Why pine forest is useful. Coniferous forest and health
Oxidized by atmospheric oxygen, pine essential oils release triatomic oxygen (ozone) into the atmosphere. Ozone is very beneficial for the human body, especially it helps patients with pulmonary diseases, such as tuberculosis. The remarkable effects of ozone and oxygen, combined with the resinous volatiles of the pine forest, have a very strong antimicrobial effect.
Pine needles, buds, pollen, shoots, all are used in medicinal recipes. All this is stored in paper boxes or bags for up to two years.
Pine pollen is a biologically active substance, if you mix it with pollen of hazel, dandelion, rye, then as a general strengthening medicine, in order to restore strength, for rejuvenation, it can be taken as a wonderful folk remedy... In addition, it is recommended after a serious illness, hanging the body's defenses against various infections. It is good to use it in the form of tea.
Pine is used as a disinfectant, anti-inflammatory, ...
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under what diseases it is necessary to visit pine forest... The forest heals diseases nervous system, vitamin deficiency, diseases of the spine, depression, diseases of the teeth and gums 0
The bustle of noisy cities and the smell of exhaust fumes filling them - all this is very tiring and shortens our life expectancy. I just want to leave everything and go to the quiet, cozy place to improve your health. A pine forest can be such a place for you. Even in ancient times, it was considered normal to turn to a tree for health. Hence the omen went to knock on wood three times. But then we will not talk about superstitions, but about what really helps to maintain vigor and health.
What diseases do you need to visit a pine forest?
The unique properties of pine and the coniferous, fragrant smell are useful for people suffering from respiratory diseases.
Scientists have noticed that 1 cubic meter of air in a pine forest contains no more than 300 microorganisms. It means,...
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Perhaps nowhere do we breathe so easily as in a pine forest! Breathing in the fragrant air with full breasts, we seem to be filled with fresh strength and forget about the worries of the past day.
The healing properties of the pine forest have been known for a long time. Our great-grandfathers also laid out pine houses and fir branches during epidemics. The whole secret is that coniferous trees release phytoncides into the air - biologically active substances that can destroy different kinds bacteria. It is for this reason that most of the sanatoriums are being built in close proximity to coniferous forest... Daily walks can cure a person from a huge number of respiratory diseases, including tuberculosis.
And what is the use of contemplating the beauty of the pine forest! Slender, thin trunks of pine trees, translucent shrubs and a golden carpet of fallen needles and turf create a magical lace. The sun plays on thin cobwebs. This whole wonderful picture is complemented by an orchestra of forest sounds - birdsong, ...
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Cedar. Cedar cones. High definition video.
Low level of hemoglobin in the blood, polyarthritis.
Pine is famous for its phytoncidal actions, which means that it is capable of suppressing the growth and development of pathogenic bacteria.
Pine cones: contraindications
Undoubtedly, it is impossible to overestimate the benefits of drugs based on pine cones for humans. However, treatment with such means must be approached with responsibility, since they have some contraindications. People with kidney disease should be wary of taking products containing pine cones. With hepatitis, you will have to stop taking alcohol tincture. The use of such drugs is not recommended for people over 60 years old, as well as for those who have individual intolerance. Even if you do not fall into the group of those who should not take products based on pine cones, before taking them, you should consult with your doctor and strictly follow it ...
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Pine contains a large number of essential oils, which have a beneficial, stimulating effect on our body. It enriches the air with phytoncides that kill microbes, which makes the air in the pine forest sterile, it has a bactericidal effect. Walking among the pine trees makes breathing easier, helps with respiratory diseases. This healing air is useful for bronchitis, pulmonary tuberculosis.
Only people with cardiovascular diseases are not recommended to visit the pine forest. Pine air, improving breathing, increases the supply of oxygen to the blood. Drastic changes in the bloodstream can cause cardiac ...
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Conifers are the most common tree species in our country. Ate, pines grow in almost all regions. Therefore, it will not be difficult to bring several green branches from the forest. They can be placed in a vase to purify and heal the air in the room. And also, fresh needles are used to treat certain diseases.
