Pine buds, like tree needles, have a lot of useful properties, which is why they are widely used in the practice of traditional medicine in the form of decoctions, infusions, and even jam. There are many recipes for the preparation of therapeutic drugs, but in any case, it is worth focusing on the nature of the existing ailment, the age of the patient, and the peculiarities of preparing the chosen remedy for improving well-being. What exactly is worth knowing about the benefits of pine buds and which recipes of traditional medicine deserve your attention in the first place - read more about this.

Healing properties

All the beneficial properties of pine buds are based on the unique chemical composition of the product, which includes a considerable supply of tannins, lipids, minerals, valuable essential oils, ascorbic acid and a large amount of vitamins (in particular, group B).

• It is this rich complex that explains the following healing effects of decoctions and infusions from the kidneys:
• general strengthening of the body;
• disinfection and antiviral effects;
• improvement of regenerative processes in tissues;
• anti-inflammatory effect;
• sputum withdrawal.

Such effects will be very valuable in the treatment of colds, inflammation of the bladder and urinary tract, dermatitis, tuberculosis and bronchitis, not to mention the general strengthening of the body and increased immunity during seasonal epidemics.

Recipes

The choice of a specific recipe for making pine buds to eliminate cough should start with determining the most desirable form of the medicine: syrup, decoction, tincture, jam or honey. Some tools are easier to prepare, others will require more time to create, but in any case, you must follow the conditions of the prescription, the sequence of steps in the manufacture of the medicine, and instructions for its further use.

Syrup

To prepare an effective cough syrup, you only need the dry buds of common pine (2 tbsp.), Sugar (500 g) and boiling water (500 g) themselves. The cooking process is simple, and all that is required is to pour boiling water over the product and, after two-hour infusion, strain through gauze folded into several layers.

Did you know? Pine is deservedly considered one of the most magnificent trees: its life span is about 600 years, and during this time the trunk can grow up to 75 meters in length and 4 meters in diameter.

Then, the resulting liquid is brought to a boil over low heat, sugar is dissolved in it and the sweet product is cooked until the sweet product is completely homogeneous, while the volume of the composition is reduced exactly three times. The cooled syrup should be poured into a glass jar and sent for storage in a cool and dark place. Take medicine for 2 tbsp. l thrice a day.

An alternative way to make pine syrup is to use natural liquid honey, which pour peeled kidneys and insist 14 days in a dark and cool store, periodically shaking a filled jar. You can use ready-made honey syrup in the same way as the previous version of the healing drug, and, if you believe the reviews, it will not only help get rid of cough, but will also be useful for osteochondrosis.

Tincture

Creating tinctures from pine buds involves the use of the alcohol component, which usually is moonshine, vodka or alcohol. For example, you can half fill the jar with pine buds, then fill it with vodka to the brim.

After two weeks of infusion in the dark corner of the room and regular shaking of the container, the healing product will be ready for straining and further consumption: for an adult, the recommended dosage of 20 drops of tincture is 3-4 times a day, about 20 minutes before eating.

Important! This recipe will be effective not only in the fight against cough, but also to eliminate infectious diseases of the urinary tract.

Jam

Creating pine jam from tree buds involves combining this pine product (500 g) with sugar (1 kg), the juice of half a lemon and 500 ml of pure water.

The jam preparation process consists of the following sequential steps:

1. Sorting of the collected raw materials, with the removal of branches, insects, forest debris and simply damaged specimens.
2. Its cleaning under running water and further boiling for 20 minutes (there should be much more water than the kidneys themselves).
3. Drying of the kidneys (they need to be thrown into a colander and wait for the excess fluid to drain).
4. Preparation of syrup from a mixture of water and sugar, which is boiled for 5 minutes over medium heat, and then prepared kidneys are added to it and boiled on the stove for another 5 minutes. At the very end, they add lemon juice and remove from the heat.

Video: Pine Kidney Jam

Almost ready jam should be cooled, then boil again for half an hour and pour into sterilized glass jars. You can close the jam with both metal seaming lids and dense nylon covers. At the end of the cooking process, the container with the product must be turned upside down and wrapped well, leaving so until completely cooled.

