physical and emotional, seriously!! Ciao! 🙂
Alcohol and cigarettes addiction actually destroyed my life. I could remember several years ago after divorce with my wife which brought me into my disastrous journey on Alcohol and cigarettes. I suffered severe depression and mental disorder. Got diagnosed with cptsd. Not until a friend recommended me to psilocybin mushrooms treatment. Psilocybin treatment saved my life honestly. 8 years totally clean. Much respect to mother nature the great magic shrooms.
Thanks for sharing your story. That's rough I sympathize. Save your health save your mind. Life is better without heroin, cocaine, alcohol and cigarettes. And you have more money in your pocket. God bless everyone who has rejected the devils intentions to be addicted to alcohol and cigarettes etc which can cause so much damage to health. I will pray for you all.
Yes he's Dr.alishrooms.Shrooms to me is a natrual healer. I know a guy who has used mushrooms in the same way and they have really helped him. mah dudes have safe trips all.
wish they were readily available in my place. Microdosing was my next plan of care for my husband. He is 59 & has so many mental health issues plus probable CTE & a TBI that left him in a coma 8 days. It's too late now I had to get a TPO as he's 6'6 300+ pound homicidal maniac. He's constantly talking about killing someone. He's violent. Anyone reading this Familiar w/ BPD know if it is common for an obsession with violence.
From a liquid extraction to a dry (or visquis(?), depending on % water present)extract (exctracta sicca) to finally a tincture. A wonderful, albeit not laboratory exact demonstration on the basics of phytochemical pharmaceutical preparations. Lovely work mate!
@@bradchambers5886 Yea... thanks. I'm not complaining. It was moreso aimed at me being uncertain about whether the extract in the end was viscous or dry in technicality. But thanks again m8.
way more. there's a chemical company called Monsanto that is trying to take over the world's food supply by patenting seeds and contaminating any fields that don't use them so they can sue.
this is awesome you guys! you really could make a whole series of videos showing traditional medicine extractions. It would be awesome to have a collection of stuff like that to save to a drive.
EDIT: For those asking if we sell, this is where we buy wild lettuce products from - wildlettuce.com - use code "feral" for 10% off your order! This video is getting a LOT of view and questions and I am unable to get to them all! 😮 If you have a question that you want to make sure is seen, please join our online foraging learning community here! - discord.gg/Cy4fuw4cq9 Article for this video - feralforaging.com/how-to-make-wild-lettuce-extract/ Hello! I really hope that you found this video helpful. Wild Lettuce is one of my favorite plants and I'm so excited to get to bring this information about it to you! If you have any questions, please feel free to ask them in the comments section. Have you made Wild Lettuce extract before? Does it work for you?
I haven't made any extract yet, but I have dried it and smoked it, it does work doing it that way, or just eating the leaves, but will try your method.
@@dubya2514 Hey my friend! Pls help me if you can! :D So, how many leaves did you eat to feel anything ? Or how many leaves did you smoke ? Cuz a few days ago i tried smoke some leaves, but i didn't feel anything. (I did smoke 2 full pipe, but nothing :/ and yeah, that was wild lettuce... But idk what is the problem :/ today i try to again, i have dried some leaves and i try tonight smoke again...) Thx if you can help me with some information :D Best wishes! :)
I've been using this plant since 20 years fos anxiety, but my extraction process only was only made with water. I'll try your technique next summer after harvesting. Thank's for sharing !
I never worked with this plant yet but I know what to look for, I mostly dry out my stuff and make teas or smoke it, you can actually smoke wild lettuce, I use a lot of mullein for lunges, by tea or smoking too, I got a plant called tea berry/wintergreen that grows in the mountains that’s good for pain in a tea, I just lay my stuff around my room in paper bags to dry, the sun will actually destroy the benefits you want, and when it comes to wild lettuce you can just pull the whole stalk and hang it upside down if you want to dry it out
This why my question...can I make a wild lettuce tincture with dried leaves? I have a ton of it but it is dried and I would rather not smoke it but would like to use it for pain relief purposes. Would love to hear your recommendations.