With a therapeutic, health-improving purpose, healers advise using precisely pine needles, since it contains much more useful, healing substances than spruce needles. There are many recipes for its use in folk medicine and cosmetology. Consider the same recipes that include fresh pine needles, its useful properties and contraindications, as well as its use.
Pine needles - benefits, harm to the body
Useful properties of pine needles
Fresh needles are rich in valuable substances, in particular vitamins: C, D, K, E, A, B2 and P. There are acids in it, for example, pantothenic, benzoic. There are alkaloids, anthocyanins, phytoncides and mineral salts ....
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Hello dear blog readers! Not so long ago, my colleague at work, a general practitioner brought to work a jar with a beautiful amber-pink thick liquid with a pleasant sweetish-resinous smell. It was pine honey! I have not seen anything like this before, although somewhere on the Internet I have already heard about jam made from cones and young shoots of pine. But this honey was made from young cones only.
What is pine honey made from?
In our concept, honey is a bee's waste product. There are many types of honey, it all depends on which flowers the bee collects nectar from. But where can nectar come from? pine cones? In this case...
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The forest air of the Carpathians is one of the most powerful means of healing the human body. It is saturated with ozone, is as free of dust and harmful impurities as possible, filled with aromas of foliage, flowering herbs, and pine needles. As soon as we get into the Carpathian forest, we immediately feel the ease of breathing, the mood rises, and cheerfulness appears. Forest air Carpathian mountains maximally saturated with phytoncides. Their number depends on the type of trees growing in the forest.
Forest air of the Carpathians, phytoncides.
Air analysis showed that the air of pine and any other coniferous forest is the richest in phytoncides. One hectare of pine forest per day releases up to five kilograms of phytoncides into the atmosphere.
Phytoncides are especially strongly emitted by such trees and shrubs as pine, cypress, maple, viburnum, magnolia, jasmine, white acacia, alder, birch, hornbeam, willow and poplar. The amount of phytoncides in forest air depends on the weather. So, in cloudy weather, the amount of these substances decreases, ...
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Everyone knows that “the forest is our wealth”. But wealth is most often understood as cubic meters of wood, mushrooms, berries, and medicinal herbs. And the fact that the forest is able to heal the soul and give health is somehow forgotten. Forest and mental health
In medicine, there is a special direction - landscape therapy (or landscape therapy), which includes treatment by various methods, including with the help of sylvatherapy - treatment with the forest, its beauty and aromas. How is our physical body for wellness needs regular physical exercise, in the same way, our spirit needs periodic healing to strengthen it. And the beauty of natural nature can become a doctor for him. It is no secret that a picturesque landscape can raise the mood, relieve stress, distract from heavy thoughts, and elevate the soul. Sometimes the pagan mars believed that a person is healed not through prayer and the church, but directly through nature, through plants.
How the forest has a beneficial effect on health and ...
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Everyone sometimes wants to escape civilization. And not to Turkey or Egypt with a frantic pace of life, but somewhere in a truly peaceful place. The countryside is best suited for these purposes. The pine forest is not only good for searching Christmas tree, but also for the treatment of nerves and lung diseases.
The air in the forest is said to be several times cleaner than in the operating room. This is due to the release of phytoncides by trees. Deciduous trees only 2 kg of these substances are released per day, while spruce - up to 5. Phytoncides are released especially strongly in sunny weather. There is practically no dust in the forest. It settles on the branches and bark and is washed into the ground with the rain. Therefore, the air in the coniferous forest helps even with a hangover.
Pine forests are especially good in the treatment of tuberculosis. Have been using for a very long time alcohol tincture pollen of the tree. Pine resin saves from wounds and cracks, and infusion of pine buds is advised to use for rheumatism.
Pine air can even help with headaches. But...
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Coniferous therapy is a proven way of fighting many diseases for thousands of years, as well as their timely prevention.
