Pine cones are a real storehouse of useful substances that are great for fighting a variety of ailments, in particular blood vessels and the brain. Of course, in severe cases, some recipes of traditional medicine are unlikely to help, but as an aid in the prevention and treatment of various disorders will be very valuable. When exactly is it worth using a tincture of cones and how to properly prepare it for problems with blood vessels and the functioning of the brain - read this article.

Useful properties of pine cones for blood vessels

The widespread use of pine cones in folk medicine is due to their rich vitamin and mineral composition, which includes such important components for the body as:

• essential oil;
• resinous acids;
• tannins;
• tannins;
• resinous acids;
• monoterpene carbohydrates;
• micro and macro elements in the form of iron, phosphorus, magnesium, potassium, calcium;
• vitamins A, B1, C, E, H, U and little-known H, which scientists call the rarest of all possible.

All of them allow you to successfully use pine cones to create various healing elixirs: infusions, tinctures, decoctions and even ointments. The most popular option is deservedly considered a tincture based on green fruits that contain the highest possible concentration of all of the above components. Alcohol (mainly vodka or alcohol) preserves them and preserves them for a long time.

Did you know? Ripe pine cones are a good hygrometer and can be used to control humidity where the determination of clear values ​​is not required. With increased humidity in the room, they are compressed, and with a decrease in performance, they open again.

It is possible to increase the general tone of the body and strengthen the immune system with the help of non-alcoholic infusions based on the indicated ingredient. They also have anti-inflammatory, decongestion, antimicrobial and expectorant effects, while perfectly regenerating tissues of organs and blood vessels, improving the functioning of the heart and nervous system.

The constituent components of decoctions and ointments also contribute to the restoration of coordination of movements, while providing a choleretic and diuretic effect. With the regular use of healing infusions in record time, it is possible to stabilize blood pressure and strengthen the walls of the vessels of the brain.

The pine cone extract is used to create homeopathic preparations and cosmetics for skin care for the face and body, which are successfully used both in medicine and cosmetology, in particular when cleaning the skin.

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What diseases are used

The range of medical use of pine cones is quite wide, and many people use infusions and decoctions based on them both as the main and as an auxiliary tool for treatment. They will be especially useful in the rehabilitation period after a stroke, during the fight against cardiovascular pathologies or commonplace viral ailments, in particular when coughing.

Did you know? The largest cones grow in the Cycas Encephalartos caffer, growing in Africa. The weight of one such fruit is 40-50 kg.

The list of diseases in the treatment of which compounds based on pine cones are used include:

• tonsillitis, pharyngitis and other diseases of the ENT organs;
• asthma, bronchitis, tracheitis, pneumonia and other respiratory problems;
• tuberculosis;
• problems with blood vessels, including varicose veins (the active components of the composition effectively clean the vessels of toxins and cholesterol);
• strokes and heart attacks;
• arrhythmia;
• inflammation of the gastrointestinal tract, gall bladder and impaired liver function (during a period of persistent remission);
• rheumatism;
• puffiness of various origin.

In addition, it is useful to drink infusions from pine cones when the body is prone to seasonal ailments, although if we are talking about children, then it is better to replace alcohol tinctures with decoction or infusion on water, avoiding the harmful effects of the components of vodka or alcohol on unformed organs and systems of the child’s body.

How to collect cones

The highest concentration of nutrients is characteristic of green cones, therefore it is better to start collecting raw materials in July, choosing small fruits with a diameter of up to 5 cm for preparing medicinal compounds. By mid-summer, they will probably have time to accumulate a sufficient amount of valuable components, finally formulate their composition and become resinous enough.

Important! All prepared raw materials must be carefully sorted and washed under a stream of cold water, and if dirt adheres between the individual protrusions, then it is useful to soak the cones in clean water, leaving them in a basin for 30 minutes. Even slightly spoiled specimens are not suitable for creating a healing potion and may not affect the body in the best way (they can cause indigestion and abdominal pain).

However, if you are interested in the prevention of stroke, then you should give preference to picking fruits at the end of summer, since closer to the end of the warm season, the number of important tannins in them increases.Herbalists and sorcerers advise to go for cones on the day of Ivan Kupal, since it was at this time that the fruits contained the highest concentration of nutrients.

It is not necessary to listen to this opinion, but in order to get high-quality raw materials, you should not collect these fruits near busy roads or on the territory of enterprises with harmful emissions. As in the case with other plants, pine branches and fruits quickly absorb toxins and toxins, which, if improperly prepared, can enter the human body, subsequently causing poisoning.

Video: Picking Green Pine Cones

Cooking recipes

There are many recipes for preparing medicinal infusions and tinctures based on pine cones, and almost every healer probably has its own set of useful varieties for eliminating vascular problems.

