How to use pine cones in traditional medicine. Pine cones

Pine is one of the most common plants in our forests. Its needles and resin, not without reason called resin, have been used since ancient times to strengthen the body's defenses, treat beriberi, anemia and many other diseases. In recent years, folk medicines made from pine cones have gained wide popularity. The "fruits" of a coniferous tree contain a huge amount of vitamins, biologically active substances, antioxidants, phytoncides and other useful components. In this article, we will talk about the most famous recipes for medicines from pine cones.

Jam

A kilogram of young green cones is poured into 2 liters of cold water and left for a day. Then the infusion is drained, 1 kg of granulated sugar is added and the syrup is boiled, into which the cones are lowered after boiling. The jam is cooked for 1.5-2 hours over low heat. The foam formed when the mixture is boiled should be skimmed off. As a result, the delicacy has a pleasant amber color, a wonderful smell and taste, reminiscent of strawberry jam.

There is another way to make healing jam. It can be cooked according to the five-minute principle, that is, boil the cones in a pre-prepared syrup for 5-7 minutes and let it brew for a day, repeat the whole cycle 2 more times and pour the finished jam into a dry, sterilized container.

Jam from young pine cones is an excellent immunostimulant. Taking just a tablespoon a day can significantly reduce the risk of seasonal colds. In addition, the remedy is used to alleviate the symptoms of polyarthritis and to restore strength after illnesses.

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The drug perfectly helps with obsessive cough, bronchitis, any inflammatory diseases of the respiratory tract. It is also used for pain in the heart, high fever (as a diaphoretic), beriberi.

The tincture is prepared as follows: a tablespoon of crushed (chopped) cones is poured into 2 cups of boiling water and infused for 12 hours in a warm place. It is desirable that the mixture does not cool down, so the container with the future medicine is placed in a pot of boiling water, to which new portions of hot water are regularly added. Take tincture 1-2 tablespoons 3 times a day before meals.

Unfortunately, the water tincture of green cones does not store well. To stock a healing agent, a decoction is prepared by boiling (the mixture described above is boiled for 2-3 minutes over high heat, and then filtered). The decoction can be stored in the refrigerator, mixing the required portion with a small amount of honey before taking.

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The healing properties of this composition have become known not so long ago, but its exceptional therapeutic and preventive effect has already been clinically confirmed.

For cooking, use mature cones (hard, brown, slightly opened) and 70% alcohol (can be replaced with vodka). There are several recipes. Here are two of the most famous:

fill a liter jar with cones and fill it with alcohol “up to the shoulders”. Insist in a dark place for 2 weeks, then strain. Take once a day for a teaspoon after meals;
Pour 5 large cones with a glass of alcohol and put in a dark place for 10 days. Strain the solution and add a teaspoon of apple or grape vinegar to it. Take the mixture at night in a teaspoon, dissolving in a glass of warm, weak tea (possible with honey).

Both drugs are used to prevent stroke and after suffering a violation of cerebral circulation. It was found that in patients who took such a tincture within six months after a stroke, lost motor functions and speech were successfully restored, the general tone of the body increased, and the process of destruction of brain cells stopped.

The drug, prepared according to the first prescription, is also used for rubbing and compresses for joint diseases, accompanied by swelling and pain.

young pine cones are part of a fairly common and well-known tree - pine. They grow from pine buds in late spring - early summer.

Walking in a pine forest has a beneficial effect on human health. They are especially recommended for people with diseases associated with the respiratory system, heart and nervous system disorders. The aroma of the pine tree and its young cones has the ability to purify the air. Big fans of treatment with the help of traditional medicine annually replenish their stocks with fresh young pine cones. Their use brings great benefits to the human body.

Walking through the pine forest, you can not only improve the body, but also calm disturbing thoughts, understand yourself and find solutions to exciting issues. All this happens due to the fact that boron is characterized by silence, calmness and fresh air filled with a large amount of phytoncides. Thanks to him, breathing in a pine forest is quite easy.

