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Five Plants to Forage in the Fall - Fall Root Foraging

Here's my Facebook page   / okanagangardenerandforager   Here is my Instagram page   / okanagan_gardenerandforager   In this video I show five plants you can forage for in the fall. Specifically I describe some edible and medicinal uses for five different roots that are best harvested in the fall or spring. Chicory - Cichorium intybus Dandelion - Taraxacum officinale Curly Dock AKA Yellow Dock and Sour Dock - Rumex crispus Burdock - Arctium minus Mullein - Verbascum thapsus Chicory - Cichorium intybus Identification of Chicory Chicory has dandelion like leaves with hair on the underside of the midvein. It grows a long spindly flowering stalk with blue flowers. Chicory is a perennial, and the roots are best harvested between the fall and spring. Edible Uses for Chicory Chicory roots can be eaten raw or cooked. They can also be split, dried, roasted, ground, and used as a coffee substitute. Medicinal Uses of Chicory Chicory root tea/coffee has been used to stimulate bile secretion and urination. It is also used to treat liver problems, skin problems, rheumatism, and inflammation. Studies have shown that chicory root can lower blood sugar, and it is slightly sedative, a mild laxative, and anti-inflammatory. Curly Dock - Rumex crispus AKA Yellow Dock and Sour Dock Identification of Curly Dock Curly dock has lance-shaped leaves with wavy edges. The taproot is yellow to orange. The seeds are reddish brown with three sided bracts around them that are heart shaped with visible veins and a bulbous projection on one side. Curly dock is perennial, and the roots are best harvested between the fall and spring. Curly Dock is Edible The root is edible but very bitter. It is said to be an excellent source of iron, and the root can be cut up, dried, roasted, and used as a coffee substitute. Medicinal Uses for Curly Dock The roots can be used to make a tea or tincture which has been used for purifying the blood, stimulating the river, and some say it helps to eliminate heavy metals such as lead and arsenic. The roots can also help to balance hormones in the body. Curly dock is described as an alterative due to its overall balancing effect on the body. It's been used to treat skin conditions such as acne, eczema, and to help with menstruation issues such as reducing cramping and flooding. Topically the roots have been used on all sorts of skin issues like pimples, eczema, rashes, warts, and more. Curly dock root is also a mild laxative. Burdock spp. Common Burdock, Lesser Burdock - Arctium minus Great Burdock, Greater Burdock - Arctium lappa Woolly Burdock - Arctium tomentosum In North America there are three kinds of burdock species. Common burdock, great burdock, and woolly burdock. They are all described as alteratives for their balancing effect on the body. They are edible and medicinal and have been used to purify the blood to improve liver, kidney, and the lymphatic system to which can help improve skin conditions such as acne, eczema, psoriasis and more. They have also been used to treat things like rheumatism or pain in the muscles, joints, and connective tissue. Please consume wild plants at your own risk! Consult multiple reliable sources before consuming any wild plants! This video is for information and entertainment only! References Gray, Beverley. The Boreal Herbal: Wild Food and Medicine Plants of the North. Aroma Borealis Press. 2011. Kloos, Scott. Pacific Northwest Medicinal Plants. Timber Press, Inc. 2017 MacKinnon, A. Edible and Medicinal Plants of Canada. Lone Pine Media Productions (BC) Ltd. 2014. Parish, R.; Coupe, R.; and Lloyd, D. Plants of the Inland Northwest and Southern Interior British Columbia. BC Ministry of Forests and Lone Pine Publishing. 2018 Pojar, Jim and MacKinnon, Andy. Plants of Coastal British Columbia including Washington, Oregon & Alaska. BC Ministry of Forests and Lone Pine Publishing. 2004. Turner, N. J. Food Plants of Interior First Peoples. Royal BC Museum. 2014