What are pine cones for? To spread your seed? It turned out that they can be used for other purposes. Everyone knows that it is very useful to breathe in a pine forest, only few people have thought about why exactly.
Useful properties
Green spruce and pine cones are a source of iron and other useful substances, including:
- lipids;
- monoterpene hydrocarbons;
- oleic and linolenic acids;
- bioflavonoids;
- tannins;
- and other nutrients and benefits.
Pine needles and buds also include a huge number of useful components. They contain many tannins, essential oils and a variety of vitamins. At the same time, the needles contain a lot of carotene, resins, vitamin C and ascorbic acid.
Because of this composition, spruce cones are widely used to treat a variety of diseases. At the same time, for treatment, you need to collect more green, young fruits.
Use in traditional medicine
Spruce cones use in alternative medicinefound several centuries ago. They have the ability to remove negative energy: it is enough to hold the "gift" of the Christmas tree in the palms, after which a surge of strength will not take long. Spruce cones are rich in vitamin C, therefore, preparations from them are very relevant in winter, when a person's immunity is weakened, while the activity of microbes and viruses increases greatly.
The antibacterial properties of spruce make it possible to use decoctions and infusions from it for treatment:
- tuberculosis;
- ENT diseases;
- skin diseases.
Spruce cones for rheumatism and bruises treat joints: it is enough to apply them to the sore spot after the bath.
Bud collection time
You must understand that you need to collect only unopened buds. At the same time, the time of their collection may differ depending on the climate in which the tree grows. In Russia it is June 21-25. By this time, the buds are four centimeters wide.
When collecting them, you need to consider that it is better not to pick them from trees that are affected by insects. Spruces and cones should be without any decay, not eaten by insects, look beautiful.
Application
Spruce cones are used in different forms - it can be jam, "honey", infusions. In alternative medicine, they are used for various diseases, including:
- avitaminosis;
- colds;
- bronchial diseases;
- low hemoglobin;
- pulmonary tuberculosis;
- pneumonia, etc.
Spruce cones are used for coughs, needles and kidneys - in the treatment of gout, putrefactive bronchitis, rheumatism. An excellent effective antioxidant is an extract from the cones.
Medicine prescriptions
There are a lot of recipes for preparing all kinds of medicinal infusions, jams and he althy “honey”. Next, consider the most common of them.
Pine cone jam
Spruce cone jam is a remedy that helps with colds. It also perfectly supports the immune system and relieves fatigue. If you have gastrointestinal diseases, your body is depleted, hemoglobin is low, or sensitive gums are bothering you, then you simply need this product.
Ingredients:
- 1 kg young buds;
- 10 glasses of water;
- 1 kg of sugar.
Cooking
Cones for jam are best collected in early July. Rinse them and soak them in cold water for 24 hours. Pour sugar into a saucepan, add water and bring the mixture to a boil. In this case, the sugar in the water should be completely dissolved. Place the soaked cones into the resulting syrup and leave to boil.
During cooking, if desired, you can also add a spoonful of lemon juice. Pour jam into jars. The resulting product, reminiscent of the consistency and color of honey, put in the refrigerator. It should be taken in a spoon per day. This jam goes best with white or green tea.
"Honey" from cones
"Honey" should be taken on an empty stomach, diluting it with water. The cones need to be sorted out, washed, then poured into a saucepan and add cold water, which should cover them by two fingers. Bring the water to a boil, then add a kilogram of sugar per liter of water to the contents. After it dissolves, bring everything to a boil, reduce the heat and simmer for about an hour and a half. Don't forget to skim off excess foam. Everything, cone "honey" is completely ready.
Spruce cones: vodka tincture
Tincture or wine from spruce cones effectively reduces blood pressure, while preventing strokes and heart attacks.
Ingredients:
- 2 liters of vodka;
- half of a 3 liter jar of young buds;
- 1 glass of sugar.
Cooking
Chop young spruce cones finely and put them in a three-liter jar, filling it halfway. Add a tablespoon of sugar to the vodka and fill the cones to the top. Then cover the jar with gauze and put it in a dark, cool place.
After a week, pour the liquid into another container, repeat the process with the remaining cones. After another week, mix vodka from both cans and leave again for the same period. Everything, the tincture is ready! You need to take it one spoonful three times a day.
Spruce cones: alcohol tincture
Ingredients:
- 1kg young buds;
- 0.5 kg of sugar;
- 0, 5 cups of alcohol.
Cooking
Conesrinse and cut off the tails. Put the prepared raw materials in a container, sprinkling it with layers of sugar. Cover the jar with gauze and remove for three weeks. After this time, the juice that the cones will release must be drained and mixed with alcohol. Pour the finished mixture into bottles, cover and leave to infuse for two months. At the same time, it should be borne in mind that the longer the liqueur is infused, the more useful it is.
If you are making a tincture for the treatment of young children, then the amount of alcohol must be reduced. For a glass of cone juice, you need to add one glass. Children with cough should be given tincture one spoonful three times a day.
The above recipes can be used for colds (jam and "honey"), to restore the body after a stroke, to prevent various diseases, and also as an antioxidant.
Contraindications
- Acute hepatitis.
- Kidney disease.
- Old age.
- The period of breastfeeding and pregnancy.
Take delicious products from spruce cones, and then your he alth will only be stronger every day!