There are many interesting facts and legends about green pine cones and pine in general. Pine begins to bear fruit after reaching the age of thirty. In Africa, a cone of a special type of pine weighs up to 50 kilograms. If you listen to the opinion of adherents of esotericism, then in order to cleanse the energy of the hearth, the presence of pine cones in the house is necessary, and it doesn’t matter if they are young cones or ripe ones. In addition, there is a belief: if there is a bump in the dwelling, then the owners are not threatened by the evil eye, slander and other troubles. It is also claimed that young pine cones purify the air in the house from various bacteria that can cause viral diseases. After holding a bump in your hands for several minutes, you can easily get rid of the negative energy accumulated throughout the day. After that, you need to throw it away. Young cones are also used as a back and foot massage.

Young pine cones have a wide variety of health benefits that are scientifically proven. More details about the methods of treatment, collection of cones and use will be discussed below.

Medicinal properties and contraindications

The medicinal properties of young pine cones are very diverse. They contain a significant amount of iron, vitamins of various groups, essential oils and other equally useful substances. They have antimicrobial properties.

Since ancient times, the use of young pine cones for the treatment of various ailments has been known. Medicine has officially confirmed the benefits and the presence of medicinal properties in them.

Young pine cones have the following beneficial properties for the body:

tonic;
strengthening immunity;
helping to get rid of bacteria and viruses;
expectorant.

There is a wide variety of medicines based on young pine cones. They are used in the treatment of diseases such as:

bronchitis;
various respiratory diseases;
angina;
scurvy;
lack of vitamins.

Traditional healers believe that dried cones contain more medicinal substances than fresh ones. They have the following properties:

painkiller;
vitaminizing;
diuretic.

Thanks to the medicinal properties of young cones, you can get rid of problems with high pressure. You can also clean blood vessels, get rid of weakness, recover from chemotherapy, normalize blood circulation in tissues and improve brain function with the help of green pine cones.

People who have problems with low hemoglobin are recommended to use infusions and decoctions based on young pine cones for treatment.

Despite the large number of medicinal properties, young buds can harm your body. Excessive consumption of cones in the treatment of any ailment can cause an allergic reaction. It can manifest itself in the form of itching and redness in different parts of the body. Also, their use is prohibited for people with individual intolerance and hypersensitivity to individual components.

Women in position and people with kidney disease are prohibited from treatment with cones and drugs in which they are present.

Be sure to consult a doctor before using young pine cones. Perhaps you are contraindicated in treatment with them.

How to collect and store young pine cones?

How to collect and store young pine cones? This question interests many. After all, improper collection or storage can harm the body when using the product.

All trees have the ability to absorb harmful substances that are contained in the external environment. Pine is no exception. Therefore, the collection of young pine cones is best done away from highways and various industrial enterprises.

Be sure to check well for any damage on the tree itself and on the cones. They should not have rot and various insects.

The collection period for young pine cones differs depending on the climatic conditions in which the tree grows. In most cases, the collection begins in late spring or in the first month of summer, a few weeks after the completion of the flowering process. By the last month of summer, pine cones are filled with useful substances. When to collect young pine cones is a personal matter for everyone.

It is best to harvest at dawn. It is during this period that young pine cones contain a large amount of juice, which has many useful components.

The seeds in the cones ripen within six months, but the cones themselves grow much earlier. Initially, male spikelets and female small cones appear on the tree, which have a reddish color. In the process of growth, they change their color to green. When young cones have reached three to four centimeters, they can be cut. Pine cones should be soft on the inside and covered with resin on the outside, and cutting them should not require much effort.

Connoisseurs of harvesting young pine cones do not recommend washing them before use, as they are small and have not had time to get very dirty. If the buds are washed, they can lose many of the beneficial properties present in the resin.

Depending on the further goals, the cones are either boiled or used immediately. For example, for the preparation of jam, honey and tincture, cones are used fresh. If you want to prepare a decoction or infusion, then dried cones are best suited for this.

Proper preparation of young pine cones for the future helps to preserve all the useful components. To do this, you need to dry them on clean paper or a cloth napkin in a well-ventilated area away from the sun. When the buds turn dark in color, they can be considered dried. In most cases, the drying process does not take much time: only two to three days.

There are several other ways in which you can quickly dry young pine cones and save them for future use. For this process, you can use an electric dryer or an oven. To dry the cones using the oven, you must:

spread them on a baking sheet, evenly distributing them so that there is a distance of several centimeters between them;
preheat the oven to 40 degrees;
place a baking sheet with cones in the oven;
after forty to fifty minutes, the cones will be dried.

