Fir in Russia was revered as a sacred plant, telling about the appearance of miraculous icons on the trees: in these places, later, chapels and temples were built.
This attitude to spruce was reinforced by the religious narration about how she hid in the dense branches of the Virgin and her son, who fled to Egypt.
For this tree was given the blessing and reward - forever young and green needles.
- Universal doctor
- composition and use
- Sweet Recipes
- Broth
- Infusions
- Other treatment methods
- Contraindications and harm
Universal doctor
In Japan and South Korea practiced curious therapeutic technique, referred to as "bathing in the forest»:
- patients are sentfor a walk on the spruce forest so that they are saturated with volatile.
Such visits to the forest are prescribed to people with frustrated nerves and respiratory problems.
The universality of spruce is its versatility( it treats the body from the top to the heels), and "waste-free".
All parts are used in the treatment:
- kidneys( how to apply a mixture of herbs: chamomile, St. John's wort, immortelle and birch buds read on this page),
- branch,
- bark, pine needles( about pine treatment written here)
- and bumps.
Wandering through the forest, collect for future use of needles and cones.
The harvest lasts until September, ending in a period of complete ripeness of seeds: the cones become dry and open.
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Herbalists advise taking only whole unspoiled cones. They are distinguished by a light color, a characteristic coniferous smell and lack of sweetness.
Composition and application of
Especially valuable spruce cones of milk ripeness, in excess containing: vitamins D and C
Drugs based on cones have therapeutic properties:
- antiscorbutic;
- is anti-inflammatory;
- disinfectant;
- is antimicrobial;
- analgesic;
- urine and cholagogue;
- expectorant.
Drugs from fir cones can easily cope with:
- angina,
- sinusitis,
- bronchitis,
- pneumonia,
- pharyngitis( treatment chronic at home).
Sweet recipes
Jam
It is recommended for strengthening immunity from autumn to spring.
- 1 kg of washed cones are soaked for a day in cool water.
- Cook syrup from 1 kg of sugar and 2 liters of water.
- In the dishes with the syrup, place the moistened cones, not removing from the fire until the flakes are completely opened.
- Jam is poured over sterilized jars and stored in a refrigerator.
Eat one spoonful a day to keep the body in good shape.
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Syrup
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- Young cones laid out in layers, densely covering them with granulated sugar.
- Closed casserole put in a dark corner for 7 days to give cones gave juice.
- After a week, the dishes are put on fire, brought to a boil and tamed on a quiet fire for 3/4 hours.
- The syrup is rolled into sterilized jars, using a tube, drained to the bottom of the pan, to drain.
Drink one teaspoon before eating.
Broths
For colds, bronchitis, pulmonary tuberculosis ( treatment with folk remedies at home), bronchial asthma, pharyngolaryngitis and rheumatism.
Green fir cones( 30 g) are cooked in a liter of milk for at least an hour. The filtered liquid is divided into 3 parts: it must be drunk in three doses in one day.
With angina, tracheitis, laryngitis and tonsillitis.
The crushed young cones( 40 grams) are poured with a glass of boiling water, supporting boiling for half an hour.
Remove from heat, cool and filter.
Add water so that the original volume is obtained.
The sore throat is rinsed up to 6 times a day, to remove the symptoms of rhinitis and sinus, 4 drops drop into the nostril.
With bronchial asthma.
- 1.5 kg of washed young cones into a saucepan with 3 liters of water and put on fire.
- After 2 hours, pour sugar: 1 kg per liter.
- After mixing, simmer on the fire for about an hour.
Take the formula three times a day for a quarter of an hour before a meal. The course is a month. If necessary, it is repeated after a 2-week break.
With bronchitis.
Six clean cones are placed in a container with 0.5 liters of milk.
After boiling, the fire is reduced and the mixture is boiled for 20 minutes, constantly mixing.
A warm broth is drunk during the day, adding honey to your taste.
Infusions
They have antimicrobial, antispasmodic and anti-allergic effects, regardless of the way they are used - inhalation or rinsing.
Infusions of fir cones are shown with:
- angina and upper respiratory catarrh;
- tonsillitis, pharyngitis, sinus and laryngitis;
- attacks of bronchial asthma;
- chronic inflammation of the lung;
- vasomotor rhinitis( runny nose);
- for the prevention of childhood infections.