@@iamnotmyhandle I heard you’re supposed to use fresh material for tinctures, but I wouldn’t see why it really matters, but you can use that for tea and I know you said you don’t want to smoke but it will give you the same effect, but since you already have it dry just use it for tea, add honey if you want it sweeter and you can also mix other plants in it like mullein or blueberry leaves, that’s just the random stuff I can find in my area just for an idea, I’ve mix reishi mushroom, mullein, blueberry leaves and it taste pretty good and use that for colds and flus and my bronchitis
In New Zealand we use a plant we call Puha . Pronounced Poo - Ha . We use it in a “traditional” meal we call Boil Up . Need BIG pot - Boil ( not on high the whole time kind of boil ) Pork or Bacon Bones till froth- put Puha, or ( watercress ) in. Few potatoes on top with water just covering them. Cook it down . Also we use dough bois - small balls made from flour , soaks up juices . Happy eating Yeefknhaa.
Definitely going to be trying this out, herniated L4-&-L5 ... With stress fractures in thorasic area (+) getting old so many aches and pains anymore... The real pain in the arse is the "chronic, unending pain" from the time ones eyes open until they finally close from exhaustion .... That itself has aged me very fast 🙏♥️🙏
I hear ya Bob. I’ve had 2 back surgeries and it’s pain from the time you wake, and sometimes even when you sleep. I’m just now getting off Kratom which I became addicted to for over 5 years. But I must admit, I was nearly pain free that whole time. Got lots of projects done around the house, etc. Now that I’m getting off Kratom all the pain and muscle spasms are slowly starting to come back. The whole thing sucks.
I’m right there with you guys, but It seems like anything that can “kill” the pain hijacks your limbic system to do it. I used to think nsaids were a waste of time but pain without them is sooo much worse. If you can rest your back, get exercise and be very careful, with time, it can improve a lot. The alternative is a lifetime dependence on some other substance and will still leave you in pain, or endless operations since scar tissue develops.
I'm worried this is going to be me now. Like two months ago we had a freezing rain I wasn't expecting and took a slip on the porch steps. Hurt my back up pretty good, mostly the tailbone, and now it still hurts just as much as like a week after the fall. Starting to get a little worried I did some permanent damage. I'm sure the pharmaceutical industry would be pleased to hear that, but jokes on you globalists, I've got lettuce.
My Brotha!! SAME INJURY !! L4 , L5 , S1 , plus a 21mm bulge. YEARS of prescribed legal ADDICTION. Oxycontin and fentynal patches. 5yrs sober (1 relapse during covid) Well, sober as in NO MEDS. I live in California. Medical Marijuana has SAVED MY LIFE. Thc and Cbd. Although it doesn't take away all the pain, it helps make the day and night manageable. I feel the pain and angst when u say "The Pain from the second you open your eyes ".... We're Both on the same journey. QUALITY of life is an issue. The pains never gonna go away. Big Pharma would have u believing otherwise. But I'm sure you already know. That's no kinda life. ZOMBIFIED by Big Pharma. Gettin' STRETCHED OUT by the DOPEMAN is just that ! 1 takes ur $$ on the street. 1 takes your $$ in an office. I don't know if medical pot is available in your area. It's not a miracle cure , but DAMN my life is WAY BETTER!! My activity level , my sleep . Still hurts like MF 'er from sun up till sundown. But my days and nights are more manageable. BEST of luck ....
@@DianeFoxxx less, it’s not an opiate at all. If you want something similar to opiates you should try kratom. It acts on the mu-opioid receptor in your brain, the same part of your brain opiates affect.
wow.... all these years of pulling 'prickly lettuce' from garden beds and lawns, when I should have been using it and growing more of it! Thanks for the video. I'm going to collect some wild seeds and grow a patch of it out back.
When I was a child growing up in NE Pennsylvania and working summers on my grandparent's farms, I remember seeing wild lettuce (or its look-alikes) very often. these days, when I am hiking in the same areas, I still come across them. Through this videos and others from FF, I have learned how to ID and use the plant. Once summer comes again, I plan to try this extraction method and hope to enjoy the benefits that this herbal medicinal is touted to provide.
dried cut/sifted wild lettuce is a wonderful substitute for tobacco in rolling hasj joints, like the most typical joints of the Netherlands. It is where I first tried wild lettuce.
i am dutch and neverheard of that bro :') tobacco is better when you grow it naturally than the progressed tobacco people use. But this sounds really interesting
in my experience, a simple resinous extract, just steeping the shredded plants in water for a few hours, straining and squeezing, and boiling the rest down to a thick tar, works very well. the ectives dont seem to be very sensitive to heat, and hardly degrades. i made half a pound 5 years ago, and it hasn't noticably lost potency. i also find this extract very easy to consume: just take some, roll it into a littlw pill, and swallow. or for instant effects flatten it, and let it melt under your tongue, or let it dissolve into some tea. the taste is bitter, earthy and savoury, but not at all unpleassant IMO. and for a little buzz, out in the fields, and/or to impress some stoner friends, you can just pick some leaves and hand them out to chew on, for in instant buzz. you can also smoke the dried leaves. it's been a known substitute for potheads, trying to get off the reefer, back in the olden days. PS: of you wanna ROCK that "hey, chew on this" stunt, learn to identify random orange dessert poppies growing in front yards. just dont hand your friends too much of it. that shit is potent!
