The pine and its medicial effects

Mostly the traditional folk therapy uses the pine, but our traditions includes the spruce and the larch too. From the fresh springs and from the unriped cones we can make teas or syrups. The components are pine needles, unriped cones and sometimes other ingredients just like the root of the horseradish.

Some of fresh springs of the pines and cones are used to make a healing bath or for those who are suffering from rheuma it is very efficient. It is ofen used to make alcoholic drinks or cordials from it.        
The volatile oils of pines have got a lots of useful effects (disinfecting, antibacterial and it is quite good as an expectorant, it makes the skin red and it eases inflammations), which become more efficient against problems with respiratory organs or locomotor disorders. It is advisable to use it in winter to disinfect the air in a room.

The oils of the pine and the turpentine, which was extracted from pine balm are very good if you rub it into the skin, because it warms it up and it becomes a pain killer. In the modern aromatic and fitotherapy the springs and leaves are used, but these treapies use the cleaned turpentine as well.