Pine resin oil. The composition and healing effects of pine resin

Cedar resin is a balm - a relatively liquid mixture of oil and cedar resin. Such viscous substances are good as a basis for the manufacture of varnishes and paints (especially artistic ones) and cleaners, but they are almost not absorbed by the body. Therefore, their medical use is limited, although their ability to disinfect and warm upon surface contact has made the healing properties of resin a cedar legend. traditional medicine.

Most resinous compounds have a pleasant aroma or even taste, such as cherry and apricot gum. At first they have a liquid texture, but then they harden. For internal use, cedar resin is diluted with pine nut oil, and most often turpentine is made from it - a well-known warming agent of local action.

Chemical composition

The basis of cedar resin and any other resins / balms are terpenes - substances belonging to hydrocarbons. That is, they burn well and are close chemical relatives not only of gases such as methane, but also of oil. In medicine, official or folk, terpenes are usually used as part of essential oils.

With the help of certain chemical reactions, it is possible to obtain from terpenes not only varnish or rubber (rubber), but also compounds capable of participating in the metabolism of the human body.

Aldehydes. Substances that are toxic to CNS neurons. Many aldehydes have a pleasant aroma, like cinnamon, almond aldehyde and vanillin, so they are used in cooking despite their toxicity.
Ketones. The compounds are also unsafe, having a toxic effect on the brain and kidneys, but formed during some metabolic reactions in the human body. Ketones are part of many sex hormones, are involved in the exchange of oxygen and carbon dioxide in tissues. They are not only neurotoxic, but also carcinogenic, especially if their concentration in the bloodstream increases for any reason (strict diet, uncompensated diabetes mellitus, or mass cell death caused by something else besides acute hunger).

The pronounced disinfecting and blocking properties of wood resins, including cedar resin, are explained by their protective functions. There is only one problem with them. The resin-forming terpenes are practically indestructible either in nature or in the human body. Thus, the resin of a dead tree is often petrified and forms amber instead of decomposing along with the remains of its wood. And the resin in the human digestive tract irritates its walls, provokes gases and diarrhea, like all foreign substances that our intestines are not able to absorb.

Here in folk medicine, cedar resin is almost idolized. Science is skeptical about it, limiting the use of cedar resin to local applications. The maximum compromise that she is sometimes ready to make in relation to her is the manufacture of a new generation of warming agents that can be diluted with boiling water for inhalation, like Doctor Theiss balm. And science does not even consider the benefits of cedar resin when taken orally.

Medicinal properties of pine oleoresin

Useful properties of pine oleoresin for humans coincide with those for plants. Its application to the lesion of the skin or mucous membranes provides three main effects.

Warming. It occurs due to local irritation by terpenes nerve endings, due to which blood rushes to the place of application. Intensive blood circulation in places of lesions of various types (aseptic or infectious inflammation, rash, trauma with suppuration, etc.) gives not only an increase in temperature in the affected tissues, which adversely affects the vital activity and reproduction of the pathogen. Blood carries with it white blood cells - the main immune bodies in the fight against bacterial and fungal infections, allowing them to be suppressed faster. But cedar resin does not warm plant tissues (because it does not irritate them), although it stimulates the growth of bark fibers along the edges of the “hole”.
Enveloping. It is not so important for getting rid of the problem itself. On the other hand, the film formed by pine oleoresin on the surface of the focus blocks the spread of infection from it by tactile means, which is very important in the treatment of herpes, fungal and other infections of the epidermis and mucous membranes that easily spread by touching. The resinous film is also able to soften tissues affected by inflammation, prevent their contact with food, air, and other irritants.
Antiseptic. Cedar resin disinfects the surfaces on which it is applied, simply because it has even higher viscosity and “stickiness” than sebum or earwax. It is a natural trap for microbes and specific breeding agents of certain pathogens, like spores/mycelium in fungi. Yes, and the toxic properties of terpenes in the composition of cedar resin act on them on a par with body cells. That is, cedar resin paralyzes pathogens physically, enveloping them, and blocks the work of their central nervous system.

Indications for use

Due to the listed effects, treatment with cedar resin is relevant for various ailments.

With respiratory diseases. And alleviating their individual symptoms in the form of cough, runny nose, sore throat, inflammation of the tonsils (but not the bronchi). Cedar resin is prohibited for use in bronchial asthma and pathologies that increase the sensitivity of the bronchi and lungs to any irritants.
For skin diseases. From cosmetic problems like acne, regardless of the cause of their appearance, to impetigo, herpetic eruptions, eczema, lichen. Cedar resin is useful for the face with its softening, soothing irritation effect. The exception is autoimmune lesions - vitiligo, psoriasis, urticaria, as well as rosacea (it will only increase from a local rush of blood).
in hair treatment. Especially dull, brittle, prone to falling out due to dandruff. It is not always possible to establish the causes of persistent oily or dry seborrhea (the scientific name for dandruff). And cedar resin allows you to stop the reproduction of pathogenic microflora, soften the scalp and strengthen the hair roots, stopping peeling, regardless of the pathology development scenario.
in the treatment of hemorrhoids. As well as cracks, polyposis of the rectum and its other problems. The effectiveness of cedar resin in their solution is formed due to the availability of the lower intestine for local application. It softens the edges of erosions and creates a protective film on the surface of easily injured polyps and hemorrhoids. It also provides local rehabilitation, which is very important due to the presence of dangerous microflora in the rectum (E. coli, anaerobes). But the drug does not cure diseases of the upper intestines. It can even add “troubles” to them due to indigestibility and irritating effect on nerve endings, which provokes violations of peristalsis.
With pathologies of the joints. Starting with age-related degenerative phenomena in the joints and ending with the consequences of injuries. A direct effect of cedar resin on the lesions is impossible here, since the articular capsules are isolated even from drugs that have entered the bloodstream. Its external application allows you to warm up the surrounding tissues, increasing blood flow to the muscles serving the joint / articulation, relieve their spasm, indirectly improve the nutrition of cartilage at the ends of the bone and stimulate the renewal of synovial fluid in the joint bag. These effects are usually sufficient to curb the manifestations of arthritis, arthrosis, osteochondrosis, spondylosis, sciatica.
In case of neoplasms. Due to the toxic and cytostatic action of pine oleoresin. Its use in folk oncology is explained by the same thing as in scientific - the lower resistance of cancer cells to attempts to destroy them compared to normal cells. Science uses X-rays and intracellular antibiotics for this purpose, and traditional medicine uses plant and mineral poisons, including terpenes in the basis of gum and resins. The anti-cancer properties of cedar resin are not as pronounced as those of tannins and alkaloids, which are rich in aconite, hemlock and other highly poisonous herbs, but only because of its lower digestibility by the body. Applications of the remedy for precancerous neoplasms (moles and warts with dangerous signs, skin horn, rectal polyps mentioned above, etc.) give a better result than in the fight against actively growing tumors or foci of malignant decay.
For burns, wounds. As well as bedsores, diabetic foot, varicose ulcers and so on. Applications of cedar resin help prevent their new infection, eliminate the old one, relieve inflammation and slow down tissue necrosis.
With pathologies of the ear. Otitis, sulfur plug, comedones and acne in the auricle. If the membrane is damaged, cedar resin is unlikely to return the hearing acuity, but it will definitely cope with inflammation / infection in the area of \u200b\u200bit or the ear canal.

