Kill the Flu with this Common Backyard Tree

In this video Matthew describes the medicinal uses of the sweet gum tree (Liquidambar styraciflua), a plant used in Southern folk medicine for coughs, colds, and flu. Identification of the tree is covered followed by a demonstration of how to harvest sap or "storax". Next a detailed explanation of this tree's medicinal benefits are given, including the uses of the fruit (gum balls), leaves, and bark. Directions on how to make a tea from the bark and leaves is also shown, as well as how to make a tincture from the gum balls and sap. Matthew's personal dosage information is also included. Download my free guide to medicinal plants of the Southeast here: https://www.legacywildernessacademy.com/medicinal-plants-ebook Chapters: 0:00 Introduction 0:40 Identification 1:22 Sweet gum vs maple 2:04 Sweet gum scientific name (etymology) 2:51 How to harvest sweet gum sap (storax) 7:27 Sweet gum medicinal uses 11:43 How to harvest sweet gum bark 13:41 Sweet gum bark decoction + dosage 15:26 Sweet gum leaf tea + dosage 16:48 Sweet gum ball (fruit) and sap (storax) tincture + dosage 19:28 Sweet gum wildlife uses