Pine cones. Medicinal properties and contraindications, green, young, women, men, children. How to make jam, liqueur, like taking a stroke, varicose veins, for joints

In folk medicine, being aware of the healing properties of pine cones, people use the dried fruit of different colors - red or green. In most recipes, if you do not indicate the degree of readiness of raw, fresh, freshly plucked buds are used by default.

The chemical composition of pine cones

Because pine - is a coniferous plant, its buds are saturated with the resin component, which prevail over the other substances in the chemical composition. Minor components are the vitamins, macro- and microelements, acid.

Element	properties
Vitamin A	It affects the tone of all types of muscles in the body. With insufficient consumption of this vitamin immune system weakens and the person becomes susceptible to viruses and colds.
vitamin E	Important to maintain the normal operation of the digestive tract, the nervous and immune systems.
Vitamin B1.	Responsible for the operation of the peripheral nervous system and the heart muscle
Calcium	General strengthening affect on bones and joints, normalizes passable nerve impulses along the fibers of fabrics.
Potassium	Participates in the work of the respiratory system - the lungs and bronchi, affect their normal functioning.
Tannins	Normalize the cardiovascular system, regulate blood pressure.

In structure there are also other elements such as copper, zinc, manganese and others, but their content is minimal.

Indications

Pine cones, medicinal properties which are used in traditional and folk medicine, saturated with a lot of useful substances. The raw material is capable of increasing the outflow of fluid from the body, stimulate mucus out of the respiratory tract to heal small wounds and scratches.

In this regard, it is often used for the treatment of chronic diseases, including:

• bronchitis;
• lack of vitamins;
• dropsy;
• Pre-stroke conditions, and stroke;
• chronic liver disease;
• thrombophlebitis;
• phlebeurysm.

Benefits for Men

Statistics show that more than half of the male population age face problems potency. Particularly acute is displayed on a background of a bad environment and harsh working conditions. Help cope with the illness cones and pine needles. Especially useful for men coniferous baths and compresses of a decoction of the fruit. The extract can be purchased in the pharmacy section or make your own.

To this end, young twigs and fruits of the tree should pour ice-cold water and put on the fire of medium intensity. After the appearance of bubbles on the surface, you need to cook the raw material for half an hour, then turn off the stove and cover with a lid. Broth to cool down to a comfortable temperature for a person for 12 hours. The result is an extract of the brown-red color with a smell of pine needles.

Benefits for women

On the female body fruits have soothing and toning effect. They are used in a heavy period pain in the uterus and the urethra, the vaginal muscle tone.

They are also used as anti-aging products for the face - pine broth wipe the area around the eyes and oily skin.

During pregnancy

During childbearing and lactation use any means on the basis of pine cones, whether the purchase or extract prepared with his own hands, is strictly prohibited. The use or outdoor use can cause allergic reactions, increased muscle tone, which is dangerous in pregnancy.

For children

Cooked on the basis of coniferous fruit concoctions can be used with children 3 years of age, as they can cause allergies, accompanied by swelling, itching and redness of the skin. Before use, you need to make sure that the needles do not cause itching and the appearance of spots on the skin, and is safe for the child.

Pine cones, medicinal properties which are proved by scientists, children can use, but alcohol-based tinctures based on them is strictly prohibited.

The exception is the tincture at Cahors, but also it can be used after the child reaches the age of 12 years.

Pine cones in stroke

The structure consists of pine fruit thinning and cleaning the blood substances. Therefore, infusions and decoctions based on them to improve the condition of the patient during the rehabilitation period. Medicines restore tissue, stopping the process of cell death.

To prepare the bank will need a half-liter and up to 10 pcs. fruit. They should fill in and fill quality expensive vodka or diluted to an acceptable degree of rubbing alcohol to the edges of the container. In this position, the beverage is brewed 15 days. Received means need to be used for 1.5 hours. l. three times a day.

when varicose veins

With pine fetuses carried prevention of varicose veins. Infusion used for purification of blood vessels and their walls in actuating tone.

