Birch Bark Salve.

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Modern Refugee.

3 жыл бұрын

Making salve from a common tree.
Another Birch medicine video.
• Elder Bertha Skye talk...

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@gidget8717 3 жыл бұрын

This has become my favorite channel. Not only do you get some of the best information, you also get great little diddies now and then. Its like lumpy gravy, its all good. 😂 my dad (he's been gone 20yrs now) used to say that about lumpy mashed potatoes.

@ModernRefugee 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you!

@Magpie54688 3 жыл бұрын

What a humbling insight. God really thought of everything. Thanks a million for sharing. You rock.

@jacquiesuper2200 3 жыл бұрын

Awesome. U sure know your stuff!!!!

@justusupnorth8262 3 жыл бұрын

The mighty birch is quite an incredible resource, so many uses.👍

@dickfleissner8257 6 ай бұрын

Thank you for posting.

@ModernRefugee 6 ай бұрын

Your welcome!

@fuzzresponder2225 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks MR, that's good info! 👍

@PenntuckytheCrag 3 жыл бұрын

you always makin great videos Modern thx

@LibertyGarden 3 жыл бұрын

Great video. Thanks

@resoluteoutdoors 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks for the great information. I will have to try my hand at making dandelion salve.

@MichaelR58 3 жыл бұрын

Good informational video , thanks for sharing , God bless !

@dianasmithhill4678 11 ай бұрын

Thank you for that! I watched your other video today and got some birch bark to put in the drawing salve you mentioned :)

@ModernRefugee 11 ай бұрын

Awesome!

@bethaspell1827 2 ай бұрын

Great video

@sojourneroftheland 3 жыл бұрын

You are the most prepped prepper i have ever seen🎯💯💜😊

@ModernRefugee 3 жыл бұрын

I don’t know about that lol. I just try to keep the old ways alive.

@sojourneroftheland 3 жыл бұрын

@@ModernRefugee its so great! Keep teaching the people🙂

@jeffg4686 11 ай бұрын

Self-heal is another way to get betulinic acid btw. I know there are some other actives in birch, but this is at least some overlap. Said to be a good anti-viral

@marygallagher3428 3 жыл бұрын

Great demo MR!

@ModernRefugee 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you!

@glen1arthur 3 жыл бұрын

I believe in traditional medicines - we often for get that is where most of our modern ones came from - we just identified the active ingredients and found a way to manufacture them. Side note of little interest: Around here you can buy birch beer (pop like root beer) and it taste good.

@ripcurlreadiness8777 3 жыл бұрын

Great video!!

@ModernRefugee 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks Rip!

@OriginalCosmicBabe 3 жыл бұрын

I really enjoy the salve and other medicinal videos you do! I'm thinking a slow cooker would be a great way to infuse the oil without having to keep a stove going all night -- just the way you did with the saucepan, in a double-boil method -- and you can get small slow cookers at thrift stores for a few bucks. Since I have a gas stove, I really don't want an open flame to be unattended by keeping it lit all night!

@ModernRefugee 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you and, I have heard of people using a slow cooker. I’ve been told it works well too.

@KinEllKokabel 3 жыл бұрын

I ❤️ this channel

@ModernRefugee 3 жыл бұрын

Thank You!

@oldsoul9523 3 жыл бұрын

This kind of knowledge is golden. It should be taught in schools.. but we know it never will be. Great video.

@ModernRefugee 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you!

@sojourneroftheland 3 жыл бұрын

So true...all the real learning begins with the school of life.

@woodspirit98 2 жыл бұрын

Those that can, do. Those who can't, teach. George bernard shaw

@mrd7067 3 жыл бұрын

Birch water can be used as a emergency water source. The birch filters it. Supposedly it`s also good for hair. I`m really lacking in the medicinal knowledge part.

@ModernRefugee 3 жыл бұрын

Yes birch tree have all kinds of uses.

@LaineyBug2020 2 жыл бұрын

I'm wondering from an arts & crafts point of view if you could process the leftover birch bark down to a mash then to a pulp and make some craft paper...

@ModernRefugee 2 жыл бұрын

I’m not sure on that because I’ve never done that. You can make baskets and containers from birch bark however.

@leighkalbfleisch6894 3 жыл бұрын

Does the bark need to be freshly harvested or can you bark that has been in storage ?? I find your videos to be very informative and interesting.

@ModernRefugee 3 жыл бұрын

You can used dried bark, fresh or from a recently downed tree. I will used from trees that have recently blown down. Thank you for the compliment!

@reasonforhopewithin 3 жыл бұрын

Do you have to do this with a white birch? Or can you also do for yellow or silver birch?

@reasonforhopewithin 3 жыл бұрын

Nevermind I found the answer in your comments! Thanks!!

@PreparednessVeteran 3 жыл бұрын

Yeah, I've noticed a lot of old open cast mine sites that have a lot of birch trees growing, very thin soil. Wondering if you can enhance the salve by using tapped birch sap, instead of oil? Would that actually work?

@ModernRefugee 3 жыл бұрын

I have not heard of using the sap in salves, however I have heard the the sap being used to enhance teas. What I heard was put the inner bark and birch buds in the sap and make a tea.

@PreparednessVeteran 3 жыл бұрын

@@ModernRefugee A great tree. Full of nutrients and a refreshing drink. Not actually tried the tea though.

@ModernRefugee 3 жыл бұрын

@@PreparednessVeteran I made a tea last night. Half a canteen cup of water, two pieces of birch bark with the orange inner bark about the size of a postage stamp, two strips of prickly ash bark about four inches long and a small cedar bought. Simmered about ten minutes. Tastes a little like strawberry. Good for wellness.

@PreparednessVeteran 3 жыл бұрын

@@ModernRefugee Sounds great. Love that sort of recipe practise. Good stuff.

@woodspirit98 2 жыл бұрын

Birches and poplars are the first trees to grow after in a succession forest. Also in an old field.

@hopeallen6866 8 ай бұрын

What about the mold on the bark? Any concern?

@ModernRefugee 8 ай бұрын

No. We have never had any problems with it.

@hootowlholler3760 3 жыл бұрын

The old folks werent afraid to use the horses linament on themselves, too. Does the salve soak into the skin easily?

@ModernRefugee 3 жыл бұрын

Yes, and with the added vitamin E from the sunflower oil, it’s good for the skin.

@woodspirit98 2 жыл бұрын

Yes but too much can be really bad for you. Like taking too much aspirin. The methyl salycillate (sp) is the active ingredient. Think reyes syndrome in children. Some people have died using commercial topical ointments with that ingredient by over doing it.