Young shoots of coniferous trees in folk medicine. Beneficial properties of pine buds - contraindications and use in traditional medicine

The Irish call the pine tree the Christmas Tree, in Japan it represents longevity, and healers consider it the tree of God, because the healing pine has saved millions of lives. Therefore, it is difficult to agree with the scientific definition of a forest beauty - “ordinary”

Green Rock

Scots pine, or forest pine, appeared on Earth 150 million years ago. Since then it has remained unchanged. Its Latin name Pinus means rock. Now 120 species of pine grow from the tundra to the tropics - straight-trunked trees, dwarf garden trees, creeping shrubs.

Forest pine reaches a height of 70 m and lives up to 600 years. The crown of a young pine is pyramidal with blue-green leaves-needles covered with a waxy coating. At first, branches grow along the entire trunk, but as it matures, the tree drops the lower ones and its crown becomes rounded. The trunk is covered with thick brown-red cracked bark.

Pine blossoms from the age of 15. Male inflorescences (yellow cones with scales on stalks) are placed on branches at the base of young shoots. Elongated-ovate female inflorescences (reddish spikelets-cones) are located at the ends of young shoots. Woody cones ripen in the second year after flowering.

What beneficial properties does “coniferous” medicine have and how to use it in folk medicine

Pine, fir, spruce and other representatives of the coniferous family have long enjoyed well-deserved respect among fans of traditional medicine. Medicines based on buds, pine needles, and pine twigs are used by folk healers to treat colds, vitamin deficiency, rheumatism and other ailments. Once upon a time, residents of the Urals, Siberia, and the Far East, hunters, travelers, fishermen, saved themselves from scurvy, colds and all other ailments with aromatic pine vitamin drinks. The fact is that pine needles contain a lot of ascorbic acid - vitamin C, which helps strengthen the immune system. In winter, in the absence of fresh vegetables and fruits, it was this drink that helped them survive in harsh climatic conditions.
Nowadays, scientists have found that the needles and buds of pine and spruce contain many biologically active substances that are extremely beneficial for. A decoction of pine buds is used to treat coughs and bronchitis, for rinsing and inhalation for sore throat and pharyngitis. In winter, when colds and flu make us cough more often, this natural remedy is useful in any home.
A vitamin drink is especially useful for us in winter, when we usually feel a lack of vigor and energy, although, of course, you can drink it all year round. Moreover, winter young (one-year-old) needles have the most beneficial properties, because they contain less resinous substances and more different vitamins and other biologically active substances. The needles retain their qualities better in the cold (under snow - up to two months). If you put the branches warmly, in a jar of water, the needles will lose their vitamin qualities already on the third or fourth day. So if you want to prepare the most correct pine drink, collect the pine needles right now.

Here is a recipe that real Siberians used to prevent and treat many diseases: pour 100 g of pine needles with a liter of hot water, bring to a boil and immediately remove from heat, do not boil. Leave for an hour, then strain, add 1-2 teaspoons. spoons of honey and drink half a glass 3-4 times a day. This drink is incredibly rich in vitamin C and other microelements; it speeds up recovery from flu and colds, and also has a strong bactericidal effect.

Pine buds have powerful healing powers. They contain many substances important for human health: various essential oils, vitamins, saponins, acids, sugar, starch, resins and tannins. Medicinal decoctions, infusions and tinctures are prepared from pine buds, jam is made, buds are brewed as tea, salads and delicious aromatic drinks are prepared. Preparations based on pine buds have excellent diuretic, diaphoretic, expectorant and disinfectant properties. They are especially often used for colds to treat diseases of the upper respiratory tract. Here are some recipes.

