I don’t know if we are communicating about the same species. Please do not take my word for anything, but check all information for yourself. Protein is essential in all livestock diets, but protein requirement varies with each type of animal. Medicinal needs could justify calorie-deficit tasks. You’re right….who needs “dog food” anyway? There is also at least one Ragweed with a root the natives ate, Ambrosia tenuifolia, Slimleaf Burr Ragweed. Effects of annual weed control on alfalfa forage quality. The stems and leaves of  Ambrosia peruviana were and are used as a green dye. Oil would have been extremely important to native populations and could be again if we were ever forced to provide our own food. It was also a “granny” medicine to “clean everything out” after childbirth. Small flowers yellowish green, no petals or sepals, drooping clusters. Who needs dog food? So what crop did the Indians stop growing? Thank you for sharing all your information! Common Ragweed is the most prolific “weed” growing between our crop rows. I eat the latter regularly. Tidewater Agricultural Research and Extension Center, College of Natural Resources and Environment, Virginia/Maryland Regional College of Veterinary Medicine. Journal of Northeast Forestry University 2008-01GC-MS Analysis of Fatty Acid Constituents in Ambrosia trifida Seed Oil, Zhang Lin,Yang Lei,Niu Huiying,Li Xiaowei,Zu Yuangang(Key Laboratory of Forest Plant Ecology of Ministry of Education,Northeast Forestry University,Harbin 150040,P.R China). I have many of them and have always thought they had to have some use other than to have to pull up or curse at… I’ve been learning to eat the weeds more and more and am pleasantly surprised how much we have before our very eyes if only we knew how easy some foods are and grow on their own. please check out our Pigweed PDF magazine.. Pigweed is an annual great leafy green vegetable that many gardeners love to hate as it tends to show up in gardens uninvited. ), and pearl millet (Pennisetum glaucum) (table 4) have inadequate CP levels for low-producing, lactating dairy cows (19 percent CP).16 All the summer annual/perennial weeds and forages at the vegetative stage in the Bosworth et al. The lambs used in their study basically rejected Jerusalem artichoke, curly dock, hoary asylum, and Canada thistle, which may be due to physical characteristics such as spines and hairs on most of these species.13 Giant foxtail, wild mustard (Synapis arvensis), giant ragweed, and cocklebur (Xanthium strumarium) were less palatable than oats when tested by Marten and Anderson,12 with a very low percentage (35.0 percent, 2.5 percent, 0.0 percent, and 0.0 percent, respectively) being consumed after 12 days. I am eager to give it a try as I love vegies. I used Giant Ragweed and was rather surprised by the super buttery smell and tried a bite. If you ate it before, please let me know. Dutt et al.6 conducted research examining the quality of weedy and weed-free hay and the effects of individual weed species on hay quality. I have been following Dean Greens site for a few years now. Among them could be smilax root starch and pokeweed greens. That’s an energy powerhouse despite the size. And boiling pokeweed twice does not make caloric sense when boiling was difficult and other nutritious leaves could be eaten raw. However, the fact that Indigenous Americans were specialists at navigating starvation episodes, combined with the observation that giant ragweed seeds are comprised of about 19 percent edible oil, make it fairly certain that these seeds would not be overlooked as a food resource.” No details given. I suppose I’ve already been eating this plant processed via the goat milk! They will keep for years this way. Ragweed causes symptoms like stuffy or runny nose, sneezing, and itchy eyes. Why the ancient Romans decided to call it ambrosia, that is, gift of the gods, is one of those mysteries that cries out to heaven for explanation. Thanks for writing. Any idea how closely related ragweed is to quinoa? Alot of mines here, alot of lead and mercury here as well. Ambrosia elatior as a poultice. Regarding Kara (post #8) and her dogs: Acid detergent fiber (ADF) is a measure of the same cell-wall constituents measured for NDF, excluding hemicelluloses.12 Acid detergent fiber has been used to estimate the digestibility of a plant. 1987. 1987. ragweed, tall ragweed, palmate ragweed. It is also a favorite food (seeds) of many birds including quail. After several hours of research, I gathered some common ragweed near my place in WI, and put them in a dehydrator. I study herbalism here in Austin, TX and we make local allergy tinctures with a large percentage of the formula being tinctured Giant Ragweed leaves harvested BEFORE it flowers. Have so much ragweed on our pasture, and was wondering if we can harvest it before it blooms and goes to seed, and eat the leaves or roots, boiled, stir-fried, raw? This leads to a lot of cross pollination and plant variation. Research by Marten et al.13 showed that smooth bromegrass (Bromus inermis) and quackgrass (Elytrigia repens) consistently had greater NDF than alfalfa and the herbaceous weeds tested (table 5). It’s average invitro digestible dry matter is 73%, it’s acid detergent fiber is 25%, and it’s crude protein is 25%. I heard that the leaves and blossoms of the plant can be made into a tea and lessen allergies. Seeds eaten by pre-Columbian Indians.” Again, no details. For example, some suggest the natives crush the seeds and boiled them for oil (not unlike acorns.) I don’t think of Ragweed as having seed pods. peace & blessing. Te genus yields volatile oils. The hairy stems are green to light pinkish red. Tea from fresh plant less better than tea from dried plant. B., W. W. Seay, and S. M. Baker. The roots are carrot-like in appearance, and I ate small ones from our backyard raw when I was a kid. Some reports say natives would grind the seeds, bring them to boil in water, the oil would float to the top, then was ladled off. But, such grains were another flavor and texture to add to the limited, slow-to-change diet. study13 that had Ca:P ratios that might cause problems. Amazing article. Cattle tend to eat mostly grasses in a pasture, leaving herbaceous weeds and shrubs untouched. The straight leaves might be goldenrod which is not effective. One study says yes because the seeds that were found were larger than found in nature. However the USDA lists Ambrosia tenuifolia as only growing in Louisiana and Puerto Rico. Thanks! I noticed the pollen still made the allergies worse so I stuck to the leaves. Thanks all. Crude protein is essential in all livestock diets, but the required amount is dependent upon livestock type and stage of life. And I know a retired doctor in south Florida who tells me he’s eating Ragweed, Ambrosia artemisiifolia. I eat rag weed in place of cultivated greens because it is so plentiful and I don’t have to plant it (no planting