{"podcast":{"title":"Southern Appalachian Herbs","slug":"southern-appalachian-herbs-1330958","podcast_index_feed_id":1330958,"rss_url":"https://www.spreaker.com/show/4697544/episodes/feed","website_url":"https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/southern-appalachian-herbs--4697544","image_url":"https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/86e0e9e33cc132c7b74240bda1f7f277.jpg","author":"Judson Carroll","episode_count":298,"summary":"The Southern Appalachian Herbal Podcast is about Medicinal Herbalism, Wildcrafting, Growing Herbs, Making Herbal Medicine, life in the Blue Ridge Mountains, Homesteading and living off the land, by a traditional Southern man. Blog: southernappalachianherbs.blogspot.com Email: southernappalachianherbs@gmail.com Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/southern-appalachian-herbs--4697544/support .","last_synced_at":"2026-07-06T02:18:36.202077+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/southern-appalachian-herbs-1330958"},"episode":{"title":"Show 265: Vitex","slug":"show-265-vitex","published_at":"2025-11-30T20:57:26+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/southern-appalachian-herbs-1330958/show-265-vitex","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/southern-appalachian-herbs-1330958","url":"https://www.spreaker.com/episode/show-265-vitex--68810313","audio_url":"https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/68810313/vitex.mp3","summary":"Today, I tell you about the medicinal and culinary properties of Vitex, agnus castus, Monk's Pepper or Chaste Bush. This common ornamental shrub has interesting medicinal properties that affect hormonal balance and can be used for injuries. Also, I am back on Youtube Please subscribe to my channel: @judsoncarroll5902 Judson Carroll - YouTube Tune of the week: See See Rider on guitar I show you how to play Mississippi John Hurt's \"See, See Rider\". This is an old blues song that has been recorded by countless people in many different styles. John Hurt's version had a great rhythm and his signature good natured, laid back style. https://youtu.be/ksy8s1PFnQ8 New today in my Woodcraft shop: Toasted Holly Coffee Scoop - Judson Carroll Woodcraft https://judsoncarrollwoodcraft.substack.com/p/toasted-holly-coffee-scoop Email: judson@judsoncarroll.com Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/southern-appalachian-herbs--4697544/support My new book: A Daily Catholic Devotional Reflections on the Daily Mass readings January-June, 2026: Caroll, Judson: 9798270034252: Amazon.com: Books https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0FWJMD7CL Read about The Spring Foraging Cookbook: https://southernappalachianherbs.blogspot.com/2024/01/the-spring-foraging-cookbook.html Available for purchase on Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0CRP63R54 Medicinal Weeds and Grasses of the American Southeast, an Herbalist's Guide https://southernappalachianherbs.blogspot.com/2023/05/medicinal-weeds-and-grasses-of-american.html Available in paperback on Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0C47LHTTH and Confirmation, an Autobiography of Faith https://southernappalachianherbs.blogspot.com/2023/05/confirmation-autobiography-of-faith.html Available in paperback on Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B…","meta_description":"Today, I tell you about the medicinal and culinary properties of Vitex, agnus castus, Monk's Pepper or Chaste Bush. This common ornamental shrub has inter…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":2196,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/southern-appalachian-herbs-1330958/episodes/show-265-vitex/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/southern-appalachian-herbs-1330958/show-265-vitex.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}