Pine buds for cough

1 table. Pour a glass of boiling water over a spoonful of pine buds, cover with a lid, leave for 15–20 minutes, strain. Adults take half a glass warm 2 times a day with meals. The course of treatment is 3–4 weeks. You can prepare the infusion of pine buds differently: 1 table. pour a spoonful of kidneys into 0.5 liters of boiling water in a thermos, leave for an hour, strain and drink a quarter glass 3 times a day.
When coughing, bronchitis, pneumonia, drink a decoction of pine buds in milk in small sips: boil 50 g of buds in 0.5 liters of milk for 20 minutes, strain.
Inhalation with pine buds helps relieve coughing attacks: pour 1 teaspoon of pine buds into a teapot, pour boiling water over them and breathe in warm steam through the spout of the teapot. Pine essential oil and resin coat the respiratory tract and soothe irritation.
Sweet cough syrup from pine buds: pour 50 g of buds with a glass of boiling water, leave for 2 hours in a warm place, strain, add 0.5 kg of sugar and boil the syrup, or add 50 g of honey to the strained infusion. Drink 5-6 spoons a day. This medicine is especially suitable for children.

Pine needles for coughs and colds

The simplest thing is to cook restorative infusion , which will help improve immunity and adaptive properties of the body. Grind the pine needles in a mortar or enamel pan with a small amount of cold boiled water. Then add boiled water in a ratio of 1:10 (that is, there should be 1 part pine needles, 10 parts water). Acidify the liquid with lemon juice or citric acid and cook for half an hour over low heat, then leave for three hours, strain and take as a tonic 2 times a day after meals, a third of a glass.
You can also cook healing pine water : 50 g of pine needles (this is about a handful of pine needles), pour 2 liters of water, add chopped onion skins and 1 teaspoon. a spoonful of crushed licorice root. Cook the broth over low heat for 20 minutes, then add 2 tablespoons. spoons of crushed rose hips and boil for about another minute. Infuse, well wrapped in a scarf or blanket, for 10–12 hours. Strain and drink as much as you want without limitation (up to 2 liters per day). This drink saturates the body with essential vitamins, removes toxins, strengthens the immune system and prevents the development of many ailments.
For bronchitis and pneumonia: 5 tables. spoons of crushed pine needles are mixed with 3 tbsp. spoons of crushed dry rose hips, pour a liter of boiling water, bring to a boil, remove from heat and leave for 4-5 hours. Strain and drink instead of water throughout the day, adding honey and lemon if desired.
If you collect pine buds in late March - early April, dry them, grind them into powder, you will get an effective remedy for the treatment of chronic diseases of the upper respiratory tract and is used as a diuretic.

Pine baths

Pine baths are recommended by doctors for many diseases - rheumatism, nervous disorders, insomnia, bronchial asthma, paralysis, gout, obesity, vegetative-vascular dystonia, muscle and joint rheumatism, sciatica, inflammation of the joints, pulmonary diseases and catarrh of the respiratory tract. This procedure has an extremely beneficial effect on the body, at the same time calming and strengthening the heart and nervous system. And taking a fragrant pine bath is a pleasure!
Coniferous baths are prepared as follows: Brew pine needles and chopped young twigs in boiling water, leave for half an hour, filter and add the infusion to a bath of hot water. Take a bath for 15–20 minutes. This procedure calms and strengthens the nervous system and heart, normalizes metabolism, promotes restoration of strength and calmness, and helps cope with insomnia.
And what a powerful healing and cosmetic effect it has on the body! An energetic massage with such a broom in a bathhouse with patting and tapping kneads all the muscles of the body, while all the beneficial substances present in the needles enhance the healing effect. To prevent the prickly pine broom from leaving marks and scratches on the body, it is first steamed with boiling water for 10–15 minutes, after which the pine needles become more elastic and tender.

Pine Pollen

Another wonderful remedy that pine gives us is pollen. Those who have been taking pine pollen for years feel great. This simple remedy strengthens the immune system and protects the body from premature aging. In addition, pollen is sprinkled on wounds to speed up their healing.
Young shoots, male inflorescences with unshed pollen, or the pollen itself are infused in alcohol or brewed with boiling water or milk, honey, butter, and sometimes eggs are added and drunk for pulmonary tuberculosis. And freshly collected resin is poured with water, placed in the sun for 9 days and drunk for pulmonary tuberculosis.
Young “female” cones, infused with water or alcohol, are drunk for heart pain; green cones of the first year, infused with vodka, are used for high blood pressure and as a hemostatic agent.