They use pine kidney jam in the same way as any other: for example, during the high season of colds and viral ailments, it will be an excellent addition to tea.

Decoction

You can prepare a decoction of pine buds by just mixing them (2 tbsp. L.) With 500 ml of water in a saucepan. On low heat, the liquid is brought to a boil, boiled for about 60 minutes, and at the end of the process it is cooled and filtered.

It is better to take such a therapeutic drug before eating food, 3-4 times a day, for 3-4 days. Instead of ingestion, you can use a decoction to perform inhalations with a dry cough or bronchitis.

Honey

To create healing honey from pine buds, you need to do the following:

1. About 100 g of kidneys are well washed.
2. Boil in water (1.5 L) for 20 minutes and after filling with boiled water the evaporated amount of liquid is cooled.
3. Next - filter and add sugar, at the rate of 1 part jam to 2 parts granulated sugar.
4. Over low heat, the sugar mixture needs to be boiled again.
5. As soon as a viscous syrup is obtained from it - remove from the stove and pour into jars: this is healing honey.

As a medicine, it is consumed 15 ml three times a day, washed down with plenty of water. Such prevention will be especially relevant during the period of massive epidemics of viral diseases.

Important! Pine honey will retain the maximum supply of its beneficial properties only when stored in a cool place. For this reason, in urban conditions it is recommended to place it on the lower shelves of the refrigerator.

Inhalation

Pine kidney inhalations are commonly used for coughs and sore throats.. To create a therapeutic solution, 50 g of raw material is boiled in 1 liter of water for at least 10 minutes, after which it is necessary to remove the container from the fire, cover with a towel and breathe coniferous fumes for about 15 minutes.

If immediately after boiling the steam seems too hot, you should wait a few minutes by opening the pan lid. As the broth cools down, you can lean closer and closer to the surface of the liquid, trying to inhale the coniferous fumes as fully as possible.

Instructions for use when coughing

Each of the recipes for a medicinal drug has its own characteristics of use, which is definitely worth considering in case of serious health problems and individual intolerance to the components of the chemical composition of such raw materials.

The main contraindications include heart failure, acute and chronic kidney diseases, the period of pregnancy and lactation in women, as well as the age of the patient. As for the latter, children and adults should drink cooked broths in different ways and use pine kidney jam in different ways.

For children

The use of pine buds inside the pharmacy collection is prohibited for children under 12 years of age, as indicated on the packaging. However, supporters of traditional medicine have a completely opposite opinion on this subject, so they use decoctions and infusions even for one-year-old children, reducing only the dosage developed for adults. To "hide" a coniferous aroma unpleasant for a child, decoctions are added to compotes, fruit drinks and children's teas, which can muffle a sharp aroma and tarry taste.

The only exception is alcohol-containing alcohol tinctures, which really should not be given to children. For the treatment of small patients, it is better to replace them with acceptable forms of such a medicine in the form of decoctions, infusions, syrups and preserves. Sometimes you can use honey; the main thing is to remember the possibility of an allergic reaction in the baby and observe the dosage.

For adults

Caution in the use of the above recipes by adults is explained by the possible presence of one or more contraindications, for example, associated with heart ailments, individual intolerance of pine components or a tendency to allergic manifestations.

Did you know? The sex of pine cones can be determined by their shape and size: men’s are always elongated and reach a length of 15 cm, while women’s are rounded and do not grow more than 8 cm.

In any case, it is worth starting treatment with small doses, carefully monitoring the body's response to a new product for it. At the slightest sign of impaired health (for example, nausea or dizziness), you need to abandon decoctions, syrups and other forms of therapeutic compounds using pine buds.

So, pine buds can serve as the basis for a diverse and effective cough medicine. However, only strict observance of the requirements for the preparation of therapeutic drugs and the dosed use of the finished product will help to get the maximum benefit from the body from it, achieving the desired result of treatment or prevention of cough, bronchitis and colds.