Composition and healing properties of pine needles.
Pine secretes resin and essential oils, when inhaled, a person begins to feel much better. And on people suffering from diseases of the respiratory system, especially those suffering from bronchial asthma or bronchitis, they have a truly curative effect.
Because of its medicinal properties, pine needles were widely used in medicine. Useful pine needles due to the content of essential oils in it. These essential oils have a powerful bactericidal effect. There are oils from chemical compounds and aldehydes, alcohols and other chemical compounds. Essential oils are used in a large volume in the production of pharmaceutical preparations and in perfumery.
Also, the needles contain a huge amount of vitamins of group B, K, E, iron, ascorbic acid, proteins, a lot of macro- and microelements. Not many people know that the content of vitamins in pine needles exceeds six times the content of vitamins in oranges and lemons. Needle has the following actions: analgesic, anti-inflammatory, choleretic and diuretic, and also increases the body's immunity.
Useful properties of pine needles are known from past times and have come down to us in folk recipes. Applied folk methods of treatment using pine needles in diseases such as nervous disorders and diseases of the musculoskeletal system.
Recipes for the preparation of medicines from pine needles.
Very useful is the following drink for people who have low immunity . To make it, you will need a glass of fresh pine needles. Pour the needles with one liter of water and bring to a boil, and then let it brew for a day. The course of treatment lasts three months. Take half a glass of infusion before eating.
The coniferous bath rejuvenates the skin and increases its protective properties. Take a bath should be before going to bed. The bath with the use of pine needles will perfectly soothe you and the sleep will be strong and full. The bath has an excellent aroma. To prepare a bath use infusion or decoction of needles, which can be prepared on their own. You can also buy pine extract in the pharmacy.
To prepare the broth, take two handfuls of fresh pine needles and pour one liter of boiling water, boil for 10 minutes. Then strain and pour into a bath filled with water.
To prepare the infusion, you need to take not only pine needles, but also the healing bark of pine, about 500 grams, but not more than 1.5 kg. All this pour 3-4 liters of water and boil for ten minutes in a tightly closed container. Then let it brew for four hours and pour into the tub. If you use an extract purchased in a pharmacy, then a half-pack is enough to make a bath. The temperature in the bathroom should be slightly cool (33C-35C). The duration of the bath is 10-15, maximum, 20 minutes.
If you have a problem and oily skin , you can prepare a face cream using needles. For cooking, take one tablespoon (with a slide) of pine needles and pour 100 ml of boiling water, then cover with a handkerchief or towel, let it brew for one hour. Then strain the solution and, after adding five grams of glycerin, mix well. After that, melt 50 grams of margarine with two or three tablespoons of vegetable oil. You can use a good butter. Add two raw egg yolks and mash. After this, gradually add two teaspoons of honey and mix everything with the infusion. Then we pour in 30 g of camphor alcohol and stir the mass until it cools down completely. Store in a glass container and in a dark, cool place.
When hair loss, the next decoction is used. Take 15-20 g of needles and crush in a mortar. Then pour one glass of water and, after boiling, continue to boil for 10 minutes. Let it brew. Strain the broth after cooling and rub into the roots of the hair after washing your head two or three times a week. In addition to providing a curative effect, the broth will give your hair a wonderful woody flavor.
It is easy to prepare and infusion, helping from scurvy and with diseases of the respiratory system . It is necessary to grind and grind 25 g pine needles, pour it with boiling water in a proportion of 1: 5, and boil for 10 minutes, then infuse for 10 minutes. Should be taken during the day.
To improve immunity, the next infusion is prepared. It is necessary to take 50 g of needles and finely chop it with a knife. Take, preferably enameled, utensils and pour needles with one liter of boiling water. Allow to brew for 15-20 minutes and add one liter of cold boiled water. Then it must be filtered and put in a cold place for 5-6 hours. Carefully drain the water without raising the sediment. Take should be half a cup, 4-5 times during the day. To taste, you can add citric acid and sugar.
The same infusion can be prepared somewhat differently. Take the enamelware and fill with 2 liters of water 50 g of needles. Add one teaspoon of crushed licorice root and one tablespoon of chopped onion peel. Then put on a slow fire and boil for 20 minutes. Add two tablespoons of the crushed rose hips and boil for another 30 seconds. The resulting broth pour into a thermos and put in a warm place for 12 hours. Then it should be filtered and again brought to a boil. Cool and refrigerate. This drink can be taken per day to a liter.
Contraindications.
Immediately it is necessary to warn readers - there are contraindications in the use of folk methods using pine needles. This is, first of all, pregnancy, chronic and acute diseases of the liver and kidneys.
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