Jam is prepared from young pine shoots, which has a therapeutic effect on coughs, pneumonia and bronchitis: 1 kg of washed raw material is poured with 3 cups of boiling water, simmered over low heat for 20 minutes, left for 24 hours, filtered, and squeezed. Bring the broth to a boil, add 4 cups of sugar, boil, stirring slowly, until the sugar dissolves (about 10 minutes). The finished jam is poured into glass jars, tightly closed and stored in the refrigerator. Take 1 table. spoon several times a day.

Attention, there are contraindications!
Pine needles and buds help in the treatment of many diseases. But, like any other medicines, they have their contraindications. So, you should not use pine medicines for chronic and acute diseases of the liver, kidneys, glomerulonephritis, hepatitis and pregnancy.

Other “coniferous” recipes for traditional medicine

Wound healing ointment from pine needles
Prepare a decoction of pine needles (crush 10–20 g of pine needles in a mortar or ladle, add a glass of water and bring to a boil, simmer for 10 minutes over low heat, then remove from the stove, let cool and strain). Then put the liquid back on the fire and evaporate it to half the original volume, then melt the lard in it. Cover the resulting mixture with a lid and place in a warm oven for several hours. When the mixture has cooled, transfer it to a jar. This ointment is good for scratches, abrasions, boils, and ulcers.
Decoction of pine buds with honey
For throat diseases, sore throat, chronic tonsillitis and pharyngitis, a decoction of pine buds with honey helps well. It is prepared like this: 100 g of raw material is boiled in 2.5 liters of water until the liquid evaporates to 0.5 liter. After this, filter, add 250 g of sugar, and after cooling - 250 g of honey. This composition is drunk 3 tablespoons 3 times a day before meals. For articular rheumatism and sciatica, drink 1/3 glass 3 times a day before meals.
Healing spruce “honey”
This wonderful remedy has many healing properties and is useful for colds, pneumonia and bronchitis, heart and vascular diseases, anemia, depression and loss of strength. You need to collect young shoots of pine (or spruce), rinse them with running cold water, and dry them on paper or a towel. Then place the pine needles in a large glass jar as follows: a layer of pine needles, a layer of sugar, and so on, until the very top. The last layer is sugar. A 3-liter jar requires about 1.2 kg of sugar. Leave the jar in the room overnight, and in the morning mix the pine mass with a large wooden spoon, tie the neck of the jar with a cloth or gauze and place this jar in the sun. They insist for ten days. In this case, the needles will gradually rise upward, and all the juice will remain below. On the eleventh day, the juice is poured into bottles and sealed tightly with corks. The liquid should be stored at room temperature. For therapeutic and preventive purposes, drink tea or water with spruce “honey” 2-3 times a day.

For osteochondrosis – pine puree

Pine buds also have another ability - to help with diseases of the spine and joints, osteochondrosis. Something few people know about. This is the recipe that herbalist Veronika Kvashnina shared with us.
– It is better to prepare medicine for osteochondrosis in winter. At this time of year, the buds have the greatest healing power. You need to collect pine buds, preferably choosing the largest ones, as large as possible - the activity of the buds depends on their size. Then wash them, dry them with a paper or linen towel and pass them through a meat grinder, add granulated sugar (2:1) to the resulting mass. Place the mixture in a large glass jar and place it in the refrigerator on the bottom shelf for two weeks. Gradually, the mixture will change color: at first the “puree” will be bright green, almost malachite in color, then it will turn brown. As soon as the color changes, the medicine is ready. It can be stored for a long time, but you should not take it orally for more than three weeks. They do this: a teaspoon of pine puree is placed in the mouth and slowly, slowly dissolved. You need to take the product 3 times a day.