or care required). I doubt it but it is nearly everywhere. Forage nutritive value and palatability of perennial weeds. They eat it and seem to digest it very well. napus) is a bright-yellow flowering member of the family Brassicaceae (mustard or cabbage family), cultivated mainly for its oil-rich seed, which naturally contains appreciable amounts of erucic acid. Otherwise, it’s a good idea to make enough tincture to last til next season’s harvesting time. The plant is also very high in manganese, calcium, and is high in Magnesium, phosphorus, potassium, zinc and copper. I found this in our yard (giant ragweed), it’s flowering right now but if you are interested still I can save some seeds for you! Thanks for giving the info on the poverty sump weed as well. Ragweed, (genus Ambrosia), any of a group of about 40 species of weedy plants of the family Asteraceae.Most species are native to North America.The ragweeds are coarse annuals with rough hairy stems, mostly lobed or divided leaves, and inconspicuous greenish flowers that are borne in small heads, the male in terminal spikes and the female in the upper axils of the leaves. Bosworth, S. C., C. S. Hoveland, G. A. Buchanan, and W. B. Anthony. So perhaps the Giant Ragweed could have been used for food and for oil but the latter in a medicinal sense. Native browse is extremely nutritious! Article could summarize how to use ragweed – in this era of Montanto messing with our corn, we may need it in future? As for allergens, Ragweed is second only to mold in causing allergic symptoms. Hi Thomas On page 209 in a list of  “food plants” he writes for the Giant Ragweed “cultivated for its seed in several areas.“. The leaves are frilly not straight. Green stems covered with white hairs, leaves opposite to a foot long and eight inches wide,  larger leaves divided into 3 or 5 lobes, usually serrated along the edge, long petioles sometimes winged. My puppy was sick and dying, did not eat or drink. If the pigweed is eaten raw, the vitamins and minerals would be in higher amounts. Really interesting article! Ragweed pollen allergy affects about 23 million Americans 1, making it one of the most common weed allergies.Its light pollen easily spreads far and wide, triggering nasal allergies and allergic asthma in its path.. allergies to members of the Aster/Composite family are not uncommon. No hints were left. Feed quality of hay containing perennial broadleaf weeds. Why do they call it RAG-weed? An article on the plant at Michigan State University for the W.J.Beal Botanical Garden says: “…some archaeologists have suggested that …  the seeds were impractical as a food source. Looking for Giant Ragweed Seed aka Ambrosia trifida, for experimental purposes within a greenhouse environment. Maize (corn) and rice do not contain true gluten (unless contaminated in handling/processing or if gluten is used as an additive to foods containing corn or rice). Swedish humor, you know. An acceptable Ca:P ratio is between 1:1 and 7:1, as long as there is enough phosphorus (P) to meet the animal’s nutritional requirements.14,15 High Ca:P ratios have been blamed for animal disorders such as milk fever, impaired feed conversion, and poor breeding performance.13 Cutleaf evening primrose (O. laciniata) had Ca:P ratios greater than 7:1 at all maturity stages, while Carolina geranium and ladino clover (Trifolium repens L.) had Ca:P ratios exceeding 7:1 only at the later growth stages, according to data from Bosworth et al.2 Among the summer annual herbaceous weeds, sicklepod (Senna obtusifolia), coffee senna, hemp sesbania (Sesbania exaltata), Florida beggarweed (Desmodium tortuosum), prickly sida, and bur gherkin had Ca:P ratios greater than 7:1.3 Canada thistle was the only weed in the Marten et al. Agronomy Journal 79:980-986. At all three maturity stages evaluated, winter annual herbaceous weeds, grassy weeds, and cultivated forages had similar or slightly greater CP than the summer annual/perennial herbaceous weeds, grassy weeds, and forages. Apparently gluten can be used as an additive to stabilize food products without appearing on the label under current labeling requirements. In: Luginbuhl, J-M, J. T. Green, J. P. Mueller, and M. H. Poore. I am now 65 and have tried many things over the years to find relief, even Homeopathy which worked best of any without the bad side affects that come with many drugs which was marginally helpful, BUT, in 2003 while working in Louisiana on a track salvage job in October that year we were working a section of old rail that had Massive amounts of Giant Ragweed (10 feet or More) Biggest I had EVER seen growing all around us ! However, I began to not feel well, even dizzy, so I wonder if I had an allergic reaction to even the dried ragweed tea? Ragweed oil is on par with soybean oil and the plant produces about the same amount as soybean, one fifth the seed weight. When grazing pastures containing weeds, management is very important to achieve successful weed utilization and suppression. Giant ragweed is a member of the Asteraceae, or sunflower, fam-ily of plants. Bit of a toss up there. However, I will now endeavor to collect seeds, will see if they can be processed in any way to remove the outer bur husk… Definitely going to eat the leaves and roots… I suffer from sever ragweed allergies which have worsened over the years. Winter/summer annuals or perennial herbaceous weeds had similar CP at the vegetative stages, but winter annual grassy weeds and cultivated forages had higher CP than summer annual grassy weeds and cultivated forages at the vegetative stage (tables 3, 4). Goldenrod is unfairly blamed for causing allergies because it blooms at the same time as Ragweed. Biological control of Canada thistle in temperate pastures using high density rotational cattle grazing. Let us know. Allergy to ragweed and related plants: Tagetes may cause an allergic reaction in people who are sensitive to the Asteraceae/Compositae family. Or cooked like kale? All rights reserved. Went back home for the winter season and after the first hard frost and a season of relief until September of 2004 and back to Louisiana and again Rag Weed Everywhere ! Classification and Description: Giant ragweed is an erect summer annual that is native to the U.S. and it can be commonly found throughout many parts of the country. We have a type if ragweed that only grows a couple of feet tall…i’ve tasted the leaves and they are not bad..I would like to know if kind is as good for you as the as the giant..?? Finding reliable information on topics that affect our lives is an important life skill for those of us living in the ‘misInformation Age’. The only group they share is that they both sprout with two leaves. That’s an energy powerhouse despite the size. 1979. The herb is valued in treating various urinary tract disorders and used both for such serious ailments as nephritis or for such common complaints as cystitis. Might they have done something similar? Ragweed, the most hay-fever causing plant in the world. ENVIRONEMENT:  Full sun to light shade, moist, fertile soil. This has happened because of the timely spring rains that encouraged germination and seedling growth followed by sunny dry falls that helped seed development. With apologies, I have no idea. Yes the tea is medicinal and good for fever and allergies, sweeten with honey, not sugar. Some 18 generations ago — 600 years ago give or take a century or two — some Natives Americans stopped cultivating a particular crop and may have moved on to maize. 