Important! For steaming cones in a water bath, it is better to use a glass or porcelain dish, but metal pans should be avoided. The interaction of metal particles with the constituent components of natural raw materials is undesirable for human health.

The choice of a specific option depends on the individual characteristics of the body and the personal preferences of each person, so it is worth considering several popular ways to create a medicine.

Infusion

Infusions of pine cones on the water will be useful to people suffering from intolerance to alcohol or having other contraindications to its use. As with insisting on alcohol, this option will allow you to extract the maximum amount of useful essential oils from raw materials, you only need to perform the following steps:

1. Grind five peeled cones, cutting each of them into 3-5 parts.
2. Transfer the raw materials to a deep porcelain bowl and pour 0.5 liters of water.
3. Put the workpiece in a water bath and simmer over low heat for half an hour.
4. At the end of this time, the future infusion should be removed from the stove and, wrapped warmly, left for another 40 minutes for better evaporation.
5. The finished drug is taken three times a day, 50 ml, 30 minutes after a meal. The course of such treatment is 2-3 weeks.

Vodka tincture

Alcohol tinctures to strengthen the cardiovascular system and normalize the activity of the nervous system are used more often than non-alcoholic options, therefore, they have several basic variations of preparation:

1. For the classic recipe, you will need 6–7 fruits last year, 150 g of vodka and a 0.5-liter jar. A vessel filled with the indicated ingredients must be tightly closed with a lid and insisted in a dark, cool place for two weeks. After the specified time, the liquid must be filtered, and then you can immediately take the medicine 1 tablespoon 2 times a day. The mixture will be especially useful after a stroke or heart attack, and for their prevention, you can reduce the dosage to 1 teaspoon three times a day.
2. Preparation of a healing potion using a honey-vodka recipe involves the preparation of 200 ml of honey, 200 ml of vodka and 10 pine cones, previously washed and cut into several parts. All the ingredients are put in a jar, mix well and leave to infuse for 2-3 weeks in a dark place. After filtering, you can use a composition of 1 teaspoon 3-4 times a day, preferably 20 minutes before eating. The course of treatment is 1-3 weeks, depending on the patient's condition and the complexity of the case.
3. The combined recipe for tincture of pine cones is based on their combination with the needles of the plant and moonshine in a ratio of 1: 1: 1. The term for infusion of the drug is 10 days, after which, as in previous cases, it must be filtered and consumed 1-2 teaspoons three times a day.

If the patient has problems with the stomach and self-administration of medicinal alcohol tinctures is not allowed, they can be dissolved in water and consumed with food.

Decoction

Preparing a decoction to eliminate vascular problems and normalize the functioning of the brain using pine cones is not much more difficult than creating a tincture or infusion from this raw material.

For 1 liter of water you will need 5 large cones, which, after being placed in an enameled bowl, need to be boiled over low heat for 15 minutes. After removing the broth from the fire, it is insisted under a closed lid for another 15 minutes, and then it is cooled, filtered and consumed 20 minutes before meals 4 times a day.The daily dose of such a medicine is 150 ml, but this amount must be divided into several doses.

The outcome of treatment with pine cones depends on the stage of development of the disease and the thoroughness of the main drug treatment. In serious cases, do not rely on traditional medicine and, in order not to aggravate your condition, be sure to consult a doctor about treatment, in particular regarding the possibility of using pine tinctures as an adjuvant.

Contraindications

Any medicine of traditional or traditional medicine has certain contraindications to its use.

• Therefore, to eliminate the possible undesirable consequences of treatment, it is worthwhile to exclude the following conditions in advance:
• individual intolerance of the constituent components of the chemical composition of the cones (otherwise serious allergic manifestations are possible);
• pregnancy and lactation;
• hepatitis;
• alcohol addiction;
• nephritis and renal dysfunction;
• children's age (due to the presence of alcohol in the mixture);
• inflammatory processes in the gastrointestinal tract at the stage of exacerbation (for example, using tincture during the appearance of a stomach ulcer, you run the risk of aggravating your condition even more).

In other cases, tincture on pine cones is well tolerated by the human body and nausea, an allergic reaction, vomiting or upset stomach are very rare. To minimize the likelihood of side effects, you should not take the medicine in large doses or use the daily intake at a time. It is best to start treatment with small doses, gradually increasing the dosage to that indicated in the prescription (it usually takes several days).

Only observance of the recommended dosage and precautions in the treatment of tincture of pine cones will guarantee the absence of problems and the rapid improvement of the human cardiovascular system, in particular due to the cleaning of blood vessels from cholesterol plaques.