Fir cones

For a long time, fir cones have been revered by traditional healers as raw materials for preparations with unique healing properties. Consider what can be cooked from these fragrant shoots of coniferous trees.

Therapeutic properties of spruce cones

In non-traditional medicine, cones are endowed with the ability to remove negative energy: it is enough to hold the "gift" of the Christmas tree in the palms of your hands and the energy will not make you wait long. Fir cones are rich in vitamin C, so the drugs are especially relevant in winter, when the human immunity is weakened, and the activity of viruses and microbes is the highest.

Antibacterial properties of spruce shoots allow using infusions and decoctions from them for treatment:

• ENT diseases;
• tuberculosis ;
• skin diseases.

Fir cones treat joints with bruises and rheumatism: it is enough to apply them after the bath to a painful place.

Use of fir cones

Broth from spruce shoots helps to overcome the symptoms of colds and strengthens the immune system:

1. Cones are crushed.
2. Fold in a container with a volume of 10 liters so that only one-third is filled.
3. Pour to the brim with water and cook on a low heat for half an hour.
4. A strained preparation is added to the baths, which are indicated in the fight against ARVI. They can also rinse the sore throat.

In folk medicine, spruce cones are used to make jam, or rather, a medical syrup:

1. Green shoots are piled in a pan with enamel coating and layered with sugar.
2. About a week later the cones are allowed to juice - after that the syrup is cooked for 45 minutes. on low heat without stirring.
3. The finished jam is poured through a hose into sterile containers so that the resin left on the bottom of the pan remains untouched.
4. The jars are rolled up.

Such a means from fir cones is taken as an additive to tea in the treatment of tuberculosis, bronchitis, pneumonia. You can drink syrup in another way: on a tablespoon three times a day before a meal. In the morning - on an empty stomach, at lunch - with honey, and before going to bed - with milk.

Tincture of fir cones on vodka

Alcohol-specific cones possess powerful bactericidal properties, which are even powerless even with E. coli and staphylococcus aureus. This drug is useful after a stroke - the daily use of tincture on a teaspoon after a meal allows you to quickly get up on your feet after an attack.

So:

1. For preparation take green fir cones (7 - 11 pcs.).
2. Crush and put in a container of dark glass, filling it to the brim with clean vodka or alcohol, diluted with water in a proportion of 1: 2.
3. A week the drug is insisted - during this period the bottle should be shaken daily.
4. Then the tincture is passed through the cheesecloth and stored in the refrigerator.