Tincture of pine cones: use and contraindications

Pine is one of the most popular evergreen trees in Russia. Its leaves are pointed long needles, collected in small bundles, fruits are cones in which the seeds ripen. Pine has a mass of medicinal properties, therefore, it is actively used for medicinal purposes. Balsams, tritons and oils are prepared from it. A pine forest air makes it cleaner and enriches it with useful substances - not without reason the majority of holiday homes, dispensaries and sanatoriums are located exactly in them.

Beneficial features

In the XVIII century P.S. Pallas (naturalist and traveler) wrote that young cedar and pine cones are the best antiscorbutic and balsamic remedy.

Pine cones are fully ripe in the 2nd year. Basically, they are revealed from the effects of dry winds, which carry the seeds. Although in folk medicine very young fruits are used to make all kinds of preparations, among them tincture of green pine cones. In addition to medicinal broths and tinctures of them are also very useful pine honey, which possesses bactericidal properties. It is useful for various diseases of the gastrointestinal tract and respiratory tract, as well as when the body is exhausted.

It should be noted that the pine cones include vitamins C, B, R and K, essential oils, carotene. Syrups, decoctions and tinctures, prepared from them, are used to treat influenza, broncho-pulmonary diseases, arthritis, colds, stroke. They increase hemoglobin, and the body with beriberi is saturated with useful substances.

When to collect cones

The most common homemade medicine is tincture of pine cones. But before you cook it, you need to properly harvest the fruits.

You must understand that you must collect undiscovered fruits. Depending on the climate, the period of picking cones is different. In Russia, this is the middle of summer - June 21-25, when they are four centimeters wide.

When collecting young fruits, pay attention to the condition of the tree and their appearance. It is desirable on trees that are affected by insects, they do not collect. They should look beautiful, not be eaten by insects and damaged by rot.

Tincture of pine cones: application

This tincture in folk medicine is used for pulmonary tuberculosis, lowered hemoglobin, allergic and asthmatic cough. It is used to treat ARI, tonsillitis, bronchitis, influenza and other respiratory diseases. Tincture of pine cones on vodka or alcohol helps in the treatment of the consequences of a stroke.

It prevents the death of nerve cells, helps to restore the speech apparatus and coordination of movement, well affects the vessels of the brain, and also liquefies the blood. For a persistent, visible effect in the fight against these ailments in the course of six months, a tincture of pine cones is drunk, the use of which also helps in the treatment of other diseases. The use of honey from them helps in the treatment of diseases of the broncho-pulmonary system.

Vodka tinctures

This tincture is an excellent tool that helps recovery after strokes. The recipe for the tincture of pine cones is pretty simple, and you do not need to spend a lot of time on it. To make it, you should take 5-10 young cones and remove them in a half-liter jar. Top up with vodka. Insist this remedy in a warm place for about a week and a half. This medicine should be used three times a day for one teaspoonful. The duration of this therapy should be at least six months.

Such an infusion in its composition has many tones, due to which the death of brain cells significantly slows down or stops.

The following recipe for tincture of pine cones is suitable for the prevention of strokes. To do this, pour 5 cones into a glass of 70 percent alcohol. Insist for ten days, then strain and add a spoonful of apple cider vinegar. In the evening, dissolve a spoonful of this composition in a glass of hot tea.

Infusions on the water

Treatment tincture of pine cones is possible to eliminate cough, because it has an excellent expectorant effect, in addition, remarkably stimulate immunity.

The first recipe

To do this, take 50 g of green shredded pine cones and brew them half a liter of boiling water. Such a tool should be insisted for 2 hours in a dark place, then strain it through gauze. In order to improve the taste, you can add to the composition 500g of sugar and hold on the fire, stirring, until the tincture of pine cones will not gain concentration of thick, thick syrup. In addition, after straining to decoction, you can add about 50 g of honey and stir well. The prepared medicine should be consumed throughout the day for 5 tablespoons.

The second recipe

But there is also a faster tincture of pine cones. To do this, you need to grind fresh fruits. Spoon a table spoon of this raw material with a glass of boiling water. Insist in thermos or wrapped for 40 minutes. Use this medication after filtering 1-2 sips at any desire to cough. But also do not forget that the tincture of pine cones has contraindications. We'll talk about them below.

Broths

Young cones of pine can also be used for cooking medicinal broths. For example, for an effective and tasty cough syrup, you need to brew half a cup of fruit with a glass of cold water. The medium should be boiled for 15 minutes under a tight lid. Decoction after cooking must be brought to its initial volume, diluted with boiling water. Allow the medium to cool, then strain it into a second container. To this composition, add 2 cups of sugar, mix everything thoroughly, then bring it slowly to a boil. After the dissolution of sugar, the decoction can be removed from the fire. It must be eaten on a tablespoon, while dissolving in tea or milk.

To treat chronic bronchitis, you need to take a spoonful of small pine cones with pine needles and brew them with a glass of boiling water. The container with the composition under the lid should be placed on a water bath, where it should be left for half an hour.

The finished composition should be cooled for ten minutes, then it should be filtered. The remaining raw materials must be squeezed and diluted with boiled water to 250 ml. Obtain a medication for 1/3 cup three times daily before meals.

Contraindications

Like every medicine, tincture of pine cones of contraindication also has:

• hepatitis;
• Kidney disease;
• The period of breastfeeding and pregnancy;
• Allergic reactions or individual intolerance;
• alcoholism.

People older than sixty years of this infusion should be taken very carefully, constantly listening to the responses of their own body. If you feel any discomfort, it is better to refuse the tincture.

When using this medicine more than the required amount, there may be problems with the gastrointestinal tract, as well as headaches. It should be understood that the intake of this tincture should be started with small doses and very carefully.

Tincture of pine cones: reviews

Since in recent years the use of folk remedies in the treatment of certain diseases is becoming more popular, it is easy to find reviews about any of them. The same can be said about tincture of young pine cones. Many talk about its amazing aroma and the feeling of freshness that it gives to sick people. There are reviews that she helped with hypertension and colds. Of the negative comments most often found is that the treatment takes a long time. But here it is worth mentioning that, unlike pharmacy products, such a tincture does not harm the body. In addition, there is discontent with the fact that to obtain a quality product, cones can be collected only at strictly certain times, and this is some 4-5 days a year. But it's worth it!