Since ancient times, coniferous cones have been present in the arsenal of any healer and healer, which were carefully collected, dried, and stored in a dark place in special canvas bags. The unique healing properties of spruce cones made it possible to effectively use them to treat numerous diseases. It was not difficult to get "spruce gifts", because perennial evergreen trees have a wide area of growth.
Spruce cones are hanging fruits of a cylindrical shape of different lengths with brown, dark brown scales. They have the ability to release special phytoncides that purify and disinfect indoor air. Not without reason, health resorts, boarding houses and rest houses are located near evergreen forests filled with coniferous aroma.
What are the benefits of spruce cones?
In folk medicine, young spruce cones are considered the most valuable. They are harvested before the seeds ripen in order to preserve the maximum of all useful substances. Healing coniferous fruits, in addition to essential oils and tannins, contain:
- vitamins D and C;
- succinic acid;
- turpentine, rosin (turpentine);
- mineral salts;
- useful resins;
- carotene;
- phytoncides.
Spruce cones are a natural product that is highly valued due to such medicinal properties as:
- antimicrobial - stops the growth and spread of pathogenic bacteria;
- anti-inflammatory - eliminates pain in osteochondrosis, radiculitis, arthritis; relieves inflammation of the throat, relieves cough;
- diuretic - helps with cystitis, urethritis, diseases of the genitourinary system.
It is desirable to collect cones away from roads and industrial areas, choosing green, whole, without cracks, plaque and damage to the fruit.
The use of fir cones in folk medicine
With proper preparation from young spruce cones, you can get fragrant jam, medicinal decoction, infusion or tea. For decoctions, the fruits are crushed, poured with hot water and boiled for about 10 minutes. The resulting drug is carried out by steam inhalation, gargle with tonsillitis, bronchitis, pharyngitis, sinusitis, influenza, tuberculosis.
To remove salts from the joints, it is useful to conduct a monthly course with spruce cones. For treatment, 15 cones are needed, which are used once every 2 days. Washed coniferous fruit, poured overnight 250 gr. boiling water (in a thermo mug or in a thermos), in the morning the finished infusion is taken on an empty stomach. After a monthly course, a break is made for 10-14 days. It is recommended to conduct three such wellness courses.
Spruce cone jam is a healing delicacy that improves immunity, cleanses blood vessels, and restores strength. Coniferous drug is useful for people with cardiovascular diseases who have had a heart attack or stroke. Wonderful natural jam
- prevents the formation of blood clots;
- useful for colds;
- contributes to the normalization of pressure;
- increases the level of hemoglobin in anemia;
- lowers cholesterol levels;
- improves blood clotting;
- Helps with mild food poisoning.
The benefits of jam from spruce cones have been proven for stomatitis, periodontal disease and other diseases of the oral cavity. When cooking "forest" jam, it is advisable to use stainless steel containers, copper or aluminum utensils. Medicinal dessert take 2-3 dessert spoons for the prevention and increase immunity, 3-4 tbsp. spoons for colds.
The best recipes for jam from spruce cones
Before use, it should be borne in mind that jam from spruce cones has not only benefits, but also contraindications.
Fragrant jam from spruce cones
Thoroughly washed fruits are poured with cold water, put on the stove, brought to a boil, cooled. Then granulated sugar is added in a ratio of 1:1, the mixture is thoroughly mixed until the sugar is completely dissolved. After boiling for 60-120 minutes, stirring constantly, removing the foam. Delicious cone jam is especially useful in the autumn-winter period.
Coniferous delicacy from cones
1 kg of young cones (preferably green) are sorted out, washed. The fruits are cut into quarters, poured with sugar syrup (1.5 kg of sand per half liter of water). Infuse for about 4-5 hours, bring to a boil and immediately remove from heat. After cooling, the procedure is repeated. For the third time, coniferous jam is simmered over low heat for 30-40 minutes until the cones are completely softened. The syrup to taste should be thick, tart, rich amber color.
Healing jam based on spruce cones
Green cones are crushed, laid out in enameled dishes in layers alternately with sugar. Infuse for several days until the sugar dissolves and the juice from the fruit is released. Coniferous syrup is boiled for 35-40 minutes over low heat, rolled into sterilized jars, without using the sediment (resin) that has settled at the bottom.
Forest dessert for the whole family
1 kg of washed green cones is soaked in 1.5 liters of water for 1 day. Syrup is boiled from 1 kg of sugar and water, into which soaked cones are poured, the mixture is brought to a boil and cooked until the fruit scales open. The finished jam is thick, dark brown in color, with a coniferous aroma of resin. The finished product is stored in jars (in a cool place).