It is not for nothing that there are legends about the health of Siberians. But " Siberian health"And longevity is largely due to the unique climatic features region, which is also called "green lungs of the planet". The northern part of Eurasia owes this honorary title to the evergreen northern beauty - pine.
Fortunately, pine oases are found not only in the tundra and taiga, in Ukraine there are also pine forests available for recreation and health improvement. In the territories pine forests dozens of holiday resorts, tourist centers, recreation camps for children have been built, and often people, while resting in these unique zones, do not even think about the benefits of such a holiday.
Healing pine
It is estimated that one cubic meter of coniferous forest contains no more than 300 bacteria, that is, the air here is practically sterile! Air disinfection in ...
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It's no secret how easy it is to breathe in a beautiful and beautiful coniferous forest! Being in a pine forest, you just want to breathe full breast fresh and clean air that fills with new strength and helps to forget about the bustle of the city and anxious moments of the passing day.
Everyone knows from the distant past that Pine forest has healing properties. Our ancestors in times of powerful epidemics, in earlier centuries, hung branches conifers such as pine and spruce. Conifers secrete special biological substances - phytoncides - that are sprayed into the air, such substances can destroy most bacteria. That is why a large number of health centers and many clinics in Belarus are located near coniferous forests... Everyday walks in coniferous forests will help you improve your health, as well as cure respiratory diseases such as asthma, tuberculosis and the like.
What a delight the beauty of coniferous forests evokes. These smooth and ...
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Today people devote less and less time to their health. Rarely leaving the boundaries of our homes, not drawing on the energy of nature, we abandon the natural needs of man. After all, thousands of years ago people lived close to nature, breathed fresh air, hunted, raised their offspring. It is a pity, but these times are far behind, modern urbanization is making itself felt.
It will not be superfluous to travel, at least once a month, and preferably once a week, to nature. Of course, you choose, but if you want to breathe fresh and clean air- choose a pine forest. Best time for relaxation is summer and warm days of spring and autumn. During this period, coniferous foliage enriches the air and the environment with oxygen as much as possible. By throwing out beneficial substances called phytoncides, conifers strengthen our immune system and cleanse oxygen from harmful bacteria. After spending a few days in the fresh air, you will feel light and breathe easier.
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Here I am walking with my daughter along Tatyshev. A group of grandmothers and grandfathers, with the help of young people, are planting meter-long spruces. They made an alley in honor of Victory Day. Here is a sign on the new path: "This alley was planted by Krasnoyarsk athletes in honor of the Sochi Olympics." And the city action "A million trees - a million trees" ?! And the battles of activists for a birch grove ?! Why grove, poplars in the yards ?! All this finds a great response among Krasnoyarsk residents. In a word, the townspeople want to live among the greenery!
And why is it so good for a person among the leaves and flowers ?! Why do we need many parks? And what kind of method is this - forest treatment?
Let's remember how on a summer day we go out for mushrooms. As soon as the mood rises among the birches and pines, how easy it is to breathe and how when you return you want to sleep. What is it? What miraculous effect does the forest have on our body?
Vibrations are less noticeable in the forest atmospheric pressure and in general weather changes, experts have studied. In bad weather, gusts of wind, crowns are inhibited here ...
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Among natural factors, the most powerful means of human health improvement is the forest. It is the largest producer of healing air and its unrivaled purifier. The air of the forest, saturated with ozone, filled with medicinal aromas, extremely cleaned of dust and harmful impurities, is a powerful means of ensuring high labor productivity, a source of inspiration, health and active longevity.
Each of us, being in a forest or park, felt how easy it was to breathe in the shady coolness of the trees. It is hardly possible to oppose anything to the forest, which causes so many pleasant sensations, so it raises a person's working capacity and mood.
Forest air contains more than 200 biologically active, volatile substances. They significantly improve mental and physical performance, the work of all body systems (including the cardiovascular system), increase the body's resistance to various infections and toxins, the hemoglobin content in the blood, normalize the pulse rate, and improve pulmonary ventilation.
