Pine buds
Instructions for medical use- RU No. Р N003086 / 01

Last modified date: 28.10.2015

Dosage form

Whole kidneys

Composition

Pine buds

Description of the dosage form

Buds (shortened apical shoots) are single or several in whorls surrounding a larger central bud, without stem or with the remainder of the stem, not more than 3 mm long. The surface of the kidneys is covered with dry, spirally arranged lanceolate, pointed, fringed scales glued together by protruding resin. The color outside is pinkish, light brown, green or pinkish, light brown at a break. The length of the buds is 1-4 cm. The smell is aromatic, resinous. The taste of the aqueous extract is bitter.

Characteristic

Pine buds contain essential oils, tannins and other biologically active substances.

Pharmacological group

Expectorant of plant origin.

pharmachologic effect

A decoction of pine buds has an expectorant antimicrobial effect.

Indications

Infectious and inflammatory diseases respiratory tract(laryngitis, tracheitis, chronic bronchitis), bronchopneumonia (as part of complex therapy).

Contraindications

Increased individual sensitivity to the drug, pregnancy, lactation, childhood up to 12 years old.

Method of administration and dosage

About 10 g (1 tablespoon) of the kidneys are placed in an enamel bowl, pour 200 ml (1 glass) chilled boiled water, cover with a lid and insist on a boiling water bath for 30 minutes, cool at room temperature 10 minutes, filter, wring out the remaining raw materials. The volume of the resulting broth is brought to 200 ml with boiled water. It is taken orally after meals, 1 tablespoon 3-4 times a day. It is recommended to shake the broth before use.

Essential oil (main component pinen ), resins, tannins, pinicycrine.

Release form

Vegetable raw materials in packs of 35, 50 and 100 g.

pharmachologic effect

Expectorant, antimicrobial.

Pharmacodynamics and pharmacokinetics

Pharmacodynamics

Herbal remedy, has an expectorant, antimicrobial, choleretic, diuretic, diaphoretic anti-inflammatory effect. The mechanism of action of essential oils is reduced to reflex irritation of the mucous membrane bronchial tree and an increase in their secretory activity, which leads to a decrease in the viscosity of sputum.

Expectorant effect manifests itself in stimulation ciliated epithelium , which leads to easy removal of secretions from the respiratory tract. A good effect is noted with a long-lasting cough. They also have a pronounced regenerating effect on the mucous membrane bronchial tree ... Their effect is higher than when using young needles.

The extracts have a bactericidal effect on the pathogenic microflora of the oral cavity and nasopharynx; they have no pronounced diuretic and choleretic properties.

Pine buds in folk medicine used for diseases of the respiratory tract, gout , scurvy , neuralgia , skin diseases and as a vitamin remedy.

Pharmacokinetics

Not provided.

The healing properties of pine buds

• High content phytoncides , which have a bactericidal and anti-inflammatory effect, can be used in diseases of the respiratory system and;
• expectorant and bactericidal action of essential oils is used for diseases that are accompanied by viscous, difficult to separate, putrid sputum;
• choleretic and diuretic action;
• has a positive effect on and increases the overall tone;
• has a calming effect when taking a bath.

The beneficial properties of pine buds can be used not only in acute and bronchitis , as well as for chronic bronchitis , lung abscesses , pneumonia and bronchiectasis as an aid. How choleretic in diseases of the gallbladder and liver, as a diuretic and bactericidal in kidney stone disease .

Pine buds for cough

Most often, pine buds are used for coughing, since their effect in this case is most pronounced. They are part of ready-made drops and syrups for coughs, breast fees, and decoctions and infusions (they will be discussed below) can be prepared at home from plant materials purchased at the pharmacy.

The simplest, most affordable, widespread and effective method cough treatment - steam inhalation. Pine buds are also used for them. Take 2 tablespoons of raw materials in a glass of boiling water, heat for 15 minutes in a water bath, remove from heat and perform inhalations until steam is intensely formed.

Indications for use

• Tracheitis , ;
• Chronical bronchitis ;
• bronchiectasis .

Contraindications for pine buds

• Hypersensitivity;
• nephritis .

Side effects

• Inflammation renal parenchyma ;

Pine buds, application instruction (Way and dosage)

Administered orally and by inhalation.

Pine bud decoction

One tablespoon of raw materials is placed in a bowl, poured with hot water in an amount of 200 ml, heated in a water bath for 20-30 minutes. Insist at room temperature until cooling, filter. The raw materials are squeezed out, water is added to the broth up to 200 ml. They drink 0.25 glasses 3-4 times a day. The broth is stored in a cool place for up to 48 hours.

It is convenient to cook pine buds infusion in a thermos. You need to take 1 tablespoon of raw materials in 2 cups of boiling water and leave for 1-2 hours. Take a strained infusion of 0.25 cups 4 times a day. The infusion and broth has a bitter taste, so children are reluctant to accept it. Pine buds can be given to children in the form of an infusion in milk: 1 tablespoon of vegetable raw materials for 0.5 liters of boiled milk and immediately remove from heat. Infuse milk for an hour.

Give the child 40 ml of infusion every 2 hours.

For children over 2 years old, it is possible to carry out inhalations with a decoction of pine buds and the addition of baking soda. Inhalation achieves moisturizing of the mucous membranes, which in itself is an effective antitussive agent, and steam inhalations with plant extracts additionally reduce irritation, inflammation, and reduce the viscosity of sputum.

It must be remembered that pine buds and drugs based on them can cause allergic reaction.

Overdose

Not registered.

Interaction

Has not been studied.

