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Pine contains phytochemicals
that act as an appetite suppressant
The key uses of pine oil are as an anti-infectious, antimicrobial agent in colds, flu, urinary and viral infections. Add a few drops of essential oil of pine to your cleaning solution to disinfect kitchen and bathroom surfaces, while enjoying that fresh pine scent that can not be duplicated by commerical pine cleaners. To help disinfect and clear the air in your home during cold and flu season, use pine oil in aroma lamps and aromatherapy room diffusers.
Pine has a long history of use ss a pain reliever in arthritis, aches, pains and sore muscles. In Switzerland, mattresses are filled with pine needles for treating rheumatic ailments. Take it from a woman who has had arthritis for most of my life, pine oil makes a wonderful addition to any arthritis pain massage rub, and is great for sore muscles too. Do be sure to dilute it properly with a carrier oil, as pine can be irritating to the skin. There are plenty of great pine oil aromatherapy remedies here
The pinolenic acid contained in pine nut oil can help curb appetite, and is marketed as a weight loss supplement under the trade name Pinno Thin© |
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 Pine oil is distilled from the twigs and needles of the Scotch pine that grows throughout much of Europe and Asia. It has a fresh, resinous, camphor-like aroma. The oil is used to scent a number of household and personal care products such as room sprays, detergents, vaporizer liquids, cough and cold preparations and masculine perfumes. Pine blends well with cedarwood, lavandin, rosemary, sage, cananga, labdanum, juniper, and other coniferous oils. |
 To freshen a cut tree, mix 1 cup water and 6 to 10 drops of pine essential oil, or sprinkle a few drops on an absorbent cloth to place at the foot of the tree. | | Place store bought pine cones in a plastic bag with 2 drops of pine essential oil and leave overnight to bring back the natural aroma. | | Flies and moths particularly dislike lavender oil, while peppermint keeps mosquitoes away. Moths have an aversion to the citrus oils too. |
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Arthritis, rheumatism and gout |
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Compounds in pine are similar to cortisone. Therapeutically, pine essential oil is very effective in relieving the pain caused by conditions such as arthritis, rheumatism and gout and promotes circulation. |
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Nutrition and weight loss |
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A number of species of the genus Pinus produce large seeds, pine nuts, that are edible and highly nutritious. Historically they have been used for food by Native peoples, and are considered a delicacy today. In Siberia, tribes gathered nuts of Pinus siberica, P. pumila and P. koriaensis. Russian settlers in Siberia also pressed oil from the nuts, which was called 'nut oil.' Pine nut oil has a low smoke point, and is not used in cooking, but is added to foods for flavor.
The edible nuts of pinons and other pines compare quite favourably with pecans, peanuts and walnuts in protein, fat and carbohydrate content and are eaten raw or roasted, and ground in sauces like pesto.
According to commerical sources who market weight loss products, the pinolenic acid contained in pine nut oil can help curb appetite by stimulating the release of cholecystokinin, a hormone that functions as an appetite suppressant. . Chapter 8: Seeds, Fruits and Cones. (1995), FAO |
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| Pine oil should always be well diluted as it can be irritating to sensitive skin. Beware of adulterations. |
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Koehler's Medicinal-Plants 1887
All the Pines yield resin in greater or smaller quantities, which is obtained by tapping the trees. The crude resin is almost entirely used for the distillation of Oil of Turpentine and Rosin, only small quantities being employed medicinally - for ointments, plasters, etc. When the Oil of Turpentine is entirely distilled off, the residuum is Rosin or Colophony, but when only part of the oil is extracted, the viscous mass remaining is known commercially as common Crude Turpentine.
Grive, M.,634
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 Hippocrates used pine to treat pulmonary problems and Pliny recommended it for respiratory conditions. The Romans used pine nuts for food, and the trees were used for sailing masts.
Walji, H.Ph.D.,123 |
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 It is a tree of Mars. From it common turpentine is obtained. Nicholas Culpeper |
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