Pine Milk - How It Is Made And What It Helps For

2024 Author: Jasmine Walkman | [email protected]. Last modified: 2023-12-16 08:29

Green pine cones are a great treasure of benefits and a bunch of healing properties that together will help with various diseases.

In folk medicine, pine cones are actively used because of their following properties:

- expectorant, - diuretic, - anti-inflammatory, - antimicrobial, - immunostimulating, - partly analgesic.

First of all, pine cones are valued and used for their excellent effect on the respiratory tract. Thanks to the essential oils and other useful ingredients they contain, they perfectly clean the lungs and bronchi from accumulated secretions, facilitate breathing and fight inflammation.

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They are used extremely successfully against asthma, lung cancer, bronchitis, pneumonia, shortness of breath and prolonged cough, to clear the lungs after illness or smoking cessation.

There are many options for their application against respiratory diseases in folk medicine. A little known but very effective folk remedy based on pine cones is medicinal pine milk.

Healthy milk, on the other hand, is a controversial product about its benefits to the respiratory system. Nevertheless, it is present in the experience of folk healers, accumulated over the centuries, in many expectorant folk remedies from different countries.

It is an indisputable fact that milk contains many biologically active substances needed by the human body and that it removes toxins from the body.

Especially goat's milk is one of the most common ways to cleanse the lungs of toxins. Its use contributes to the recovery of damaged tissues not only from smoking, but also during inflammatory processes and even tuberculosis.

In addition to its beneficial effect on the respiratory tract pine milk will strengthen the immune system will calm the nerves and help the digestive tract work well. It can also be taken prophylactically to maintain good health.

Pine milk products

We need young green pine cones. They are collected from May to August (depending on the region, altitude, climate). Pine buds they should be without defects, with an average size of about 4 cm. When collecting them, pay attention to the tree itself - it should be strong.

We also need a small piece Pine resin. Do not injure trees unnecessarily because of the resin. When you go to a pine forest, you can always find a small piece of a tree, you will need as much as a 1 lev coin.

We need quality fresh milk, preferably goat's milk. Buy only from reputable manufacturers of clean products.

How is pine milk prepared?

You need 3 green cones, 500 ml of milk and a small piece of pine resin the size of a medium coin.

Steps for making pine milk

Rinse the pimples thoroughly and add them to 500 ml of boiling milk. Immediately add the piece of pine resin.

Boil for half a minute and then pour into a thermos, where to steam the mixture for 3-4 hours. If you do not have a thermos, put it in a container with a tight-fitting lid and wrap it in a thick cloth.

Then strain the milk through several layers of cheesecloth. After thorough washing, the cones can be used several more times. The resin can be added a second time if necessary, as it reduces its volume with each cooking.

Pine milk should be drunk the night before bed and in the morning on an empty stomach - one glass. The course of treatment is 1-2 months.

Be healthy!

And for some dairy delicacies, see:

- recipes for milk pie;

- milk cake.