My English Bulldog eats the leaves every time he goes outside. It's amazing that he knew to go right for this plant out the many many different kinds we have on our 5 acres. I never knew it had medicinal properties, but it makes sense now because he has been suffering from arthritis for a few years. I only give him one of his pain pills when I can tell it's really bothering him, which is usually caused from him chasing something because he is not built to run. The pills can cause other issues too if used for long periods. I'm really glad he can get some relief
You should have included that it can be mixed with glycerin before taking. It preserves it, keeps it liquid, and doesn't taste terrible. It can also be taken sublingually without burning.
Just considering adding it to glycerin also -more palatable and will help stabilize as you mentioned I am concerned if it will mix well enough though … If you don’t mind sharing your experience…did you heat the glycerin ? Also What ratio of extract to glycerin did you use to make a wild lettuce Glycerite?
@@hilarynonya405 to be honest I have not made it using glycerin. I have, though, used other products in a glycerin suspension that had the same benefits I mentioned, and I believe it should be able to be used for wild lettuce extracting as well. Someone will have to try for themselves and post about it their experience making it with glycerin.
L arginine is also good... if you can get the tablets and there's a Colgate toothpaste thats good too. Its not like sensodyne it doesnt cause more pain or anything. It also helps draw in calcium to the tooth the same way fluoride does. Comphrey could also be helpful it heals bones so it might help the inside of your dentine heal. But how are they making you wait that long surely thats a dental hospital emergency visit? Don't you have dental a and é, or are you in america where u don't have a healthcare system?
I searched high and low for the best information and videos on Wild Lettuce, I found it in you! So well explained, clear and concise. Fascinating what this plant can do! Do you have an idea how long one can store the extract and still retain the same level of potency. Thank you kindly, from Canada!
Glad it was helpful! I'm not sure how long it can be stored, I imagine for a while. I use what I make within a year and then refill when the plant is out again!
Doing this right now! I. Doing it with the lettuce from my garden it's all flowered and extremely bitter with tons of white stuff coming out. Can't wait
Very cool! Let us know how it turns out. I haven't tried with garden lettuce before, but it is an ancestor of Lactuca serriola, so it should work just fine!
I use a crock pot. I rinse off the WL, Usually 6-8 ft trees, I chop it up with sheers, and stuff as much as possible even over into it. The lettuce will cook down , add a gallon of water and cook it down till the water is so dark you can't see a spoon in it, strain it, if it's dirty filter it using a wash cloth or whatever you got, then slowly cook it down to a goop. I just jarred my first 23WL.
I have to come by and pay you (and the YT algorithm) gratitude and fist bumps for sharing this video in my feed. I recently made a slapstick batch of lactucin using this very guide to properly ID and (loosely) prepare my concoction where it sat on the counter untouched for months. Yesterday, I reaggravated and exacerbated an old injury to my knee that immobilized me and brings all of the pain with it. Just looking to be 'comfortable' I decided to try my 'witches brew' and to my surprise I felt a little bit of relief. Tried it again this morning on a clear head and it appears that either this is the real deal or I love placebos. Again, the pain relief isn't pain free - but being able to sit comfortably and not in pain that makes it so you can't focus? Ill take that any day. And will continue to be on the lookout for more lactuca. Thank you again.
I'm in a similar boat to you. I suffered a spinal injury sometime in the last year that has left me almost completely crippled. The doctors do not want to do anything for the pain other than multiple surgeries. I have been in agony and have had a lot of trouble sleeping. I'm currently in the process of making a brew going off of this guide and am hoping that I can at least get enough relief to get back to some chores I need to do.
@oztrich24 i made the brew, it wasnt bad but could have been more potent. Definitely something you can only do so much of at once because its hard to gather and make for how much you get. As for the back injury, i am still in pain a lot of times, but nothing like what i was. I have gotten use to it and can generally work around it without much issue.