The forest enchants with its beauty and variety of colors. The forest landscape is pleasant and not tiresome at all, even with prolonged contemplation.
Silence in the forest, variety bird sounds and color tones, the predominance of calm green and blue colors cause positive psycho-emotional reactions. The blueness of the sky, combined with an emerald dress of herbs, flowers, trees and bushes, awakens mental and physical lift in a person.
In the morning, when the wind is weak and the air is warmer and drier, the conditions for rest in the forest are most favorable. During the day, although the forest air is cooler than the city air, it is heat combined with high humidity and weak air movement creates less comfortable conditions for humans. The birch forest and grove are especially pleasant for walking. Deciduous forests with a sufficiently closed crown of trees protect from direct sun rays... This is especially useful for elderly and old people who do not tolerate heat well. It is noted that the microclimate of deciduous and mixed forest softer and more favorable for the body than pine.
In the course of their life, the leaves of trees and various plants absorb carbon dioxide and release free oxygen. On a sunny day, 1 ha of mixed forest absorbs an average of 180-220 kg of carbon dioxide from the air, releasing the same amount of free oxygen. On an area of 1 hectare, a forest absorbs an average of 8 kg of carbon dioxide per hour, i.e. the amount that 200 people exhale during this time. A 20-year-old pine forest with an area of 1 hectare absorbs 9350 kg of carbon dioxide daily and gives off 7250 kg of oxygen. And 1 hectare of 60-year-old pines releases about 10 tons of oxygen per day, i.e. slightly more than mixed. The most active oxygen suppliers are poplars. 1 ha of such trees releases 40 times more oxygen into the atmosphere than 1 ha of spruce stands.
Lack of oxygen in the body (hypoxia) leads to the progression of aging and atherosclerosis, the accumulation of harmful under-oxidized metabolic products (lactic and pyruvic acid, urea, etc.) in the blood, promotes thrombus formation, impaired respiration and blood circulation.
The forest significantly reduces noise. Noise is one of the strongest enemies of human health. People staying long time in the area of strong noise, they acquire, in addition to hearing disorders, neuroses, circulatory disorders, gastrointestinal diseases. Strong noises (above 70dB) mainly affect the autonomic nervous system, weaker ones (below 60dB) affect the central nervous system. The higher in tone the noise, the higher the frequency of sound vibrations, the more harmful it is to health.
Strong noises cause numerous pathological changes in the human body. The most important of these is the narrowing of the lumen of the arterial blood vessels.
Complete, absolute silence that a person experiences in a pressure chamber. It is just as unacceptable to him as long-term noises. The sounds of the forest are not annoying with their monotony. Forest noise, like the sound of sea waves, has healing properties... It stimulates Creative skills a person, calms the nervous system, actively affects the emotional sphere, invigorates and pleases a person.
The forest detains and absorbs not only noise, but also wind speed. In winter, it decreases in the forest by 60%, in summer - by 90%. The following dynamics of wind speed in the forest is observed: above the tree crowns it decreases, inside the crowns it dies down, and near the soil surface its speed approaches zero.
The forest has good dust-holding properties. It can trap up to 70% of dust particles from the air. The dust settles on tree trunks, branches, leaves, sticks to the resinous substances of the needles. Dust that has fallen from the upper layers of the air onto the trees goes into the soil with rain.
The dustproof properties of trees are different. Conifers filter the air throughout the year. The crowns of 1 hectare of coniferous forest trap annually 32-36 tons of dust, oak - 56 tons, and beech - over 63 tons. Wood also filters radioactive particles from the air and can retain up to 50% of such dust. By retaining moisture, it prevents the soil from drying out and the formation of dust particles.
The forest has and medicinal properties... It is noticed that the percentage of sick people, the number of days of disability due to illness is much higher where there is less vegetation.