Spruce beer

The healing properties of pine needles are preserved not only in fresh form, but even... in beer and other strong drinks. For many centuries, taiga beer saved hunters and fishermen, residents of Altai, Siberia and the North of Russia from illness. By the way, spruce beer was brewed not only in our country. For example, in England and some other European countries, a healing alcoholic drink was popular, which was prepared from spruce needles, molasses and yeast. It was believed that regular consumption of “black beer” would allow you to forget about coughs and colds forever.
Similar spruce beer was brewed almost until the middle of the last century in the French provinces of Canada. They also produced non-alcoholic spruce lemonade, which for many Quebecers is still associated with childhood. Now only one small company produces soda with the aroma of pine branches. And only one brewery in New Zealand brews spruce beer, claiming to use an old recipe from 1773. This dense drink with a very strong pine smell and an unexpected tea flavor (the beer contains manuka tea tree) is very specific and is not particularly popular.

The most common tree in Europe, one of those that form forests on sandy and sandy loam soils. This is a well-known unpretentious evergreen coniferous tree, which has a pleasant, specific and refreshing smell, and has a whole range of valuable medicinal properties.

For medicinal purposes, in addition to green cones of the first year, buds, pollen, pine needles and resin, young shoots are also successfully used, which, like other plant fragments, contain vitamins C, B, K, P, essential oils, carotene, tannins, starch, resins and a number of other useful substances.

After collection, the shoots, as well as pine buds and needles, are stored in paper bags and cardboard boxes in a dry, ventilated area, unlike pollen, which should be stored in wooden boxes. Raw materials can be stored for up to two years.

How and where are the medicinal properties of pine used?

Pine preparations are used for medicinal purposes as a tonic, anti-inflammatory, sedative, vasodilator, disinfectant, blood purifier, choleretic, diuretic, and anti-radiation agent. In addition, they are also used as means for the prevention and treatment of vitamin deficiency.

Harvesting of young shoots, as well as pine cones for medicinal needs, is carried out in May - June.

Young pine shoots and needles, as well as other parts of the tree, contain resinous substances.

Pine essential oil includes terpene compounds, bornyl acetate, borneol, aromatic substances and a number of others.

Recipes using pine

For cough and bronchitis They use a decoction of young shoots (or pine buds) with milk and honey, and such a decoction is especially useful for children.

To prepare a decoction for baths, (and hot pine baths are one of the best remedies for colds), add shoots (or pine needles) to ten liters of water and bring to a boil. After this, remove the dishes from the heat and let them sit aside for an hour. A cold does not last long after such baths.

For colds and other respiratory diseases Doctors advise drinking an infusion of young shoots with milk. Fifteen grams of the tops of pine shoots should be brewed with half a liter of boiled milk and left to steep for an hour. The product should be drunk hot, one hundred and fifty milliliters three times a day until recovery.

Contraindications

There are a number of contraindications for the use of pine preparations. You should not use tinctures, infusions, decoctions and other pine preparations for hepatitis, acute kidney disease, or during pregnancy. Baths made from pine needles should not be used for severe hypertension; they are also contraindicated for infectious diseases and skin cancer, and for cardiovascular diseases with circulatory disorders.

In case of individual intolerance, it is also better to refuse treatment with these drugs.

If pine drugs are abused, inflammation of the mucous membranes of the stomach and intestines is possible.

However, this applies to the use of pine medicines internally. For external use of decoctions, infusions, and pine extracts, almost no contraindications have been identified.

Sometimes a person has thoughts: “What is this for? After all, everything that is created on the planet has its purpose!” But, have you ever thought about what young shoots of pine and spruce are needed for? They grow, and let them grow, it’s beautiful. Like every plant, pine shoots also contain a little secret, which we will tell you in this article!

Young pine shoots - evergreen. Such trees grow up to 50 meters high and live for about 300 - 400 years. They usually live on the following soils:odolic, turf, sandy loam, peat bog, gley.

Great painters have repeatedly depicted these beautiful trees on their canvases; they are a wonderful natural resource. decor. Well, the wise people used young pine shoots as a strong and effective remedy.