Healing syrup from spruce cones (without boiling)
Spruce fruits are sorted, cleaned of debris, thoroughly washed and cut into 4-6 parts. Next, the pieces are rolled in sugar, stacked in clean jars in layers, sprinkled with sugar to the top. Banks are closed with gauze and placed in a dark place (they must be shaken periodically). After the sugar is completely dissolved, you can take 1-2 dessert spoons of medicinal syrup in the morning / evening.
Do spruce cones have contraindications?
The use of infusions, syrups, jams from coniferous cones is not recommended:
- with diabetes;
- elderly people (over 60 years old);
- children under 10-12 years old;
- with individual intolerance, allergies;
- expectant mothers, while breastfeeding;
- in acute diseases of the digestive system, liver, pancreas, kidneys.
With excessive use, headaches, heartburn, nausea are possible. It is advisable to take medicinal jam no more than 5 tbsp. spoons a day.
The beauty of fir trees enchants, and the healing aroma that they spread pacifies and heals. Most of all, for medicinal purposes, young spruce cones are valued, which form on a tree from May to June. They are collected throughout the summer, but the larger they become, the lower the concentration of nutrients. And now, let's talk in more detail about how spruce cones are useful, consider their medicinal properties, and for what diseases to use.
When to collect fir cones?
Spruce cones at an early stage of ripening are leaders among the gifts of nature in terms of content.
Composition of spruce cones:
- phytoncides, including essential oils;
- tannins;
- resins (turpentine resin);
- succinic acid;
- minerals (iron, chromium, manganese, copper);
- bioflavonoids (polyphenols);
- vitamins (C, K, E, PP, D).
When and how to collect spruce cones?
The most favorable period for collecting cones falls on the month of June, when their medicinal potential is at the peak of activity, and the fruits themselves are easy to process. You should focus on external signs: tightly closed scales on the surface of the fetus, rich green color and elasticity.
In addition, it is important to adhere to certain rules:
- fallen cones are not suitable for the preparation of potions, but, on the contrary, can be hazardous to health;
- the collection of raw materials near highways and industrial zones is excluded;
- cones with visible damage: plaque, traces of decay and damage by pests are discarded;
- if the tree is attacked by insects or has obvious signs of disease, its fruits are not suitable.
The collected spruce cones must be dried, for which they are laid out under a canopy. A cool place with low air humidity is most suitable for storage. The cardboard box is convenient as a container and ensures the safety of raw materials.
When collecting raw materials, it is necessary to take care of the safety of the tree, tearing off the cones carefully and taking care that the branches do not break.
Spruce cones - medicinal properties and contraindications
Due to the combination of diverse useful components and their high content, products derived from young pine cones have a healing effect in the following areas.
What diseases are used for:
- In the fight against pathogenic microflora (kill bacteria and viruses).
- As an anti-inflammatory agent for diseases of the musculoskeletal system (osteochondrosis, sciatica, arthritis, gout). For the treatment of broncho-pulmonary diseases and diseases of the throat (bronchitis, tonsillitis, pneumonia, asthma, tuberculosis). To protect and treat colds and flu.
- As a diuretic (disturbances in the genitourinary system).
- To improve immunity, including as an antioxidant.
Contraindications
When using drugs based on fir cones, it is necessary to take into account contraindications, which include: kidney disease in the acute stage, chronic forms of hepatitis, periods of pregnancy and feeding. There is also the possibility of individual intolerance, so ingestion should begin with small doses. Before external use, a sensitivity test should be carried out by applying a small amount of the drug to the back of the hand for a quarter of an hour. If after a specified period of time there were no unpleasant symptoms, you can start treatment. In case of doubt, the right decision would be to first contact a therapist for advice.
Tincture of spruce cones on vodka - application
Buds that are harvested immediately after setting are easy to process, so they do not need to be prepared. It is enough to rinse with running water and lightly dry after that. More mature fruits should be carefully inspected for possible damage, and then soaked in warm water for 20 minutes, and then rinsed well.
Preparation of tincture based on green cones. It is necessary to prepare fresh fruits, no more than 3-6 cm long. After washing with water, they should be cut into small pieces and then put in a colored glass bowl. Next, the raw material is poured with high-quality vodka in a ratio of 1 to 10 parts and the container is clogged. The infusion process takes place in a dark place at room temperature for two weeks. You can enrich the composition and taste by adding two tablespoons of honey and one tablespoon of propolis.