We all know how good it is to breathe in a coniferous forest - and these are not empty words. The air in such a forest is literally saturated with phytoncides - biologically active substances, which have properties to destroy pathogens. They have a destructive effect even on the tuberculosis bacillus, which is why tuberculosis sanatoriums are usually built in pine forests.
Scientists have calculated that the air in a coniferous forest contains no more than 200-300 bacteria per cubic meter, that is, compared to the air we breathe in public transport, it is practically sterile! And that is not all. Walking in a coniferous forest relieves fatigue and nervous tension, activate gas exchange in the lungs and, accordingly, improve breathing. First of all, it is necessary for smokers and those who spend most of the day in a poorly ventilated area.
Fact 2. New Year mood
Decorate the tree for Christmas and new year holidays in Russia for the first time they became under Peter 1, who took over this custom from his European neighbors. The tsar's decree said: "To make some decorations from trees and branches of pine, spruce and juniper along the noble and passable streets at the gates and houses ...".
For two centuries, the tree was the favorite of children and the main attribute of the holidays, until it suddenly found itself in disgrace. In 1918, the Bolsheviks branded the holiday tree a bourgeois relic, they associated it with the disgraced religion. The tree remained banned until 1935, when the idea came up to celebrate not Christmas, but New Year.
Fact 3. Remedy for vitamin deficiency
And this pure truth... The needles contain at least 200 mg% vitamin C - the same amount as in black currant and sea buckthorn, and 7 times more than in lemons.
In those distant times, when the great navigators - Vitus Bering, Bill Barentsz died from scurvy, and Magellan almost died, having lost 70% of their crew while searching for a new route to India, Siberians talk about this terrible disease did not even guess. The fact is that they ate young needles.
Recipe for vitamin infusion against scurvy: pour four glasses of fresh needles with three glasses of cooled boiled water, leave for three days in a dark place, strain. Take half a glass 2 times a day.
In addition to vitamin C, the needles also contain provitimin A (carotene), vitamins E, K, P, B1, B2, B6, PP and H. In terms of the composition of the needles, not only is not inferior to pharmaceutical multivitamins, but also surpasses them, because it contains everything natural vitamins.
Fact 4. Stroke bumps
American scientists have shown that substances from the tannin group, which are found in pine cones, can help in the treatment of strokes, due to their ability to prevent the death of brain cells. The experiments on mice were successful. Now it's the turn to create a medicine.
Fact 5. Protection against influenza
At the height of the H1N1 flu epidemic (in October 2009), the director of the Research Institute of Influenza of the Russian Academy of Medical Sciences, Academician Oleg Ivanovich Kiselev advised Russians to wear in public places gauze masks soaked in essential oil of coniferous trees: pine, fir or larch. According to him, "no viruses will pass through such a mask."
Fact 6. Coniferous baths from nerves
The pine bath soothes, relieves fatigue and increases vitality. Therefore, it is often prescribed for vegetative-vascular dystonia, insomnia, neuroses, general fatigue.
For a coniferous bath, both liquid coniferous extract (100 ml) and dry (100 g) or in tablets (1-2 tablets) can be used. The extract is dissolved in warm water (36-37 degrees). When taking a pine bath, it is very important that the area of the heart is not covered with water. The duration of the procedure is 15 minutes. Baths are done daily or every other day, the course of treatment is 10-15 sessions.
Baths with a decoction of larch needles are taken for gout and other joint lesions.
Fact 7. Natural antioxidant
Siberian larch wood contains a unique natural antioxidant - bioflavonoid dihydroquercetin (DHA) ... Its ability to neutralize free radicals exceeds the previously known natural analogs - vitamins B, C, beta carotene, tocopherol - dozens of times.
What does dihydroquercetin give?
- improved immunity;
- reducing the risk of developing cardiovascular diseases;
- normalization of cholesterol levels;
- reduction of inflammation in the walls of blood vessels;
- normalization of metabolism;
- improvement of microcirculation;
- acceleration of the restoration of damaged tissues;
- prolonging the life of healthy cells by blocking free radicals;
- improvement of the condition with allergies;
- reducing the formation of carcinogens in the body;
- skin rejuvenation;
- improvement of the body as a whole.