Cases with unproven efficacy

Among the indications for the use of cedar resin in folk medicine, there is much more. It is believed that it is effective as a means of getting rid of:

It is also suggested to be taken for the purpose of losing weight. But in reality, the ability of the drug to disrupt peristalsis and digestion, causing diarrhea or even the urge to vomit, has little to do with the treatment of helminthiasis and obesity.

The only possible benefit of cedar resin here may be to cleanse the intestines of people prone to overeating and leading a sedentary lifestyle (excess weight is most often observed in them). As well as a decrease in appetite due to discomfort and spasms. But in the case of helminthic invasions, the accelerated evacuation of the contents of the rectum reduces the number of individuals in the colony of worms by only a few units, which in meaning is equal to the absence of a result.

Similarly, with the rest of the listed indications. The terpene base of pine oleoresin can raise blood pressure, but does not lower it, which makes it an unsafe “addition” to cardiovascular diseases. It is possible to influence the processes inside the glands from the surface of the skin only in cases where the foci of pathological changes themselves are located close to the skin.

Koch's wand forms in the tissues something like cysts with a dense, "impenetrable" shell even for most antibiotics and immune bodies. Thus, pine oleoresin could reduce the likelihood of their activation if it had the properties of an immunostimulant or if it could be applied directly to the surface of such a cyst. However, neither the first nor the second is possible, since it is not absorbed by the body when taken orally. And "sleeping" tuberculous foci are usually located deep in the internal organs and tissues.

The cytostatic and cytotoxic effect of pine oleoresin, which is fundamental for alternative oncology, should not be overestimated. For the manifestation of anti-cancer properties, cedar resin should be applied directly to the surface of the neoplasm. And cleansing the body of malignant cells with pine oleoresin by taking it orally is meaningless and dangerous as a waste of time, which is crucial in cancer.

Contraindications and restrictions

Contraindications of cedar resin are due to its almost complete indigestibility and strong irritant effect - both local and general, occurring when trying to take it inside or use it for inhalation. Resin is resin and is not food.

The remedy should not be used (although healers, on the contrary, recommend it for use) with:

bronchial asthma;
autoimmune diseases;
cardiovascular diseases;
gastritis and ulcers of the stomach and intestines;
blood clotting disorders;
eye injuries and infections;
hepatitis and gallstone disease.

In the latter case, the resin is diluted with vegetable oil or alcohol, and they are excluded in diseases of the liver and gallbladder.

Ingestion of pine oleoresin can harm the digestive system of children, especially those under the age of five. Some of the negative reviews also apply to the results of treatment with pine oleoresin for endocrine disorders: thyroiditis, diabetes mellitus. It is not surprising, because it does not contain substances that can affect their course for the better (except for a temporary effect in the treatment of diabetic foot).

Side effect

There are also enough side effects in pine oleoresin. The most common of them is allergy, since cedar resin is a strong irritant for the immune system. Plus, in the places of its application are possible:

redness;
burning;
feeling of heat;
tissue swelling.

General reactions may also occur, especially when the drug is taken orally, including:

cardiopalmus;
dizziness and mild disorientation;
migraine;
hypertension.

On the part of the stomach and intestines, oral use of pine oleoresin is often accompanied by:

swelling;
rumbling;
flatulence;
diarrhea
feeling of heaviness under the ribs on the right;
nausea and vomiting (rare).

It is more difficult to wash off the preparation of pine oleoresin from the skin than any other. The constant presence of its traces provokes a feeling of tightness and itching (not allergic, but simply irritating). Alcohol helps to completely get rid of its residues on smooth skin, although rubbing them is harmful due to severe drying and new irritation. And you can remove the resin from the hair roots only by thoroughly washing with shampoo without conditioner.

Making and receiving

On the topic of how to make cedar resin at home, we can say that now there is no need for this, since it is sold in most pharmacies in the country. It is not produced except in ampoules, and even then, apparently, because its intravenous administration poses a threat to the patient's life. But cedar resin is made in the form of an oil solution, alcohol tincture or even gelatin capsules. But if you wish, you can try universal recipes for self-preparation of cedar resin.

Tincture

You will need:

a teaspoon of cedar resin;
half a liter of vodka or any alcohol with a strength of 40%.