1985. And Ragweed certainly is not favored by farmers now who view it as a vile invader that chokes domestic crops. The digestibility of many weeds decreases more rapidly than cultivated forages, with exceptions including some winter/summer annual/perennial herbaceous weeds, which maintained high IVDMD throughout maturity stages. The summer annual species bur gherkin (Cucumis anguria) and morningglories (Ipomoea) kept constant digestibility across growth stages3 (table 4). My basset hound loved chewing on the roots of ragweed and burdock. The grain is some 47% crude protein and 38% crude fat. 1980. Lemon juice and salt was added when it was used for gas and colds. Native Browse: Ragweed – It’s Extremely Nutritious By GrowingDeer, 07/08/2020. Aside from avoiding the trigger foods listed above that could make your ragweed allergy symptoms worst (sunflower seeds, chamomile tea, melons, cucumbers, zucchini), opt for a diet rich in anti-inflammatory foods, like fresh, organic veggies and high-quality proteins, like wild-caught salmon and grass-fed beef. Purchase? Donna, Hi Donna, did you ever get to make your tincture? Ragweed earns its name because the leaf appears so raggedy-looking. Actual genetics and structure, not just the scientific classification. In a study by Marten et al.,13 Jerusalem artichoke, Canada thistle, and perennial sowthistle consistently had greater IVDMD than alfalfa across sampling dates (table 1). This literature review showed that herbaceous weeds and a few grassy weeds, such as barnyardgrass, can have invitro dry matter digestibility that is greater than or equal to high-quality species like alfalfa. Agronomy Journal. These studies revealed that grassy weeds have more neutral detergent fiber and acid detergent fiber than herbaceous weeds and alfalfa, and some herbaceous weeds have lower NDF and ADF than even alfalfa. Common Ragweed Ambrosia artemisiifolia Aster family (Asteraceae) Description: This plant is a summer annual up to 3' tall that branches frequently. After that they are totally separate. My health insurance doesn’t cover allergy shots so running on the principle of desensitizing my immune system to the pollen I think I may try consuming it as an alternative therapy. But I have no idea about consumption long term. Through the spring I didn’t even know what the plant was. It turns a reddish purple color, I suspect it may contain anthocyanins. Additionally, it contains 1.3 mg of Omega-3 fatty acids, but only a tenth of a gram of fat. i found that out accidentally as well when trying to weed a garden bed. The weedy hay in one experiment contained 15 percent weeds – dandelion, yellow rocket (Barbarea vulgaris), and white cockle (Silene latifolia ssp. Ambrosia hispida was used to relieve fever, stomach ache, pain, loss of appetite, and flu. Grazing of pasture weeds by goats and sheep, pt. Two or three dropperfuls of the tincture will clear the sinuses within a couple of minutes for most people. TIME OF YEAR: Flowers late summer or early fall, seeds follow, large, tough-coated, viable for many years. the article mentions its use as a fiber source. study3 had adequate CP for all types of beef cattle (10.5 percent CP),7 whereas the concentration of crabgrass (Digitaria) CP (table 4) is sufficient to meet the requirements of dairy heifers, young goats, does, bucks, mature ewes, and finishing and replacement lambs.16 The summer annual/perennial species coffee senna (Cassia occidentalis), prickly sida (Sida spinosa), crowfootgrass (Dactyloctenium aegyptium), Texas panicum (Panicum texanum), yellow foxtail, bermudagrass (Cynodon spp. Bosworth, S. C., C. S. Hoveland, and G. A. Buchanan. It’s difficult for a seed to end up in an ancient bathroom unless it was eaten. Left on its own Ragweed is a riparian plant living along rivers and local flood plains. Plant extracts are anti-bacterial and anti-viral. (That’s on the authority of Edwin Rollin Sencer, author of the Dover reprint All About Weeds.)”. We’ve been taught to cut & destroy rather than use and enjoy. Perhaps the seeds were parched then eaten. “Ladle” sh/b ladled. and as the month wore on so my hay fever. It can reach heights from 3 to more than 16 feet. Issued in furtherance of Cooperative Extension work, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, Virginia State University, and the U.S. Department of Agriculture cooperating. Perhaps it’s time to reconsider Ragweed. Please email me tanyahylton@yahoo.com. They would dismiss Giant Ragweed grains as too small or not worth the effort to make a stable crop, and that may be true. The same as is now gaining wide acceptance the world over. Season-long grazing sustained the amount of Canada thistle in the pastures and even increased the thistle in some cases, which resulted in a lower forage yield. Wow! Comments or questions about this site, or for permission to use photos and information. Getting the starch out of a smilax root is a Herculean task that burns far more calories than is produced on consumption. My dogs love it too! It is native to 47 of the 50 states missing Nevada, Hawaii, and Alaska. Stick to food amounts. It is well known by name because it is the prime source of fall allergies in North America. If you ever head to Central Fl. Protein decreases with maturity, so some summer annual or perennial weed and forage species, especially grasses, would not satisfy the CP needs of high-producing beef cattle, all dairy cattle, sheep, and goats at the flower/boot and fruit/head stages. Thank you oh wise people of the Earth for reviving this lost knowledge. It has also reputedly been used to break down and flush out kidney and bladder stones. BUT, ragweed is not a plant in the grass family; ragweed seeds are not cereal grains; and ragweed seeds do not contain gluten. Four components from six peaks of the fatty acid constituents were identified.The main constituents are linoleic acid and oleic acid,and the relative contents are 81.60% and 14.73%,respectively. Quality of a weed or forage has no value if the animal will not eat it. Copyright 2007-2018 – This web page is the property of Green Deane, LLC. The next question is was it raised to eat the grain or for the oil, or both? Herb of second growth crushed leaves mixed with chicken fat and/or hot water, cool mixture rubbed on the body to reduce fever. These weeds with Ca:P ratios exceeding 7:1 would be a problem only if they were the lone feed source for the animal, which would rarely occur in normal pasture or hay production. Common ragweed has both male and female flowers. quercetin, and bitter alkaloids. 