They include: with breakwaters, essential oils, starch, vitamins C, B, K, P, carotene, tannins.

Coniferous preparations have the following properties: antimicrobial, expectorant, diuretic, disinfectants, analgesic properties, antiscorbutic.

Young pine shoots act in this way:

Choleretic,
Diuretic,
Anti-inflammatory,
Painkiller.

Shortened side shoots of pine are included in diuretic and thoracic preparations. Tincture and I take a decoction from pine shoulder straps orally for the following diseases: p kidney stones, cholelithiasis, pneumonia, bronchitis, ulcers.

Cooking method

Option 1

10 grams of kidneys are poured into one glass of boiling water. Infuse and give the patient 2 teaspoons 3 times a day.

Option 2

For the infusion of pine needles, take 20 grams of pagons per 1 glass of boiling water. It is recommended to take 2 tablespoons 3 times a day.
Also in folk medicine, decoction vapor is used by inhalation for:

Chronic bronchitis,
Old rashes,
Rheumatism,
Dropsy.

Young pine shoots are also prepared in alcohol, using this tincture as antituberculosis drug.

Pine jam from young shoots

Collect young pine shoots in the forest. By tearing off only the lateral shoots and shoots from taller than average pine trees, thereby allowing small trees to grow.
First, rinse with water sprouts.
Now the most labor-intensive process begins - it is necessary to clean the shoots from the top husk, because it will give bitterness our honey.
Now there are two options, either cut the shoots to about 1 cm, or leave them as they are. And add sugar in a ratio of 1/2 - 1 part shoots and 2 parts sugar. Leave them for 12 hours
After, when the sugar has dissolved, the jam is put on fire - boil three times for five minutes, each time letting it cool.
During the last boil before turning off, add lemon juice (this is to preserve for a longer period). Stir, turn off and immediately pour into sterile jars.

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Healing decoctions are obtained from pine buds, which have a strong diuretic and antimicrobial effect.

They are also good for disinfecting wounds and cuts, and moistening sore spots in the morning and evening.

Pine buds can be brewed with boiling water and left for 18 minutes, then drunk during coughs and colds: this decoction has an expectorant effect and allows you to get rid of phlegm in the bronchi as a result of activating the epithelium of the lungs.

Pine shoots contain a significant content of various esters and vitamins, mineral salts and tanning components. To experience the beneficial effects of pine buds, it is advisable to pick them from a young coniferous tree during the logging period. You should not store the collected shoots near a damp place and chemicals, otherwise they will lose some of their beneficial properties.

Preparations made from pine shoots calm the human nervous system, help fight insomnia and anxiety, and have a choleretic effect. With these medications you can treat rheumatism, bronchitis and gout.

Those who suffer from constant headaches and dizziness will find salvation in medicines made from pine bud extract.

A bath of them will reduce pain in the joints and reduce the manifestation of skin diseases, and will help in the fight against acne and flaking.

If you put fresh pine buds in an alcohol solution, they will be beneficial in the fight against the initial stage of pulmonary tuberculosis.

When to collect pine buds

It is necessary to collect pine buds no earlier than the end of winter or the beginning of the spring season, because it is at this time that they swell a little, but do not open completely.

They need to be carefully cut with pruning shears or garden shears, grabbing the edge of the branch with four shoots and only in the side part of the young tree.

The cut buds should be placed on a dry surface and left in the fresh air under a dense canopy or attic. Proper storage of pine shoots allows you to preserve their main healing qualities.

Sometimes pine buds are collected in mid-autumn, but then it is worth doing this before prolonged rains and snow.

All raw materials do not need to be laid out in a thick layer, otherwise it will not dry out and small insects may appear in it.

The buds should have a pinkish tint with slightly brown inclusions. A resin with a pleasant aroma is released on their surface, which is also later used for medicinal purposes.

Before you start collecting pine buds, put on gloves, otherwise you will stain your fingers with resin: it is very difficult to wash off later.