Cooking

Put the resin in a glass dish with a ground-in lid, add the alcohol base and stir in two to three movements.
Close the dish with a lid and put it in a dark, warm place for a week. Remove the tincture daily, shake it vigorously several times, and put it back without opening it.
At the end of the infusion period, it is not necessary to strain the product - just make sure that the resin is completely dissolved in alcohol.

The resulting yellowish-amber, cloudy remedy should be taken orally, in portions of 15 ml twice a day before meals for a month. In the absence of side effects and allergies, it is permissible to extend the course for another month, then take a two-week break and repeat.

oil solution

You will need:

four tablespoons of vegetable oil;
a tablespoon of cedar resin.

Cooking

Warm the selected oil to room temperature. Any refined vegetable oil will do, but cedar oil is optimal (it is harder to find on sale) or linseed.
Add the resin to the base of choice and stir vigorously for five to ten minutes.
Set aside the product and let it cool down. If the resin has not completely dissolved, heat slightly and stir again.
After complete dissolution of cedar oleoresin, squeeze the preparation through gauze folded four times and leave for another day.
Pour the finished product into a dark glass dish (or place it in a light-tight package), close tightly and put it on the bottom shelf of the refrigerator.

The oily solution of pine oleoresin is convenient for external applications and insertion with a cotton swab into the anus, auricles, and vagina. It is also suitable for oral administration - given the above limitations and problems with its effectiveness. It should be taken orally in half a teaspoon three times a day before meals. Rubbing their joints should be at least twice a day, followed by wrapping with a warm scarf.

It is better to apply oil with pine oleoresin on warts, moles, melanomas and other neoplasms, avoiding massage. From above, the entire application area must be isolated for two hours with a bandage over a polyethylene “winding” or patch. Then you need to wash off the application and repeat it after a few hours. The course of treatment with pine oleoresin in all cases is at least two weeks or until the desired result is achieved (disappearance of the neoplasm, pain).

To the question of how to take pine resin with honey, the answer is simple. It is necessary to mix gum oil with it. Just for this, cedar resin must first be frozen, and then ground into powder and mixed with warm honey in a 1: 1 ratio. But it is necessary to prepare such a mixture immediately before taking it (it quickly exfoliates).

Sometimes the pines cry. A frost crack on the trunk, a branch broken by snow or wind, someone's ax, knife or other tool that left a wound. And the tree releases drops of a clear or slightly yellowish viscous liquid. This is pine resin - the resinous sap of the tree. Pine resin on the bark of a tree. Gum performs a protective function - heals wounds. Most likely, that's why it's named so. The released juice in the air hardens, becoming whitish. The wound is covered with a film that prevents the penetration of pathogens and fungi.

Not only pine has resin - all conifers: spruce, larch, fir, cedar (Siberian pine) and others. But of practical importance for us is, first of all, pine resin - the juice of Scotch pine.
Pine resin: composition, properties, processing, application

Three-quarters of the composition of pine resin is resin acids. In the normal state, these substances are solid. Why is resin - albeit viscous, but still a liquid?

In addition to resin acids, resin contains substances that chemists call terpenes. Their share is only about 18%. But terpenes are great solvents. Pine oleoresin is a solution of resin acids in terpenes.

Due to this, the resin moves quite easily along the resin passages penetrating the wood. Sometimes it accumulates in the so-called "resin pockets". These, however, are more typical for spruce and, especially, for fir. In pine, they are less common.

The pine resin hardened in the air is officially called barras, and unofficially - gray. Pine sulfur has nothing to do with sulfur as a chemical substance.
Harvesting and processing of pine resin

The healing properties of the resin of coniferous people discovered for themselves in times immemorial. But then he took from nature, first of all, what she herself gave him. And not in such large quantities. Everything changed with the development of industry.

The first thing that people began to massively use from Scotch pine juice for their practical purposes was pine resin. Boats were tarred with it, and later - wooden ships and tackle for them. However, to obtain resin, they used not so much turpentine as resin - resinous branches, and especially resinous stumps that stood on the felling sites for several years.

The resin industry was highly developed in many places where large tracts of pine forests grew along the banks of the rivers. One of these areas is my homeland, the banks of the Kuloi and Vaga rivers, flowing into the Northern Dvina.

This craft in places where river and sea vessels were built also appeared many centuries ago. In our country, it has been developing since Peter the Great, from the beginning of the 18th century. The resin industry was especially developed in the first half of the 19th century. At that time, almost every peasant had his own tar "factory". This loud word, however, has nothing to do with its modern meaning, with a large industrial enterprise.

The tar “factory” is just a semi-dugout with a firebox, a cube for tar (stumps and branches) and a wooden tray for draining molten resin into a substituted barrel. In the summer, in between agricultural work, they prepared resin. And in the winter they started "smoking" - distillation of resin. Smoke, fumes, heat at the stove, cold outside ... The work of hells! But he gave the peasant a little extra money. And from the inevitable colds, they were treated primarily with pine resin.

In the spring, barrels of resin were picked up by a reseller. They were installed on special rafts and floated down the river - to Arkhangelsk. From other places of fishing, the resin went to St. Petersburg, as well as to the southern shipyards of the country.

The turn of mass harvesting and processing of pine resin came a little later. From the middle of the 19th century, turpentine "factories" began to appear in our area. They were arranged by merchants and wealthy peasants. Such a "factory" was a barn with a furnace, a large distillation cube, a metal cap over it and pipes through which the vapors were removed and where they were cooled.

Pine resin and sulfur were loaded into the cube. When heated, the volatile components of resin - terpenes - evaporated. Cooling, they condensed into turpentine. The remaining solid part was a vitreous mass. It was rosin.