To produce fruits are ground to a puree in a blender and pour cup diluted medical alcohol or vodka. Infusion stand in a dark place for 20-30 days. Take it should be for 1 hour. l. a day on an empty stomach. When the feet or hands plaques appeared, then increase the dosage means to 1.5 hours. l., it is taking them three times per day.

for joints

When the pain in the joints used tincture, foot bath, and rubbing. These tools eliminate the inflammation, relax muscles, relieve pain.

For the preparation of tinctures are used dried fruits. Their pour caramel cane sugar and water, is poured warm distilled water.

The fluid should reach for the sunlight as long as it will ferment as a result of natural yeast shishechnyh. Containers should be periodically shake and move to dissolve the sugar evenly. Take Syrup 1 tbsp. l. twice a day for an hour before a meal.

From cough

For therapeutic purposes, the prevention of SARS and are accompanied by a cough and spasms of asthma used pine jam. The recipe uses fresh ripe fruit is green, collected no later than July 15.

1 kg of the feedstock need the same amount of sugar and 300 ml of distilled water. It should be a few centimeters to cover the fruit. All components were mixed until uniform, and boiled at low heat for 1.5 hours.

Jam should be used as syrup, pouring it in small doses in tea and other hot drinks. To provoke sputum out, drink drink three times a day. Drug liquefies phlegm, promotes its excretion, facilitates breathing and reduces inflammation.

At high pressure,

To get rid of hypertension, use cones "female" red. Their collection is carried out in early June. 1 liter jar loosely filled with fruits and poured alcohol or vodka expensive so that the liquid covers the bumps. In this position, they insist for 3 weeks in a dark place. Ready infusion is red or brown.

Pine cones, medicinal properties which transmits and tincture, using 0.5 v. l. daily with increasing pressure. It is added to a warm or hot tea. Alcohol lamp course apply to general improvement.

In diseases of the digestive system

In gastritis and gastric ulcer and other diseases of the stomach and intestinal tract tincture used on pine fruit. The drug has a positive effect on the organ wall, restores microflora. It should be noted that the opposite effect can occur when an overdose infusion - chronic diseases exacerbated. Before applying should consult a doctor.

To strengthen the body

For restorative action pine fruit is used in the form of tinctures and rubbing. The funds help to restore vitality after diseases, strengthen the immune system and make up for the lack of vitamins.

Essential oils are used to pine fruit aromatic lamp for deodorizing air.

Thyroid

If the thyroid gland is enlarged, you can get help from light green "male" bumps. They are collected in May, ground into pulp and pour the diluted rubbing alcohol. The volume of alcohol should be the same as the total mass of cones.

The drug should brew for about 40 days in the dark. thyroid treatment takes 21 days, and reception takes place according to schedule. The first few days the tincture take 2-3 drops in the morning and evening, and then increase the daily dose to 5 drops.

This tool is capable to cure goiter and other thyroid diseases, but it is powerless when a node.

Headaches

Before using drugs on the basis of pine fruit, you should find out the causes of pain in the temporal and occipital lobes. If the pain arise due to fluid retention, the cones are able to fix the problem.

Broth on their basis has diuretic action. Prepare simply - 6-7 cones should be crushed in a grinder or blender and add 0.5 liters of pure distilled water. In this position, leaving the raw material for 10-12 hours. As time passes, put the mixture on the heat and simmer for 10-15 minutes.

Headaches take a decoction of half a cup every day.

Tincture of pine cones on Cahors

To prepare the infusion of alcohol in a liter container and poured 8-9 cones sprinkled their 5-6 Art. l. Sahara. Tara is covered with gauze and leave for a couple of days to draw. The next stage is filled bumps Cahors, hermetically sealed jar and clean for a month in a light protected place.

alcoholate

Pine cones, medicinal properties which are enhanced under the influence of alcohol, can be used to create tinctures. For the preparation should carefully select the fruits by removing all the damaged and over-dried specimens. Then, in wide-mouth jar with a fill cone 10 and add 0.5 l quality vodka. Ripe fruit should open to close.