Recipe for tincture based on ripe cones. As a base, mature spruce cones are used, collected in the time period from August to September. The preparation of the tincture takes place in two stages:
- Spruce fruits (10 pieces) are placed in an enameled container and poured with a liter of hot water. You need to cook for 10 minutes on low heat. Next, the broth is decanted into a bowl of opaque glass and cooled to 40 ˚С.
- Vodka is added to the resulting broth in an amount of 0.3 liters. The container is hermetically sealed and cleaned in a cool place for a day, after which the finished product is ready for use.
The shelf life of the tincture of young cones, without loss of medicinal properties, is six months. The tincture based on the decoction is stored for no more than a month.
Rules for taking this drug inside:
- in the morning - after eating, at lunch and in the evening - before eating;
- during the day for medicinal purposes, three doses of 25 drops are carried out;
- the treatment course is 1-3 months;
- the duration of the prophylactic course is two weeks once a year;
- for prevention, you should take the tincture once a day, one teaspoon.
The internal use of a healing tincture strengthens the body as a whole, increasing resistance to adverse environmental factors, and helps to speed up the healing and recovery period for various pathologies.
Successful results are obtained by applying for the following purposes:
- for the treatment and prevention of acute respiratory infections;
- to normalize the work of the cardiovascular system (including recovery after a stroke and heart attack, improve cerebral circulation);
- to improve blood composition, in particular, increase hemoglobin;
- in the fight against tuberculosis of the initial stage;
- to alleviate the condition in chronic respiratory diseases;
- with infectious diseases of the genitourinary system;
- to replenish the body's need for vitamins and minerals.
In addition, tincture of spruce cones has the following actions: expectorant, choleretic, diuretic, diaphoretic, decongestant and antifungal.
Among the contraindications should be noted: pancreatitis, exacerbation of the disease of the gastrointestinal tract and liver, children under 12 years of age, pregnancy and feeding. Externally, the tincture is used as a compress for diseases of the joints, as well as for rinsing with diseases of the oral cavity.
How to prepare a decoction of spruce cones, for which diseases to apply?
The decoction is most useful immediately after preparation, so it is better to cook it in small portions.
For example, two young spruce fruits are taken, crushed and poured with a glass of boiling water.
On low heat, the composition is boiled for half an hour, then it is removed from the stove and cooled to 40 C. After decanting, the product is ready for use.
Indications for use:
- with sore throat and sore throat for rinsing;
- with a runny nose for instillation of 5 drops in each nostril;
- when taken orally, it increases the body's resistance to infections;
- for heated;
- when taking baths for antiseptic, anti-inflammatory (in the presence of skin diseases) and sedative purposes (to improve sleep quality).
Milk broth from spruce cones
This recipe is effective for the treatment of bronchitis, asthma and tuberculosis. Also, this medicine is the prevention of beriberi and scurvy. In addition, taking a decoction of young spruce cones in milk alleviates the condition of rheumatism. A liter of milk is poured into whole bumps in the amount of 5 pieces. The composition is brought to a boil and simmered over low heat for 20 minutes with constant stirring, after which it is decanted. The finished broth is designed for three doses: in the morning, afternoon and evening. Warm up before use. To enrich the taste and increase the effect, honey can be added to the composition.
Fir cones, harvested in accordance with all the rules, are an indispensable raw material for the manufacture of various potions. Medicines created on their basis are suitable for both external and internal use for therapeutic and prophylactic purposes. The spectrum of action of preparations prepared from the fruits of a spruce tree is very wide and includes both a general increase in immunity and the improvement of each of the organ systems separately.
After all, it is a natural cure for so many diseases. In the forests, it is one of the most ancient trees. According to scientists, this tree has been growing here since the Cretaceous period of the Mesozoic era. Spruce needles have truly wonderful healing properties. They have not yet invented such pills that in a short time could produce such a powerful and complex healing effect on the human body that does not have any side effects. It is such a "pill" that spruce needles are.
Spruce and its extraordinary healing properties
It has antimicrobial, anti-inflammatory, diaphoretic, analgesic, choleretic, antiscorbutic and diuretic effects. It is spruce needles that contain most amino acids, including essential ones, minerals, as well as salts of cobalt, manganese, iron, copper, chromium. Carotene in needles 140:320 mg/kg, vitamins E - 350:360 mg/kg, C - 300 mg/kg in winter and 250 mg/kg in summer. If needles are stored at temperatures below +5 °C, then all these substances remain unchanged for the entire storage period.
