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Please note: poison hemlock can resemble several other plants, too many to list in a single video. This video was never intended to feature side-by-side comparisons with look-alikes. Instead, all 7 minutes were intentionally created to introduce you to a species with an incredibly poor reputation. Oftentimes, learning your land involves learning one species at a time… especially those right in front of you. No look-alike species were growing nearby the day I filmed this. To be fair to poison hemlock, and to be fair to the circumstances that were presented to me, only poison hemlock was the star of the video. I'm extremely glad it worked out that way. For an extremely in-depth comparison between poison hemlock and wild carrot, purchase Sam Thayer’s “Nature’s Garden” and you will not be disappointed.
Im in central Europe and i haven't noticed this plant before, but i am grateful for the character description, not that i usualy chew on unknown plants 😄 cheers and thankyou!
Here, on California's central coast, it displaces natives (especially in riparian habitats). While we should definitely seek to better understand it, I believe we should also seek to restore the habitat(s) in which it grows.
A very good video, however, for me, the worst plant of all, in Britain, has to be the giant hogweed, you can't even touch that damn thing. It's like the British version of the triffid :) . Here's a link to some information on it: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-dJRPfBWXBww.html
As a kid I used to dig up the roots of a plant just to smell it because it smelled like carrots. Watching this video got so nervous for a minute, thinking I narrowly escaped death until diving into a little research. Turns out the plant I was around is wild carrot, or Queen Anne's Lace. Totally edible! I wouldn't go around eating wild plants though unless you're 1000% sure what it is.
@@notozknows Queen Anne’s Lace doesn’t grow as tall as poison hemlock, and it has a much smaller, rounded stem that is fuzzy. It’s flowers appear as one contiguous circle, rather than broken up like the hemlocks flowers. I don’t know about the hemlock, but Queen Anne’s Lace also has a distinct smell when you’re close to it or have disturbed it.
I live in Norway and have been watching this strange carrot/parsley looking plant grow. I am mildly horrified by how toxic this plant is, as I have curious 2 and 4yr old children playing near it. It's getting removed immediately. This video may have saved their lives.
It's probably for the best. The alternative is to fence the scary plant off, give the kids a couple of years of growing, then use the plant to give them a very important live specimen botany lesson. The most important thing is that you are now aware you have something dangerous growing in your garden. My boy had to grow up surrounded by deadly plants and the constant directives to not mess with them. I hope some of my explaining 'why' has stayed with him.
We grew up with it in rural Australia. My father worked for the Railways and taught us kids who often walking along railway tracks to go look for our dads working there, taught us to never ever touch anything we found growing there. Like beautiful but highly toxic Hemlock, toadstools, wild strawberries etc. It was tempting to pick these because they looked so beautiful or tasty...We thought Hemlock was just wild carrots or sparsely that had bolted to seed and sometimes picked bunches of it to take home to mum, thinking she'd be impressed. I had a European mother who knew about traditional plant medicines and what Hemlock was good for(apart from disposing of irksome husbands and kids). She promptly tool it off us and told us not to ever touch it again and his it away to make some weird that things she concocted in a secret shed that was out of bounds to us kids. My skin got very inflamed handling the fresh Hemlock. She said"It's that plant. Medicinal". I asked her as a 5year old: If it's a medicine, then why does my skin hurt so much? She gave her usual peculiar answers: Because you did what I told you not to do. You touched that plant! But you often see it here, growing wild along railway tracks and I often wondered why it preferred to grow there, not other places.... A out could easily mistaken it for an edible plant if you are inexperienced. I saw a city type millennial who had moved to the bush for a "note natural lifestyle" eg foraging for food, seeds to grow an "organic garden" with and she was harvesting Hemlock cuttings and seeds along an old abandoned railway track. I asked her what she was looking for and she said "Parsley... Heaps of nice fresh parsley... Carrot seeds, too... ". She really believed that Hemlock was a harmless organic garden vegetable. Totally oblivious to its toxicity. I could just imagine her kids crying: Mummy... I have a sore tummy' or her saying to hubby" No, not tonight dear, maybe never ever again... I think I ate something that didn't agree with me... But, your share is still in the pot... Help your self, dear... I don't feel crash hot tonight. Not really in the mood.... I think I'm Covid positive...." And hubby replying: Should have heeded the Chief Health Minister's advice about staying home, washing hands, wearing face mask, social distancing...." It's so easy to mistaken one plant or mushroom species for another because, often, they look almost identical. I once ate a perfect white wild mushroom I found, the first ever wild one I ate, as I had been taught yo not do as crazy Australians to ie eat wild mushrooms, after two European German young guys at our multicultural house party in the Bush got drunk, went out mushrooming at 2am in the moonlight, ate deadly toadstools they mistook for "magic mushrooms" ie hallucinogens and died. I felt as sick as a dog. I was positive I would die, it was so bad... But, on the way to find a rare medical facility in hundreds of miles of deserted bush open at 2am, I thought "OK. This is it! Find a good resting place for RIP and prepare to die any moment now!" I lay down on some nice soft grass in a quiet secluded spot and waited for the inevitable. But, fortunately, all I did was vomit! I then felt better, got up and thought "What the hell am I doing here, at this hour, in this state? When I was originally on my way to the supermarket to buy safe edible mushrooms there. But, the perfect white mushroom I saw growing wild looked so beautiful dark and pure, untouched,newly sprung IP that I simply had to have it, as I liked eating raw mushrooms usually in a health food type trendy salad, but also awesome raw some natural food, straight from Nature's pantry. I stopped that since that episode. I now stick to raw dandelion leaves (good for liver cleansing) and a few other plants I know well that work as nutritious and medicinal foods. But, even with these, you want to check the environment they grew in eg were they sprayed with poisons, as weeds by local Councils? What is the quality of the soil they grew in eg a toxic waste dump? Are they growing in heavily polluted urban type air, especially by roadsides and railway lines etc where there could be greater toxic metals, like lead and mercury etc pollution that can then get into your system by ingesting "organic" foods grown there? But, that said, there ate entire generations since the Great Depression raised on "foraged wild food" that grew along roadsides, railway tracks, bush tracks etc. And somehow survived. They also cooked in aluminium pots and ate tinned fish, sardines etc full of mercury and lived in asbestos houses and are still going strong....However, there were less cars, less manufactured cancer and disease causing industries back then, so their exposure to harmful pollutants would not have been as heavy as now eg our supermarkets which replete with polluting products, manufacture unreal, non nourishing, potentially very harmful processed foods that pollute the body and encourage addictions, that lead to obesity or liver disease eg excess consumption the supposedly very healthy "Green Tea". Ever wondered about exactly what is hidden in that greenish powder in that manufactured tea bag and how many chemicals that contains? I only buy loose leaf tea, which is bad enough. And apply my " One Rule" I live by ie only consume one of anything eg one cup of green tea a day. To minimise health risks from food, though one cup of green tea probably dies nothing, anyway. Just gives you "green pee", which is probably nicer than boring yellow pee and not as bad as brown pee, from not enough drinking....
@@chrisphar2305 Angelica is also widely distributed in Fenno-Scandia, and is similar in appearance to other umbelliferans (or Apiaceae) including both poison hemlock and wild carrots.