1 The symptoms can make life miserable for those with allergies. Could you have been dizzy from your allergies in general? Since the ragweed I found was very young, I got a bit of a scare when I found out that Conium maculatum (poison hemlock) grows in my area and has similar leaves, though the stem and flowers are quite different. Ragweed is a plant that many people speak of but might not know for sure what it looks like. I like them fried in my eggs or raw in my salads. One time I picked a lot of them, put them in pint jars and poured a hot pickling solution on them. (Here’s a botanical hint: Green flowers, in particular small green flowers, are usually wind-pollinated. I really think its a cool plant heh, and I love learning about what things can be used for survival, just never know and hard to miss this plant for sure,,, could easily gather a bucket full of the seeds quickly. i have tried popping the seeds of the giant ragweed unsuccessfully. In communication with Goodchild he writes: “Judging from other uses of oily seeds, the natives are unlikely to have done any processing of the seeds. The highest copper (Cu) concentration is found in ragweed, chicory and Jerusalem artichoke, which are also good sources of phosphorous (P,) magnesium (Mg) and potassium (K). Tel 727-449-8080 Menu On/Off Home Fast forward to September 2016 North West Arkansas and could tell I might be in for a rough season so I decided to go all out and give it a Real roll and went to the country and gathered a quart size zip bag (I keep in the freezer) full of flower tassel’s and have been eating 3 to 4 full tassel’s a day for over a week now. Hall, J. Two plants that are dangerous to consume, if you are allergic to Ragweed, I have found from personal experience, are Stevia, and Milk Thistle. A study conducted in Waynesville, N.C. – located in the Appalachian region of the United States – tested the effectiveness of cattle grazing alone, and with goats, on hill-land pasture dominated by herbaceous weeds and brush.11 The experiment utilized 30 mature does per 2.5 acres, or cattle with goats (17 does and two to three steers per 2.5 acres, each steer weighing approximately 500 pounds). I’ve often wondered if the three different plants contain similar chemicals. Just speculation, but I wonder if the “ambrosia” taxonomy speaks to ragweed as a nectar plant for bees. It can also trigger asthma flares. ! Also I am running out of medications that are working for me. . But I do know the seed oil is edible if one is not allergic to the plant. We live in Fort Lauderdale. They aren’t colorful enugh to attract insects for pollination.). Thanks again. All of the ragweed species in N America are very effective treatment/preventive for hay fever symptoms, IF harvested and chewed or tinctured BEFORE the plants bloom. My dogs love to eat the leaves off the stems. keith posted he eats them raw routinely in this thread. The amount of weeds contained in hay is an important factor to consider when determining hay quality. A quick search confirms the two to be close botanical relatives. I decided to try something that is a principal of Homeopathy (Likes cure Likes) and not real sure what I might be getting myself into Ate the ragweed flowers ……and waited…. Have you tried taking daily doses of local, raw honey? METHOD OF PREPARATION: We have no idea. Ragweed Pollen Allergy. The leaves are up to 6" long and 4" across, and are opposite or alternate along the stems. I have also used it for bow drill, the spindle & hearth, with success. I was also wondering if ragweed leaves could be eaten in salad, raw. This is so interesting, I am really happy I found this article –can you tell Lol , Thank you for mentioning bur ragweed…here in NV, it’s everywhere… And the burs are really nasty… Naturally, gluten occurs only in cereal grains of the grass family including wheat and closely related species: barley, rye, and triticale (a hybrid cross of wheat and rye). If you can afford to have the ragweed from your soil tested, we would greatly appreciate your sharing the results. Forage nutritive value and palatability of perennial weeds. Ball, D. M., G. D. Lacefield, N. P. Martin, D. A. Mertens, K. E. Olson, D. H. Putnam, D. J. Undersander, and M. W. Wolf. For example, calcium (Ca) in ragweed and Jerusalem artichoke is ~50% higher than that in alfalfa–rich hay (Table 1). I had heard it would cause fever and boil your brain. Forage nutritive value and palatability of perennial weeds. Health benefits of Canadian Goldenrod. I never bothered looking up ragweed because i thought no way is it edible. Does any one know if Ragweed seeds have gluten in it? Adapted from Bosworth, S. C., C. S. Hoveland, G. A. Buchanan, and W. B. Anthony. I keep seeing info about the giant ragweed, does that grow in Florida? They taste like wheat bran. Professor Daniel Moerman reports the Papago Indians dried the roots in the sun and used them as a staple crop (that would be in Arizona.) Though the several species may look slightly different, they are sure to have one thing in common: they produce copious amounts of pollen. Agronomy Journal 72:1050-1054; Adapted from Marten, G. C., C. C. Sheaffer, and D. L. Wyse. In the book Archaic Societies: Diversity and Complexity Across the Midcontinent by Thomas E. Edison (2009) it mentions a 1997 it report (Gremillion) that Ragweed seeds were found in paleofecal material from 950 to 1400 years ago along with sunflower seeds and sumpweed seeds. bushes were drastically defoliated over the four grazing seasons, leaving few plants remaining in the pastures. ... Watch out for food triggers. As for the binomial name, Ambrosia is usually translated into English as meaning “food of the gods.”  