Jesse good morning. Made first batch. Working on 2nd. Have an anecdotal experience. Gave some to friend who has metal plates in ankle. Painful often depending on exertion. So they tried dropper in water for nighttime. Not much difference. Get this: they applied dropper full directly to painful area. Within seconds relieved pain. So we are now documenting. Its been done several days now. Consistent relief. Any suggestions for keeping anectdotal records? Thanks for your time and concise vid that open a new way for safe relief of pain👍🤝🤲
Anecdotal records are very important especially as they are aggregated! I would say just to record as many details as possible and store them in a place where you will have easy access to them. You never know when they may help someone with their research on a plant!
I'm confused here the fucking title looks like he's making black tar herion and everyone sitting here talking about lettuce? Is this some new Fed post meta game or something is everyone bots? What the fuq going on here?
Man this stuff is in crazy abundance around here, I often do a lot of lawn care in the summer and I hate this because it really sucks to weed whack but now that I know it's useful I might just pull it and take it home instead.
What is interesting to me is that the wild lettuce plant is almost the same as young opium Poppy plants. The leaves are the same. The true opium Poppys leaves, stem and roots ALL contain medicinal alkaloids. Not just the capsules that yield Morphine. The extraction process is the same for both plants. I personally prefer and use regular opium from the apparel somniferum. I have tried wild lettuce opium but did not get the pain relieving effect I have with the opium Poppy. Buth are useful though.
@@thecloneguyz how is that even possible when morphine is a controlled substance along with cannabis and cannabis was illegal to grow and own even today (federally). I'll be happy if you're right but i don't want to grow a miniature garden of the bastards to have my house raided one day
this is amazing! i have never heard of this, or anything similar. thats mental that from foraging you've produced actual pain relief resin. I have only done it with my cannabis, but i really want tot ry this now. thanks for inspiring!
Absolutely loved this video. Well presented and informative. Potato ricer...awesome! The shelf life stableness is what I found to be the most interesting. Thanks for a great video.
I've broken 28 bones from neck, jaws, femur, tibia, fibula all tarsals. I'm a former opioid user and recovering alcoholic. I saw a RU-vid video about smoking it so I dried some leaves out and tried it. Sure seems to help with pain and kind of got a little head change too. Hope I sleep 💤 better tonight. Thank you. New subscriber.
i use similar methods. you could get a more pure extract if you added a winterization step. after you remove the plant matter from the initial extraction, toss it in the freezer for a day and then filter under vacuum. might get rid of some of the tar you're ending up with. you'll probably be able to concentrate it down to a higher dose, too.
@@quercus3290 an AB extraction might not be suitable for his lab, by the looks of it. alcohol works just fine for this application. why waste the money?
@@quercus3290 You have no idea how difficult it is to gather isolates from a plant that has many different alkaloids. Kratom would be a great example, the extracts just contain mitragynine and 7-ho-mitragynine cause that's what people think is the only alkaloids that do anything, but there are several others that 100% create the entire experience. And it's quite difficult to get them all out one by one. Depending on your extraction method sometimes you'll even miss one in a crude extraction like in this video, just depends on the properties of the alkaloid.
People who are struggling with a dependency but can't afford kratom this is an amazing alternative. Still same rules apply, still can't take suboxone and expect the same results For easier dosage I'd suggest filling empty capsules with the preffered dosage and take them like that it's the easiest if you don't mind pills. If you can't have pills I think making a tea with this isn't a bad idea as it isn't horrible tasting like you would think most resin is. It's bitter but with sugar tolerable but definitely capsules way to go 🙏
@@FeralForaging I did have one question, about what percentage of alcohol is in the tinctures once you have added some to the concentrate? I had someone ask me and I wasn't quite sure so I really appreciate all the research you have done this is extremely helpful because I have made this for some of my family members who really could use it.
@@andreaali7761 The percentage that I use for the final stage is somewhere around 40% alcohol. Just enough that it will dissolve and remain shelf-stable. I think a little lower, like 30% could be fine too. 40% is just convenient because it's the most common of store-bought liquors.
Besides processing I also just take some of the stalk and chew on it while I pick. It's bitter but the effects are fast and effective. 3rd quarter of the moon the sap is really flowing. If you weed or mow or kill brush during the 3rd quarter you can slow the growth or kill out plants if you take them down enough because they bleed so bad, but it's good when you're harvesting for the milk sap.
My English Bulldog eats the leaves every time he goes outside. It's amazing that he knew to go right for this plant out the many many different kinds we have on our 5 acres. I never knew it had medicinal properties, but it makes sense now because he has been suffering from arthritis for a few years now. I only give him one of his pain pills when I can tell it's really bothering him, which is usually caused from him chasing something because he is not built to run. The pills can cause other issues too if used for long periods. I'm really glad he can get some relief
That's cool information to know. We have them growing here too and people see them as just unwanted bad weed. Good to know their extract helps with sleep. Will never forget this in case my poor sleep gets worse, that might turn me to doing some foraging near the woods hah.
