Darryl Patton The Southern Herbalist

03/03/2026

02/27/2026

Shrub Yellowroot

I hope you enjoy this replay of one of my favorite medicinal plants; a cornerstone of Traditional Southern Folk Medicine.
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02/26/2026

Yellowroot and Friends......

Come join me tonight at 6:30 Central as we take a fun and educational journey into the most traditional herb of Southern Folk - Shrub Yellowroot. Class is free for tonight but please mute your microphones upon entering. Questions will be entertained at the end. Hope to see you there.

https://us06web.zoom.us/j/88034047263?pwd=6LefgaZutdgqz23o4ota7wrhlYeaGW.1

02/18/2026

07/17/2025

10/06/2024

With an abundance of Fall mushroom and fungi about to spring forth, be aware of one you need to avoid harvesting by mistake. Jack 0"lantern (Omphalotus olearius) is a common, wood loving mushroom often confused by beginners for the delicious Chicken of the Woods. Quite toxic, it does have some great medicinal properties for cancer etc.... but is way above the pay grade of the average person to use. Happy foraging and see you in the woods!

03/25/2022

Grafting class tomorrow is being rescheduled due to spring break conflicts. I'll post when a date is set.

07/08/2020

The process of making a Traditional Southern Salve (In this case, my Tommie Bass Salve), begins with oil of choice (Lard in this case). Next, you begin to "boil" your woody and juicy herbs. The first plant going in the pot here is Poke Root. If you notice the frothy material in the upper left - these are saponins, the powerful antiinflammatory, antimicrobial, skin healing chemicals found in my favorite medicinal/edible plant next to Yellowroot. I'll show some of the other plants later.

02/22/2018

Trout Lily, one of my favorite spring plants found in my wildflower garden.....

02/19/2018

The Mayapples are up in my yard. Getting excited about Spring......