A direct translation from the Greek means “unmortal”  or “not mortal.” In Greek mythology “ambrosia” was sometimes the food the gods ate and or wine they drank which gave the gods (and demigods) immortality thus called “ambrosia.” But, food and drink were used interchangeably thus for some ancient writers “ambrosia” was food and for others it was drink which was also called nectar, Greek NEKtar which means “death overcoming.” Ambrosia is close to the older Sanskrit word Amrita which means “without death.” Clearly there was a long-running theme here. Forage nutritive value and palatability of 12 common annual weeds. nutrition, medicinal values, recipes, history, harvesting tips, etc.) strong sunflower plant taste. Common culprits are common ragweed (A. artemisiifolia) and great ragweed (A. trifida). Ragweed pollen is used in homeopathic remedies for treatment of hay fever symptoms. And Ragweed certainly is not  favored by farmers now who view it as a vile invader that chokes domestic crops. If you are allergic to it you take the tiny new red leaves in early spring, pinch them off with gloves and chew throughly for 14days once a day and it keeps you good for the season…. I have left it to shade the ground while my plants get going. Santos, B. M., J. Ambrosia confertiflora; used to cure diarrhea, flowerettes chewed and followed by a drink of water. My symptoms all but cleared up within about 20 minutes ! They tear the leaves off the plant and munch on them. I am wondering if they could be added to baked goods like chia is. For years, Ozark herbalists have treated diarrhea with tea prepared from the leaves. Ragweed Facts. Would appreciate any leads. I pick the plants when they are young till they are medium sized, before they grow seeds. We have been eating the Ambrosia Artemisiifolia, boiling it twice to take the bitter. So, for what it is worth, the seed pods can be eaten and are not only tasty, but nutritious. Forage quality of selected warm-season weed species. Root or herb infusions for colds, flu, fever, in postpartum depurants. Redroot pigweed (Amaranthus retroflexus) and common ragweed (Ambrosia artemisiifolia) had greater IVDMD than alfalfa, while common lambsquarters (Chenopodium album), yellow foxtail (Setaria glauca), and barnyardgrass (Echinochloa crus-galli) had similar IVDMD to alfalfa12 (table 2). A late summer bloom of cascades of yellow flowers might be (or look like, to a beekeeper) a big draw as the hot summer dearth ended and some of the early fall flowers (goldenrod is a big one here in Atlanta) started to come online. Elsewhere natives used Ragweed stalks for rope. But we know animals certainly ate them and still do. good luck. I had three bites, no ill effects. Palatka you can come to our little farm. Has anyone heard of this happening? Forage quality of selected warm-season weed species. My dogs love giant ragweed leaves. Holst et al.8 found that goats and sheep would readily consume nodding thistle (Carduus nutans) when it reached a height of about 12 inches. Ragweed pollen is a common allergen.A single plant may produce about a billion grains of pollen per season, and the pollen is transported on the wind. Why it is missing from Arizona now is anyone’s guess. Crop Science 15:821-827. Ambrosia tenuifolia is not missing from Arizona. Marten et al.13 did include a palatability study and found that most herbaceous weeds were less palatable than alfalfa or smooth bromegrass. Liked the article, but found typos: wheat “brand” sh/b bran. Another possible aspect professional archaeologists never seem to consider is that long ago the menu changed only with the seasons. No; it is better as a tea or you can dry the herb. Dairy cattle require more CP than beef cattle, goats, and sheep, so some weeds and forages may not meet their needs. We sprinkle pine nuts on pesto. For the past couple of years, ragweed growth has exploded in pastures. It makes rag-fiber? when I got to my teens I learned to hate it very quickly and the months that brought its bloom, lol. I am so glad I found this before I got rid of my bumper crop of ragweed. Ragweed is a common, soft-stemmed weed with 17 different species, all ranging in size, height, color and flowering patterns. (5 mL) Servings Per Container: Approximately 24 : Amount per Serving: % Daily Value: Ragweed Extract (Ambrosia artemisiifolia, wildcrafted) 500 mg † †Daily Value not established. Do you just hang it and let it dry like tobacco?And,at what stage of growth do you harvest it. I think I do too! Has anyone else ever tried this or thought about this? Facts. Edwin J. Jones, Director, Virginia Cooperative Extension, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg; M. Ray McKinnie, Administrator, 1890 Extension Program, Virginia State University, Petersburg. Read some Where that it fixes selenium in it’s leaves… And that the pima Indians used it for flavoring…. This site uses Akismet to reduce spam. If you have a ragweed pollen allergy, it helps to know what you are up against. But might I offer a variant of that? Greek gods, who always had human failings and consequently were far from perfect, were what they ate and drank, not unlike people today. Beyond that there is no modern report of  consumption other than the doctor I mentioned above. I don’t recall specifically learning about many of these things, so it must have been largely by osmosis, but about 90% of the time it turns out to be at least partially correct. or shall I say that was in the yard. Edwin J. Jones, Director, Virginia Cooperative Extension, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, VA, United States; M. Ray McKinnie, Administrator, 1890 Extension Program, Virginia State University, Petersburg, VA, United States. I’ve seen some articles that suggest it’s bad for them, but I haven’t seen any ill effects. (2006). It can be aggressive but is easily controlled by pulling the young plants since it is an annual. I have heard that helps to relieve allergy symptoms. I usually have horrible allergies to the ragweed so I got desperate and tried the “hair of the dog that bit me” idea and started eating the leaves. Learn how your comment data is processed. Nuts and seeds chart: nutrition chart with pictures provides an easy cross-reference for vitamin and mineral content in fruits, vegetables, nuts and seeds. Nutrition Facts Cantaloupe ... immune system recognizes a similarity between the allergy-causing proteins in ragweed pollen and the proteins in the food. I would say that it couldn’t hurt to try. Eat them the same as you would spinach. If you live in the U.S., you’re probably starting to feel the effects of ragweed pollen. In research conducted by Bosworth et al.,2 all of the winter/summer annual weeds and the cultivated forages at all three maturity stages evaluated had sufficient crude protein (CP) – except for Virginia Wildrye (Elymus virginicus L.) – (table 3) to meet the requirements for mature beef cows (10.5 percent CP); first-calf beef heifers (10.5 percent CP); and pregnant, replacement beef heifers (8.8 percent CP) at all reproductive stages.7 All the winter annual weeds and cultivated forages (table 3) at the vegetative stage would meet the CP needs of dairy heifers (16 percent CP); dry, pregnant dairy cows (18 percent CP); lactating dairy cows (19 percent CP); young goats (14 percent CP); does (14 percent CP); bucks (11 percent CP); mature ewes (15 percent CP); and finishing and replacement lambs (11.6 percent CP).10,16, Summer/winter annual weeds and forages at the vegetative stage (table 5) in the Bosworth et al. They are not related at al, not even distantly. I was worried when my goats mowed it down with their jaws. alba) – with the remaining 85 percent consisting of grass and alfalfa. Thank you. They are way more bitter than the Swedish bitters but they stopped the allergy attack. I wonder how safe it is to consume it in moderate amounts (like as a side of fried stems with a meal). They just were not worth the effort as food. Good