Needles can be harvested for future use
, and it is better to do it in winter (more vitamin C). It is dried and stored in tightly closed jars in a dark, dry place. One kilogram of dry spruce needles contains the following substances (numbers are shown through the dividing line harvesting in summer / harvesting in winter): vitamins P - 900:2300 mg / 2180:3810 mg, K - 12/20 mg, PP - 142/29 mg, H - 0.06/0.15 mg, B1 - 8/19 mg, B2 - 7/5 mg, B3 - 16/28 mg,
B6 - 1, 1/2 mg, as well as minerals and trace elements.
The use of spruce for medicinal purposes
For medicinal purposes, young tops of branches with buds, resin-rosin, immature seed "female" cones, needles and turpentine are used. Collection times vary. Young tops of branches are harvested after wintering in May, and immature cones and resin in June - September.
How to distinguish "male" (with pollen) spruce cones from "female" (seed)? After all, it is precisely immature "female" ones that need to be collected for use for medicinal purposes. In the spring, both "female" and "male" cones appear on the branches of the spruce. Usually this time falls on the period of flowering bird cherry. "Female" cones are extremely beautiful and very noticeable on the tree: they are bright red in color, the size of a thimble. The usual location of these cones is at the ends of the branches in the upper part of the spruce crown. They "look" up. An adult "female" spruce cone is large and brown.
"Male" bumps are even smaller than women's ones. They are red or greenish-yellow. Pollen ripens in them - a fine yellow powder. They are not suitable for medicinal purposes. Pollinated "female" cones ripen in the first year. But the cones open at the end of winter, and therefore they must be collected closer to autumn, unripe and unopened.
Needles are a source of biologically active substances. Coniferous greens contain valuable components: chlorophyll, vitamins, macro- and microelements, phytohormones, phytoncides. You are probably thinking: “Why should collect needles in winter ? But because immediately after the first frosts in green needles, the content of vitamin C rises sharply, and decreases in summer. And one more thing: keep the collected needles in a cool place. Storing spruce needles for a month at temperatures above 10 ° leads to a loss of 35% of nutrients.
Folk methods and recipes for treatment
Coniferous baths . They are used to relieve severe fatigue, nervous excitement, improve blood supply to internal organs, relieve inflammation of a different nature, as well as relieve pain syndromes in menopause, stomach ulcers, and joint pain. To prepare such a bath, two handfuls of pine needles are poured with one liter of boiling water and boiled for 10 minutes, the broth is filtered and poured into the prepared bath. The bath is taken for 12:15 minutes. The water temperature is 37:38 degrees Celsius. Full course of treatment 15:20 procedures. After the bath, you should take a shower.
Infusion of spruce cones. It is used for diseases of angina, laryngitis, pharyngitis, bronchitis, pneumonia, sinusitis, rhinitis and chronic tonsillitis. Unripe "female" spruce cones are crushed, poured with boiling water and boiled for 30 minutes with constant stirring. After removing from heat, the mixture is infused for another 15 minutes, then filtered through a three-layer gauze. The result is a brown liquid with an astringent taste and a pleasant smell of pine needles. It is used for mouthwash and inhalation. When carrying out inhalation procedures, at least 20 milliliters of this mixture is used, preheated to 60 degrees Celsius. Inhalation time 10 minutes.
Pine tea. It is extremely useful for beriberi, frequent colds, lingering coughs and as a natural remedy for maintaining normal metabolism in the human body. It is an excellent expectorant, choleretic, diuretic and diaphoretic. Rinse a tablespoon of needles with boiled water, pour a glass of boiling water and boil for another 20 minutes. Strain the tea through a three-layer gauze, cool and drink throughout the day. You can add sugar, and honey is even better.
A decoction of spruce buds. It is used to improve the processes of hematopoiesis, with joint and muscle pain, with chronic bronchitis, for the treatment of pulmonary tuberculosis. It is prepared and applied in the same way as coniferous tea.
Infusion of spruce buds on alcohol. It is used for inflammatory diseases of the upper respiratory tract in the form of external rubbing and warming compresses. This infusion in pharmacies is quite rare, as it is in high demand among a certain part of our population. It is easy to prepare at home. To do this, place 250 grams of young spruce buds in a dark glass vessel and pour half a liter of 40:45 degree vodka into them. Close the vessel tightly and place in a dark, dry place. Ten days later, the infusion is ready for use. In a dark place, such an infusion can be stored for up to a year or more without loss of medicinal properties.