For inhalations
Cones of milk ripeness( 1 part) are crushed and poured hot water( 5 parts).The liquid is boiled for forty minutes and removed from the fire. After a 15-minute infusion, strain and store in a dark, cool place for no more than 3 days.
The correct solution has a brown color, astringent taste and a characteristic coniferous aroma. For one inhalation session, take 20-30 ml of warm( 60-80 ° C) liquid.
For rinses, the remedy is heated to 35-40 ° C, using 2 to 4 times a day for tonsillitis( signs of chronic), angina, catarrh of the upper respiratory tract.
For the treatment of genyantritis with warm infusion, irrigate the maxillary cavities.
To relieve symptoms of rhinitis, preheated liquid is buried in the nose for 5-10 drops.
To strengthen the protective forces
To the cones add water in a proportion of 1:10, put the lemon in a bowl and boil for 30 minutes.
The fire is turned off, leaving the mixture infused, for three hours( how to restore the immunity to the child is written here).They drink on an empty stomach on half an glass.
With a cold
In 0.5 liter of boiling water put 20 g of crushed raw materials. Cover and stand for at least half an hour.
Applied for rinsing( 5-6 times a day) and for instillation into the nose( 5 drops each).Before use slightly warmed.
For the removal of salts and from joint pains
The course of therapy lasts a month:
- at the rate of one green cone for two days.
In the evening it is lowered into a thermos bottle, adding 250 ml of boiled water.
In the morning, a cone is taken out to drink half of the infusion before breakfast.
The second part is taken the same way, on an empty stomach, the next day.
After 30 days, do a 10-day pause.
To thoroughly clean the joints, three courses are required.
Alcohol tincture for therapy and stroke prevention
This spruce elixir:
- dilutes blood,
- helps to restore the vessels of the brain,
- counteracts the death of nerve cells,
- stimulates the renewal of
- speech and coordinated movements.
- Five ripe cones are put in 250 ml of alcohol or in a bottle with quality vodka.
- Resist in the clogged form for 10 days( at room temperature).
- Filter by combining with a teaspoon of natural apple / grape vinegar.
Before going to bed, drink a glass of slightly brewed tea, in which stir a little honey and a teaspoon of tincture. The treatment cycle( symptoms of a micro-stroke in women) is approximately six months.
Other methods of treatment
Bath for colds and skin ailments
This water procedure will require a lot of raw materials, which must be collected in advance in the nearest fir grove.
- Dishes with a capacity of 10 liters are filled one third with cones, pouring water almost to the brim.
- Put on the stove, bring to a boil and keep half an hour on a small fire.
- Insist for at least 12 hours before use.
If you need a bath in the evening, prepare a spruce broth in the morning. The recommended time of the session is no more than 20 minutes.
Coniferous decoction is also indicated for the elimination of inflammation on the skin of the face and body: it is used for morning cleansing.
With osteochondrosis
This treatment is designed for three days, so you need to stock up 45 cones.
- Place 15 spruce cones into the fire-resistant dish with water( 10 liters).
- Place the container on a slow fire, keeping the liquid on it for at least an hour.
- Empty the broth from the cones and pour it into the bath, diluting with cold water. The solution should completely cover your feet, and its temperature should not cause you discomfort.
Steam the sick legs for 30 minutes. Fresh broth is cooked two more times - before each following procedure.
With dry calcaneal calluses
Decoction on cones is prepared as in the previous recipe.
But to get rid of calluses( how to remove the core) you will need a third of the liquid( along with the cones), which will remain after draining 2/3 of the finished product.
Add 5 liters of water to the broth with the cones, wait until it boils and turns off.
The procedure for steaming corns begin, as soon as the legs can withstand a hot broth.
To maintain tonus
Spruce fir cones on the surface( can be in the box) and start to stamp on them with bare feet. This massage should be practiced every morning.
Fighting with stress
Get your face in a pouch filled with cones, breathing in full their invigorating coniferous smell. Such an exercise will throw out the alarm, calm the nerves and give a calm sleep.
Contraindications and Harm
A significant contraindication is individual intolerance.
Industrial pharmaceuticals and folk drugs with active spruce components are prohibited for patients with gastric ulcers and hyperacid gastritis.
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