stuff. Yes I do this regularly and have no problem with allergies, and I also smoke dried ragweed in a pipe daily all winter (as a bronchial dilator to prevent flu). Canola are a group of rapeseed cultivars which were bred to have very low levels of erucic acid and are especially prized for use for human and animal food. my question is, if you are allergic, will the oil from seeds still give reactions? What I suspect was whilst in the pursuit of medicine  — which is not a calories-in calories-out dependent task — it was discovered various plants had other edible parts. Issued in furtherance of Cooperative Extension work, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, Virginia State University, and the U.S. Department of Agriculture cooperating. Giant Ragweed is much larger in stature to Common Ragweed, often gro… Another interesting question is: how available is the lead accumulated in the ragweed to humans or animals consuming various portions of the plant? Holst, P. J., C. J. Allan, M. H. Campbell, and A. R. Gilmour. Add some sliced onion in the mix. In a second study done by Marten and Anderson,12 common ragweed, velvetleaf (Abutilon theophrasti), redroot pigweed, and barnyardgrass had greater IVDMD when compared to oats (Avena sativa) (data not shown). I enjoy them. Nutritional Facts Serving Size: 1 tsp. the seeds taste okay straight up, but the texture takes a little getting used to. Interesting thought. It has become invasive in much of the world including Central and South America, Europe, Asia, Australia, and Africa. I have been eating ragweed leaves as a digestive and it works better than the Swedish bitters I bought to get my digestion going. So far plant hasn’t flowered, but maybe I’ll wait to pull it out, to see the yellow flowers? To boiled leaf tea they added salt to to increase the appetite then drank the tea for nine mornings. Or just wait and eat the seeds? Adapted from Marten, G. C., and R. N. Andersen. From a calories-in calories-out point of view — or level of difficulty — many ancient foods would not be consumed. They found that common ragweed had greater invitro dry matter digestibility (IVDMD) than both alfalfa an oats. I have eaten the flower spikes off and on for over 30 years. Brought them to a pot luck dinner and called it pickled scrog weed. Ragweed - Medicinal Benefits - Woodbury-Middlebury, CT - Native Americans in the Eastern Woodlands found many clever uses of this pesky plant Was Giant Ragweed cultivated? I suffer from ragweed allergies, so I’m glad there’s some goodness in the plants. This past summer we tried to grow wild flowers, only have this tall ragweed. Upper stems terminate in a cylindrical flower spike to six inches long. Or the syrup that comes from it as a sugar replacement in many coffee shops these days? Phosphorus absorption in lettuce, smooth pigweed (. And now on the horizon looms the worst dream of the grain farmer: Giant ragweed is becoming immune to herbicides, particularly glyphosate, the active ingredient of RoundUp. Is it working !?? Tried a then newer over the counter allergy medicine that seemed to work until the 8th day of the 10 tablets that were in the box and then it quit working and I was right back to where I started….Sicker than an old dog ! It causes about half of all cases of pollen-associated allergic rhinitis in North America, where ragweeds are most abundant and diverse. Friends from the Congo like them best in stuffed fish or just steamed. Maybe a bright young student would be interested in including your ragweed in their studies, as bio-remediation of toxins in soils and water is very much in vogue in the academic world. Forage quality of selected cool-season weed species. 3rd one is toward end of article. Has it ever been used as a fiber plant? Several studies have shown that certain herbaceous weeds have less ADF than alfalfa. The digestibility of some weeds tends to decrease more rapidly than cultivated forages as the plant matures.2 There are some exceptions, like the winter annual henbit (Lamium amplexicaule) and the winter or summer annual Carolina geranium (Geranium carolinianum), which maintained high IVDMD at later maturity stages2 (table 3). It’s not poison so won’t kill you. Adapted from Temme, D. G., R. G. Harvey, R. S. Fawcett, and A. W. Young. Adapted from Marten, G. C., C. C. Sheaffer, and D. L. Wyse. Most winter/summer annual/perennial weeds and forages satisfy the CP needs of beef cattle. Temme et al.17 found that common lambsquarters, Pennsylvania smartweed (Polygonum pensylvanicum), redroot pigweed, and common ragweed had NDF concentrations similar to or slightly lower than alfalfa, but shepherds purse and yellow foxtail were greater (table 6). De Bruijn, S. L., and E. W. Bork. They send out runner shoots in early spring. Raw, cooked? You are allergic to the pollen, but the leaves, before the plants blossom have an antihistamine in them. Forage quality of selected cool-season weed species. It’s on the menu for the Eastern Cottontail, Meadow Vole, grasshoppers which eat the leaves, Dark-eyed Junco, Brown-headed Cowbird, Northern Bobwhite, Purple Finch, Mourning Dove, American Goldfinch, and the Red-bellied Woodpecker. I’d say give it a try. My soil tests before and after sheet mulching with ragweed show a doubling of organic matter (1.5 to 2.9%), a modest increase in nitrates (5 to 6 ppm) and more significant increases in phosphorus (20 to 81 pm) and potassium (294 to 516 ppm). Anyone might have or develop a sensitivity to essentially any food. Some variaties of oats may contain gluten, but storage and handling of grains and grain products can lead to glutens from other grains appearing in the oats. Now I know what to search for. I forced ragweed tea down her throat with a turkey baster and she was well in three days. Dandelion, Jerusalem artichoke, and curly dock had lower NDF than alfalfa in the Marten et al. I also believe that these pods are related to and have much the same appearance of what was purportedly the primary food-source of the Incas, and is still an important quasi-grain eaten in that area. A couple of more things: The common ragweed, Ambrosia artemisiifolia, is the most efficient plant to remove lead from the ground. 