To improve eyesight drink a decoction of pine needles: pour 5 tablespoons of crushed needles of pine needles into 500 ml of boiling water, soak in a water bath for 20-30 minutes, leave overnight. In the morning, strain and drink a tablespoon 3-4 times a day after meals.
Stroke - drink pine tea.
On a three-liter kettle, take a liter jar of spruce or pine needles with twigs, pour boiling water and boil for 15 minutes. You can add a few different herbs: knotweed, currant leaf, raspberry leaf. Leave the broth until the morning, so that it is infused. You can drink this tea as much as you like: with jam, sweets, honey, sugar, but always with lemon.
Such tea cleanses the cardiovascular system, removes radionuclides, heals the kidneys, restores the entire body. The full course of treatment is 4-5 months.
Juice from young pine needles
Medicinal juice can be obtained from the needles of cedar, pine, fir, spruce, cedar dwarf. To do this, young shoots that are harvested no later than May 15 should be washed well in cold water and spread out on a towel to dry. Then the needles are placed in a glass jar: a layer of needles, a layer of sugar, and so on, to the very top. The last layer should be sugar. A 5-liter jar consumes 1.5 kg of sugar. Leave the jar overnight, and in the morning mix the pine needles and sugar in the jar with a wooden spoon and, tying the neck of the jar with a clean cloth, put it in the sun. The contents of the banks insist 10 days. In this case, the needles will gradually begin to rise up, and the juice will be at the bottom. On the 11th day, the juice is poured into bottles, tightly closed with stoppers, and stored at room temperature.
In folk medicine, such coniferous juice is used to treat asthma, tuberculosis, inflammation of the lungs, bronchi, trachea, weakened blood vessels and the heart.
Folk recipes describe several ways to prepare healing drinks from pine needles.
Here are just a few of them.
1.
Finely chop 40-50 g of needles (spruce, pine, fir, juniper) with a knife, pour 1 liter of boiling water and insist in an enamel bowl for 15-20 minutes. Then add a liter of chilled boiled water, filter and keep for 5-6 hours in the cold. Drain carefully without shaking the sediment. IN
water, you can add citric acid, sugar and drink 0.5 tbsp. 4-5 times a day.
2.
Pour 40-50 g of needles into 2 liters of water in an enamel bowl. Add 1 tbsp. chopped onion peel and 1 tsp. chopped licorice root, then boil over low heat for 20 minutes. Add 2 tbsp. mashed rose hips and boil for another half a minute.
The resulting broth insist in a thermos for 10-12 hours. Then strain, bring to a boil again, cool and refrigerate. You can drink up to 1 liter per day. This product will boost your immunity
and make up for the lack of vitamins in the body.
3.
Take fresh spruce needles
pass through a meat grinder, pack in plastic bags for 1 tbsp. spoon (make sure that the juice does not flow out) and store in freezer.
To prepare a healing potion, take out a briquette with needles, pour a glass of boiled chilled water and leave for 3 hours in a dark place. Then stir, strain, wring out raw materials.
Drink 1/4-1/3 cup infusion 3-4 times a day before or after meals. This coniferous drink is rich in vitamins and microelements, useful for cardiovascular, gastrointestinal, infectious and inflammatory diseases, thrombophlebitis, atherosclerosis, prostate adenoma, prostatitis, diseases of the kidneys, liver, urinary and gall bladders, tinnitus, hernia, urolithiasis and cholelithiasis, helps with weakening of vision, mastopathy and uterine fibroids, treats hemorrhoids, perfectly relieves fatigue.
In addition, the described infusion cleanses the body, normalizes metabolism, strengthens the immune system, protects against premature aging and prolongs life.
Recipe for external use
: 5 bags of needles pour 0.5-0.7 liters of boiled cooled water, let it brew for at least 3 hours in a dark place. Then stir, strain, wring out the raw material.
Use the resulting infusion for compresses, lotions, washes, rinses for diseases of the oral cavity, larynx and nasopharynx, as well as for rubbing, preparing sitz baths for hemorrhoids, irritation, itching, inflammation and other skin problems, including acne, wounds and abrasions.
For the treatment of paralysis
apply recumbent coniferous baths and poultices.
15 frozen bags with needles should be insisted in cool water, stir, strain, squeeze the raw material. Pour the infusion into a bath with warm water. The procedure should be carried out once a week for 15-20 minutes.
To make poultices, take half a glass of coniferous mass (defrost it first), heat it to a hot state, apply it to a sore spot, cover it with polyethylene on top and tie it with a warm scarf.
