https://stream.echo6.co/videos/watch/564743e5-aaad-4295-9471-7045df4e25dd We all know the term Cherry Picker, because everyone loves cherries. Around hear we have birds, bugs, squirrels, racoons, bears, and humans that all compete for this trees precious fruit. So the bark of the cherry has to be flexible enough to handle all the re-distribution of weight through its season. Sometimes though the bears get a little too eager and bends a tree more then it can recover, just like the one in this video. Thats when its time for us to make use of the precious bark... This is the journey of a young #herbaljedi who loves to gorge on wild cherries and is excitement to share in the bounty of the great cherry bark medicine. Cherry loves to hang out near the end of the path or side of the forest. They are happy to give fruit to all that would partake. Ever looking for the opportunity to plant their seed in a nice pile of warm fertilizer. In doing so this tree has gained much territory and fame, leading to its use as a medicine also spreading to many cultures. Traditionally Cherry bark was used for centuries by the First Nations people, Chinese and Japanese, and has been adopted into many recipes in western herbalism. It is best known for its astringent tonic and sedative qualities. Helping calm irritation and inflammation of the lungs, throat, digestive track and skin. Especially when there is a cherry like red colour to the tissues. Wild Cherry Bark contains tannins, flavanoids, bitter cyanogens, musalage, resins and volitile oils Some of the common uses for wild cherry bark include: Headaches, fever, coughs, bronchitis, congested phlegm, lung troubles, whooping cough, tuberculosis, sore throat. It is a tonic stimulant for the digestive system and liver and has a slight relaxing of action on the nervous system and blood pressure. Also Cherry Bark was commonly used externally as a wash for skin sores and eye inflammation. Harvesting: Cherry Bark is best harvested in the Spring and Fall when the sugar content is higher in the bark. In the Winter its bitter compounds become more distinct. As you see in this video it can be harvested in long strips, which should be taken from side branches or a tree that is on its way out. Preparation: Cherry Bark can be prepared in many ways, though is often made into a strong decoction tea, (simmered for 1-5 hours at 1 part bark : 20-30 parts water) and drank or used externally as a wash. Or as a stronger decoction (1part : 4-10 parts) and turned into a tincture or syrup by adding alcohol or sweetener to help preserve and drive the medicine deeper into the tissues. Precautions: Cherry Bark similar to apple, plum, apricot and peach, contains small amounts of cyanide in the bark, so should not be consumed for long periods of time in large amounts. For more info on Cherry Bark check out: http://wrc.net/encyclopaedia_section/materia-medica/a/cherry-wild-prunus-serotina-p-virginiana/ To Purchase Wild Cherry Bark check out: http://harmonicarts.ca/?s=Cherry+Bark&post_type=product P.S. This is not medical advise, this is purely for entertainment value, enjoy, relax and play with this info as a responsible human... at your own risk. 😃 #herbalism #herbs #medicine #wild #herbaljedi Please SUBSCRIBE COMMENT THUMBS-UP SHARE Story and Info by Yarrow Willard Cl.H. "Herbal Jedi" www.harmonicarts.ca www.facebook.com/HarmonicArts www.youtube.com/TheHarmonicArts Filmed and Edited by Shane Phillip www.shanephilip.com www.facebook.com/shanephilipmusic www.youtube.com/shanephilipmusic https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8eZMmZmrnnY&list=PLK38vasBbkM9asB29Xv7puHBreCiHEnhT&index=2 Wed, 10 Jun 2026 07:03:01 GMT https://validator.w3.org/feed/docs/rss2.html PeerTube - https://stream.echo6.co https://stream.echo6.co/client/assets/images/icons/icon-512x512.png https://stream.echo6.co/videos/watch/564743e5-aaad-4295-9471-7045df4e25dd All rights reserved, unless otherwise specified in the terms specified at https://stream.echo6.co/about and potential licenses granted by each content's rightholder.