It is best to store dried young pine cones in a cloth bag, cardboard box or paper bag in a cool, dark place. This product retains its medicinal properties for a year and a half. After the expiration date of storage, the use of dried cones is not recommended.

Proper collection, drying and storage is the key to preserving all the useful components that make up young pine cones. Therefore, if you really want to benefit your body, do not neglect the advice.

Application

The use of young pine cones is very popular. Decoctions, infusions, jams, syrup, honey, etc. are prepared from them. There are a large number of various recipes for preparing medicines from young green pine cones. The main ones are listed below.

Name	Cooking method
Decoction	If you need to improve the condition of blood vessels, this decoction will easily help you. To make it, you need to mix two chopped young pine cones, two tablespoons of rose hips and onion peel. Pour all the ingredients with water, bring to a boil and boil for another ten minutes. The treatment lasts three months. It is necessary to drink 200 grams of this decoction per day.
Vodka tincture	The proposed tincture recipe is recommended by traditional healers for people who have suffered a stroke. In their opinion, it will help to recover and gain strength. To prepare it, you need to place six young cones in a container, pour 100 grams of vodka and close the lid very tightly. It should be infused for 14 days in the refrigerator. Daily tincture must be shaken. You need to take it five milliliters three times a day for six months.
	A syrup made from young cones will help you get rid of an annoying cough. To do this, place a kilogram of peeled and cut into small circles of cones in a jar, add half a kilogram of sugar and, tightly closed, leave to infuse for ten days. It is recommended to use such a syrup at thirty milliliters during the day until complete recovery.
Jam from young cones	Jam made from young pine cones will not only allow you to eat, but also fill your body with useful substances. It will take a lot of time to prepare such a dish, but it's worth it. So, to make jam, we need to wash a kilogram of young cones, pour two liters of water and leave to infuse overnight. After we drain the water, pour a kilogram of sugar into it, bring to a boil and add the soaked cones. You need to cook them for two to three hours, stirring occasionally and removing the foam. Then pour the jam into pre-sterilized jars and close the lids.
Honey from young pine cones	The recipe for making honey is a bit similar to the previous one, but has its own distinctive features. In order to make it, you need to pour a kilogram of cones with two liters of water, bring to a boil, add two kilograms of sugar and cook honey over low heat for 1.5 hours. Then we separate the honey from the cones. It is recommended to use this product for the prevention of colds in the morning on an empty stomach, diluted with a small amount of water.

Moderate use of various medicinal infusions, decoctions, honey, prepared from young pine cones, will bring great benefits to your body, fill you with energy, a huge amount of useful substances, and contribute to excellent health and mood.

In folk medicine, in addition to young pine cones, needles, buds (shoots), branches, resin, and pine pollen are also used. All parts of the plant have similar medicinal properties. However, there are some nuances in their application. So, for example, green pine cones are prescribed in the post-stroke period and for the prevention of stroke. And pine buds are most often used for respiratory diseases. Read more about our other article.

Features of a medicinal plant

When to collect buds and how to choose them? What is the pharmacological action of this legendary folk medicine? Under what diseases and conditions is it taken orally, applied externally?

Procurement of raw materials

There are no difficulties in harvesting, since Scotch pine is a common tree. It is only important to choose an ecologically clean area, clean forests, remote from industrial enterprises and highways.

When to collect. Cones appear on the branches after flowering. And pines begin to bloom at the age of 15 years. Flowering can last from May to June, depending on climatic conditions. And after two or three weeks, bumps appear.
How to harvest. If you cut open a young cone, it will have resin inside. It is this substance that the fruit is valued for. Only dense, not yet opened cones should be collected. This usually happens in June. Although there is an opinion that they can be collected even in winter, in the opened form. Some sources indicate that it is better to harvest the fruits before the summer solstice.

Cones are usually not dried. Alcohol, honey tinctures, syrups and jams, decoctions and infusions are prepared from the collected raw materials.

healing action

What are the benefits of pine cones to the body? What is their chemical composition?

Turpentine (coniferous essential oil) with pinene, borneol, cadinene, limonene, bornyl acetate and other turpentines.
Tannins.
resinous acids.
bitterness.
Phytoncides.
mineral salts.
Rich vitamin complex (C, K, P, A, group B).
resins.
Starch.

