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stickbender:

     Smilax-rotunifolia L....Thanks ridgerunner.  Yeah, I know what it is now.  It's all over down here too.  It is also used as a medicinal herb , but I can't remember what for.  Yeah, also called cat's claw.  So you make a jelly out of that?  Wonder who thought to try that?
                                                                    Wayne

RidgeRunner:
That is the stuff.  Lots of different types.  Some don't even have thorns.

Dig up the roots.  Wash, Smash, Cover with water and cook on low heat ( not boiling) for a long time.  Jelly/Slime will cook out.  Sort of like the slime that cooks out of okra when it is boilled.  While hot Strain it through something that is quite open.  Cheese cloth works well.  When it gets cold it will set up like jello.  I am quite sure the Native Americans figured it out first.

jbnizzle:
wright .....cat briar, green briar bamboo vine is almost the same.
                       
                                 thanks for the reply everyone. I've also eatin the shoots til i was sick of em.
   there not bad at all. I've made the jelly once but forgot how i did it. So i just smashed some roots
   up and boiled em away.What a great red color. I did taste it ,didn't taste like much of anything, I here the NA
   used to use honey for sweetener. Well next time I'll try that,, by the way the wife left it out and it fermented
   overnight smells great .No preserves no shelf life. Smilax whiskey in a wine in a month or so.

           Has anyone ever colored there sinew with dye like Al Herrin talks about? I think Briar root would work great.
                                                             
                                                                  JB
     
 

square shooter:
I'm eating a powder that's made up of a lot of herbs. Its designed to rebuild a joint that's wore out. One of the herbs is cats claw bark - uncaria tomentosa. It is one of 19 herbs in the blend. And it seems to be working. 

stickbender:

     Square Shooter, The " Cat's Claw " that is in the herbal mixture, is from the South American Cat Claw herb.  It is used for  inflammatory arthritis, and stomach ulcers.  So that could be why you are felling better. ;)  It is also a climbing vine, and has claws that hold it to the trees and such.  They use the bark from the vine.  It is also used for cancer treatment, immune system, and gout.  It is known down there as " Una De Gato "  They put a little lemon juice in the teas, or tinctures, to release the tannins.  It is a great immune booster.  What I have read about it says a small amount can increase the immune system by fifty percent.  In Europe it is a prescription only supplement.   Just don't let the FDA find that out, it will be banned here, because it is effective, and the Drug Companies can't patent it. ;) ::)

                                                                             Wayne

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