I got hooked on kratom a few years ago. Recently I was looking for kratom alternatives, and found some capsules of wild lettuce. Didn't give me exactly what I was looking for, but I could definitely see it's potential use for other things. Glad I found this video.
@Reed Abuke Well, not even that. I just get one symptom from not taking Kratom that I can't seem to make go away without either Kratom or suboxone. It's obviously a withdrawal symptom, but no doctor yet has been able to verify what it is exactly that's causing it, or any other remedy other than more opiates/opiate-like medications. So I was looking around for other remedies that might quell it. This worked for the first night of taking it. But after that, it just stopped working. But I noticed it's pain relieving properties. I know you'd probably suggest just going cold turkey and going through the withdrawal, but you really wouldn't understand. This symptom SUCKS. And I can't find other people that go through it. It's a heavy tightness feeling in my chest that can last for days, or until I take kratom or my suboxone.
I am very confused. So you cook it down to be very thick but then add water back to it to dehydrate it just to redissolve it again? Why can’t you just leave the liquid and put that in the dropper bottle? I’m not trying to be sarcastic or difficult it just seems like extra steps that have no extra benefit except I would think the heating would harm the effectiveness. Thank you for your answer.
I understand your confusion. The reason why I did that was to easily get it all spread out in the dehydrator. Normally I would just put in the dehydrator before it starts to thicken too much, but I had to get footage of both forms for the video. If I were to just put the liquid straight into a dropper bottle as water, it would not be shelf stable. By concentrating down, then adding vodka to dissolve, instead of water, I end up with a shelf stable final product. Hopefully that clears up the confusion.
This was the year I really started to get interested in plant IDing, herbalism, and wild foraging. I found you on IG. Your videos are fantastic! Thank you so much for making them! All the work you put into them really shows. I will continue to watch (and learn myself) with rapt attention and delight. I'm asking this out of ignorance and curiosity: why is it that you decided to make a resin to dilute into a tincture, versus simply keeping the dried wild lettuce leaves and making a tincture with that? From your explanation in the video, my educated guess is increased concentration AND increased shelf life, but is that accurate? Thank you so much again!!
Thanks for this excellent tutorial! I followed your method and have 70 grams of dehydrated product. I now need to add the vodka and place the final result into little dropper jars. Off to the store I go for the jars. Thanks! BTW, this stuff does relieve my pain and gives me a little euphoria.
Great instructional video! I'm at almost the last step now with the concentrated extract in the dehydrator. I see now how this is perhaps the most dense form you can make. Thanks!
Hello, great video! I am so looking forward to making some of the pain reliever. Would a freeze dryer work instead of a dehydrator? Yes, I realize that a freeze dry does dehydrate but a dehydrator doesn't freeze.
Love this plant too, but be careful not to use it too often, the major pain relieving compound can be livertoxic in small to medium doses and will be livertoxic in higher doses
Yes this is a fantastic and informative video however I'd also like to have a bit more knowledge on any research or personal accounts of possible downsides or toxicity to unregulated plant extracts as well to be safe
I did almost this same thing as an experiment to extract the latex rubber from the plant instead of the tedious process of cutting the stalk and collecting the drops of white liquid. Except I had the idea of adding some vinegar after straining the liquid, and the ph change caused all of the finer particles, and the chlorophyll to sort of coagulate and gather at the bottom. Then I poured off the semi clear brown liquid and condensed it using the sun. My end product looks similar, except it is very black instead of brown like yours. Mine is still in a viscous form, not fully dehydrated.
Wonderful video. I'll be processing my plants in a couple of days using this method. I do have a question for you though. At 6:42 of our video, you identify a wild lettuce plant with rust on the leaves. Is it ok to use those or should I use only the best leaves on the plant
@@FeralForaging Thank you for your reply. So at what point would you say "This leaf is no good"? I was always told to use perfect leaves with all my herbs, but I lose a lot of my harvest picking out only perfect leaves. You're awesome, by the way. Love your channel!
@@matthewmurdock6593 Great question! For me, I personally don't mind a plant being "perfect", just that it is passable. If it's clearly overall rusted, moldy, decaying, etc. I won't use it. But, if it has a few spots, bug holes, etc. I don't have an issue with it! Hope this helps. Thank you for the kind words too! :D