Spectrum of pharmacological action:

antimicrobial;
distracting;
anti-inflammatory;
expectorant;
soothing;
blood-purifying;
diuretic;
choleretic;
antiseptic;
insecticidal;
antiscorbutic.

List of indications

In what cases is pine cone treatment most effective?

Pine cones from a stroke. The fruits contain a special kind of tannins that stop the decay of neurons in stroke brain damage. And this helps to suspend or prevent the consequences in the form of paralysis. Alcohol tincture is especially useful, since alcohol “reveals” the properties of tannins. Such a medicine also has a beneficial effect on memory, the cardiovascular system, strengthens the walls of blood vessels, and eliminates tinnitus.
Pine cones for cough. You can take infusions, alcohol tinctures, as well as carry out inhalations. The remedy helps with inflammatory processes of the respiratory tract - bronchitis, tracheitis, pneumonia. It can also be prescribed in complex therapy for pulmonary tuberculosis.
At elevated pressure. The drug has a hypotensive effect, normalizes blood pressure. It is recommended to take with hypertension, for the prevention of stroke against the background of high blood pressure.
For the treatment of the gastrointestinal tract. Many herbalists mention the beneficial effects of this herbal remedy on the stomach and pancreas. In particular, tincture of pine cones is recommended for peptic ulcer, gastritis. However, it is indicated that the drug can cause an exacerbation. Therefore, with such diagnoses, consultation with a doctor is strictly required before taking the medicine.
Varicose veins. With damage to the veins, the formation of nodes, thinning of the walls of blood vessels, it is useful to use tinctures inside, as well as therapeutic baths. Often use a mixture of tinctures of pine cones, sweet clover, verbena, horse chestnut.
Local treatment with pine cones. Externally used as a distracting, irritating, analgesic, anti-inflammatory, disinfectant, insecticidal agent. Decoctions can be used to treat skin lesions with eczema, scabies, lichen, allergies. Also, tinctures are often used for rubbing the joints and muscles, relieving inflammation, swelling and pain. Assign for neuralgia, rheumatism, myositis, gout, sciatica. Also, decoctions and infusions can be used to rinse the mouth, throat with inflammation.
Benefits for children. Most often prescribed for coughing (SARS, influenza, bronchitis, tracheitis) in the form of inhalations and infusions. Also, therapeutic baths with a decoction of cones for skin diseases can be prescribed, to strengthen the body's defenses, as a sedative. Rubbing when coughing is used only as directed by a doctor. The dosage must not be violated, since a high concentration of turpentine can be dangerous for children and cause an allergic reaction.
General tonic medicine. A lot of positive reviews about the immunostimulating, vitamin properties of this remedy. The medicine prevents beriberi, the development of scurvy, improves immunity. It is useful to drink for recuperation after viral infections and other diseases.

Infusions can be used as a deodorant, it perfectly refreshes the air in the room, cleans and disinfects it. For these purposes, pine essential oil with a high content of turpentine is most often used.

Pine cones can harm the body if there is an individual intolerance and an allergic reaction to turpentine. Also, this medicine is contraindicated during pregnancy, lactation, children under 7 years of age and the elderly. In addition, strict contraindications include chronic kidney and liver diseases (in particular, hepatitis). In case of an overdose, headaches, nausea, vomiting, irritation of the stomach, intestines, and kidneys are possible.

Features of use at home

What is the use of pine cones in traditional medicine? What can be prepared from these gifts of nature? How to take home medicines correctly and safely?

Infusion

An infusion of cones is prepared on a water basis. Apply it inside. More concentrated decoctions are added to medicinal baths.

Preparation of the infusion

Chop 5 young buds.
Pour in ½ liter of water.
Boil over low heat for 5 minutes.
Leave for 1 hour.
Strain.

Take ¼ cup 3 times a day (preferably after meals).

Preparation of infusion for baths

Prepare 3 cups of chopped raw materials.
Fill with 3 liters of water.
Boil 5 minutes.
Insist 2 hours.
Strain.

The decoction is poured into a bath of moderately hot water. Therapeutic baths are taken according to indications for no more than 20 minutes.