Keep doing this until you get positive results. Poultices do at night, remove the bandage in the morning and wash the problem area of the body with warm water.
Poultices with needles are effective for hernia, gout, varicose veins, osteoarticular and inflammatory diseases.
Hot poultices should not be made on the tumor, in which case only room temperature poultices can be used.
With a non-healing trophic ulcer
soak a cotton swab with pine needles juice, apply to a sore spot, cover with compress paper on top and bandage.
Also with the help of juice they treat psoriasis, boils.
Remedy for a hundred ailments . As a preventive measure for many diseases, including oncology , wash the needles in warm, and then in cold water. Finely cut the needles with scissors and cover with sugar in a glass jar 4:1. This spruce "jam" can be stored until the summer. From it you can prepare a coniferous drink: 2 tbsp. "Sweet needles" pour 4 tbsp. cold boiled water, insist for three days, strain and drink 0.5 tbsp. twice a day in courses of three to five days.
Vitamin infusion from spruce needles. It is applied as restorative and antiscorbutic. One tenth of a glass of spruce needles, together with a small amount of cold boiled water, grind in a mortar with a pestle. Pour this pounded needles with a glass of boiling water, add lemon juice or citric acid (slightly acidify) and boil for 20:30 minutes. The ratio of needles and water should always be 1:10. After boiling, insist for 3 hours, then strain. Take 1/3 of a glass twice a day after meals.
Spruce decoction with milk
. Used to treat scurvy, intermittent body aches, skin rashes and inflammation of the respiratory system. 30 grams of young spruce shoots or immature unopened shoots are taken<женских>fir cones. They are finely crushed and poured with a liter of milk. Milk is brought to a boil and the whole mixture is boiled over low heat for 10 minutes. The broth is filtered, divided into three equal parts and drunk during one day: morning, afternoon and evening. 
Spruce ointment. It is applied for rapid healing of ulcers, wounds, pustules. An equal amount of spruce resin, honey, yellow wax and sunflower or hemp oil is taken. All components are thoroughly mixed, heated on fire. In the process of cooling to the temperature of the human body, a viscous mixture is formed. This is spruce ointment. It is applied to the affected areas.
Recipes
Tuberculosis. Porridge from spruce needles (you can take pine and fir) mixed in equal parts with honey (by weight) and leave in a cool dark place for 2 weeks, stirring occasionally. Drain the honey-pine juice, squeeze out the rest, take 2 tablespoons in the morning on an empty stomach. Store juice in the refrigerator.
with prolonged cough make a mixture of spruce resin and yellow wax (one weight part of each component), melt the mixture, cool, put pieces of the mixture on hot coals, inhale the released vapors.
expectorant for children: 1 kg of young spruce cones, 1 liter of water, 1 kg of sugar, simmer for 30-40 minutes. Pour into jars and roll up. Take 1-2 teaspoons 3 times a day.
infusion of spruce cones: the cones are poured with boiled water (at the rate of 1: 5), boiled for 30 minutes, stirring, infused for 15 minutes, filtered through 3 layers of gauze. A brown liquid is obtained, astringent in taste, with the smell of pine needles. For inhalations, an infusion heated to 60-80 ° C is used: 20-30 ml per procedure for adults.
Spruce not only contains many useful trace elements, but also has healing properties. Experts recommend that patients with respiratory diseases regularly walk in the coniferous forest. Essential compounds contained in the needles have bactericidal and antiviral properties. In folk medicine, needles, buds, shoots, resin, bark and cones of spruce are used to prepare tinctures, decoctions and syrups.
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Composition of fir cones
Spruce cones are valued in folk medicine for their healing properties. They contain:
- vitamins C and D;
- mineral salts and resins;
- phytoncides (destroy fungal pathogens);
- tannin (has an anti-inflammatory effect);
- rutin or vitamin P (helps relieve swelling);
- tannins (improve blood clotting, and also increase vascular tone);
- essential oils (destroy harmful microorganisms and bacteria);
- copper, aluminum, manganese, iron, and even chromium, which are quite rare to obtain from ordinary food.
Medicinal properties of pine cones - use in traditional medicine and contraindications
Storage rules
Proper home storage will help preserve all the healing properties of the cones. First of all, natural raw materials must be protected from mold and fungus, which can completely ruin the fruit. Before the cones are folded into a cloth bag, they are well dried on paper. Keep the stock in a dark and cool place with a minimum level of humidity. Cones are stored no more than 2 years.
Pre-cleaned and dried cones can be frozen, and then defrost the required portion at the right time.
