Uploaded April 2024 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago
Indian Painbushes in the Genus Castilleja are hemi-parasitic plants that suck the water and nutrients from other plants. They're also a traditional medicine in people of the Americas. But, it's oddly also toxic. Why was this? I had to do a deep dive.
It turns out it will collect Selenium from the surrounding areas to put into it's tissue. Daily doses are about 50 mcg. We need plants with Se. If you live in a low Se area, you will need to eat plants like this to be healthy. It also seems to serve as an anti-inflammatory and possibly has anti-tumor properties. Just remember that doses over 400 mcg of Se are toxic so don't eat too much!
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Indian Painbushes in the Genus Castilleja are hemi-parasitic plants that suck the water and nutrients from other plants. They're also a traditional medicine in people of the Americas. But, it's oddly also toxic. Why was this? I had to do a deep dive.
It turns out it will collect Selenium from the surrounding areas to put into it's tissue. Daily doses are about 50 mcg. We need plants with Se. If you live in a low Se area, you will need to eat plants like this to be healthy. It also seems to serve as an anti-inflammatory and possibly has anti-tumor properties. Just remember that doses over 400 mcg of Se are toxic so don't eat too much!
A big thanks to all current and future patrons. Click here to help this EDU: bit.ly/2Sfmkph
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We make all these videos ourselves with this gear ------------
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Main DSLR : amzn.to/3DuvoRn
Second Camera : amzn.to/3N0qY7E
Main Lens - amzn.to/3gAiUyr
The Adventure Camera Bag : amzn.to/2B8WYRH
The Macro Lens - amzn.to/2hHUhxW
Telephoto Lens - amzn.to/2za1FJV
Our oncamera Mic - amzn.to/2hGuSVt
The Drone - amzn.to/3SBKZm9
GoPro HERO 11 - amzn.to/2ShoPHG
Our Filmmaking Book!!! - amzn.to/2zV88LS
Our Wildlife Book!!! - amzn.to/3soaHQq
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