For those who plan to collect buds en masse, it is advisable to organize collections at cutting sites.

Storing pine shoots

After collecting this raw material, you need to properly lay it out in one layer and keep it in a room where there is good ventilation. It usually takes 2 weeks to dry pine buds.

They should not be dried in the oven or microwave, since under the influence of high temperatures the resin flows out and the shoots simply fall apart.

Pine buds should be stored in a closed, dry container in a dark and cool place. They can be used for medicinal purposes for 2-2.5 years, no more.

How to use pine buds

From this healing raw material you can make medicinal teas and decoctions that will help fight cough and fever. To do this, brew about 12 g of pine buds with boiling water and then drink warm several times a day.

You can make effective inhalations from pine buds: mix 0.5 liters of hot water with 3 tablespoons of pine buds, then add a little eucalyptus or sage and brew the mixture for 3-5 minutes. Breathe in the steam released by the decoction.

For cystitis and pyelonephritis, tincture of pine shoots will also help. You will need to add 14 drops of this tincture to a glass of water and drink it 35 minutes before you decide to eat. Repeat the procedure three times a day, especially when there are chronic kidney problems.

One of the most effective folk methods is the use of pine buds for cough.

In the off-season and winter, the incidence of respiratory diseases increases sharply, one of the main symptoms of which is a dry or wet cough. The pharmacy offers a fairly large assortment of antitussive drugs, but at the same time, the remedies recommended by traditional medicine have not lost their relevance.

Composition and benefits of pine buds

The healing properties of coniferous trees are well known. It is not for nothing that most sanatoriums specializing in the treatment of diseases of the bronchopulmonary system are located in pine forests. Pine and spruce trees contain large quantities of resins and essential oils, which determine the specific aroma of coniferous forests. These same substances have a beneficial effect on the condition of the respiratory system.

You can buy pine buds at almost any pharmacy, but if you wish, you can prepare plant materials yourself.

Young pine buds contain large quantities of:

alkaloids;
tannins;
phytoncides – biologically active substances that have a detrimental effect on various pathogenic microorganisms (bacteria, fungi, protozoa, viruses);
saponins;
essential oils;
B vitamins and ascorbic acid;
pinicrin.

The mechanism of therapeutic action of pine buds for cough includes:

suppression of the activity of bacteria and viruses;
improvement of the motor function of the cilia of the ciliated epithelium;
stimulation of regeneration of cells of the bronchial mucosa;
increasing general and local immunity.

According to reviews, pine buds provide a quick healing effect. The medicinal substances they contain help eliminate even very severe coughs in children and adults. However, it should be understood that cough itself is not an independent disease. This is just a symptom that is most often observed in diseases of the respiratory system (tracheitis, bronchitis, pneumonia, bronchial asthma). But sometimes a cough can also occur with diseases of the gastrointestinal tract, for example, with reflux esophagitis or the nervous system (neurogenic cough). Therefore, any expectorants, including pine buds, should be used only as part of complex therapy for the underlying disease prescribed by a doctor.

The healing properties of coniferous trees are well known. It is not for nothing that most sanatoriums specializing in the treatment of diseases of the bronchopulmonary system are located in pine forests.

How to properly prepare plant materials

You can buy pine buds at almost any pharmacy, but if you wish, you can prepare plant materials yourself. When collecting, the following rules should be observed:

The pine forest should be located in an environmentally friendly place, far from hazardous industries and major roads. Only in this case can you be sure that the kidneys will not contain toxic substances, for example, salts of heavy metals.
The collection of pine buds should be carried out in early spring on a sunny day. It is at this time that the content of nutrients in them reaches its maximum.
The collected buds should be dried slowly, avoiding direct sunlight. To do this, the raw materials are scattered on a clean cotton cloth in a thin layer and dried in a well-ventilated area for about 20 days (if broken inside, the buds should remain dry). For drying, you should not use a microwave, electric dryer or oven, as when heated, the essential oils will evaporate from the buds and they will lose their healing power.