While working in my garden in Western Washington state (in the Puget Trench) I came across an aromatic plant whose roots smelled strongly like carrots and even had a bit of a hairy fibrous carrot-like root - so… while I was working I ate some of those roots. Tasted good. Of course… I got sick. Very sick for about ten days. At first I thought it was food poisoning… then maybe it’s a flu… I never figured out ‘what’ was the cause of my fever, delirium, and terrible aches. I got better after missing a week of work. And pretty much forgot about it until several years later when I was flipping through a gardening book with a chapter on common poisonous plants and… there it was! Foolish me! I had ingested Hemlock without understanding what it was! Large lesson there. 😬
@noah juan juneau - Yikes!!! Glad you lived to tell the tale! Thanks for sharing your experience with us. "Poison Hemlock - The Plant We Love To Hate" [mcsmama 7.12.2022]
Ah yes, Poison Hemlock... When I was the chief Interpretive naturalist for a state park, I made sure to very strongly point it out on hikes, and post warnings around the campsites. Its deceptive carroty aroma and a similar look to the untrained eye of Queen Anne's Lace, only add to the confusion. Well done Adam, and I have spent many years very close to where you film.
Traditional uses and benefits of Hemlock It is a narcotic plant that sedates and relieves pain. The whole plant is analgesic, antispasmodic, emetic, galactofuge and sedative. It is a traditional folk treatment for cancer and was formerly widely used internally in very small doses to treat a variety of complaints including tumors, epilepsy, whooping cough, rabies and as an antidote to strychnine poisoning. It is still used externally, usually in ointments and oils, in the treatment of mastitis, malignant tumors (especially breast cancer) anal fissure and hemorrhoids. Leaves and stems should be harvested when the first fruits are forming, since they are then at their most active medicinally. Fruits are gathered either when fully ripe, or before they turn from green to yellow, and are then dried. Homeopathic remedy is prepared from a tincture of the fresh plant, harvested when in flower. It is used for treating complaints such as dizziness, coughs, insomnia, exhaustion, arteriosclerosis and prostate problems. It cures brain disorders like Anxiety, Epilepsy, Mania, Headache, Insomnia, Vertigo and Rabies. It treats stress related neurological disorders. These Stress problems may cause a feeling of numbness and weakness in the Hips and the Legs. It eases fatigue and energizes the body. It is widely used in curing Arteriosclerosis. It is beneficial in treating tissue inflammation and formation of cancerous lumps in the breast. It is a favorable treatment for swollen Breasts. Hemlock is a good herbal treatment for Cyst. It counters the tumor growth in ovary, uterus and testicles. It is beneficial in combating prostate problems namely, Prostate Tumor and Prostate enlargement. It relieves from muscular cramps and spasm. It eases painful Menses. It regulates menopause cycle, relieves from uneasiness and prevents formation of red colored Pimples on the body. It heals anal fissure. Hemlock curbs sexual disorders like premature ejaculation and sexual dysfunction. Its ointment and oil is helpful in treating Piles. It is effective in treating urinary disorders like Irregular Urine flow and pain during Urination. It acts as an antidote for Strychnine Poisoning. Twigs with many needles used in tea to treat kidney ailments. Steam from tea used to treat rheumatism, colds, and coughs. Bark is used in tea to treat colds, fevers, diarrhea, coughs, and scurvy. Bark poultice used for treating bleeding wounds. It was used as medicine (to treat muscle spasms and cause sedation as well as being applied to tumors). It was used externally to treat herpes, erysipelas (a form of superficial cellulites) and breast tumors.
Stinky feet, carrots, mouse urine, yes I think all those words would describe it. "Poison hemlock often has a bad smell described as like "mouse urine" or "musty" when the plant is crushed. The naturally occurring poisons, most notably coniine, are in all parts of the plant. Poison hemlock belongs to the same plant family (Apiaceae) as carrots, parsnips, fennel, and dill. The plants often involved with foraging mistakes are also a part of the Apiaceae family" www.poison.org/articles/can-poison-hemlock-be-deadly-184 I wonder if hemlock disguises itself by smell as carrots, and/or a mouse venue, to attract unwary foragers, and use their rotting corpses as nutrition for its seeds.
Thank you Adam for putting this video up. I live over on the Western side of Illinois and recently I found out that there are several people in my area where P.H. grows more than just abundantly, have no idea what it is. One even has been chopping it down and feeding it to their chickens. This particular individual talked to my wife about it as part of an entirely different conversation and the plant was mentioned off handedly. My wife picked up on the mention and had the neighbor go immediately out to the chicken feeding area and describe the plant they were talking about. Sure enough there was the carrot looking top with the stems covered in purple spots/splotches. This video is 100% perfectly timed. Thank you and please keep them coming. You are a superb teacher
Poison hemlock is toxic to most, if not all mammals and birds as far as I am aware. This includes chickens. However, the chickens mentioned may not have eaten the plant. Livestock animals, and chickens especially, tend to avoid poisonous plants. In addition, poison hemlock also has an unpleasant musty smell, esp. when the plant is crushed. So it’s quite possible the smell dissuaded the chickens from eating it. We don’t know though.
@@jamesharrison2763 My one plant identifying book said that poison hemlock was imported with the original settlers from England and Europe as a pest killer for mice and rats. Half the plants in that book were NOT native to my Indiana. I had no idea that the early settlers brought along so many plants for soap making and medicine and rat poison...wow. That was an education I hadn't learned in school!
Queen Anne's Lace = wild carrot. It used to be grown as a cut flower & the roots for food. It also is similar to Hemlock, though very different aromaticaly, in leaf & flower.
Yes, yes!! Please do! This stuff is all similar looking, except the hogweed etc being much larger, but around here (sw nh) people call it "wild carrot" and it looks very much like the one in this video EXCEPT for the purple splotches. Stems are smooth, almost a translucent celery green. No splotches BUT a few bottom leaves have purple stems, very confusing!
@@wreckofthehesperas8323 Hemlock, is it's name where I live, and we have "wild carrot", which came with the colonials & was used medicinally, food, cut flowers - Queen Anne's Lace. Break a leaf, there's a big difference between both, in aroma, similarly with the flowers - Hemlock isn't a pleasant fragrance, in any part of the plant. Safe & happy for ageing, to you.
@@newnamestillhumanthough576 Yarrow, is a small fern like plant, with a single tall panacle of flowers, in white, pink or red. It's leaves, are dark green in colour. The plant, has medicinal propertys. The hog weed & wild carrot, are similar to each other in leaf & flower though not in the aroma, from cut stems. Hemlock is also coarser leafed to Queen Anne's Lace /Wild Carrot & generally, a larger spread of leaf & taller growth habit, for Hemlock & hogweed.
That's probably a very old saying going back centuries to warn people to know the difference because someone else said the exact same thing that as a kid they were taught that Queen Anne has hairy legs
Queen Anne's Lace also has a red dot in the middle. It is said it represents Queen Anne prickicking her finger on her tatting needle and a drop of her blood falling upon her lace she was making.
I saw a black dog crossing the road earlier today. The owner looked at me. So i hung up crosses and garlic around my house. But i havent seen any hemlocks crossing the road!!
It's grows in abundance along my local cycle tracks here in Johnstone, Scotland. Long rows of poison hemlock and stinging nettles stretch for miles in multiple directions all running directly in front of the tree lines which stands either sides of the tracks. Looks great!
