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Health Benefits and Uses of Pokeberry: A Comprehensive Guide

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Gout and Joint Pains
Posted by Poppy (Ohio River Valley ) on 10/07/2022
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Hi..new here. I was reading over your thread and found where you said you can freeze the Poke Berries. They grow everywhere here so I dropped them directly into the freezer. When I use them I put what I want in a small mesh strainer to small to pass the seeds and let them thaw out there over a glass. Once thawed the juice will extract easily. I lightly smash the berries to get the rest of the juice out being careful to not break the seeds. When I'm finished all that is left in the strainer is the skin and the unbroken seeds. With the juice in the glass I top it with seltzer water and drink it that way. It's not too bad. I do try and save the seeds for when we move in case there are no natural patches around us. I do it this way as peace of mind not ingesting the seeds. Hope this helps someone.

Gout and Joint Pains
Posted by Joyce (Tn.) on 01/08/2017
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Gout:

Pick your pokeberries (poke sallet) next fall. Great for all joint pains. My brother had a bad attack of gout and hobbling with a walker. Said doctor told him he would have to live with it because he had nothing else to try. Picked him a bag of ripe pokeberries and carried to him. Had a little trouble in talking him into eating asparagus also, because he said the doctor told him it was bad for the gout. My reply was it was bad for the gout but it was good for him. Two days later with about 15 to 20 pokeberries 4 times per day and plenty of asparagus, he was walking without limping, without pain and without the walker.

When you have a bumper crop of pokeberries, just dehydrate the excess that you can't use while fresh and ripe. For those who want to get more sophisticated and make a pokeberry tincture or extract, just google "how do I make a herbal extract or tincture. Basic rule of thumb is two most common diluents is alcohol and vinegar. Fresh herb is equal parts of herb to diluent. Using dehydrated herb use ratio of 2 parts diluent to one part dehydrated herb.



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