Tincture

What are the medicinal properties of pine cone vodka tincture? It is believed that the alcohol base enhances all the beneficial properties of this drug. First of all, this applies to terpenes contained in pine essential oil. Therefore, alcohol tinctures are most often prepared from pine cones. They are taken orally, but rubbing with a tincture of pine cones is also effective. It is used as a local irritant, analgesic, anti-inflammatory, antiseptic.

Preparation of tincture from pine cones

Take 1 part of the crushed raw materials.
Pour 10 parts of 40% alcohol or vodka.
Insist 7 days in a warm place.
Strain.

Take 1 tsp. 3 times a day after meals. Can be diluted in water or tea. It is indicated for all the above symptoms and diagnoses.

Among folk recipes, there are also honey-vodka tinctures. They are recommended to be taken as a tonic, vitamin remedy, it is useful to drink for people prone to frequent respiratory diseases, for the prevention of influenza and SARS.

Preparation of honey-vodka tincture

Put 6-8 crushed cones in a liter jar.
Add 1 cup liquid honey and 1 cup vodka.
Shake well.
Insist 21 days in a warm place.

Take 1 time per day for 1 tbsp. l. after meal. The tincture is stored in a dark and cool place.

More about using cones after a stroke

Recently, a lot of information has appeared about the benefits of this folk remedy after a stroke. In Japan, studies were carried out on the chemical composition of Scots pine cones. It was found that the tanning properties of tannins and their strong bonds with proteins, biopolymers and polysaccharides give a high therapeutic effect in case of damage to brain neurons, restore lost neurological functions. The question often arises: when to collect pine cones from a stroke? There are no special collection secrets. But it is important to take into account such points:

cones should be small (from 1 to 4 cm);
you should choose soft bumps that are easy to cut or even bite through;
fruits should be with sticky bumps, resinous, fragrant, dense;
it is recommended to collect pine cones for stroke tincture in May or June (depending on climatic conditions).

Among the recipes for pine cones from a stroke, vodka tinctures are most often found. Only you should choose the highest quality vodka.

Recipe #1

Grind 6 cones.
Pour in a glass of vodka.
Infuse for 14 days in a dark place, shaking occasionally.
Strain.

Take a long time. According to some indications - up to 6 months. You can drink 1 tsp. 3 times a day. For prevention - 1 time per day.

Recipe number 2

Place the washed, whole buds in a one-litre jar.
Completely fill with vodka.
Insist 40 days in a dark place.
Strain.

You can drink 1 teaspoon in warm water or tea. It can also be used for rubbing the affected, paralyzed side with a stroke.

It is important to remember that self-treatment in the post-stroke period is strictly contraindicated. It is possible to use the medicine only in agreement with the attending physician, in complex therapy.

Jam and syrup

A preservative can be not only alcohol and honey, but also a large amount of sugar. Pine cone jam is not only a delicacy, but also a medicine. Especially useful for respiratory diseases, cough, to strengthen the immune system.

Preparing jam

Take 1 kg of green fruits.
Pour in 1 kg of sugar.
Fill with water (it should cover the cones).
Cook over low heat.
Roll up like regular jam.

What is the specialty of the preparation? Jam needs to be cooked for a long time, over low heat. The foam must be removed to remove the bitterness. They usually cook for 3-4 days for 15 minutes several times a day. The jam turns out to be thick, brown-amber, fragrant, with a specific resinous aftertaste.

Syrup preparation

Prepare syrup from 1 kg of sugar and 1 glass of water.
Pour 1 kg of chopped cones.
Store in refrigerator.

You can make syrup with honey. You can also sprinkle crushed cones with layers of sugar, which then let the juice go. Syrup is taken as a medicine for respiratory diseases.

Why are pine cones so popular in traditional medicine? This is one of the most effective cough medicines for tracheitis, bronchitis, pneumonia. It is taken to restore the body after a stroke, with rheumatic, arthritic pains. The tincture is rubbed into painful joints and muscles. Water infusions are used to treat skin diseases.

Essential oil and pollen. All familiar pine cones are suitable not only for original crafts. They are also used for medicinal purposes.

Pine cones are of two types. There are men's. They are small, but collected in a kind of "inflorescence". These cones produce pollen. Their age is very short - they fall off immediately after pollination. These cones were discussed in an article about. And in a sketch about how.

Female pine cones produce seeds. And they develop on a tree for about two years. After dispersing the seeds, the cones hang for quite a long time, gradually falling off. It's about them.