But, before being processed, pine resin from a tree must be obtained. Sometimes on pine trees you can see strange for the uninitiated "decorations" in the form of a reverse Christmas tree. (It would be more correct to call them wounds.) These are the traces of the turpentine being harvested. In our area, it stopped by the end of the 80s of the 20th century.
Pine resin was harvested here

The process of harvesting pine resin is called tapping. First, the bark is removed from a part of the trunk. A longitudinal groove is made in the sapwood, and lateral channels are cut to it to a depth of several annual rings. Below is suspended receiver in the form of a funnel. A metal plate is fixed in front of it, along which pine resin flows into the funnel.
Pine resin flows into the cone

Further, I think it is clear. The person who collects the resin walks around the site, removes the filled funnels, and installs new ones. The prepared resin is poured into barrels. From time to time, the wounds on the trees need to be refurbished. The resin hardens - the tree is protected. This process is called uplifting, and the worker is called uplifting.

It is believed that without harm to the tree, 1 - 2 kg of pine resin can be taken from it. Of course, it all depends on how human economic activity complies with environmental standards. And the tapping of the same trees from year to year weakens them, leading to diseases.

Therefore, tapping, according to the rules, should be carried out in forests, which are destined for cutting down in 5-10 years. As I already mentioned, we have not been tapping pine trees for twenty-five years. The existing chemical forestry enterprises were closed in the heat of “perestroika”.

Is it good or bad? Yes, how to say? Previously, before cutting down a pine forest, valuable chemical raw materials were obtained from it. Now the forest is being cut down...

Modern wood-chemical enterprises in terms of technology and technology have gone far from the turpentine "factory" described by me. But the principles of processing pine resin, in general, are the same. Turpentine is distilled from it by dry distillation or steam distillation. The remaining rosin is processed further.

Turpentine is not as important for a modern person as it was for a peasant a hundred years ago. We don't have harnesses for horses, which they oiled. There are leather boots. But we prefer not to lubricate them with turpentine. Although it is good for leather shoes! And the skin becomes soft, and water does not pass.

But turpentine also has other uses. It is an excellent solvent for varnishes and paints. A significant part of turpentine goes to the production of medicines. In medicine, only turpentine obtained from resin is used. There are other ways to get it, too.

And rosin is used not only for rubbing the bows of stringed musical instruments. It is used in tinning and soldering, in the production of artificial rubber and rubber, plastics, paper and cardboard, soap, and in many other important matters. For medicines, too. Obtained from rosin and purified turpentine.
Healing properties of pine resin

Pine resin has antiseptic and antibacterial properties, promotes wound healing, heals inflammation, and relieves pain.

When receiving a small wound in the forest, it is quite possible to use pine resin instead of iodine. It heals not only fresh cuts, but also festering wounds, as well as boils.

For the treatment of boils, a bandage folded several times is impregnated with resin and applied to the sore spot. After 2 - 3 days, the boil resolves.

Another thing is that in this case we are treating the consequence - the boil, and not the cause - the disease, the result of which was its appearance. But here you need to see a doctor!

Quite similarly, pine resin can be used to treat small festering wounds, as well as some skin diseases - for example, fungal ones.

Pine resin in a small amount (2 grams) can be added to the bath. Such a bath will relieve fatigue, has a calming effect, promotes good sleep.

When coughing, you can achieve relief by swallowing a few grains of hardened resin (pine "sulfur").
In childhood, we willingly chewed such “sulfur”, replacing the chewing gum that was absent then. By the way, it was more useful than modern chewing gum - it refreshes the mouth and disinfects the oral cavity, teeth, gums, and helps prevent caries.

Pine resin is useful in itself. Used for medicinal purposes and its derivatives - turpentine and rosin.

In pharmacies you can buy purified turpentine. It is used for inhalation for broncho-pulmonary diseases (10-15 drops per glass of hot water).

For rubbing with neuralgia, rheumatism, myositis, turpentine liniment is used, also sold in pharmacies.

In cholelithiasis, the drug olimetin is used, which includes purified turpentine oil.

And turpentine oil, by the way, is another name for turpentine!

Gum turpentine is used as an irritant in rubbing mixtures, ointments for osteochondrosis, rheumatism, and sciatica.
Traditional medicine uses turpentine to treat asthma, tuberculosis, peptic ulcer. There is even information (not officially confirmed!) About the treatment of oncology. In these cases, turpentine is taken orally.
But for internal use, it is important to remember - turpentine is poisonous! It is necessary to strictly observe the dosage, and it involves the use of drops.

In diseases of the liver and kidneys, the internal use of turpentine is contraindicated!

In this case, the most important principle applies - you need to be treated by a specialist!

The treatment of a whole "bouquet" of diseases involves the use of turpentine baths according to the method of Dr. Zalmanov. But, as far as I understand, official medicine does not recognize the methods of Zalmanov and his followers. I myself cannot be considered in this matter not only an “expert”, but even a more or less savvy connoisseur ...

Pine resin really helps to revitalize, improve health and prolong life.

Resin is a substance that is released when the tree cover is damaged. At first, it has the appearance of a thick, viscous mass of amber-honey color, but upon interaction with air, it soon hardens and becomes a resin. Most often, this ability is observed in coniferous trees.

What is the resin of coniferous trees? Correctly speaking, conifers emit, not resin. Resin is a resin dissolved in essential oils (scientifically - a balm). Contrary to the popular belief that “pine resin smells”, we note that it is not the resins themselves that smell (they have no smell at all), but essential oils. In air, most of the essential oils evaporate, but about 6% remain, which explains not only a pleasant smell, but also a not quite solid consistency (resins, as you know, are amorphous solids).

Coniferous resin: composition

coniferous resin plays extremely important role in the life of trees: it flows to the surface of the wound, cracks, preventing the penetration of pathogens into the wood. Thus, resin protects its "hostess" from those who want to use the nutrient medium of pine or spruce. The resin of coniferous trees has antiseptic, bactericidal properties. Roughly speaking, live bait is a patch that the tree imposes on itself.