2001. Weeds also compete with cultivated crops and forages for moisture, light, and nutrients, but many weeds are nutrient-rich and digestible.9 The objective of this review paper is to recognize the nutritional values of weeds commonly found in pastures.2. IDENTIFICATION: Annual 3 to 12 feet tall, branching occasionally. The common ragweed (Ambrosia artemisiifolia) can produce a million grains of pollen per plant daily, the Giant Ragweed (Ambrosia trifida) can create in excess of 1.25 million grains daily and over a billion during its life cycle. He’d chew and eat as many as I gave him. The leaves are large enough to use like grape leaves as wraps for steamed rice and vegetables. No one alive knows why Ragweed fell out of cultivation though the development of maize is a prime guess. But, its pollen is too heavy to be windblown. Marten, G. C., and R. N. Andersen. It grows all through our garden and is easily mistaken for the marigolds I plant to inhibit root nematodes. SUCCESS ! Sheep and horses also like to eat the plant. They also seem to enjoy foraging for spiderwort, loquats, clover, chickweed, and goose grass! I know if you boil it twice you can eat it without any acute effects because I know someone who’s done that. We didn’t teach them this behavior at all, but our dog that might be part wolf honed in on it the first time he saw it. And it is hard to identify because it is one of the most nondescript weeds in the plant world. These same grassy weeds and oats usually had three times as much hemicellulose as the herbaceous weeds. Weed Science 34:150-154. And unlike soybean which has to be cultivated, Ragweed is a weed that can do all right on its own. It is frequently assumed that weeds have low nutritive value and livestock will not eat weeds, so expensive and time-consuming measures are often used for their control.12 Some weeds are toxic or poisonous to livestock, and certain weeds are unpalatable – causing a reduction in total intake.9 Several weed species have th… They also make a nice tea, which is how i found out that the leaves were delicious boiled. peace. Effects of annual weed control on alfalfa forage quality. It’s not easy in modern times to be aware of past practices. Apparently it is. There is a large patch of it growing on an empty lot on our street and whenever we walk past it the dogs yank us over to it so they can graze on it. You absolutely cannot live without some source of fat. Why a rather nondescript plant that is a prime allergen would be called Ambrosia is anyone’s guess. I work with ladders painting in the summer, and when my allergies get bad, sometimes it affects my ears and my balance, and I get extremely dizzy / woozy here and there when the inner ear canals get blocked from regular ragweed pollen allergies. Best wishes. I feel it s impossible to eat it raw in salads. I was looking for information on how to harvest the seeds. These foods have proteins that are similar to those present in ragweed, and therefore, they are particularly likely to cause oral allergy syndrome (OAS) in individuals allergic to ragweed pollen (a phenomenon known as ragweed-food cross-reactivity). Ambrosia psilostachya, a bitter decoction taken to relieve fever. Do you know of any toxicity, or is there just not much that we do know about it…other than the grain aspect? Generally that’s not practical without modern machinery. I claim no expertise regarding edible plants other than things taught to me a lifetime ago by Mom and Dad, smart folks with mixed country and NA roots, as taught to them by their parents, and so on. I never knew why, but if I got one for him he couldn’t leave it alone until it was all gone. Ambrosia cumanensis; herb teas for yellow fever, constipation, menorrhagia. Weber says a key sign is the timing and severity of symptoms compared with local pollen counts. The providers of this website accept no liability for the use or misuse of information contained in this website. I took half a day last week searching weed guides and catalogs, it was not easy to find. Food. This allergy can also cause asthma symptoms for people with allergic asthma.. You may feel uncomfortable when ragweed plants release pollen into the air. Filed under: Hunting Blog, Whitetail Habitat Management. Herb juice for pleurisy. Same maturity stages as indicated for each species and date in table 1. I have seen ragweeds thrive on rich soils that were unlikely to have had high levels of lead, but I do not have anyalysis on those soils proving this. Stevia seems to be the most potent allergen for me, of all time. I realized that in late spring/early summer, the tougher outer layer of the stem can be peeled back to reveal a tender, juicy, and palatable vegetable with an interesting flavor. Quinoa. Crop harvesting methods allow for weeds to be removed from the crop, but the usual method of mowing forage crops causes weeds to be harvested along with the forages, which can cause a reduction in quality.4 Digestibility is the extent to which forage is absorbed as it passes through an animal’s digestive tract.1 Many winter and summer annual and perennial weeds have high invitro dry matter digestibility (IVDMD) – an estimate of animal digestion – at the vegetative stage that is even higher than some cultivated forages. They also ate the stalks as greens. High-intensity/low-frequency rotational grazing resulted in the greatest suppression of Canada thistle, with lower thistle-shoot density and biomass. Value Class Food Cover; High: Average 25-50% of diet: Regular source of cover: Low: 5-10% of diet: Infrequently used as cover: Minor: 2-5% of diet: Sparsely used as cover: Moderate: Average 10-25% of diet: Occasional source of cover It is frequently assumed that weeds have low nutritive value and livestock will not eat weeds, so expensive and time-consuming measures are often used for their control.12 Some weeds are toxic or poisonous to livestock, and certain weeds are unpalatable – causing a reduction in total intake.9 Several weed species have thorns or spines that can injure the grazing animal’s mouth and/or irritate its eyes, which may lead to pinkeye.9 Other weeds can cause the milk and meat of livestock to have a negative taste or odor. In the late summer, about 23 million Americans have symptoms from an allergy to ragweed pollen. It’s definitely in the ancient farmers crop line up but then falls away. (as found in my garden, oh they liked the smartweed to) . And it’s not like when dogs eat grass- they don’t get sick and vomit it out. Weed nursery was seeded naturally in late summer and autumn of 1970. Generally said Ragweed is not an “antique vegetable” as such things are sometime called. i enjoy them raw as well, but they are very strongly flavored. Temme, D. G., R. G. Harvey, R. S. Fawcett, and A. W. Young. It is a good heady smoke full of favor but does not get you high like hemp or sick like tobacco. Various species were also used medicinally, see Herb Blurb below. A few can be eaten raw. study3 (table 4) meet the CP needs for all goats and sheep except crabgrass, which would not fulfill the CP requirements for mature lactating ewes when suckling twins (15 percent CP).10. I has some ragweeds in my yard and it tasted kind a good so I try to find out if it is edible. Zinc (Zn) is enriched in all weeds (Table 2). Virginia Cooperative Extension programs and employment are open to all, regardless of age, color, disability, gender, gender identity, gender expression, national origin, political affiliation, race, religion, sexual orientation, genetic information, veteran status, or any other basis protected by law. Most Canada thistle shoots were eliminated with two intense defoliations over