In May, small resinous “peas” of pink color appear on the tops of the lateral shoots of Scotch pine. These are young pine cones. Pine pollen falls on them, after which the cone closes all the passages between the scales with resin and slowly develops.

A year later, by the beginning of the next summer, these buds are still not ripe. They are green, resinous, not lignified and easily cut with a knife. Male gametes - sperm - trapped in a cone in pollen grains have not yet reached the eggs, and fertilization has not yet occurred.

This process will be completed only by the middle of summer. The bump will change. It becomes woody, loses its green color, becomes reddish-brown. But still closed, seeds ripen inside. By the end of winter (20 months have passed since pollination!) the cones open. Winged seeds are dispersed by the wind.

Medicinal use in folk medicine is found both by young green cones and by old, already opened ones, hanging on a tree without seeds.

Green pine cones for respiratory diseases

Young pine cones contain resinous substances, tannins, flavonoids, vitamins, iron, magnesium, selenium.

Pine cone jam

Healing jam is prepared from the cones. Young green cones are used for jam. You can collect them until the beginning of July. But it is better to do it in the spring, in May. Moreover, for jam it is more reasonable to take not the largest cones - the size of a hazelnut, a thimble. They should be resinous, even sticky with resin. And soft enough.

There are a lot of recipes for pine jam. I will bring one of them. I warn you: I myself have not yet cooked such a jam. But I will definitely try to do it in late spring - early summer. Then I will share my own experience. For now, just the recipe.

Green pine cones are sorted out, removing damaged ones, washed, poured with cold water and left overnight. The next day, they start cooking from pine cones and their infusion of pine jam. Sugar is taken at the rate of 1 kg per 1 liter of infusion.

Making jam this way will take three days! But you should not be afraid - every day you will need to devote only a few minutes to this process. The scheme is simple: Add sugar, bring to a boil, cook for five minutes and leave to cool and infuse.

We repeat this twice more - the next day and the next day. Remove the resulting black foam. Cool the jam, pour into jars and store in the refrigerator.

It is important to remember the following. Pine jam has a pleasant taste and aroma. But this is not a dessert, but a medicine! Like any medicine, it requires compliance with the dosage in use: 1 tablespoon of jam per day - as a means of prevention; 2 tablespoons (morning and evening) - for illness. For children, the dose is halved.

And jam from pine cones helps with colds, bronchitis, coughs, flu, tonsillitis, and gastrointestinal diseases. It strengthens the immune system. A high iron content increases the level of hemoglobin in the blood.

There are also contraindications . They are the same as when using pine buds, pine resin: pregnancy , hepatitis acute, serious kidney disease (glomerulonephritis ). Excessive consumption of pine jam can adversely affect the functioning of the kidneys!

Another version of pine cone jam is called "pine honey". Prepare it like this.

The collected cones are sorted, washed, placed in a bowl for cooking, poured with cold water. Cook for half an hour, then leave for a day - to infuse. Pine cones become soft.

The next day, the infusion is filtered. Sugar is added - 1 kg per liter of infusion. And cook until cooked for about an hour and a half on low heat. Poured into banks. To prevent "pine honey" from being candied, you can add half a teaspoon of citric acid.

"Pine honey" strengthens the immune system, helps with influenza, broncho-pulmonary diseases, diseases of the gastrointestinal tract.

It is clear that preparing such jams in large quantities is not very reasonable. Two - three liters for a modern "average" family will be quite enough, and even in excess. Accordingly, the cones will not need to be collected so much.

Tincture of green pine cones for colds, flu, broncho-pulmonary diseases

Tincture of young cones in alcohol has an antimicrobial, disinfectant, expectorant effect, mobilizes the body's defenses. It is used for colds, bronchitis, influenza, tuberculosis, asthma, gastritis and peptic ulcer. When used externally, it promotes wound healing.

To prepare the tincture, young green pine cones are crushed, poured with vodka (or 70% alcohol). For 100 g of cones - half a liter of vodka. Insist 14 days in a warm dark place. Filter.
Reception: 1 tablespoon 3 times a day. You can drink tea or herbal infusions.

As with the use of pine pollen for medicinal purposes, taking a tincture of green pine cones does not cancel the usual treatment, but complements and enhances it. Contraindications similar to those for other preparations from Scots pine.