That is, DHA helps to solve all those problems that are so acute for the overloaded stress and poor ecology of the inhabitants of megacities.
Until recently, extract dihydroquercetin from larch without loss useful properties was not possible. DHA was obtained only from very expensive raw materials - citrus fruits, grape seeds, Japanese Sophora, rose petals and gingko biloba stems, so the prices for it were appropriate. However, several years ago, Russian scientists developed a high-tech method for extracting dihydroquercetin from wood. conifers, in which there is no destruction of the natural molecule. Purity and biological activity Dihydroquercetin did not have and has no analogues yet.
Coniferous therapy is a proven way of fighting many diseases for thousands of years, as well as their timely prevention.
It is not for nothing that there are legends about the health of Siberians. But "Siberian health" and longevity is largely due to the unique climatic features of the region, which is also called " green lungs planets ". The northern part of Eurasia owes this honorary title to the evergreen northern beauty - pine.
Fortunately, pine oases are found not only in the tundra and taiga, in Ukraine there are also pine forests available for recreation and health improvement. On the territories of pine forests, dozens of holiday resorts, tourist centers, recreation camps for children have been built, and often people, resting in these unique zones, do not even think about the benefits of such a vacation.
Healing pine
It is estimated that one cubic meter of coniferous forest contains no more than 300 bacteria, that is, the air here is practically sterile! Disinfection of air in a pine forest occurs due to phytoncidal volatile substances that are scattered by pine. In addition, essential oils of pine, being oxidized with oxygen, release ozone, which has healing properties.
The unique pine air is especially useful for people with various respiratory diseases up to pulmonary tuberculosis. Living on the territory of a pine forest contributes to the normalization of breathing, the amount of sputum decreases in patients, and the cough calms down. We can say that pine forest is a kind of giant natural inhaler.
By the way, our ancestors also determined that pine air contributes to a speedy recovery and therefore generously laid out pine branches in the room where the patient is. They did not forget about preventive measures during epidemics - the needles in the house neutralized the evil bacteria.
Do not forget about the experience of previous generations for people with respiratory diseases. And parents, whose children have the status of "frequently ill", simply have to think about a trip to a boarding house or sanatorium located in a pine forest. Hundreds of children, who were not affected by any drugs, were healed thanks to the natural pine environment.
Forest treatment
Your goal - improve health, "Harden" bronchi, get rid of cough? Go to the edge of the pine forest. Best of all during the warm season, when pine air is most useful. Bring plenty of clean towels, T-shirts, T-shirts and start your procedures. Wipe yourself off with a damp towel every hour throughout the day and change into a clean T-shirt. By the end of the day, you will notice that the cough will recede, and breathing will become much easier. Repeat the procedure several times (for example, over 10 days) and for a long time, and maybe even forget about the illness forever.
What else does pine heal?
Choosing a boarding house located in a pine forest for treatment or recovery, tune in to the maximum benefit from this unique gift from nature to man.
Nervous system. Pine air is a sure remedy for the treatment of nervous diseases and an excellent natural antidepressant. Walking in a pine forest, inhaling the resinous smell of pine needles and listening to its rustling, a person gains peace of mind, inner harmony, distracted from everyday worries. No wonder the coniferous aroma is used in aromatherapy and is an excellent relaxant, and pine needles baths are excellent remedy with nervous diseases.
A remedy for vitamin deficiency. Scurvy is a popular disease among seafarers; it was from it that the famous Bill Barents and Vitus Bering died. The disease is caused by a lack of vitamins, and hundreds of lives would have been saved if the great discoverers of the northern lands knew about the saturation of needles with vitamins. Just imagine: pine needles contain as much vitamin C as black currant and sea buckthorn! Native Siberians, knowing about this, ate young needles and did not even know about what terrible disease the brave sailors were dying from.