Traditional uses and benefits of Hemlock It is a narcotic plant that sedates and relieves pain. The whole plant is analgesic, antispasmodic, emetic, galactofuge and sedative. It is a traditional folk treatment for cancer and was formerly widely used internally in very small doses to treat a variety of complaints including tumors, epilepsy, whooping cough, rabies and as an antidote to strychnine poisoning. It is still used externally, usually in ointments and oils, in the treatment of mastitis, malignant tumors (especially breast cancer) anal fissure and hemorrhoids. Leaves and stems should be harvested when the first fruits are forming, since they are then at their most active medicinally. Fruits are gathered either when fully ripe, or before they turn from green to yellow, and are then dried. Homeopathic remedy is prepared from a tincture of the fresh plant, harvested when in flower. It is used for treating complaints such as dizziness, coughs, insomnia, exhaustion, arteriosclerosis and prostate problems. It cures brain disorders like Anxiety, Epilepsy, Mania, Headache, Insomnia, Vertigo and Rabies. It treats stress related neurological disorders. These Stress problems may cause a feeling of numbness and weakness in the Hips and the Legs. It eases fatigue and energizes the body. It is widely used in curing Arteriosclerosis. It is beneficial in treating tissue inflammation and formation of cancerous lumps in the breast. It is a favorable treatment for swollen Breasts. Hemlock is a good herbal treatment for Cyst. It counters the tumor growth in ovary, uterus and testicles. It is beneficial in combating prostate problems namely, Prostate Tumor and Prostate enlargement. It relieves from muscular cramps and spasm. It eases painful Menses. It regulates menopause cycle, relieves from uneasiness and prevents formation of red colored Pimples on the body. It heals anal fissure. Hemlock curbs sexual disorders like premature ejaculation and sexual dysfunction. Its ointment and oil is helpful in treating Piles. It is effective in treating urinary disorders like Irregular Urine flow and pain during Urination. It acts as an antidote for Strychnine Poisoning. Twigs with many needles used in tea to treat kidney ailments. Steam from tea used to treat rheumatism, colds, and coughs. Bark is used in tea to treat colds, fevers, diarrhea, coughs, and scurvy. Bark poultice used for treating bleeding wounds. It was used as medicine (to treat muscle spasms and cause sedation as well as being applied to tumors). It was used externally to treat herpes, erysipelas (a form of superficial cellulites) and breast tumors.
Thank you for this. For the longest time, I thought queen anne's lace was poison hemlock but found out that it was not and I was left with the question "well then what exactly does poison hemlock look like?" and your video cleared that up beautifully for me.
Traditional uses and benefits of Hemlock It is a narcotic plant that sedates and relieves pain. The whole plant is analgesic, antispasmodic, emetic, galactofuge and sedative. It is a traditional folk treatment for cancer and was formerly widely used internally in very small doses to treat a variety of complaints including tumors, epilepsy, whooping cough, rabies and as an antidote to strychnine poisoning. It is still used externally, usually in ointments and oils, in the treatment of mastitis, malignant tumors (especially breast cancer) anal fissure and hemorrhoids. Leaves and stems should be harvested when the first fruits are forming, since they are then at their most active medicinally. Fruits are gathered either when fully ripe, or before they turn from green to yellow, and are then dried. Homeopathic remedy is prepared from a tincture of the fresh plant, harvested when in flower. It is used for treating complaints such as dizziness, coughs, insomnia, exhaustion, arteriosclerosis and prostate problems. It cures brain disorders like Anxiety, Epilepsy, Mania, Headache, Insomnia, Vertigo and Rabies. It treats stress related neurological disorders. These Stress problems may cause a feeling of numbness and weakness in the Hips and the Legs. It eases fatigue and energizes the body. It is widely used in curing Arteriosclerosis. It is beneficial in treating tissue inflammation and formation of cancerous lumps in the breast. It is a favorable treatment for swollen Breasts. Hemlock is a good herbal treatment for Cyst. It counters the tumor growth in ovary, uterus and testicles. It is beneficial in combating prostate problems namely, Prostate Tumor and Prostate enlargement. It relieves from muscular cramps and spasm. It eases painful Menses. It regulates menopause cycle, relieves from uneasiness and prevents formation of red colored Pimples on the body. It heals anal fissure. Hemlock curbs sexual disorders like premature ejaculation and sexual dysfunction. Its ointment and oil is helpful in treating Piles. It is effective in treating urinary disorders like Irregular Urine flow and pain during Urination. It acts as an antidote for Strychnine Poisoning. Twigs with many needles used in tea to treat kidney ailments. Steam from tea used to treat rheumatism, colds, and coughs. Bark is used in tea to treat colds, fevers, diarrhea, coughs, and scurvy. Bark poultice used for treating bleeding wounds. It was used as medicine (to treat muscle spasms and cause sedation as well as being applied to tumors). It was used externally to treat herpes, erysipelas (a form of superficial cellulites) and breast tumors.
Thanks Adam! I still hesitate foraging any carrot family because of poison hemlock. I even started planting dark colored carrots, avoiding the mixed packet that has the white root, in case a hemlock seed drifts and plants itself in my garden 😂
@K Barnes I also avoid the white carrot varieties for the same reason as Ms. Lew. I don't fear cross pollination, I fear that "volunteers" in my garden are Poison Hemlock, brought in by bird droppings, et al. We have a ton of it growing around us.
It's actually pretty easy to tell carrots from hemlock. Often "foraging guides" don't give you a full picture, so I would recommend picking up something like the Wild Flower Key by Francis Rose (though that is mainly for the UK) if this is causing you concern.
As an addendum, most plants within a family cannot cross-pollinate. The same is true for animals. Jackals, dogs, and foxes are in the same family, but you don’t see dog-fox hybrids. Their DNA is incompatible. Roses and raspberries do not cross, even though they too are in the same family. There are rare exceptions when plants are closely related, that is, members of the same genus. But a lot of times, most genus members cannot cross either. Poison hemlock is in the genus Conium. Carrots are in the genus Daucus. There isn’t a way for these to cross.
Always something interesting to learn on your channel. They do look like those wild carrot plants I've seen. My parents always told me never to eat a plant in the wild until they looked at it. Many ofTodays parents wouldn't have a clue. When in doubt, leave it alone
It does get confused with wild carrot/Queen Anne's lace (Daucus carota). I was taught that smell is one very important characteristic in identifying D. carota from its deadly lookalike cousin: D. carota smells sweet. C.maculatum smells bitter and/or musty.
Traditional uses and benefits of Hemlock It is a narcotic plant that sedates and relieves pain. The whole plant is analgesic, antispasmodic, emetic, galactofuge and sedative. It is a traditional folk treatment for cancer and was formerly widely used internally in very small doses to treat a variety of complaints including tumors, epilepsy, whooping cough, rabies and as an antidote to strychnine poisoning. It is still used externally, usually in ointments and oils, in the treatment of mastitis, malignant tumors (especially breast cancer) anal fissure and hemorrhoids. Leaves and stems should be harvested when the first fruits are forming, since they are then at their most active medicinally. Fruits are gathered either when fully ripe, or before they turn from green to yellow, and are then dried. Homeopathic remedy is prepared from a tincture of the fresh plant, harvested when in flower. It is used for treating complaints such as dizziness, coughs, insomnia, exhaustion, arteriosclerosis and prostate problems. It cures brain disorders like Anxiety, Epilepsy, Mania, Headache, Insomnia, Vertigo and Rabies. It treats stress related neurological disorders. These Stress problems may cause a feeling of numbness and weakness in the Hips and the Legs. It eases fatigue and energizes the body. It is widely used in curing Arteriosclerosis. It is beneficial in treating tissue inflammation and formation of cancerous lumps in the breast. It is a favorable treatment for swollen Breasts. Hemlock is a good herbal treatment for Cyst. It counters the tumor growth in ovary, uterus and testicles. It is beneficial in combating prostate problems namely, Prostate Tumor and Prostate enlargement. It relieves from muscular cramps and spasm. It eases painful Menses. It regulates menopause cycle, relieves from uneasiness and prevents formation of red colored Pimples on the body. It heals anal fissure. Hemlock curbs sexual disorders like premature ejaculation and sexual dysfunction. Its ointment and oil is helpful in treating Piles. It is effective in treating urinary disorders like Irregular Urine flow and pain during Urination. It acts as an antidote for Strychnine Poisoning. Twigs with many needles used in tea to treat kidney ailments. Steam from tea used to treat rheumatism, colds, and coughs. Bark is used in tea to treat colds, fevers, diarrhea, coughs, and scurvy. Bark poultice used for treating bleeding wounds. It was used as medicine (to treat muscle spasms and cause sedation as well as being applied to tumors). It was used externally to treat herpes, erysipelas (a form of superficial cellulites) and breast tumors.