Pine cones for stroke

It turns out that not only young pine cones have healing properties (which is not surprising). Even the old cones, from which the seeds spilled out, are applicable as a medicine. And in the treatment of such a serious disease as a stroke! Alcohol tincture of pine cones helps to recover from a stroke.

A word of warning: this is the most controversial piece of material I have collected on pine cones and their medicinal uses. Official medicine does not see any benefit of their use in the post-stroke period.

But please watch this short video. One of my friends suffered a severe stroke. And the second ... remembered grandmother's recipes and was able to raise him to his feet! It seems to me that the heroes of the video have no reason to lie. They don't sell pine cone tincture for stroke! Because, most likely, that's exactly what happened.

The healing properties of pine cones can work wonders. They slow down destructive processes in brain cells, restore vascular patency, improve motor performance during the rehabilitation period after a stroke.

Using amazing "coniferous pantries" in the form of a sweet honey or jam, the infusion can activate the immune system, lower the level of "bad" cholesterol, and alleviate the course of colds, pneumonia, and tuberculosis.

The composition of the "coniferous doctor"

Resinous green cones are coniferous shoots, which fully mature in two years.. The smelly gifts of nature are characterized by a powerful healing power, since they are a receptacle for:

lipids;
Gland;
Linolenic and oleic acids;
monoterpene hydrocarbons;
mineral salts;
Pinicicrin with a characteristic taste of bitterness.

Young specimens are rich in tannin, bioflavonoids and other nutrients. They also contain vitamins B and C, K and P, carotene and essential oils. Note that even in the XVIII century it was known about their balsamic and antiscorbutic properties. Pine cones (green, young!) in folk medicine take a leading place in getting rid of the consequences of a stroke.

Official medicine has confirmed that infusions and balms, decoctions and honey from cones help in the treatment and prevention of:

bronchopulmonary anomalies;
stroke;
gastrointestinal disorders;
Colds and viral diseases;
Arthritis.

Young dried (using a special technology!) cones are especially highly valued. Traditional healers often call them pine buds. Various medicinal formulations are prepared from them, which are valuable:

Natural mineral-vitamin complex;
Diuretic manifestations;
Pain-relieving, antiseptic and expectorant properties.

Pine cones, having amazing healing properties and rich aroma, are successfully used for inhalations, healing fonts, foot and hand baths.

When to start collecting cones

Traditional healers to get rid of various ailments, including cell death during a stroke, use both old and young specimens. Young cones throughout the summer period remain green in color, their scales are tightly fastened to each other.

When to collect? It is better to “hunt” for them in May-June. Which ones to choose? The most popular are shoots 1-4 cm long.

And especially valuable, the most suitable for treatment are not aged cones collected on the day of Ivan Kupala. Please note that the shoots of the first year should be soft, easily cut with a knife, and have a pleasant coniferous aroma. If you don’t have a knife with you, but you want to make sure that the cones are suitable, then you can try to bite them, scratch them with your fingernail.

Since coniferous gifts have a beneficial effect on blood vessels, they are often interested in when it is most optimal to collect and harvest pine cones from a stroke. Take a bucket and go to the forest in June-September. At this time, the cones are rich in tannins (it is these substances that prevent the death of brain cells), but still remain closed, full of seeds.

When collecting pine gifts, we advise you to look closely at the trees - if the pine is sick, damaged by pests, then it is better not to collect medicinal fruits from it. Also keep in mind that there are female and male pine shoots. It is the reddish female seedlings that have healing qualities - they are located on the tops of the branches.

Medicines from cones for the prevention of stroke

"Forest healers" are able to protect against a stroke - a "quick illness" characterized by a pathogenic circulatory disorder in the brain, which is manifested by neurological changes. Various alcohol preparations are especially valuable, since alcohol contributes to the "disclosure" of the properties of tannins.

Also, preparations using alcohol strengthen the heart muscle, eliminate arrhythmias in its work, improve memory, strengthen the walls of blood vessels, eliminate hum (ringing) in the ears, and improve the functioning of the visual organs. It is not difficult to prepare healing tinctures from pine cones from an insidious stroke on your own.