C is a mixture of resin acids, fatty acids and their esters, alcohols, sterols, resins and waxes. Resins are insoluble in water, but dissolve without problems in chloroform, alcohol and other organic solvents.

The resin is formed in the sapwood, that is, the outer layers of the tree. The predominant part of the resins is released into the resin passages. These are narrow channels filled with resin. They are located in the wood structure both horizontally and vertically, forming a single resinous system. The length of the resin passages can be from 10 to 80 cm.

It is worth mentioning that coniferous trees are so far an insurmountable "enemy" of manufacturers of wooden products - tools, etc. Softwood is in great demand because it is relatively inexpensive, resilient, durable and has a beautiful structure. But, at the same time, due to the presence of resin in wood, tools wear out quickly, wood processing and the formation of decorative and protective layers become more difficult.

The resin of coniferous trees is fought by. But the resin remains inside the wood, and under certain circumstances it can come to the surface. Therefore, now we are actively engaged in studying the possibility of isolating the resin inside the substrate using varnishes, sealers, insulating primers. There is still a long way to go before the problem is solved, but that is another story.

Speaking about the composition of the resin of coniferous trees, it is impossible not to mention amber. Coniferous resins, oxidized by atmospheric oxygen, become extremely resistant to the effects of the external environment. Thanks to this, they were able to lie in the ground for millions of years, turning into amazingly beautiful amber.

Pine Tree Resin: Mining

Among coniferous trees, the most popular is tar, resin, tar, tar and. On an industrial scale, pine resin prevails, of course. On its example, we will consider the extraction of resin from coniferous trees, but there are no fundamental differences between the extractions of different conifers.

Pine resin will differ in quality depending on the place of growth: on moist shaded soils, and even in cold winters, bitter and dark resin is extracted. And, conversely, in dry sunny places after a moderate winter, the pine gives a very good resin.

As folk wisdom says, you cannot hurt a tree to get sap. You can only take what the tree gives itself. At the same time, the people call the resin of coniferous trees tree blood. Perhaps, for the needs of one person, it is enough to go into the forest and pick up a handful of pine resin. But you can't build an industry on this, so forestry enterprises use such an event as tapping to extract pine resin.

Pine tapping - these are cuts on a tree trunk that look like grooves. Thanks to their placement at an angle, the resin that the wounded pine begins to secrete flows into prudently substituted containers. For the first time, pine resin is released in a small amount, and the wound heals quickly. After 10 days, the grooves are cleared, and coniferous resin begins to stand out more intensively. In such a rather gentle way, about 0.5 kilograms of pine resin can be obtained per season. This tree remains quite healthy if it is "milked" a little and given a break.

But there are also more stringent methods, which are called “to death”. This method is used when 4-5 years remain before felling trees. It is characterized by more intense, high cuts on all sides of the trunk. At the same time, it is possible to extract up to 300 kg of pine resin per hectare of forest per year (several kilograms from one tree). In other popular species of coniferous trees, the resin yield is somewhat lower: spruce resin - up to 0.5 kg, larch resin - up to 0.4 kg, cedar resin - up to 0.8 kg.

Coniferous resin can be extracted not only from living trees, but also from stumps. To do this, the stumps are crushed, and resin is extracted from the wood by distillation or extraction.

Resin of coniferous trees: application

Industrial applications of coniferous resins

Let's start with the industrial use of resin. Since the resin of coniferous trees is 35% light fraction - essential oils (turpentine), and 65% heavy - coniferous resin (rosin), a way is needed to separate the resin into fractions. This method consists in steam distillation of the purified resin.

The resulting turpentine is often used in medicine, as a solvent for varnishes and paints, in the chemical industry; rosin is used in the production of artificial leather, plastics, rubber, soldering and tinning, soap, linoleum, mastics and many other useful things.

Pine resin itself is widely used for tarring wood, as a softener for rubber compounds, for the production of pitch, pitch, resin oils.

Medical use of coniferous resins

The miraculous properties of the resins of coniferous trees have been known since ancient times. Despite the fact that tree resin is similar in composition and exhibits strong healing, analgesic, antiseptic properties, there is, of course, a difference between different representatives of conifers.

- Cedar resin excellent for the treatment of diseases associated with circulatory disorders of the brain. These are injuries, atherosclerosis, hypoxia, senile dementia, speech and memory disorders, etc. Also, cedar resin will help normalize cardiac activity. It is also valuable because with radiation therapy it can make the tumor more susceptible.

- larch resin- an excellent remedy against helminths, including tape and round worms, with amoebiasis and giardiasis, often used to treat lice and scabies;

- fir resin- a universal substitute for antibiotics. Kills infections of the mucous membranes of the mouth and genitals, stomach, intestines, esophagus, is able to cleanse the skin of boils and carbuncles, has antitumor abilities;

- spruce resin is an excellent immunostimulant and antioxidant. Spruce resin will help with bruises, burns, trophic ulcers, and even with stomach ulcers, tuberculosis and bronchitis.

As you can see, tree resin is an extremely useful and affordable thing. Anyone can go to the forest, "collect" the resin of coniferous trees, and then clean it. To do this, the dirty resin is wrapped in gauze and thrown into boiling water. The resin will come to the surface of the water and you just need to collect it with a spoon or pour it into a container of cold water to harden. Then the resin is rolled into balls or "sausages" and used for any purpose - fortunately, it can be stored for a very long time.
Tatyana Kuzmenko, member of the editorial board of the Sobcorrespondent of the online publication "AtmWood. Wood-industrial bulletin"

Pine resin is otherwise called resin, which is represented by a special substance secreted by coniferous trees. A similar phenomenon occurs both during normal metabolism and in cases of damage to the bark of trees. Due to the action of oxygen sap undergoes oxidation. As a result of such a chemical transformation, it becomes resistant to mechanical factors.

