Pine is an evergreen tree of the pine family. The height of the tree can reach 40 meters. Pine can be attributed to medicinal plants. Even the coniferous smell itself has a curative effect - it is able to normalize blood pressure.
Pine buds include essential oil, resin, tannic and bitter substances, methyl derivatives of flavonoids, ascorbic acid, starch, carotene and phytoncides. Such a set of useful substances allows them to be used productively in traditional medicine. Pine kidneys can cure the following diseases:
- diseases of the upper respiratory tract;
- pulmonary diseases, which are accompanied by putrefactive and viscous sputum;
- urolithiasis;
- angina;
- chronic tonsillitis;
- acute respiratory diseases.
Application of pine buds
In folk medicine from pine buds make honey, decoctions and tinctures.
Kidney pine has an anesthetic and disinfectant, so they are able to cure of infectious diseases. Inhalations with pine buds will clear the lungs and bronchi from infection, and also help to facilitate breathing.
Decoctions and tinctures of pine buds
- With cystitis and viral diseases, the next decoction should be prepared: boil 10 g of dry pine buds in one glass of water for 30 minutes. After that, the broth must be filtered and boiled water added to it so that the initial volume is obtained. Take the broth should be 1 tablespoon 3 times a day. This decoction of pine buds is effective in the treatment of bronchitis .
- For colds and pains in the throat, pine buds on honey will help. For this broth, it is necessary to boil 100 g of dry pine buds in 2.5 liters of water. Cook until the volume of the liquid is reduced to 0.5 liters. Then strain and add 250 g of sugar. Wait until it has cooled down and add 250 g of honey. Take this broth should be 3 tablespoons, 3 times daily before meals.
- With bronchitis and pulmonary tuberculosis , alcoholic tinctures based on pine buds are often prepared. In order to prepare such an infusion, 150 g of fresh kidneys should be added to 0.5 l of 70% alcohol. The liquid should be infused for two weeks. You need to take 30 drops 3 times a day.
- Chronic inflammation of the lungs will help cure the next broth: 10 g of pine buds are poured into one glass of hot water and kept in a boiling water bath for 30 minutes. Then 10 minutes cool and filter. Take 1/3 cup 2-3 times a day after eating.
- With catarrhal diseases, a medical syrup from pine buds will help: 50 grams of kidney pine should be poured with 1 glass of boiling water, then insist 2 hours in a warm place. Next, drain the broth and add 50 g of sugar, cook the syrup. Take 2 tablespoons 3 times a day. A syrup of pine buds is very useful for children.
- For the treatment of influenza , this decoction is most effective: 1 teaspoon of ground raw material is poured into one glass of boiling water, and then filter and boil over low heat for 5 minutes. The broth should be rinsed every three hours.
As we see, with the disease of the upper respiratory tract and the presence of any form of cough, the reception of pine buds does not have contraindications. But who should not use this plant,
Contraindications when taking pine buds
Despite the fact that pine buds are used in the treatment of urolithiasis, they are absolutely unacceptable in the treatment of inflammation in the parenchyma (nephritis and others). Also, the plant should be used only as part of the collection in the presence of diseases of the gastrointestinal tract.
It is not recommended to take coniferous kidneys in any form and pregnant women. Abuse of them can cause headache, malaise and inflammation of the mucosa of the gastrointestinal tract.
Preparations that include turpentine are inadmissible, as already mentioned, in nephritis and nephrosis. The same applies to patients with hepatitis during its acute course.