Indications for use
The use of recipes in folk medicine, which include spruce cones, helps to get rid of many diseases. It is worth noting that buds, branches, needles, resin and bark are used not only in non-traditional treatment, but also in pharmacology. In pharmacies, you can find many drugs that are made on the basis of medicinal spruce fruits.
Tree shoots will help in the treatment of diseases such as:
- ENT diseases, runny nose, tonsillitis, colds, flu, tonsillitis;
- low hemoglobin;
- bleeding in the gums;
- depletion of the body;
- pathology of the gastrointestinal tract;
- scurvy or vitamin deficiency;
- blood diseases, anemia;
- inflammation of the kidneys, cystitis, urolithiasis and other pathologies of the kidneys;
- skin problems, dermatitis, abscesses, boils, mechanical damage;
- joint damage, arthritis, rheumatism, gout;
- stroke.
Spruce-based products strengthen the immune system and regulate metabolic processes. Decoctions, jams and tinctures have antimicrobial, expectorant and disinfecting effects. This method of treatment has a diuretic effect.
There is a belief that spruce cones can cure not only physical ailments, but also mental disorders. To do this, you should hold them in your hands, after which the energy balance is restored.
Contraindications
Before undergoing treatment using spruce cones and young shoots, you should make sure that there are no contraindications to the use of such funds. This can be determined by a laboratory method or independently by applying a compress from a decoction of cones to the area of \u200b\u200bthe skin of the wrist.
Coniferous decoctions and tinctures should not be taken by children under 12 years of age and people over the age of 60 years.
- during pregnancy or lactation;
- with acute nephritis (since spruce fruits are a diuretic, it can be harmful with inflammation of the kidneys);
- with hepatitis;
- with exacerbation of gastritis and stomach ulcers.
Recipes for folk remedies from spruce
Spruce-based recipes are suitable for those people who want to be healthy and not use chemicals. Needle-based products should be taken seriously, because if used incorrectly, you can harm the body.
Jam
This tasty medicine will be a real salvation for colds in both children and adults. It helps to maintain immunity and serves as a good remedy for relieving fatigue.
To make the jam tender and fragrant, it is worth using young spruce cones. This delicacy is recommended to be consumed with green tea. It is worth collecting young cones in the first 10 days of July. To prepare a healthy dessert, you need ingredients such as:
- small fir cones - 1 kg;
- water - 2.5 liters or 10 glasses;
- sugar - 1 kg.
The cones need to be sorted out and cleaned of branches, needles and debris, then rinsed and poured with water for a day. After the cones have lain down, they are transferred to a saucepan, poured with water, sugar is added and brought to a boil. The opening of cones during cooking indicates the readiness of the jam. Scale must be removed. Before twisting into jars, the container is sterilized. Store the dessert in a cool place or in the refrigerator. Even one spoon a day of this syrup relieves overwork and beriberi.
Cone tincture
Such a drink is also called wine from fir cones, which is worth taking to normalize blood pressure and to prevent strokes and heart attacks. To prepare the tincture, you need such components as:
- water - 2 l;
- sugar - 1 cup;
- young cones - half a 3-liter jar.
Rinse the cones well and chop finely, then pour them into a glass jar, while filling it halfway. Sugar is poured there and boiled cold water is poured. The container is closed with gauze folded in several layers and stored in a dark place. You need to insist such a drink for 1 week, after which it should be filtered. It is recommended to use tincture 1 tablespoon 3 times a day.
Vodka tincture
To prepare an alcohol-containing tincture, the following ingredients are needed:
- alcohol or vodka - 0.5 cups;
- cones - 1 kg;
- granulated sugar - 0.5 kg.
For tincture on vodka, the cones should be washed and cut off the tails. The components of the drink are poured into a glass jar according to the scheme: a layer of cones - a layer of sugar. The container is covered with gauze, the drink is infused for about 3 weeks. After this period, the resulting juice is drained and mixed with alcohol. The resulting mixture is infused in bottles for about 2 months. It is worth remembering that the longer the liqueur is, the more effective it will be.
Cough syrup
Such a remedy saves from all sorts of colds. The basis of the syrup is the substances contained in the spruce resin. Its recipe is simple:
- 1. Young buds are cut into circles and covered with sugar in a ratio of 2: 1 (if the buds are collected on time, then cleaning and cutting them will not cause problems).
- 2. The mixture is placed in a transparent glass jar and infused for up to 2 weeks in a dark place.
