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Scots pine is one of the plants of the family called pine, in Latin the name of this plant will sound like this: Pinus sylvestris L. As for the name of the Scots pine family itself, in Latin it will be like this: Pinaceae Lindl.
Scots pine description
Scots pine is an evergreen slender coniferous tree, the height of which will fluctuate between twenty and forty centimeters. Young trees will have a conical bark, while older trees will have a rounded and umbellate bark. The bark of Scots pine is painted in red-brown tones, while on the branches it will be yellowish and flaky. The buds of this plant will be pointed and elongated-ovate, their length is equal to six to twelve millimeters, such buds will be surrounded by triangular-lanceolate scales, endowed with a transparent filmy edge and painted in red-brown tones. The needles of this plant will be arranged in pairs, it is painted in gray-green tones, is rigid and slightly curved, the length of the thorns will be about four to seven centimeters, and the width will be about two millimeters. Scots pine blooms during the period from the end of May to the beginning of June.
Under natural conditions, this plant is considered a fairly widespread Eurasian species and grows in the territory of Ukraine, Belarus and Russia.
Description of the medicinal properties of Scots pine
Scots pine is endowed with very valuable medicinal properties, while for medicinal purposes it is recommended to use young cones, young needles and buds of this plant.
As for traditional medicine, here this plant is quite widespread. Traditional medicine is recommended to use a decoction prepared on the basis of Scots pine buds, for gout, bronchitis, pneumonia, rickets, dropsy, as well as for metabolic disorders, which will be accompanied by a variety of skin diseases. In addition, such a healing agent is also used as an antiscorbutic agent. It is noteworthy that pine buds are used to treat various wounds and are part of breast tea.
A decoction based on the bark of Scots pine is indicated for use as a very effective remedy for malaria, while a decoction of the twigs should be used as an antineoplastic agent. A decoction based on immature pine cones is indicated for use in pulmonary tuberculosis, and this decoction is also effective for stomach catarrh, radiculitis, various heart diseases and gastric ulcer. In the treatment of influenza, the resin of this plant is also used, and the resin is also used for cancer and stomach ulcers.
For rheumatism, gout, arthritis and salt deposits, turpentine baths should be used. In addition, turpentine is indicated for use in diseases of the upper respiratory tract: for this, compresses with petroleum jelly are made on the chest.
Traditional medicine of Belarus uses young shoots of this plant, as well as inflorescences with unspilled pollen. Scots pine pollen should be infused with alcohol, then brewed in boiling water, while butter, honey and sometimes even eggs are added to such a mixture. This drug is effective in various lung diseases. It is also quite permissible to use such a healing agent: the oleoresin of the Scots pine is poured with water and kept for nine days in the sun, and then also used for lung diseases. Both of these medicines are very effective when used correctly.
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