So, we protect ourselves from a stroke with tinctures:

In hospitals, there is also such a recipe for infusion of pine cones after a stroke: grind 10 greenish hearths (female) with a meat grinder to a puree state, pour alcohol (vodka) and leave the composition to “ripen” in a dark place. After 10 days, filter, add an alcohol tincture of verbena or sweet clover (1: 1), take a teaspoon three times / day.

Medicines from cones for stroke

There are many recipes for the use of "coniferous pantries" that enjoy great popular fame in stroke. It is known that with such a serious illness, the process of cell destruction does not stop during the recovery period. The tannins present in the cones perfectly solve this problem, reduce the number of destroyed cells at times. Medicinal preparations prepared on the basis of cones are used in rehabilitation therapy, contribute to the return of speech, improve impaired coordination of movements, and have a beneficial effect on the general condition of the body. We wrote about tinctures for alcohol above. It is no less easy to prepare an infusion on water, honey and even jam.

Cooking water infusion and honey

Infusion of pine shoots on the water. Rinse 5-7 coniferous shoots in running water, cut into small pieces, put in a saucepan, add 1 liter of cool water and put on fire. Wait until it boils and then simmer on a minimum flame for another quarter of an hour. Insist in a warm place, consume 100-150 ml three times / day.
"Medoc" from pine cones. Pour a liter of slightly warm water 80 pcs. green cones, boil for 20 minutes, insist 24 hours. Pour 1 kg of sugar into the future treat and cook for another 1.5 hours - until the mixture becomes thick. Add 5-7 drops of lemon juice, pour into prepared (preferably sterilized) jars. Store (permanently!) in a cool dark place.

Making healing jam

Method 1. For a 0.5 liter jar of young cones, you will need 2 cups of water and 1 kg of granulated sugar. Rinse the cones, pour water (preferably spring or bottled) and boil for 15-20 minutes. The apical shoots should become softer, but not lose their shape. Use a slotted spoon to remove the bumps from the boiling syrup. Add sugar to it and continue to cook for another 25 minutes. Pour hot fragrant emerald composition into glass containers, seal tightly.

Method 2. For this recipe, the buds should be more ripe, but not yet opened. Cook sugar syrup from 10 cups of water and 1 kg of granulated sugar. Put 2.1 kg of green raw materials into boiling syrup and cook until the cones begin to open and the composition becomes thick. The foam that forms during cooking does not need to be removed. This jam can be boiled in 3-4 doses: bring to a boil, boil for 4-5 minutes, set aside for 5-6 hours, repeat the process again.

It is important not to forget that although the cooked pine product has a pleasant aftertaste, amazing aroma, it is not a delicacy, but a rather strong medicinal composition. It is important to adhere to the dosage: to improve the condition for any ailments - 2 tbsp. spoons / day, for prevention - 1 tbsp. spoons / day. For children, the dose is halved.

Other recipes from the folk treasury

Do you know that with the help of tinctures from pine apical shoots, you can cure a whole "greenhouse" of diseases?

For the treatment of goiter

Grind the cones, put them in a suitable glass container and completely fill them with alcohol (vodka). Infuse for 90 days, not forgetting to constantly shake, filter. Take, adhering to the scheme:

1-3 days - 1 drop three times / day;
4-21 days - 5 drops three times / day.

To overcome bronchitis

Mix crushed pine cones and needles, taken in a tablespoon. Pour 350 ml of ordinary (spring, bottled) water, heat in a water bath for 10 minutes. Filter, add the same amount of boiled chilled water and drink three times / day after meals.

An infusion that eliminates joint pain can be prepared in just one night.

In an enamel saucepan, pour two large old cones with boiling water (so that the liquid covers a little), cover with a lid.

Wrap up well and leave until the morning. 25-30 minutes before breakfast, drink prepared pine potion. The course of treatment lasts 45-60 days.

For thyroid nodules

Grind 15 pine buds with a knife, pour 50 ml of high-quality vodka, stand for 10 days. Take 5 drops three times/day.

With gastritis

0.1 kg of green specimens pour 0.5 liters of alcohol, insist 12-14 days. Take 1 tablespoon three times/day.

For frequent headaches

Rinse the cones well, cut into slices, dip in sugar. Place the slices in jars in layers (about 1.5 cm), crushing with sugar. Cover with a napkin, put in a sunny place, shake well 1-2 rubles / day. The jam will be ready when there is no sugar left, the cones will float in the syrup.