Means insist in a cool place without access to the sun for 10 days. After tsedyat beverage using several layers of wool and poured into it for 1 hour. l. grape vinegar.

Apply tincture on alcohol must be rather weak with warm tea and honey. Under the influence of high temperatures vaporize the alcohol vapors and are only beneficial actives.

Decoction of green pine cones

Pine-broth used for different kinds of cough and spasm, cold and SARS as prevention of viral diseases. Prepare it simple. Suffice it to boil a small amount of fruit in water to fire low intensity about 10-15 minutes and allow fluid to cool to a comfortable temperature for eating. Broth use 1 tbsp. l. three times a day.

Jam of pine cones

Jam is used in inflammatory processes and colds, closed form of tuberculosis.

Medicinal properties of the finished product, the characteristic taste and smell of pine, the same as that of the pine cones. There are many formulations fruit production in this way, but each of them preparing long. Cones should be insisted and how to let the juice.

required for the manufacture of:

• pine fruit - 1.5 kg;
• sugar - 1.5 kg;
• distilled water - 3 liters.

Cooking steps:

1. Cones were washed under running water and are removed from the residues needles.
2. Prepared raw pour water so that it covers it for 2-3 cm. In this form, the mixture is left for 24 hours.
3. Then, in a pan with a thick bottom sugar to be mixed with the water in which insists fruit.
4. The liquid should be brought to boiling to dissolve the sugar.
5. When the spread cones and cook, stirring constantly in the pan appears weak syrup in it.

Ready-made jam is a beautiful golden color. cooking process takes 2 to 3 hours.

Syrup of cones

Other syrup name - coniferous elixir. This remedy is effective for impotence in men and to maintain vitality. It is also used to treat gout, disturbance of metabolic processes in the body, respiratory diseases and nervous system. Cook better elixir of honey, but fit and white or brown sugar.

The fruits are collected in the period from 21 to 25 June. The collected materials are placed in a container with a transparent glass, pour the sugar and cover with gauze. In this position, the container is left in the sun to begin the fermentation process. Bank periodically shaken to evenly distribute the syrup. Elixir store in a cool dark place in a closed container. Shelf life of assets - 12 months.

Infusion Bath

Pine foot bath easy to cook for 15 minutes. Fruits pour 5 l of boiling liquid and cook over the fire average power of more than 40 min. Ready broth is diluted with ice water to a comfortable temperature. It is necessary to keep your feet for about 15 minutes.

Contraindications

Pine cones and various tools based on them can not be used in the presence of contraindications:

• during childbearing and lactation;
• age restrictions;
• chronic diseases of the urogenital system;
• allergy to one or more components.

Collection and Storage

Pine cones is not desirable to harvest the future, since in this case the therapeutic properties will be lost.

Pine gives rich and suitable to eat fruit in the 2nd year of life, but under the influence of environmental factors, they open and are dried naturally. fruits no larger than 4 cm to prepare your own tinctures and decoctions are required unopened.

Collect Softwood fetuses carried away from industrial facilities, roads. The most favorable period for harvesting - May-June. It is carried out at dawn - at this time of day in the cones lot of useful juice. Before using the fruit can not be washed, because during the procedure they may lose many nutrients that are present in the resin on the surface.

for the future of all the rules of storage and preparation allows to preserve all the nutrients, even in dried material. Pine fruit is dried in a clean cloth or paper away from sunlight. The room in which there are bumps must be well ventilated to avoid the stale air. The raw material is considered ready when the buds will get a darker shade.

Keep young pine cones can be in a bag made of cotton or flax, a carton or packet of thick paper at a temperature of not more than + 10 ° C. So they will not lose their therapeutic properties.

Registration of the article: Mila Friedan

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