Dried pine buds are used to prepare a decoction for inhalation or oral administration. An effective antitussive syrup can be prepared from fresh buds.

Pine bud syrup

The syrup is based on fresh pine buds. They must be washed under running water and then twisted through a meat grinder. The resulting pulp is placed in a three-liter bottle and 1.5 cups of honey are added. In case of individual intolerance to bee products, honey is replaced with the same volume of granulated sugar. Infuse in a dry place until the syrup acquires a characteristic brown color. It should be filtered through a fine sieve or gauze folded in several layers, carefully squeezing out the remaining cake.

Pine and spruce trees contain large quantities of resins and essential oils, which determine the specific aroma of coniferous forests. These same substances have a beneficial effect on the condition of the respiratory system.

Store the finished syrup in a cool, dark place. Use three times a day half an hour before meals at a dose prescribed by your doctor. If desired, it can be added to milk, tea or decoction of medicinal herbs.

Using a similar recipe, you can prepare cough syrup from pine cones; in this case, instead of buds, young pine cones are taken, which are poured with honey and then prepared in the same way as bud syrup.

Antitussive syrup from pine buds is especially convenient to prepare and take for people who often suffer from respiratory diseases.

How to brew pine buds for cough

Place 10 g of pine buds in a small enamel pan and add a glass of cold water. Bring to a boil and simmer over low heat with the lid closed for 10 minutes. Leave for 2 hours. Strain and add boiled water to the original volume. Adults should take the resulting decoction one tablespoon 3-4 times a day as an effective expectorant. In children, the use of a decoction of pine buds is possible only in consultation with the attending physician.

Pine bud honey for children

Young children often do not want to take medications, the very type of which causes negative emotions in them. Parents need to have a lot of patience to persuade their child to take this or that drug.

You can make healing honey from pine buds, which has a good taste and at the same time is a very effective expectorant.

To prepare it, pour two glasses of fresh pine buds with a liter of cold water and leave it in the kitchen to infuse overnight. In the morning, bring the infusion to a boil and cook for 2-3 minutes. Cool and filter through 2-3 layers of gauze, carefully squeezing out the raw materials. Add warm boiled water until the volume is restored to 1 liter. Add a kilogram of granulated sugar and cook over very low heat until thickened (about an hour). At the very end, add 1-2 tablespoons of freshly squeezed lemon juice to the honey.

Any expectorants, including pine buds, should be used only as part of complex therapy for the underlying disease prescribed by a doctor.

Pine buds for cough: inhalation recipe

Place 3 tablespoons of pine buds in a saucepan and pour half a liter of boiling water. For a better effect, you can add a teaspoon of thyme, sage, and eucalyptus leaves to the infusion.

For inhalation, the infusion should be cooled to 60 °C. The patient should lean over the pan and cover his head with a towel. The steam should be inhaled through a wide open mouth. The duration of the procedure is 5-10 minutes. You can repeat it 2-3 times a day.

Indications and contraindications for the use of pine buds for the treatment of cough

Pine buds can be used in complex therapy for a number of diseases:

acute respiratory viral infections (colds);
pharyngitis;
tracheitis;
bronchitis;
pneumonia;
severe headache.

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In addition to oleoresin and pollen, the healing properties of pine shoots are used in folk treatment. In the month of May, young pine shoots resemble candles and have amazing medicinal properties - at this time they are collected to prepare healing infusions, decoctions, tinctures, delicious jam and pine “honey”, using folk recipes.

Choose a nice sunny day for a walk through a pine forest away from the bustle of the city, busy roads, industrial zone and combine business and pleasure - prepare pine shoots.

Healing properties of pine shoots

Young pine shoots have medicinal properties because they contain many elements beneficial to the human body:

Vitamins – C, groups B, P, K, H, E.
Essential oils, resinous substances.
Phytoncides, micronutrients.
Tannins.

Young pine shoots - medicinal properties

Young pine shoots are used as a diuretic, choleretic, anti-inflammatory and analgesic. In the form of a decoction and infusion, pine shoots are used to treat kidney stones and cholelithiasis.

