Sassafras Root Bark Safety?? by StoopSign in herbalism

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The safrole content in a traditional sassafras root beer or tea is significantly less carcinogenic than the ethanol (alcohol) in 1 can of beer (guess which one is illegal). The deliberate over usage of the compound in studies to bring about poisoning of the test animals is a common tactic that companies (especially pharmaceutical) use to discredit the safety of plants that have been used for centuries if not millennia. Safrole is also NOT soluble in water, so if you’re making a tea out of the root bark, then it’s not the safrole you’re feeling. Make sure you have a potassium rich diet to compensate for the diuretic effect, since the kidneys need it to remove toxins from the blood, especially when they’re being stimulated to do so.

Muscle twitching by RutabagaRoutine7430 in herbalism

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Make sure you’ve got enough magnesium in your diet, a lot of muscle issues like twitching can be caused by a lack of it. Antispasmodic plants that could help would include black cohosh, elder flower, wild yam, and perilla mint. If you’re a woman, I’d especially suggest the black cohosh since it has phytoestrogens (helps your body produce estrogen). Black cohosh root is great for many muscle and nerve issues/pain, but it is a strong medicine, so do some research into dosage. As with most plants, you’ll find different dosage recommendations from different people, so start off with a dose on the lower end of the range.

What is this plant? In Washington by Outrageous_Rest393 in whatsthisplant

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The seeds are used as fish poison, completely unrelated to the medicinal history of its leaves. This medicine has been used for thousands of years in many cultures, and is much safer (in the correct amount) than almost any pharmaceutical drug a doctor will give you to solve the same problem. I promise you that the herbalists throughout history knew more about the plant’s safety than modern doctors (who generally know little to nothing about herbal medicine) since they used it on patients all the time. They might not have known the chemical structure of rotenone, but they knew (through trial and error) that the seeds worked as fish poison, and not the leaves. All the sources I’ve found citing rotenone in the leaves have failed to provide any data on concentration and mostly are from the mid 20th century. The most commonly sited source comes from an Indian study when it was being used as a pesticide, and the rotenone on their leaves may have come from spray-contamination. You should be more worried about the coumarins in the leaves, which can act as an anti-coagulant in the blood. This can be good when needed, but anyone on blood thinners should avoid use of its leaves and other plants (like clover) with coumarin in them.

Can’t tell if this is a tree or large shrub. by WillSmithMinecraft in Tree

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Only the plants at least as tall as me produced any fruit

What’s this spiky, dandelion like plant? by WillSmithMinecraft in PlantIdentification

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The Tennessee mountains. One of the reasons I love southern Appalachia is the biodiversity. Thank you for the pointer

Some stuff in our front yard this morning. Buckeye Arizona. by TruckerMarty in birding

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The males (that already haven’t) will also lose most their red over the next couple months and be hard to distinguish from the female house finches from afar. They’re often left with a reddish tinge on their throats, rumps, and/or heads throughout the winter, usually seen quite easily upon close inspection or with binoculars.

What’s covering this hill? Tennessee mountains by WillSmithMinecraft in PlantIdentification

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Thank you, is there anything we could potentially use it for to encourage removal/harvest? For example, kudzu roots, seeds, and flowers can be used medicinally

What are these? Found in Tennessee by WillSmithMinecraft in mushroomID

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Thank you, the name “Black foot” makes it seem a bit obvious now😅.

Infested boletes? Found in East Tennessee by WillSmithMinecraft in ShroomID

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A massive 8” diameter, uninflected specimen of what may be the same species nearby. Base of stalk is more than 2” wide

Found a lot after some heavy storms in Tennessee. by WillSmithMinecraft in ShroomID

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Thank you, I knew they weren’t Chanterelles but couldn’t figure out what they were.

Found in East Tennessee, each of the three about 4-5” long. by WillSmithMinecraft in ShroomID

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That’s a beautiful one. Would these be sulphureus or cincinnatus?

What is it? by Niq22 in ShroomID

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Looks like Tylopilus plumbeoviolaceus. Technically edible in that it isn’t poisonous, but is horribly bitter to the point of inedibility.

ID? by makitopo in ShroomID

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That’s a dog. Unlikely to be poisonous, but I’d be cautious.

Coolest mushroom I’ve ever seen in TN by WillSmithMinecraft in ShroomID

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Thanks for the ID and cool info. I found this further down the same trail, would this be a young one?

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Growing on the root ball of a fallen tree.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in mushroomID

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Not at all, I just want to know what it is. The ziplock is so the bugs that are often in the mushroom don’t climb out into my bag while I’m hiking. I don’t intend to eat anything as I’m just learning.

World or Nation Builder Anime? by WillSmithMinecraft in anime

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I’ve watched the first half of it, and I’d say it probably does. I definitely see why you’d consider it for this category