IN UK there is something similar .Also a member of the carrot family .Known as .Giant Hogweed it is usually found near rivers or canals .It grows to giant proportions and getting rid of it is a mammoth task .I has blinded people and caused severe burning Beautiful to see it goes to show .Never trust looks ...Great video .👍
not sure but I think it's actually the same plant (or a very close crossbreed). It grows all over Europe, though in several countries is now a protected species because of aggressive campaigns in the past to get rid of it were successful enough that environmentalists in all their wisdom got it listed as "endangered" without ever considering that the reason for it being removed was its toxicity even to the touch.
@@jwenting That is exactly the problem with modern popular environmentalism. They demand that all kinds of things be done or not done and they do not even know or care about the consequences. For instance the Western USA Forest fires. They demand that Forest lands and grasslands not be managed or maintained. The First Nations people managed Forest and grasslands with controlled Burns. That made for beautiful safe forests and grasslands and that is what attracted white European people to this part of the country. Now they want us to do nothing with those lands and the result is all that carbon Burns and gets into the atmosphere just exactly what they say they are protecting us from.
There definitely are problems. But, I think you may be mistaking environmentalism for something else. Environmentalists -- at least the ones that actually make US government policy -- have not shyed away from land management. Your point about burns is an example where environmentalists got it wrong but in the opposite way than you think. Thanks to campaigns like "Smokey the Bear", fire prevention was over emphasized and natural burns that occurred from lightning strikes were extinguished, leading to a build up of dry trees and brush and other flammable material. That caused forest fires to then rage out of control, destroying vast swaths and killing trees that would have survived a smaller fire. But that was decades ago. Since then environmentalists have pushed for better forest management by allowing small fires. So, why, you might ask, have we seen an increase in the frequency and severerity of forest fires? Well, you don't want to hear this, but it's because we didn't listen to the environmentalists who said climate change would be disastrous. Forests that used to get reliable rain are now suffering from prolonged drought.
This grows everywhere in the UK I have already saved two people from eating it as they thought it was Elder flower because of the white flowers ! Those two people went on to have their own kids. Thank you for the video and thumbs up.
What the hell did you do that for, 2 people stupid enough to consume random flowers and almost get themselves killed doing it are now contributing to the gene pool
I have seen this plant here in Oklahoma. The purple splotches on the stalk are what I remember. Now that I know what it looks like, I can look for it to identify it for myself and others. Thank you for this presentation.
Had a run in with hemlock today. The toxin persists in many spots even if the plant itself doesn't appear to be present, especially in ranges where it is prolific, and it can enter the bloodstream through cuts which is what happened to me. I had ascending paralysis for about 10 minutes and mild paralysis in my hand but thank goodness my dose was low (as indicated by the gradual waning of of the ascending paralysis). Hoping for a full recovery.
Dr. H (Adam), I learn something everytime I watch your videos. I like the way you encourage your watchers to learn everything about their surroundings. Who knows when we may have to live off the land, again. Hope not too soon. But, if we do, it would be very useful to know what plants, like poison hemlock, can harm you and which ones can't. Thanks for another great video!
Traditional uses and benefits of Hemlock It is a narcotic plant that sedates and relieves pain. The whole plant is analgesic, antispasmodic, emetic, galactofuge and sedative. It is a traditional folk treatment for cancer and was formerly widely used internally in very small doses to treat a variety of complaints including tumors, epilepsy, whooping cough, rabies and as an antidote to strychnine poisoning. It is still used externally, usually in ointments and oils, in the treatment of mastitis, malignant tumors (especially breast cancer) anal fissure and hemorrhoids. Leaves and stems should be harvested when the first fruits are forming, since they are then at their most active medicinally. Fruits are gathered either when fully ripe, or before they turn from green to yellow, and are then dried. Homeopathic remedy is prepared from a tincture of the fresh plant, harvested when in flower. It is used for treating complaints such as dizziness, coughs, insomnia, exhaustion, arteriosclerosis and prostate problems. It cures brain disorders like Anxiety, Epilepsy, Mania, Headache, Insomnia, Vertigo and Rabies. It treats stress related neurological disorders. These Stress problems may cause a feeling of numbness and weakness in the Hips and the Legs. It eases fatigue and energizes the body. It is widely used in curing Arteriosclerosis. It is beneficial in treating tissue inflammation and formation of cancerous lumps in the breast. It is a favorable treatment for swollen Breasts. Hemlock is a good herbal treatment for Cyst. It counters the tumor growth in ovary, uterus and testicles. It is beneficial in combating prostate problems namely, Prostate Tumor and Prostate enlargement. It relieves from muscular cramps and spasm. It eases painful Menses. It regulates menopause cycle, relieves from uneasiness and prevents formation of red colored Pimples on the body. It heals anal fissure. Hemlock curbs sexual disorders like premature ejaculation and sexual dysfunction. Its ointment and oil is helpful in treating Piles. It is effective in treating urinary disorders like Irregular Urine flow and pain during Urination. It acts as an antidote for Strychnine Poisoning. Twigs with many needles used in tea to treat kidney ailments. Steam from tea used to treat rheumatism, colds, and coughs. Bark is used in tea to treat colds, fevers, diarrhea, coughs, and scurvy. Bark poultice used for treating bleeding wounds. It was used as medicine (to treat muscle spasms and cause sedation as well as being applied to tumors). It was used externally to treat herpes, erysipelas (a form of superficial cellulites) and breast tumors.
I live in Western Montana, and in the early 70's a young organically inclined couple lived on our remote 14 acre property some 50 miles from town. The Husband got a small job assisting the caretaker of a private lodge on a man made lake. He was working and pulled some small cattail roots to eat. A short while later he started to trip. he told the guy he was working for he wanted to go home to see his wife and kids. His Wife gave us a very detailed view of the sequence of his demise. He was very aware of what had happened, and surmised that Hemlock was the culprit, and described lots of hallucinations and incredible curtains of shifting beautiful colors......not much physical pain. The Wife and 8 year old Daughter and 5 year old Son were present for the entire process. She said he lived for approximately 90 minutes...One of the most tragic things, yet the way she described it, it was almost beautiful. Very odd. He is buried in a small Cemetery not a mile from where he died, and his Children have went on to be quite successful.
I guess she described it as being very beautiful as opposed to potentially suffering in agony as the kids were witnesses.He went peacefully and serenely when the alternatives could’ve been violently in pain.
@@wisconsinfarmer4742 good question...assumption on my part, but I was led to believe that habitat overlap primarily responsible, and perhaps not carefully examining the root before eating...
@@benjamingaster You have no Idea of the term rural unless you have been there. Town was a 2 to 3 hour trip in vehicles when I was a kid in the late 50's, (depending on weather and season) Once every 6 months was a supply run to Kalispell Mt, near Glacier Natl Park was in order. Even today, do not become complacent, and be aware. He wasn't snake bit.... but poisoned ,by the same as Julius Caesar......clearly....he didn't try either. LOL !!