Spruce cones are an excellent remedy for combating many ailments. For example, in a few days you can cure sore joints, sore throat, relieve toothache, strengthen immunity during the off-season. In addition, jam is prepared from them, which is used to treat and prevent stroke, and also helps to cope with a sore throat and cough. For an adult, the daily norm is 2 tablespoons, and for children - half as much.
Useful and medicinal properties
Spruce is an amazing plant, its young branches, buds, shoots can be used to treat many diseases: sinusitis, rhinitis, bronchitis, vascular cleansing, etc. Decoctions and infusions are prepared from them. A decoction of spruce branches helps cleanse the body and increase immunity. Spruce resin has antibacterial and antiseptic properties: heals wounds, relieves inflammation and relieves pain.
The bark contains a lot of useful substances: galacturonic acid, tannin, pycnogenol, various minerals and trace elements. The decoction helps to strengthen the immune system, cleanse the blood vessels of cholesterol, and is also used to treat diabetes, osteoporosis and prevent male diseases (prostate adenoma, impotence).
Spruce cones have the following composition:
- iron, chromium;
- vitamins C, D;
- phytoncides;
- tannins and resinous substances;
- bornyl acetate (an ester that gives a coniferous smell);
- turpentine (it is formed by spruce resin);
- essential oils;
- lipids.
Many healers claim that spruce can cure not only physical, but also mental illness. It is enough to hold in her hands to restore the energy balance.
Beneficial features:
- strengthening the immune system;
- prevention of beriberi, colds;
- maintaining tone during the recovery period after a severe pathology;
- treatment of bronchial asthma, lingering cough;
- removal of toxins and salt from the body;
- reducing the risk of stroke.
Infusions and decoctions of coniferous cones are used not only inside, but also externally. For example, with purulent rashes, joint problems and to cleanse the skin of various rashes (acne, pimples). In order to achieve the desired effect, the cones need to be boiled in different ways: make jam, infusions, decoctions, syrups, tinctures with alcohol (vodka).
Medicinal properties:
- anti-inflammatory;
- expectorant;
- antiviral;
- antimicrobial;
- disinfectant;
- wound healing;
- choleretic and diuretic.
To cure a sore throat in children, an infusion or decoction is prepared for inhalation. You can do 1-2 such procedures per day, if agreed with the doctor.
Cones in folk medicine
Most often, their use in traditional medicine is intended for the treatment of colds, bronchitis, gout, upper respiratory tract, coughs, mouth cavity (gum disease) and other ailments. Recipes for other diseases:
- Stroke. To prepare the tincture you will need: 10 pre-crushed spruce cones, 0.5 liters of alcohol and a glass of water. Mix all these components, pour into a glass bottle and infuse for 5 days in a dark, cool place. Periodically, the container must be shaken. After the specified time, strain the composition and put it on the bottom shelf in the refrigerator. Take a teaspoon once a day.
- Angina, pulmonary tuberculosis. Collect 7 cones, grind and pour alcohol (0.5 liters). Infuse for a couple of weeks, strain. Take a small spoon in the morning, afternoon and evening for 3 months.
- Painful joints. For their treatment, you need to collect 10 cones, and pour a liter of vodka. After standing for 7 days in a dark place, strain. Apply to affected areas in the morning and before bed.
- Dropsy. To prepare the drug, you will need the youngest cones, bark of spruce needles and shoots of 30 grams (grind). Pour a liter of milk, boil. Take 3 times a day.
- Cough. In equal proportions, take cones and needles of spruce, crush with a rolling pin. Transfer to a 3-liter jar, fill 1/4 of the container. Pour the rest with honey, close with a nylon lid and put in a warm place for a month. After the specified time, strain the composition. Take 3 ml 6 times a day. The duration of treatment is a week.
- Runny nose. Take 40 grams of crushed cones, add a glass of water and put on fire. Boil for 10-15 minutes, cool to room temperature, strain and drip 4 drops into each nostril. The procedure is carried out in the morning, in the afternoon and before going to bed. During the day, you can use with severe nasal congestion.
As a prophylactic against stroke, you should regularly consume pine cone jam . His recipe: for a half-liter glass container filled with cones, you need 1 kg of sugar and 0.5 liters of distilled water. Put on a slow fire, boil for 15-20 minutes. Using a slotted spoon, remove the cones from the boiling liquid and add granulated sugar to it. Cook for another half an hour, pour into ready-made sterilized jars, roll up and wrap in a warm blanket. Take 2 tablespoons at lunch and at bedtime to improve the condition of a stroke. As a preventive measure, the recommended use is 1 large spoon once a day.
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