Goldenseal (PICS)

[derekdutton]

I went out today checking some of my goldenseal patches. I found a few still just like i remember, a few someone else has found and a few gone due to logging. I just dug a few mature plants out of each patch.

Unfortunately my wife is not recovered enough to tag along or i would have some pics from the woods. But i got a couple pics of it after i got done washing it.

Putting it in the drying rack





5 of the best i dug today




While im out trapesing thru the woods fighting chiggers, turkey mites, ticks, and skeeter big enough to stand flat footed and rape an elephant someones back home all comfy taking them a little nap with there stuffed possum. Its tuff but someones gotta do it.

[Admin]

Nothing like a stuffed possum to knock a boy out

Forgive me for my ignorance... but what do you do with the goldenseal? I like seeing all this foraging stuff from all over the place ;D

[hounddog25]

looks like fun to me...anything to get out in the woods or waters for some fun times.looks like the boy is having some fun too...roflmao...pass the possum please i need a nap.....lol

[badger]

I love pics like these Derek!

[bowhunter1970]

admin said:

Nothing like a stuffed possum to knock a boy out

Forgive me for my ignorance... but what do you do with the goldenseal? I like seeing all this foraging stuff from all over the place ;D

I'd like to know also, got some growing down the road from me.

[sloppyseconds]

Me too. What's it used for?

Nice possum ;D

[derekdutton]

Well I sell it, the way i see it if i get my money i dont care what they do with it LOL.

It is used in the pharmacutical trade. It is suposed to be good for the immune system, works as a topical antimicrobial, and can be forumulated to be taken as a digestion aid.

right now the digger can get $22 per pound dry.

The buyers sometimes grade it, it has to be clean and all foreign matierials must be gone. Like little hair roots from other plants and dirt clods. Thats all there really is to the grading of it.

If you'll look back at the first 2 pics, i'm looking the roots over good before i put them on the rack to dry. Once they dry the root becomes brittle and if there is something tangled up in it that dont belong, you'll break the root up trying to get it out. So you want to make sure its all out before you dry it.

[bowhunter1970]

Thanks for the info Derrek, very informative ;D

Have a Karma

[gary]

derek do you keep them on that drying rack til fully dried ?? reason im askin is ... i will keep mine on a screen til it is fairly dry ... but then move it to a table ... that way i dont lose all the fine rootlets from breakage and fallin thru the screen .... here is a pic of a few roots from last season i dug along with sum of the ginseng ....

[derekdutton]

Gary, i leave mine on there....I do turn it daily though, i have never had any problems....I do understand if you leave it on the wire without turning it the little hair roots are run thr the wire and kinda formed to it. I believe this is where you break your roots up. I will say i like your way better I just really dont have the place to do it.

You look like more of a sang digger than a seal digger

[gary]

thats cool derek ... i was just curious .... hate to lose any weight at all when it comes to roots .... lol .... thanx for the reply ;D

[Admin]

Very informative thread guys. Thanks for posting ;D