Diseases of the pelvis. To those who by their kind professional activity have to sit a lot, often have to deal with lumbar pain, hemorrhoids, etc. needles, as well as ate or fir are simply irreplaceable for such people. If you constantly sit on such a pillow, the disease will gradually recede (of course, you should not rely only on the pillow - it is part of the general therapy).
Treatment of teeth and gums. Again, this method of treatment and prevention was known to our ancestors and was widely used in the nascent dental practice. Decoctions and infusions from needles and spruce cones are still used as a remedy for the treatment of dental diseases and bleeding gums, as a general strengthening and prophylactic agent. Today, pine needle extracts are found in many toothpastes, medicinal ointments and gels.
Pine here, pine there ...
In general, it is difficult to find that area in medicine where pine would be useless. When used correctly, it is effective for rheumatism, joint diseases, and kidney and genitourinary system diseases.
But, by far, the most useful pine in its natural habitat. So find an opportunity and go to get health: physical and mental.
You will hardly meet a person in Russia who would never have been in a pine or spruce forest... And everyone noticed what kind of air there was and how easy it was to breathe there, even a special mood was created. Let us examine what is such a feature of conifers. Coniferous leaves are the needles of needles, and coniferous resin has an amazing property, they release volatile bactericidal substances - phytoncides. Similar substances are found in onions and garlic, where they are more concentrated, but imagine the size ratio of spruce and onion.
During periods of intensification of colds, such as flu, including the very terrible swine flu, SARS and others, it is very useful to inhale fir oil, as well as to soak protective masks with it. A few drops of fir oil with its phytoncidal effect can protect you from harmful viruses. Why do you think it is in the pine forests that hospitals and sanatoriums are being built, for example, stankovolga.ru. The air of the coniferous forest contains a very small amount of bacteria, several times less than in the city, and you can not even talk about harmful impurities.
Staying in a pine forest or in a spruce forest perfectly relieves nervous stress, thanks to all the same phytoncides and other volatile substances. Breathing improves, pulse, pressure, gas exchange normalize. It is very useful for people with diseases of the nervous system and lungs, and especially for those susceptible to the addiction of smoking and for those working in dusty, stuffy enclosed spaces.
Green needles, young to a greater extent, contain vitamins and minerals. The needles are noted for a very high content of vitamin C, which is so necessary for the body, or ascorbic acid, there is almost as much of it as in the very useful sea buckthorn, and several times more than the content of vitamin C in lemon.
It protects against a terrible disease - scurvy, in which gums bleed and teeth loosen, and also treats it. Many conquerors of the northern lands suffered from this disease, both here in Russia and in America. There is a mention of this property of needles even in the works of Jack London about gold prospectors, in one of the stories the travelers ate pounded needles, as the Indians taught them, and recovered from scurvy. The indigenous people of the northern regions of our country, where there are not enough fruits and vegetables, knew about these properties, and, unfortunately, Bering and Barents did not know.
Even in the needles, especially the young, there is almost everything necessary vitamins ranging from vitamin A to niacin. And everything is in a form accessible for assimilation. It is much better than vitamins from the pharmacy.
Weakened people, with overwork, as well as stress, and recommend baths from pine needles, which will not only strengthen the body, but also cheer up. With gout, larch baths help well. And in fir cones found substances tannins, which, according to some reports, protect brain cells from destruction during a stroke.
The Christmas tree is also a symbol and an indispensable attribute of Christmas, this European tradition migrated to us at the behest of Peter 1, and since that time, with a break for several years of the initial period of Soviet power, it decorates our homes and gives a festive mood. In addition to festive paraphernalia, a live spruce in the house, as we now know, also brings health benefits, despite the hassle of cleaning after the New Year.
Nowadays, it is difficult to find a coniferous forest within the city limits, but nothing prevents you from gathering at the weekend and going to the forest, spending time interestingly and with great health benefits. And for those who have different reasons it is impossible to do this, in some medical centers there are special rooms filled with mountain air with vapors of essential oils from needles, there are also essential oils for home aromatherapy.