Traditional uses and benefits of Hemlock It is a narcotic plant that sedates and relieves pain. The whole plant is analgesic, antispasmodic, emetic, galactofuge and sedative. It is a traditional folk treatment for cancer and was formerly widely used internally in very small doses to treat a variety of complaints including tumors, epilepsy, whooping cough, rabies and as an antidote to strychnine poisoning. It is still used externally, usually in ointments and oils, in the treatment of mastitis, malignant tumors (especially breast cancer) anal fissure and hemorrhoids. Leaves and stems should be harvested when the first fruits are forming, since they are then at their most active medicinally. Fruits are gathered either when fully ripe, or before they turn from green to yellow, and are then dried. Homeopathic remedy is prepared from a tincture of the fresh plant, harvested when in flower. It is used for treating complaints such as dizziness, coughs, insomnia, exhaustion, arteriosclerosis and prostate problems. It cures brain disorders like Anxiety, Epilepsy, Mania, Headache, Insomnia, Vertigo and Rabies. It treats stress related neurological disorders. These Stress problems may cause a feeling of numbness and weakness in the Hips and the Legs. It eases fatigue and energizes the body. It is widely used in curing Arteriosclerosis. It is beneficial in treating tissue inflammation and formation of cancerous lumps in the breast. It is a favorable treatment for swollen Breasts. Hemlock is a good herbal treatment for Cyst. It counters the tumor growth in ovary, uterus and testicles. It is beneficial in combating prostate problems namely, Prostate Tumor and Prostate enlargement. It relieves from muscular cramps and spasm. It eases painful Menses. It regulates menopause cycle, relieves from uneasiness and prevents formation of red colored Pimples on the body. It heals anal fissure. Hemlock curbs sexual disorders like premature ejaculation and sexual dysfunction. Its ointment and oil is helpful in treating Piles. It is effective in treating urinary disorders like Irregular Urine flow and pain during Urination. It acts as an antidote for Strychnine Poisoning. Twigs with many needles used in tea to treat kidney ailments. Steam from tea used to treat rheumatism, colds, and coughs. Bark is used in tea to treat colds, fevers, diarrhea, coughs, and scurvy. Bark poultice used for treating bleeding wounds. It was used as medicine (to treat muscle spasms and cause sedation as well as being applied to tumors). It was used externally to treat herpes, erysipelas (a form of superficial cellulites) and breast tumors.
I would like to have seen a side-by-side comparison to Queen Anne's Lace (which, I believe, IS edible) to show the difference's. But, good vid and good identification descriptions. Thank you.
Wild carrot has a hairy stalk. You can also smell carrot on the leaves which is a dead giveaway. I'm not convinced the other identifying features mentioned here are reliable.. :)
@@greatplainsman3662 Yes it does, that way people when they find it think it is just a harmless carrot by it's smell and look and they think it's alright to eat it Most human death are cause that why.
I feel like goutweed looks more like poison hemlock than queen anne's lace does, but I know a lot of people find QAL less clear to identify than I do...
Traditional uses and benefits of Hemlock It is a narcotic plant that sedates and relieves pain. The whole plant is analgesic, antispasmodic, emetic, galactofuge and sedative. It is a traditional folk treatment for cancer and was formerly widely used internally in very small doses to treat a variety of complaints including tumors, epilepsy, whooping cough, rabies and as an antidote to strychnine poisoning. It is still used externally, usually in ointments and oils, in the treatment of mastitis, malignant tumors (especially breast cancer) anal fissure and hemorrhoids. Leaves and stems should be harvested when the first fruits are forming, since they are then at their most active medicinally. Fruits are gathered either when fully ripe, or before they turn from green to yellow, and are then dried. Homeopathic remedy is prepared from a tincture of the fresh plant, harvested when in flower. It is used for treating complaints such as dizziness, coughs, insomnia, exhaustion, arteriosclerosis and prostate problems. It cures brain disorders like Anxiety, Epilepsy, Mania, Headache, Insomnia, Vertigo and Rabies. It treats stress related neurological disorders. These Stress problems may cause a feeling of numbness and weakness in the Hips and the Legs. It eases fatigue and energizes the body. It is widely used in curing Arteriosclerosis. It is beneficial in treating tissue inflammation and formation of cancerous lumps in the breast. It is a favorable treatment for swollen Breasts. Hemlock is a good herbal treatment for Cyst. It counters the tumor growth in ovary, uterus and testicles. It is beneficial in combating prostate problems namely, Prostate Tumor and Prostate enlargement. It relieves from muscular cramps and spasm. It eases painful Menses. It regulates menopause cycle, relieves from uneasiness and prevents formation of red colored Pimples on the body. It heals anal fissure. Hemlock curbs sexual disorders like premature ejaculation and sexual dysfunction. Its ointment and oil is helpful in treating Piles. It is effective in treating urinary disorders like Irregular Urine flow and pain during Urination. It acts as an antidote for Strychnine Poisoning. Twigs with many needles used in tea to treat kidney ailments. Steam from tea used to treat rheumatism, colds, and coughs. Bark is used in tea to treat colds, fevers, diarrhea, coughs, and scurvy. Bark poultice used for treating bleeding wounds. It was used as medicine (to treat muscle spasms and cause sedation as well as being applied to tumors). It was used externally to treat herpes, erysipelas (a form of superficial cellulites) and breast tumors.
So a cop questions you about what you’re doing on the railroad track, and you say looking for Poison Hemlock. ...at what point do you show him the ricin you made from caster beans? I’m sure he’ll understand.
I was doing yard work on a property in Texas when I found what looked like little baby carrots or parsnips I pulled it out of the ground it was maybe 2 cmeters big And I'd been into it and it wasn't till I crunched down on it and I remembered That episode of house where the rennasance people thought it was parsnips and I scared myself and spit it out I didn't feel anything so either I didn't ingest enough or it wasn't poison hemlock.
If you didn't swallow, I doubt you'd get enough of a dose for anything other than a funny feeling in the mouth. Also any toxic plant I've munched on (you know, for science) has been indescribably horrible. You'd really have to force yourself to swallow. I'm sure that's not true in every case, but it seems a general good rule of thumb not to swallow if something is offensive.
Renaissance people thought tomatoes were poisonous because they looked like the Jerusalem cherry which is poisonous as is also related to the tomato. Tomatoes were originally grown in Europe as ornamental plants.
