Sweet Gum Tree Balls Tamiflu

When i m pulling a wagon full of kids they can make travel difficult.

Sweet gum tree balls tamiflu. You can read more about the specifics in green deane s link at the bottom of this page. As tamiflu became more and more popular the main source of shikimic acid the star anise tree a native of china became scarcer and the search was on for other sources. Simon has crashed his bike more than once when his front tire hit one. Processing wild crafted sweet gum tree balls to make homemade tamiflu.

I ve twisted my ankle on them more than once. The sweet gum tree a forty foot tall sweet gum tree rises from the northeast corner of my back yard. The same ingredient found in the star anise tree which was used to create tamiflu. The gum has long been harvested and used for chewing gum but it is also known to have anti inflammatory properties.

While you wait the tree has much to offer. The infertile seeds of the sweet gum ball contain shikimic acid which is also contained in the same tree used to make tamiflu. Quite a few people have posted different methods to use extract this acid for taking advantage of. Shikimic acid was discovered to be in pine needles and infertile sweet gum seed.

The resulting decoction is known for it s antiviral properties and can be used as a preventative measure against sickness or as a remedy for the flu. The infertile seeds found in each of the sweet gum s compound seed capsules are a naturally occurring source of shikimic acid one of the main ingredients in the manufacture of tamiflu. Seemed like there had to be some use to them but i hadn t been able to find it yet. On this early spring day the tree is still a skeleton although leaf buds are just beginning to emerge and dozens of sweet gum balls dangle from its naked branches like shriveled christmas tree ornaments.

Sweet gum is becoming well loved in the herbal community because it is known as an amazing ingredient in cold and flu formulas. The sweet gum got its name for the resinous sap that results when you score its bark. Despite these nuisances we always slow down to take a look and to collect the unusual alien balls we always end up with. It takes the sweet gum tree 20 to 30 years to mature enough to produce its fruit.

We discuss the medicinal value of sweet gum and some of it s other valuable traits. Come to find out the seeds inside that sweetgum balls contain shikimic acid which is what is needed to make the flu fighting drug tamiflu. If you re up for some experimenting sweet gum balls can been used to make a tea from boiling the young green seeds. It is not however sweet.

It contains shikimic acid in its infertile seeds. On our typical route there are 3 trees that bear these weird little balls.