The efficacy, effects and consumption methods of pine needles

What are the effects, functions and ways of eating needles? Let's start with what pine needles are. Pine needles are a kind of plant. We can use them for food or medicine. Pine needles have the effect of treating athlete's foot, and pine needles can treat stroke and our joint pain. They are very good edible and medicinal materials. Let's analyze in detail the effects, functions and ways of eating pine needles.

Pine needles can remove dampness, treat many diseases, and invigorate qi. Pine needles have the benefit of prolonging life. Eating pine needles regularly can improve the body's resistance and immunity, so we must know how to eat pine needles.

Pine leaves are sour, bitter, warm and non-toxic. Enter the heart, spleen and liver meridians. It can dispel wind and dampness, kill insects and relieve itching. It is mainly used to treat rheumatism, paralysis, eczema, scabies, etc. "Compendium of Materia Medica" says that long-term use of pine needles can cure all kinds of diseases, soothe the five internal organs, grow hair, resist cold and heat, resist wind and rain, lighten the body and benefit the qi, and prolong life by maintaining the balance and fasting. The main function of pine leaves is to remove evil spirits. Once the evil spirits are removed, the body will be at peace and diseases will not occur, thus achieving the effective effect of preventing hunger and prolonging life. This is fundamentally different from the longevity methods that mainly rely on tonification, such as ginseng, Atractylodes macrocephala, Poria cocos, and Polygonatum sibiricum. According to TCM's theory of Qi transformation, fresh pine leaves are an important yin-replenishing medicine. They are dry in nature and long-term use can greatly benefit the spleen and earth, nourish the lungs, and "keep the spleen strong in all seasons without being affected by evil." The original meaning of pine needles curing all diseases is that if the spleen and earth are healthy, the body's acquired foundation will be strong, the source of biochemistry will be strong, and immunity and disease resistance will be improved.

1. Take it raw and mash it into pills, which can treat leprosy, rheumatism, beriberi, paralysis, headache and other symptoms.

2. To treat weak feet due to twelve wind diseases, which cause paralysis and inability to walk: 60 jin of pine needles, chop them into small pieces, add 4 shi of water, boil them to obtain 4 dou and 9 liters, and use it to brew 5 dou of rice as usual; separately boil the pine needle juice to soak the rice and feed it with rice, seal the brew with mud, and let it ferment in 7 days.

3. To treat low back pain: boil one or two liang of Masson pine leaves in water, remove the residue, and add one or two liang of rock sugar to drink.

4. To treat rheumatism: 30 jin of pine leaves, 2 shi 5 dou of wine, soak for 37 days, take one cup of it, orally 5 to 6 times.

5. Treat swelling and pain from falls: Soak mountain pine roots in wine and drink it; add a clam to the residue, pound it and apply it to the affected area.

6. To treat injuries from falls: roast the tender leaves from the branches of Masson pine, grind them into very fine powder. Take twice a day, one coin each time, with warm sweet wine.

7. Treat bruises, sprains, skin itching, lacquer sores, eczema: boil fresh pine leaves in water and use it for fumigation and washing, wash several times in a row.

8. To treat rheumatism and stubborn ringworm: one liang of pine needles (fried until black), three qian each of talcum powder and camphor. If it is wet, mix it with dry medicine. If it is dry, apply it with oil. If it is extremely itchy, apply it with rice vinegar. And treat frostbite.

Above we introduced what pine needles are, and we also understood the effects and functions of pine needles. Pine needles can treat many diseases, such as stroke and athlete's foot. Pine needles can also relieve joint pain. Pine needles can delay aging and enhance immunity. There are many ways to eat pine needles, which are introduced above.