Traditional uses and benefits of Hemlock It is a narcotic plant that sedates and relieves pain. The whole plant is analgesic, antispasmodic, emetic, galactofuge and sedative. It is a traditional folk treatment for cancer and was formerly widely used internally in very small doses to treat a variety of complaints including tumors, epilepsy, whooping cough, rabies and as an antidote to strychnine poisoning. It is still used externally, usually in ointments and oils, in the treatment of mastitis, malignant tumors (especially breast cancer) anal fissure and hemorrhoids. Leaves and stems should be harvested when the first fruits are forming, since they are then at their most active medicinally. Fruits are gathered either when fully ripe, or before they turn from green to yellow, and are then dried. Homeopathic remedy is prepared from a tincture of the fresh plant, harvested when in flower. It is used for treating complaints such as dizziness, coughs, insomnia, exhaustion, arteriosclerosis and prostate problems. It cures brain disorders like Anxiety, Epilepsy, Mania, Headache, Insomnia, Vertigo and Rabies. It treats stress related neurological disorders. These Stress problems may cause a feeling of numbness and weakness in the Hips and the Legs. It eases fatigue and energizes the body. It is widely used in curing Arteriosclerosis. It is beneficial in treating tissue inflammation and formation of cancerous lumps in the breast. It is a favorable treatment for swollen Breasts. Hemlock is a good herbal treatment for Cyst. It counters the tumor growth in ovary, uterus and testicles. It is beneficial in combating prostate problems namely, Prostate Tumor and Prostate enlargement. It relieves from muscular cramps and spasm. It eases painful Menses. It regulates menopause cycle, relieves from uneasiness and prevents formation of red colored Pimples on the body. It heals anal fissure. Hemlock curbs sexual disorders like premature ejaculation and sexual dysfunction. Its ointment and oil is helpful in treating Piles. It is effective in treating urinary disorders like Irregular Urine flow and pain during Urination. It acts as an antidote for Strychnine Poisoning. Twigs with many needles used in tea to treat kidney ailments. Steam from tea used to treat rheumatism, colds, and coughs. Bark is used in tea to treat colds, fevers, diarrhea, coughs, and scurvy. Bark poultice used for treating bleeding wounds. It was used as medicine (to treat muscle spasms and cause sedation as well as being applied to tumors). It was used externally to treat herpes, erysipelas (a form of superficial cellulites) and breast tumors.
Elderberry is a bush. The flowers are non toxic (check this). However, the rest of the plant contains cyanide...even the berries. So, don't eat uncooked elderberry berries and cook them thoroughly when making syrup.
Very common here in southern germany, even away from the railways. Trouble is there are many similar plants also growing here. So best avoid all umbellifera, unless you really know what you're doing.
Ahh yes, southern Germany. I've spent some time there (visiting relatives) and what I remember most is Brennessel. Not poisonous but one remembers their encounter with it. I recall on a bicycle tour I was on in Germany with a group, one of the guides bringing it up and pointing it out ... if you need an emergency bathroom stop just be careful where you go.
Thank YOU for this video. I live in Missouri and I wasn't sure if what I had around here was Hemlock or wild parsnips. The roots smelled like parsnips but I wasn't going to take a chance. Happily after watching your video I know at least it is NOT Hemlock. I think for now, I'll stay safe and just buy my parsnips at the store.
When I was twelve I dug up one of those. Tried to eat a root, but it tasted so bad, and I spit it out. I had no ill effects though. I went on to actually living off wild plants for months at a time on two occasions. If it does not taste good, do not eat it. Sure you will end up not eating dandelions which are rather good for you, but you will also skip the hemlock.
I remenber well an ill-fated Appalachian Trail trek through Rocksylvania. Someone said "poison hemlock" at the last water collection site before New Jersey. And I didn't fill up. Oy vey! I thought I would die before finding a stash of trail angel water. Don't fear the hemlock. Hydrate or perish!
Hemlock looks like it’s blighted and has a musty smell, like stagnant water. My dad taught me to identify it by the purple mottling and the smell, “if it looks and smells like rot, it’s probably hemlock”
Thank you very much!! I Appreciate all your doing,,,,!!! I'm a animal groomer and I love to pass on knowledge of poison 's for dog's & cat's, your information is VITAL !!!
Yesterday evening when i was out for a walk i saw what looked like Queen Anne's Lace from a distance and i was going to pick it and bring it home but when i got closer i realized it wasn't and so i just decided not to bring it home but instead found some honeysuckle and bought that home for my cat to sniff and play with instead of the stuff that now i am positive was hemlock ! But i didn't know that yesterday ... just lucky that something made me change my mind and not pick it to bring home but now i'm positive that's what it was .
@@gardensofthegods I'm so relieved to hear that!!! It is great that you had the ( GUT) Feeling not to bring it home, our Creator works in mysterious ways,!! Thank goodness!!! 🐾🐈💜
Traditional uses and benefits of Hemlock It is a narcotic plant that sedates and relieves pain. The whole plant is analgesic, antispasmodic, emetic, galactofuge and sedative. It is a traditional folk treatment for cancer and was formerly widely used internally in very small doses to treat a variety of complaints including tumors, epilepsy, whooping cough, rabies and as an antidote to strychnine poisoning. It is still used externally, usually in ointments and oils, in the treatment of mastitis, malignant tumors (especially breast cancer) anal fissure and hemorrhoids. Leaves and stems should be harvested when the first fruits are forming, since they are then at their most active medicinally. Fruits are gathered either when fully ripe, or before they turn from green to yellow, and are then dried. Homeopathic remedy is prepared from a tincture of the fresh plant, harvested when in flower. It is used for treating complaints such as dizziness, coughs, insomnia, exhaustion, arteriosclerosis and prostate problems. It cures brain disorders like Anxiety, Epilepsy, Mania, Headache, Insomnia, Vertigo and Rabies. It treats stress related neurological disorders. These Stress problems may cause a feeling of numbness and weakness in the Hips and the Legs. It eases fatigue and energizes the body. It is widely used in curing Arteriosclerosis. It is beneficial in treating tissue inflammation and formation of cancerous lumps in the breast. It is a favorable treatment for swollen Breasts. Hemlock is a good herbal treatment for Cyst. It counters the tumor growth in ovary, uterus and testicles. It is beneficial in combating prostate problems namely, Prostate Tumor and Prostate enlargement. It relieves from muscular cramps and spasm. It eases painful Menses. It regulates menopause cycle, relieves from uneasiness and prevents formation of red colored Pimples on the body. It heals anal fissure. Hemlock curbs sexual disorders like premature ejaculation and sexual dysfunction. Its ointment and oil is helpful in treating Piles. It is effective in treating urinary disorders like Irregular Urine flow and pain during Urination. It acts as an antidote for Strychnine Poisoning. Twigs with many needles used in tea to treat kidney ailments. Steam from tea used to treat rheumatism, colds, and coughs. Bark is used in tea to treat colds, fevers, diarrhea, coughs, and scurvy. Bark poultice used for treating bleeding wounds. It was used as medicine (to treat muscle spasms and cause sedation as well as being applied to tumors). It was used externally to treat herpes, erysipelas (a form of superficial cellulites) and breast tumors.
I met poison hemlock wandering through a field with 8 foot high weeds(poison hemlock). Being young and dumb, I forged my own trail through it. My hands and arms were pins and needles for days. Nobody ever told me about it growing up, but it was an experience I've actively avoided re-living since.
@@badonebadone4778 I wonder...after looking at photos of the crazy blisters and rashes, I'm thinking my reaction wasn't as severe so maybe it was hemlock(thankfully). Possible it was more like 6 feet and I'm just remembering it being larger than it really was. I don't remember the broader leaves of hogweed... can't believe plants like that were imported without even considering the potential to spread. All plants in that genus persist like crazy. I'm a farmer, and it's hard enough to control queen annes lace. The seeds are so profuse and they have spikes which attach to everything. An animal could carry them miles. Well adapted for survival.
Had a run in with hemlock today. The toxin persists in many spots even if the plant itself doesn't appear to be present and it can enter the bloodstream through cuts. I had ascending paralysis but thank goodness my dose was low. I'll give an update if my symptoms persist but reading your story I really hope and believe it won't.
As if I don’t have enough shit to worry about already.. I have a 3 small children who like to play in dirt and around flowers and pull those flowers out to give to their mother. Now I have to watch out for these!!
In North Carolina we have a lookalike that I can't find anything on. It's not QAL or Yarrow. The stalks and leaves resemble the tall wild daisies with very little greens on it. White Umbel flowers around the same height. Grows in shaded areas along creekside and gutters. Haven't uprooted any yet because of the difficulty getting to it in the foliage swarming with poison ivy. Thought it was some crossbreeded water hemlock but really not hitting that mark either. Flowers can be an off-white color. Still no idea what it is exactly.