two to three years with the high-intensity/low-frequency rotational grazing, due to cattle defoliation and trampling. When I take them for walks they’re constantly sniffing for these three things, and pass up everything else. Another test showed that weedy hay containing 20 percent yellow rocket had lower crude protein, digestibility, and intake as compared to hay with no yellow rocket.6 The goats actually picked out the alfalfa and grass in the hay and left the yellow rocket behind. Ragweed oil might have been too valuable to eat but worth the effort to obtain medicinally. Sheep graze broadleaf plants before grasses and shrubs, while goats will eat the shrubs not grazed by sheep or cattle. But it is something that we should all learn to do for ourselves, particularly where our health is concerned. I just came across this from a comment on another site: “Apparently, the answer to the mystery is simple: Linneaus, knowing that ragweed was so bitter it could render the milk of cows who grazed it unpotable, decided to make a joke. One debate in the ethnobotanical community is whether the natives cultivated a huge version of Giant Ragweed or not. 1975. i noticed that deer really like giant ragweed, but won’t touch common(minus a small nibble, maybe some medicinal benefits) they they literally took every leaf off of the big healthy plants. Ragweed has green inflorescences. Possible yes, but is it probable this was done for food? 2. There are 17 species of Ragweed in North America. Winter/summer annual/biennial/perennial weeds are an inevitable component of pastures and hay fields. Lewis, W. M., and J. T. Green Jr. Weed management. Producers and researchers should be knowledgeable about the nutritive value of winter/summer annual/biennial/perennial weeds and forages so they can make the best management decisions for their particular operation or study. Marten and Andersen’s results12 showed that common ragweed had a greater ADF concentration than alfalfa, but a similar IVDMD (table 2); they rationalized that the fiber in ragweed and other herbaceous weeds must be less lignified and more digestible than alfalfa fiber. study13 (table 5). In: Luginbuhl, J-M, T. E. Harvey, J. T. Green Jr., M. H. Poore, and J. P. Mueller. I’m pretty sure we have Ambrosia tenuifolia in our yard here in Tennessee. As mentioned earlier, there are two common types of ragweed: Common Ragweed and Giant Ragweed. Lots of people liked it. It would seem so, and for its grain. They are quite similar in taste and preparation. I have eaten the former experimentally a number of times. The goats are fine I cant say the same for the ragweed crop in the yard. Re: Ambrosia. Ragweed has multiple antigens but the strongest is Antigen E. There are also several plants that in the greater Ragweed family that can cause allergic reactions including sage brush, marsh elders, poverty weed, cocklebur, desert broom, groundsel bush, feverfew and dog fennel. Another study says no reporting that there are large seeds in nature as well. Our rabbits and dairy goats love the giant ragweed stems and leaves. 79:980-986. Ahhh Giant ragweed, mis-guided teenagers always think this yummy guy is either hemp or a cannabis specimen. There’s a lot of speculation but few hard facts. However, a steady diet of Ragweed might cause issues over the long term, or might not. Redroot pigweed, common lambsquarters, and Pennsylvania smartweed had less ADF than alfalfa when studied by Marten and Anderson12 (table 2). You know that poison ivy is used that way. Common Ragweed, Ambrosia artemisiifolia. Smaller leaves near the base of flower lance-shaped, often hairy underneath. Temme et al.17 had similar results where common lambsquarters, Pennsylvania smartweed, redroot pigweed, and common ragweed had similar or lower ADF percentages than alfalfa (table 6). Confirm the culprit: To verify a ragweed allergy, see an allergist who will look for a combination of a positive skin test or blood test while asking you about any allergic rhinitis or asthma symptoms. Glad to know other dogs enjoy these things. The calcium-to-phosphorus ratio (Ca:P) of forage is often discussed when examining forage quality and animal performance. A weak leaf tea with salt was used to relieve menstrual pain (again taken for nine mornings.) No, not that I know of. That particular Ragweed it is native to South America and has been naturalized in Spain, France and Italy. i accidentally found out that the leaves of the giant ragweed are delicious when cooked as a green. Managed grazing by the cattle and goats increased herbaceous vegetative cover of the pastures (from 65 percent to 86 percent) after four grazing seasons. 1979. I’m in Collier county and want to get some live ragweed to make a tincture for mercury positioning, as recommended by Edgar Cayce in reading 1880-1 (along with using castor oil packs). The seeds of Ragweed are extremely high in food value and are a very important food source for songbirds and upland game birds like Bobwhite Quail. In 1984 Peter Goodchild published Survival Skills of the North American Indians. Forage nutritive value and palatability of 12 common annual weeds. Wonderful knowledge. I’ve even experimented myself with sunflower seeds, and found no practical (primitive) method of getting the oil out — it’s far easier just to eat the seeds”. Best of luck. Rapeseed (Brassica napus subsp. The other day my husband and I were discussing what uses ragweed must surely have so this article is very timely for us. For comprehensive information (e.g. Seed oil extracted from the seeds of Ambrosia trifida through solvent extraction was analysed by GC-MS after esterification. Since the ragweed was too young to see the lack of purple conium blotches on the stem, I didn’t want to take any chances and tossed all the ragweed leaves. Hope this helps. We know from his experiment this apparently does not cause any acute toxicity or quick reactions. can you reduce allergies by making a tea out of the leaves? Conversely, Marten et al.13 indicated that the incorporation of unpalatable species like Canada thistle, hoary asylum, Jerusalem artichoke, curly dock, perennial sowthistle, or swamp smartweed (Polygonum coccineum) into pastures or hayfields may cause forage intake to decrease. And while fat was obtainable from animals a plant oil might have its medicinal applications. I got sick, Really Sick !! Perhaps ground seeds boiled in water, oil skimmed off the top. Value Class Food Cover; High: Average 25-50% of diet: Regular source of cover: Low: 5-10% of diet: Infrequently used as cover: Minor: 2-5% of diet: Sparsely used as cover: Moderate: Average 10-25% of diet: Occasional source of cover I look forward to this plant here in north central texas, because in July and August it is hard to find happy plants growing with abandon if the heat has set in properly. In excess of 5,000 seeds can be produce per plant. 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