The composition and healing effects of pine resin

Gum is a unique mixture, which is formed by useful substances. The main components of the composition are resin acids. They account for approximately 70%. The rest is represented by turpentine. It contains absolutely no vitamins and minerals.

The product has long been famous for its healing properties. Its composition contains a large amount of lambertianic acid. This substance exhibits a pronounced bactericidal effect. In addition, it promotes blood flow.

It is noteworthy that the benefits of resin persist for several years. The inhibitory effect on pathogenic microflora, including fungal representatives, is the main therapeutic effect that resin is capable of exhibiting.

This circumstance is successfully used by many therapeutic methods. She treats furunculosis, purulent wounds, cuts, burns. Internal use is similar to drugs that have an antibacterial effect.

But it compares favorably with them in that it is not able to destroy beneficial bacteria that are necessary for the physiological activity of the body.

For this reason, resin treatment can be classified as a safe therapy. It is easy to guess that the main indication for the use of the product are conditions associated with inflammatory changes in organs and tissues.

In principle, you can collect it at any time, even in winter, even in summer. But in winter it is much more difficult to do this than in summer. Therefore, it is mainly harvested during the summer months. At this time, the most intensive metabolism in the plant is observed. It is better, of course, to collect it at a sufficient distance from roads with vehicular traffic.

Resin is also found in larch. It is a safe component and can also be used for treatment. However, it shows its properties to the maximum when it is collected in the summer and in dry weather. Through extraction, cedar turpentine is obtained. It can be obtained from this resin.

Fact! All valuable properties are most pronounced when collecting resin in the summer. This feature has been known since time immemorial. An easier way is to buy it at a pharmacy. In addition, the tool is not very expensive in terms of cost.

We treat the stomach, joints and lose weight with the help of resin

Often the culprit in the development of gastric pathology is the microorganism Helicobacter pylori. Under its action, gastritis and ulcerative formations in the stomach occur. Gum in relation to this microbial representative has a detrimental effect.

With the help of resin, many of the fair sex manage to lose weight. As a result of the acceleration of metabolic processes, extra pounds are lost.

The product is able to have an effect on the joints. A positive effect is manifested due to a decrease in the signs of inflammation, which is observed when using resin.

Preparation of tincture

Gum can be used in many dosage forms, including in the form of tincture. This will require ethyl alcohol in a volume of 100 ml. Pine resin is taken for this volume in the amount of 20-30 g. It takes three weeks to insist on the composition. The tool is used both internally and externally.

Presence of contraindications

The product is a natural remedy. This explains the relatively small number of contraindications. All restrictions on the use can be reduced to the following positions:

Cases of individual intolerance.
Presence of any trimester of pregnancy.
Pronounced renal pathology.

Domestic industry produces gum ointment, as well as turpentine and rosin. The basis for their manufacture, of course, is resin. Turpentine in purified form is widely used in medical practice.

He, as one of the components, is an indispensable representative of many ointment formulations. They are used for joint diseases and pathology associated with the spine.

Many are known for baths with the addition of turpentine. And in the form of inhalation use, many colds and pathologies of the respiratory apparatus are being combated.

Turpentine oil, which is part of the resin, is the basis for the manufacture of olimethine. This drug is used in the therapeutic correction of conditions caused by cholelithiasis.

Gum in the form of crushed powder

Ointments and tinctures are made from it. It can also be used internally. It strengthens the immune system with it. They treat colds and get rid of problems caused by inflammation of the gums. At one time, an incomplete teaspoon is enough, but the dose is three times a day.

If gastritis and the pain associated with it are concerned, then a small piece of resin is simply kept in the mouth. After a while, the pain subsides.

Before grinding, the resin is kept in a freezer. The resin must be crushed and dried. It is stored in a glass container.

Cooking ointment

For its preparation you will need:

resin - 50 g;
beeswax - 100 g;
internal lard - 100 g.

Everything is mixed and placed in a water bath. The ointment is used as an external remedy for various problems that occur on the skin. If you are worried about any colds, you can spread the composition on the chest and neck area.

In general, resin-based compositions are quite widely used. But we should never forget about the presence of cases of individual intolerance. And before taking resin, a reasonable step would be to consult with your doctor.

Cedar resin is a resinous viscous substance that is released even with minor damage to the tree cover. The scientific medical name for this substance is turpentine, but people simply call it turpentine.

Turpentine resin has a pronounced coniferous smell and contains healing properties for humans. This article will help to show all the healing properties of resin, the unique composition of which has a beneficial effect on the entire body as a whole.

Cedar resin: description, application

Medicinal properties of cedar have long been used in folk medicine in the treatment of many diseases. Since the resin of the tree is able to heal its injuries, it copes well with various injuries and diseases of the skin in humans, thanks to the decontamination of wounds.

Cedar resin on cedar oil is used for the preparation of ointments, rubbing, medicinal cosmetic creams and balms. Negative and positive reviews indicate the widespread use of resin among the people.

The benefits and harms of pine oleoresin for health

The resin was widely used for therapeutic and prophylactic purposes due to the healing components in its composition, which help in the treatment of internal and external diseases.

For the unique ability - to quickly restore a damaged area of \u200b\u200bthe skin and increase the vital energy of a person, the substance is also valued among doctors.

Possessing a pronounced anti-inflammatory, antiseptic and bactericidal effect, medical workers themselves often advise the use of resin in the treatment of inflammatory processes associated with the skin, gastrointestinal tract and oral cavity.

On medical forums, you can find numerous reviews of doctors that testify to the benefits of this remedy. But, despite this, many doctors advise pregnant women and people suffering from allergic reactions to refrain from taking internal preparations based on turpentine, so as not to harm their health.