@Eastern fence Lizard Yea, that's just one of those things I'd never consider paying for. Should be able to give it a Google, Bing, Yahoo, etc. Unfortunately tho, the internet is only out to sell you on something anymore. Usually nothing even close to the actual keywords. Searching resources have become all but useless unless you're looking to pay simply to learn something new; completely gambling on any relevance. I miss the good ol' days where search results actually matched what's typed in the bar. 😑
Traditional uses and benefits of Hemlock It is a narcotic plant that sedates and relieves pain. The whole plant is analgesic, antispasmodic, emetic, galactofuge and sedative. It is a traditional folk treatment for cancer and was formerly widely used internally in very small doses to treat a variety of complaints including tumors, epilepsy, whooping cough, rabies and as an antidote to strychnine poisoning. It is still used externally, usually in ointments and oils, in the treatment of mastitis, malignant tumors (especially breast cancer) anal fissure and hemorrhoids. Leaves and stems should be harvested when the first fruits are forming, since they are then at their most active medicinally. Fruits are gathered either when fully ripe, or before they turn from green to yellow, and are then dried. Homeopathic remedy is prepared from a tincture of the fresh plant, harvested when in flower. It is used for treating complaints such as dizziness, coughs, insomnia, exhaustion, arteriosclerosis and prostate problems. It cures brain disorders like Anxiety, Epilepsy, Mania, Headache, Insomnia, Vertigo and Rabies. It treats stress related neurological disorders. These Stress problems may cause a feeling of numbness and weakness in the Hips and the Legs. It eases fatigue and energizes the body. It is widely used in curing Arteriosclerosis. It is beneficial in treating tissue inflammation and formation of cancerous lumps in the breast. It is a favorable treatment for swollen Breasts. Hemlock is a good herbal treatment for Cyst. It counters the tumor growth in ovary, uterus and testicles. It is beneficial in combating prostate problems namely, Prostate Tumor and Prostate enlargement. It relieves from muscular cramps and spasm. It eases painful Menses. It regulates menopause cycle, relieves from uneasiness and prevents formation of red colored Pimples on the body. It heals anal fissure. Hemlock curbs sexual disorders like premature ejaculation and sexual dysfunction. Its ointment and oil is helpful in treating Piles. It is effective in treating urinary disorders like Irregular Urine flow and pain during Urination. It acts as an antidote for Strychnine Poisoning. Twigs with many needles used in tea to treat kidney ailments. Steam from tea used to treat rheumatism, colds, and coughs. Bark is used in tea to treat colds, fevers, diarrhea, coughs, and scurvy. Bark poultice used for treating bleeding wounds. It was used as medicine (to treat muscle spasms and cause sedation as well as being applied to tumors). It was used externally to treat herpes, erysipelas (a form of superficial cellulites) and breast tumors.
I have that stuff growing all over my plot. Last year I had a little contact with it, got a small sky on my arm and it spread and got worse until I could barely use my arms. Extremely painful, itchy welts. Dr thought it was poison ivy. Took two treatments of steroids to get it under control. My question is: How to I get rid of it? Or at least, get it under control?
I've weed-eated this stuff and gotten it all over my skin without any effects. I certainly don't recommend everyone try this, but in my experience, I think it has to be ingested for any poisonous effects.
elderflower grows on trees, very tall shrub and it smells pleasant. the Hemlock only grows to on average 4/5 foot and has purple specks and blotches on stems. elder is wood with hollow branches sometimes known as the pipe tree. elder is a soft green/purple plant stem. Briddy UK.
@@bwghall1 I suspect that warbear was referring to the appearance of American elderberry bushes when they are in bloom. The flowers look fairly similar to poison hemlock, and the plants are around the same size.
Traditional uses and benefits of Hemlock It is a narcotic plant that sedates and relieves pain. The whole plant is analgesic, antispasmodic, emetic, galactofuge and sedative. It is a traditional folk treatment for cancer and was formerly widely used internally in very small doses to treat a variety of complaints including tumors, epilepsy, whooping cough, rabies and as an antidote to strychnine poisoning. It is still used externally, usually in ointments and oils, in the treatment of mastitis, malignant tumors (especially breast cancer) anal fissure and hemorrhoids. Leaves and stems should be harvested when the first fruits are forming, since they are then at their most active medicinally. Fruits are gathered either when fully ripe, or before they turn from green to yellow, and are then dried. Homeopathic remedy is prepared from a tincture of the fresh plant, harvested when in flower. It is used for treating complaints such as dizziness, coughs, insomnia, exhaustion, arteriosclerosis and prostate problems. It cures brain disorders like Anxiety, Epilepsy, Mania, Headache, Insomnia, Vertigo and Rabies. It treats stress related neurological disorders. These Stress problems may cause a feeling of numbness and weakness in the Hips and the Legs. It eases fatigue and energizes the body. It is widely used in curing Arteriosclerosis. It is beneficial in treating tissue inflammation and formation of cancerous lumps in the breast. It is a favorable treatment for swollen Breasts. Hemlock is a good herbal treatment for Cyst. It counters the tumor growth in ovary, uterus and testicles. It is beneficial in combating prostate problems namely, Prostate Tumor and Prostate enlargement. It relieves from muscular cramps and spasm. It eases painful Menses. It regulates menopause cycle, relieves from uneasiness and prevents formation of red colored Pimples on the body. It heals anal fissure. Hemlock curbs sexual disorders like premature ejaculation and sexual dysfunction. Its ointment and oil is helpful in treating Piles. It is effective in treating urinary disorders like Irregular Urine flow and pain during Urination. It acts as an antidote for Strychnine Poisoning. Twigs with many needles used in tea to treat kidney ailments. Steam from tea used to treat rheumatism, colds, and coughs. Bark is used in tea to treat colds, fevers, diarrhea, coughs, and scurvy. Bark poultice used for treating bleeding wounds. It was used as medicine (to treat muscle spasms and cause sedation as well as being applied to tumors). It was used externally to treat herpes, erysipelas (a form of superficial cellulites) and breast tumors.
Traditional uses and benefits of Hemlock It is a narcotic plant that sedates and relieves pain. The whole plant is analgesic, antispasmodic, emetic, galactofuge and sedative. It is a traditional folk treatment for cancer and was formerly widely used internally in very small doses to treat a variety of complaints including tumors, epilepsy, whooping cough, rabies and as an antidote to strychnine poisoning. It is still used externally, usually in ointments and oils, in the treatment of mastitis, malignant tumors (especially breast cancer) anal fissure and hemorrhoids. Leaves and stems should be harvested when the first fruits are forming, since they are then at their most active medicinally. Fruits are gathered either when fully ripe, or before they turn from green to yellow, and are then dried. Homeopathic remedy is prepared from a tincture of the fresh plant, harvested when in flower. It is used for treating complaints such as dizziness, coughs, insomnia, exhaustion, arteriosclerosis and prostate problems. It cures brain disorders like Anxiety, Epilepsy, Mania, Headache, Insomnia, Vertigo and Rabies. It treats stress related neurological disorders. These Stress problems may cause a feeling of numbness and weakness in the Hips and the Legs. It eases fatigue and energizes the body. It is widely used in curing Arteriosclerosis. It is beneficial in treating tissue inflammation and formation of cancerous lumps in the breast. It is a favorable treatment for swollen Breasts. Hemlock is a good herbal treatment for Cyst. It counters the tumor growth in ovary, uterus and testicles. It is beneficial in combating prostate problems namely, Prostate Tumor and Prostate enlargement. It relieves from muscular cramps and spasm. It eases painful Menses. It regulates menopause cycle, relieves from uneasiness and prevents formation of red colored Pimples on the body. It heals anal fissure. Hemlock curbs sexual disorders like premature ejaculation and sexual dysfunction. Its ointment and oil is helpful in treating Piles. It is effective in treating urinary disorders like Irregular Urine flow and pain during Urination. It acts as an antidote for Strychnine Poisoning. Twigs with many needles used in tea to treat kidney ailments. Steam from tea used to treat rheumatism, colds, and coughs. Bark is used in tea to treat colds, fevers, diarrhea, coughs, and scurvy. Bark poultice used for treating bleeding wounds. It was used as medicine (to treat muscle spasms and cause sedation as well as being applied to tumors). It was used externally to treat herpes, erysipelas (a form of superficial cellulites) and breast tumors.
