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Pinus strobus

Parts Used:

Inner bark and fresh leaves (needles)

Traditional Use:

a remedy for upper respiratory infection

Common Dose:

1 tsp. tincture 3x daily.

Activity:

Expectorant, anti-oxidant, antiseptic.



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Pinus canadensis

Specific Indications. - General asthenia, with feeble digestion, vascular weakness, and pale and relaxed mucosa; broncho-pulmonic irritation, with profuse secretions; coughs and colds; pyrosis with gastric irritation, vomiting, and diarrhoea. Contraindicated in inflammations.

Action and Therapy. - Pinus Canadensis, the name under which most of the alcoholic preparations pass, is mildly stimulant, antiseptic, and useful where an astringent remedy is desired in conditions of relaxation, with pallid mucosa.

The Eclectic Materia Medica, Pharmacology and Therapeutics by Harvey Wickes Felter, M.D. (1922)


As food and medicine

White Pine needles contain five times the amount of Vitamin C (by weight) of lemons and make an excellent tisane. The cambium is edible. It is also a source of resveratrol.

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