The healing properties of cedar resin, as well as pine resin, are known not only to traditional healers, but also to doctors. The resin is used not only for the treatment and healing of wounds, but also for peptic ulcers of the stomach and duodenum, hemorrhoids, dysbacteriosis, as well as for tuberculosis, pneumonia and influenza, and in oncology for cancer.

Resin has the following effect:

anti-inflammatory;
antiseptic;
bactericidal;
wound healing.

Gum is part of the ointments and rubbing for joints, burns and wounds, which can be bought at a regular pharmacy. It is an excellent remedy for psoriasis. It is used for prostatitis in men, as well as for sexual weakness.

Recipes for tinctures and balms for joints

The balm is a solution of resin in linseed, corn, cedar and other oils. Since the oil contains additional beneficial substances, its choice should be approached based on the diseases against which the balm will be used. Alcohol tincture should be taken orally, following the instructions.

Traditional Siberian balm is easy to prepare at home, for this you need:

take the purified resin and dissolve in oil heated to 50 degrees. For external use, the ratio is 1:10, for internal use - 1:20.

The process of making Siberian tincture is as follows:

50 g of crushed cedar resin and a little pine needles pour 200 ml of alcohol, put in a dark place for 10 days.

Honey from cedar resin - useful properties

If you mix honey with cedar resin in a ratio of 1:1, you get a unique remedy that has beneficial and healing properties for the body. Prepared honey should be taken in the morning on an empty stomach in courses of 30 days, no more. Honey significantly improves the overall tone.

Despite the benefits of this honey, there is also some contraindication: a pronounced allergy to the components of the mixture, so it should be taken correctly.

Siberian cleaning with cedar resin - instructions

In Siberia, the method of cleansing the body with the help of cedar balm is famous. The meaning of the procedure is to take it daily with an increase in the dose of the drug. The cleaning course is designed for 79 days:

Start taking 10% turpentine balm with one drop, increasing the dose by one drop every day, reaching the 40th day. Then reduce in exactly the same sequence every day by one drop.

This recipe is indicated for people with an average body weight of about 70-80 kg.

Wax ointment on cedar resin with bee deadness - indications for use

Wax gum ointment based on beeswax has anti-inflammatory, bactericidal and antiviral effects, therefore it is used externally in the treatment of joints, headaches and muscle pain, wounds and burns.

The ointment perfectly renews the skin, due to which it does not lead to the appearance of scars after tissue damage. Treats varicose veins. It is used as a rub for colds and sinusitis.

Cedar resin from keloid scars

When treating various skin lesions with cedar resin, even scars do not remain, so many doctors advise using an ointment or balm, which contains turpentine, to treat long-term non-healing wounds, acne and other inflammatory skin processes.

Pregnant women should take cedar resin preparations with caution so as not to harm the child. At the same time, there is a long-standing recipe that helps return breast milk to nursing mothers. For this you need:

take 3-5 drops of 5% turpentine balm every day.

This intake scheme prevents the formation of milk stagnation, thereby preventing mastitis from appearing. It also has a beneficial effect on the formation of the immunity of the infant.

Medicinal properties of resin from cedar for children

Cedar resin is indicated for children in the treatment of inflammatory processes in the oral cavity, as natural chewing gum for toothache, and can be used during teething. In inflammatory processes, children can simply chew a piece of hardened resin until it softens or melt it a little in a water bath or steam.

If the resin is combined with propolis, you get a double dose of useful properties. There are no contraindications to this method, with the exception of individual intolerance to the components.

Cedar oleoresin application in cosmetology

Cedar resin has also been used in cosmetology. Facial products, which contain cedar, well saturate the skin with moisture, restore and smooth without causing allergies. Return a healthy look to the face. Cream and scrub are suitable for people with sensitive skin.

Cedar oil with resin has a good effect on hair growth, so a couple of drops of oil are added to a regular shampoo, after which it will become therapeutic. You can also use chopped pine nuts.

The use of cedar resin for the face and hair

The components of cedar wood or turpentine oil give the hair a healthy shine, nourishing each hair with beneficial substances.

Along the way, the scalp is moisturized and nourished, as a result of which the hair becomes silky and healthy. Dandruff disappears, so the oil is indicated for use by men who do not particularly like to spend time solving this problem.

Turpentine oil starts the process of regeneration of skin cells, therefore, with constant use, acne and various rashes disappear, the skin becomes smooth and healthy. But this is the dream of all women.

Collection and preparation

Self-collection is carried out in cool weather, best of all in spring, when the resin has the lowest viscosity. You can collect it with a knife or an awl, while not tearing the bark of the tree itself.

Resin should always be collected in a tightly closed jar, as it hardens very quickly in air. In addition, nuts, young needles and buds are harvested, which also have medicinal properties.

From the collected raw materials, the preparation of healing balms, ointments and tinctures follows, which are used for their intended purpose in the future. From the prepared preparations, effective means are obtained in the fight against all kinds of diseases.

Many lives were saved by cedar resin during the Great Patriotic War. Faced with an acute shortage of bactericidal agents, military surgeons used this natural antibiotic to decontaminate and accelerate the healing of bullet wounds.

The action of the healing resin saved the soldiers from infection and festering of extensive wounds and prevented the development of gangrene.

Cedar resin is a natural antibiotic

What is unique about cedar resin and what determines its medicinal properties?

Cedar resin - what is it?

This thick, resinous mass, which emerges from the cracks of a forty-meter-high taiga giant during sap flow, is said to restore a person's vital energy.

Cedar resin is distinguished by a high (30-70%) content of turpentine, which in turn contains up to 80% of pinenes - the main material for the synthesis of camphor.

The latter is used to treat disorders of the nervous system, incl. schizophrenia, as well as stimulation of the respiratory processes and the cardiovascular system.