I'm pretty sure this is what i saw growing when i was out for a walk yesterday evening because at first from a distance i thought it was Queen Anne's Lace which i was going to pick and bring home ... and then i realized it WASN'T Queen Anne's Lace ... good thing i didn't bring it home though , because sometimes i will pick something and bring it home for the cat to smell and play with . Last night something told me not to do that with this stuff ... I really don't know what made me look at it and say " nah " . Instead I bought him some honeysuckle .
I pointed this plant out to my mother once and she was like, no no that's queen ann's lace. And I'm like no no, that's hemlock, it blooms late spring to early summer. Queen ann's lace blooms mid summer to early fall. One is deadly, one is a wild carrot. We need to weed it out of the garden because we have little children and I don't trust them. They are older now so I let it grow in my designated weed garden.
Very useful video for me living in lower Western NY 20 Miles from Pa. Also I have assumed the substance Socrates drank was derived from the Hemlock tree. Thanks.
How to tell the difference between this and Queen Anne's Lace --- Queen Anne's Lace has a red dot in the middle of the flower. It is said that ----- While Queen Anne was tatting (making lace), she pricked her finger causing a drop of blood to fall upon her lace.
@@cvdinjapan7935 I am thankful it will not cross pollinate. I enjoy carrots, hemlock poison not so much! Much respect, I enjoy Japan and the wonderful art produced there.
Hey I live in Western PA! Born and raised in New Castle, now live near PGH. I have shown everyone I know what this plant is and the difference between similar plants.
Traditional uses and benefits of Hemlock It is a narcotic plant that sedates and relieves pain. The whole plant is analgesic, antispasmodic, emetic, galactofuge and sedative. It is a traditional folk treatment for cancer and was formerly widely used internally in very small doses to treat a variety of complaints including tumors, epilepsy, whooping cough, rabies and as an antidote to strychnine poisoning. It is still used externally, usually in ointments and oils, in the treatment of mastitis, malignant tumors (especially breast cancer) anal fissure and hemorrhoids. Leaves and stems should be harvested when the first fruits are forming, since they are then at their most active medicinally. Fruits are gathered either when fully ripe, or before they turn from green to yellow, and are then dried. Homeopathic remedy is prepared from a tincture of the fresh plant, harvested when in flower. It is used for treating complaints such as dizziness, coughs, insomnia, exhaustion, arteriosclerosis and prostate problems. It cures brain disorders like Anxiety, Epilepsy, Mania, Headache, Insomnia, Vertigo and Rabies. It treats stress related neurological disorders. These Stress problems may cause a feeling of numbness and weakness in the Hips and the Legs. It eases fatigue and energizes the body. It is widely used in curing Arteriosclerosis. It is beneficial in treating tissue inflammation and formation of cancerous lumps in the breast. It is a favorable treatment for swollen Breasts. Hemlock is a good herbal treatment for Cyst. It counters the tumor growth in ovary, uterus and testicles. It is beneficial in combating prostate problems namely, Prostate Tumor and Prostate enlargement. It relieves from muscular cramps and spasm. It eases painful Menses. It regulates menopause cycle, relieves from uneasiness and prevents formation of red colored Pimples on the body. It heals anal fissure. Hemlock curbs sexual disorders like premature ejaculation and sexual dysfunction. Its ointment and oil is helpful in treating Piles. It is effective in treating urinary disorders like Irregular Urine flow and pain during Urination. It acts as an antidote for Strychnine Poisoning. Twigs with many needles used in tea to treat kidney ailments. Steam from tea used to treat rheumatism, colds, and coughs. Bark is used in tea to treat colds, fevers, diarrhea, coughs, and scurvy. Bark poultice used for treating bleeding wounds. It was used as medicine (to treat muscle spasms and cause sedation as well as being applied to tumors). It was used externally to treat herpes, erysipelas (a form of superficial cellulites) and breast tumors.
I'm curious as to whether the honey bee that was shown on the flower of the plant is susceptible to its poison and whether honey made from the nectar from the flowers is also poinonous. As far as I know there is no way to test honey for such things as the alkaloids short of a full lab analysis. Sort of scary.
I am a beekeeper and have researched this previously. Poison hemlock is not toxic to bees and does not produce toxic honey. One plant which does produce toxic honey is Privet as reported by a commercial beekeeper in Georgia.
Thank you for the informative video! Learned this plant many years ago & also learned so many people have no idea that this & other poisonous plants exist.( I live in N.H.) Enjoyed the humorous touch!
Adam, I appreciate this much needed topic, however I am left wanting for more info and I can't say I've ever felt that about any of your videos. I have had such a hard time finding a clear video on the differences between wild carrot, wild cow parsely, water hemlock, wild fennel, wild parsnip, wild parsely, water parsnip, wild celery, angelica and of course Queen Anne's Lace. I just got that full list from a site that was only more confusing without offering clear distinctions, and I wonder if some of those names might be intermingled? Most sites use terms which I need a visual for, especially the fine points. No such video exists. Smell is often mentioned as well. I am surprised you didn't talk about smell as you often do, as well as look-alikes. It would be immensely helpful if you could produce such a video.
I've always identified it by the purple spots on the smooth, hollow stems. Most other members of the carrot family (QAL, wild parsnip, etc) have solid stems with hair and no purple spots.
@Jo~ I had a couple videos in my poisons plants playlist that might help you. ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-2crsRwitTNQ.html ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-zUWQeYM2_Pw.html
I found two places in the woods I frequent with this plant than I couldn’t identify. I went there on a weekly basis until it bloomed. It was a beautiful flower and plant. I took pictures so I could identify it when I got back home. It was fly poison. Reading about its toxicity I was taken aback at how dangerous it is.
Difference between Queen Anne’s Lace and Poison Hemlock The Queen Anne’s lace herb grows from a taproot, which looks much like a carrot and is edible when young. This root can be eaten alone as a vegetable or in soup. However, there is a similar-looking plant, called the poison hemlock (Conium maculatum), which is deadly. Many people have died eating what they thought was the carrot-like root of Queen Anne’s lace plant. For this reason, it is vitally important to know the differences between these two plants, though it’s probably safer to avoid eating it altogether. Fortunately, there is a simple way to tell the difference. Both poison hemlock and its cousin, fool’s parsley (Aethusa cynapium) smell disgusting, while Queen Anne’s lace smells just like a carrot. In addition, the stem of the wild carrot is hairy while the stem of poison hemlock is smooth. Read more at Gardening Know How: The Queen Anne’s Lace Plant - Growing Queen Anne’s Lace And Its Care www.gardeningknowhow.com/ornamental/flowers/queen-annes-lace/queen-annes-lace-plant.htm