To prepare the infusion:

1. pour 20 g of shoots with a glass of boiling water;
2. let it brew, strain, and drink two tablespoons. spoons 3 times a day.

To prepare a decoction with milk:

1. Pour boiled milk over 15 g of young shoots.
2. Boil for 10 minutes over low heat, let it brew for 2 hours.
3. Drink throughout the day (in 3 doses) to treat diseases of the respiratory system.

A tincture of young pine shoots with alcohol is popularly used as an anti-tuberculosis agent.

Jam and honey from pine shoots

What is its use? Pine jam and “honey” reduce cholesterol levels, help cleanse the blood and rejuvenate the body. It is used for the prevention and treatment of diseases of the respiratory system, gastrointestinal tract, rheumatism, arthritis and polyarthritis. This tasty medicine can also be given to children.

Pine shoot jam

The method for preparing it is as follows:

If you take out the shoots from such jam and let them dry on a plate, you will get candied pine fruits - an excellent delicacy.

"Honey" from young pine shoots

This “honey” is prepared like this:

1. Rinse the shoots, clean them, fill them with water (2 parts water for 1 part shoots).
2. Cook over low heat for 15 – 20 minutes. Let it brew for a day.
3. Pour the green liquid into another bowl, add sugar (per liter of liquid - a kilogram of sugar) and cook, removing foam, for 1.5 - 2 hours. The finished “honey” takes on a crimson color.
4. Pour into jars and close the lids.

This “honey” can be stored for a long time even at room temperature.

Healing pine “honey”

Here is a recipe for pine “honey” without boiling. This remedy is very useful in the treatment of colds, bronchitis, pneumonia, vascular and heart diseases, depression, anemia and loss of strength. It is prepared like this:

Store the product at normal room temperature. When preparing “honey” in this way, the healing properties of pine shoots are perfectly manifested. For treatment and prevention, take water or tea with pine “honey” 2 – 3 times a day.

Pine needles and buds have long been used in folk medicine

What beneficial properties does “coniferous” medicine have and how to use it in folk medicine

Pine, fir, spruce and other representatives of the coniferous family have long enjoyed well-deserved respect among fans of traditional medicine. Medicines based on buds, pine needles, and pine twigs are used by folk healers to treat colds, vitamin deficiency, rheumatism and other ailments. Once upon a time, residents of the Urals, Siberia, and the Far East, hunters, travelers, fishermen, saved themselves from scurvy, colds and all other ailments with aromatic pine vitamin drinks. The fact is that pine needles contain a lot of ascorbic acid - vitamin C, which helps strengthen the immune system. In winter, in the absence of fresh vegetables and fruits, it was this drink that helped them survive in harsh climatic conditions.
Nowadays, scientists have found that the needles and buds of pine and spruce contain many biologically active substances that are extremely beneficial for the human body. A decoction of pine buds is used to treat coughs and bronchitis, for rinsing and inhalation for sore throat and pharyngitis. In winter, when colds and flu make us cough more often, this natural remedy is useful in any home.
A vitamin drink is especially useful for us in winter, when we usually feel a lack of vigor and energy, although, of course, you can drink it all year round. Moreover, winter young (one-year-old) needles have the most beneficial properties, because they contain less resinous substances and more different vitamins and other biologically active substances. The needles retain their qualities better in the cold (under snow - up to two months). If you put the branches warmly, in a jar of water, the needles will lose their vitamin qualities already on the third or fourth day. So if you want to prepare the most correct pine drink, collect the pine needles right now.

Here is a recipe that real Siberians used to prevent and treat many diseases: pour 100 g of pine needles with a liter of hot water, bring to a boil and immediately remove from heat, do not boil. Leave for an hour, then strain, add 1-2 teaspoons. spoons of honey and drink half a glass 3-4 times a day. This drink is incredibly rich in vitamin C and other microelements; it speeds up recovery from flu and colds, and also has a strong bactericidal effect.