It also contains vitamins C and D, resin and fatty acids, impurities of vegetable origin, as well as colorless and colored resin alcohols, which “trigger” the anti-inflammatory effect of tannins, also contained in cedar resin.
Thanks to such a difficult "chemistry", the benefits of cedar resin are enormous.

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What is useful resin cedar?

The inhabitants of the Urals, Siberia and the Far East, famous for their good health, with its help cope with eye, heart and nervous ailments, digestive disorders, fractures, purulent wounds, burns, snake bites, boils and dental ailments.

Cedar resin stimulates metabolism and restores blood circulation in the brain, and therefore it has found its application in gerontological practice: it is used in the treatment of patients with Alzheimer's disease and obvious disorders of brain activity.

It will also help to cope with depression and support cardiac activity after a heart attack.

and have similar properties. Polyunsaturated omega-3 fatty acids are among the biochemical compounds that are essential for health.

Also in the literature it is noted that Russian healers used it in the treatment of cancer.

Medicinal properties and contraindications of cedar resin

When a piece of resin is slowly burned on coals, healing vapors are released that have a bactericidal, balsamic, and analgesic effect. Such inhalations disinfect the nasopharynx in case of respiratory diseases.

On the basis of resin, therapeutic ointments are prepared that moisturize the skin and help solve dermatological problems; nasal drops that strengthen the nasopharynx with a tendency to colds; massage oils, relaxing the body and strengthening the immune system.
Massage with cedar resin oil will restore vitality and strengthen immunity

Useful combination

Honey with cedar resin has exceptional beneficial properties. Beekeepers enrich acacia, linden or raspberry honey with it, getting a natural energy drink with a coniferous taste and aroma, tonic and strengthening nervous system, which improves metabolic reactions and the functioning of the digestive organs.

It will also help improve digestion. The unique properties of this plant were known among the tribes of the old New World. It was sometimes even called Oswego tea, after one of the Indian tribes, and Indian nettle.

A delicious tandem cleanses the blood and lymph, increases efficiency, has an analgesic effect in case of muscle, joint and headache, increases sweating in case of fever.

An excellent antiseptic, gum honey is suitable for treating wounds and cuts, cosmetic masks in the fight against acne and rejuvenation.
By lubricating them with nasal sinuses, you can get rid of rhinitis as soon as possible.

Resin will help to quickly cure a runny nose

Treatment with cedar resin

Siberian cedar resin, produced in the form of ointment, oil or balm of various concentrations, has found application in the prevention and treatment of many diseases.

For rubbing, instillation, lubrication and internal use, cedar resin with cedar oil is used - turpentine balm with 5%, 10%, 25% or 50% content of natural resin diluted in cedar oil.

The use of cedar resin on cedar oil

In infectious diseases of the respiratory and oral cavity:

With the first signs of angina rub a small amount of 5% balm into the tonsil area (outside). If the disease has already begun, soak a cotton pad with balm and, winding it on a stick, treat the tonsils every 5-6 hours;
With acute respiratory infections and influenza Rub the "wings" of the nose, the area under the nose, chest, back, upper and lower limbs with 25% balm 4 times a day;
For chronic bronchitis and lung diseases daily rubbing of the chest and back is supplemented with an internal intake of 5-10 drops of 5% or 10% turpentine balm;
Applications of gum balm mixed with (1:1) on the gums relieve periodontal disease, gingivitis and stomatitis;

Cedar resin will relieve gum problems

With damage to the joints and spine, with neuralgia, balm (5% or 25%) is used as follows:

You can smooth out the "acute" course of polyarthritis by combining the internal intake of cedar turpentine with rubbing it into the joints and coniferous baths;
A massage course, consisting of 12-15 sessions, held in autumn and spring, will prevent exacerbations of osteochondrosis or sciatica;
For the prevention of joint ailments, a steam bath with the use of turpentine, which is “rubbed” into the joints and spine with the help of a fir broom, will be of great benefit;
With trigeminal neuralgia, cedar oil with resin is rubbed along the nerve 4-5 times a day, and active points are massaged with it. With deep neuralgia, a point compress is made on the painful area for a quarter of an hour.

Skin ailments, abscesses, frostbite and burns

How cedar resin will help with skin problems:

Ointments with cedar gum

The ointment "Zhichnaya" based on cedar resin also has a very effective composition. Distinguished by a high concentration of biologically active substances, it reflexively improves blood circulation, providing anti-inflammatory, regenerating, warming, antifungal and antimicrobial effects in case of colds and broncho-pulmonary ailments, inflammation in the oral cavity, teeth and gums, migraine, skin diseases.

With mastopathy and mastitis, the diseased area of \u200b\u200bthe mammary gland is smeared with ointment at night and wrapped with a piece of warm tissue.
For the treatment of hemorrhoids, pustular and ulcerative lesions of the skin, with radiation sickness and burns, wax ointment on cedar resin is widely used.

Healthy on the inside, healthy on the outside!

Representatives of traditional medicine claim that the Siberian cedar, generously sharing its healing power, “sends” energy waves similar to the energy vibrations of a healthy human body.
And in order for the “health wave” to overflow as much as possible, it is recommended to use cedar resin internally.

The life-giving resin of cedar will restore the body

How to take cedar gum inside?

Internally, naturopaths recommend starting with 5 drops of gum balm. The initial dosage is increased daily, and for a short time brought to 1 tbsp. Take turpentine in the morning, on an empty stomach, 15-30 minutes before breakfast.

There is also a slightly different, universal preventive scheme, according to which, within a month, 1 tsp. cedar oil is taken in the morning and in the evening, not focusing on food intake.

Nevertheless, in the presence of chronic diseases, it is advisable to get a preliminary consultation with a doctor who will tell you how to take cedar resin, depending on the activity and stage of the disease.