Terms of sale

Available without a prescription.

Storage conditions

Temperature up to 25 ° C, in a dry place.

Shelf life

Analogs

This plant raw material is included in the composition and, Kedrovita .

Pine buds have a slightly resinous aromatic smell, and taste bitter.

Medicinal pine buds photo

Pine buds

Composition

The composition includes essential oils, tannins, pinicycrine, saponins.

Indications for use

It has an expectorant and antimicrobial, diuretic, blood-purifying effect.
It is used in the treatment of cough, inflammatory diseases of the upper respiratory tract, tuberculosis, gout, scurvy, neuralgia and others.
You can buy pine buds over the counter without a prescription.

Contraindications

Do not use in case of hypersensitivity to the components of the drug.
Do not give pine buds to children under 12 years of age.
Do not take during pregnancy or lactation.

Instructions for use

Place 1 tablespoon of kidneys in a glass, fill the glass with boiling water and cover with a lid. The glass is left to infuse for 40 minutes. Then the broth of pine buds is filtered and the remaining raw material is squeezed out.
The resulting tincture of pine bud is taken orally after shaking it up. Take 1 tablespoon after meals, 3-4 times a day. The course of treatment is from 2 to 4 weeks.

Side effects

Allergic reactions may occur when consumed.

Release form

A paper bag with 35 grams, 50 grams, or 75 grams of pine buds is placed in a cardboard box. The text of the instructions for use is on the package.

Storage period

Store in a dry and dark place for no more than 2 years. The prepared broth can be stored for no more than 2 days in a dark and cool place.

Scanned instruction

Pine buds instructions for use scanned into 3 sheets.

Pine buds are considered a very valuable product, since they are used on a fairly large scale for the treatment and prevention of many diseases. They can be used to prepare teas, infusions, poultices and many other medicinal drugs that not only help against a simple cold, but also fight many diseases. But even in spite of the same beneficial features, there are some contraindications to their use. In addition, you need to know the rules for their correct preparation and use. We will talk about all this today.

Botanical description

Pine is a coniferous tree. It grows quite tall, specimens more than forty meters high are found in the wild. The trunk of trees is usually round, like the crown. If the tree is still young, then its crown will have a more pyramidal shape.

Did you know? There is a very easy way to distinguish pine from spruce: by needles. They are always arranged in pairs and are longer and lighter than those of a spruce.

The pine needles are rather long, from 3 to 5 cm in length. Cones are elongated, slightly gray in color. Pine blossoms in May. It is customary to collect buds in winter or early spring, the best time for this is February and March.

Usually pine does not grow alone, so there are whole pine forests. But most of these forests are now artificially planted.

Pine is used not only for healing, but also for logging, wood is very popular and is used to make furniture. The main places of industrial harvesting of pine are Ukraine and Belarus.
Pine prefers forested areas, loves sandy and ashy soil. It often grows in the valleys of large rivers.

Chemical composition

The composition of the raw material includes a large amount essential oil, as well as various resins, starch and a large amount of tannins.

As part of the resin, you can find pinene, karene, dipentene compounds. It also contains a large amount of resin acids. Turpentine can be obtained from distillation, and tar can be obtained from dry distillation.

Did you know? As a percentage, pine buds contain approximately 35-38% of essential oil.

Beneficial features

In most cases, pine shoots are used as a good expectorant. But in alternative and traditional medicine, they are also used as an anti-inflammatory and antiseptic.

• antimicrobial and antiviral;
• deodorant;
• diuretic and secretory;
• cleansing blood;
• immunostimulating;
• sedative.

The most beneficial are acids, minerals and vitamins, which are part of the kidneys.

Application in traditional medicine

Maximum healing effect can be obtained by using the shoots as an expectorant and anti-inflammatory agent in the treatment of various diseases of the lungs and respiratory tract.

A decoction or tincture of pine buds is taken to prevent colds and coughs, especially often they are given to children, since they do not have infusions side effects... Inhalation and rinsing help with angina, sinusitis and others inflammatory processes and also fight the symptoms of acute respiratory infections.

It is also used to cleanse stones from the urinary system. It is sometimes used for weight loss purposes, as it reduces hunger and fights appetite.
As a sedative, the kidneys or their essential oil can be added to the bath - this relieves depression and nervous tension.

Harvesting pine buds

Highly important point in using this medicinal product is the correct collection, preparation and drying of the buds themselves. There are certain rules to follow. In addition, their storage requires the maintenance of special conditions.

Collection

It is best to collect raw materials in late winter or early spring, at which time it contains the most useful substances. In addition, it is at this time, before flowering, that the tree is gaining strength.

So the buds are the most fragrant and full of resin at this moment. You need to cut them off from the side shoots. It is best to choose those trees in forests that are no longer very small, but not yet very old.

Drying

You need a warm and dry place to dry your raw materials. If you have a private house, an attic or veranda is suitable for this, if it is warm enough. Raw materials are laid out in a thin layer. From time to time, the kidneys need to be turned over so that they dry out evenly.

Important! It is not recommended to dry the kidneys in dryers, ovens and other electrical appliances. This is how they lose most of their nutrients, and mainly this is how the essential oil evaporates from them.

Storage conditions and shelf life

In this case, the absence of sunlight and the coolness of the place where they will be stored is mandatory, and it is also advisable to choose places where children cannot get.
Dry buds can be stored for no more than two years. It is not recommended to use raw materials after this period.

Contraindications

Despite the fact that pine buds are very useful product, nevertheless, there are some contraindications to their use. These include, in particular, individual intolerance, as well as allergic reactions to this product.

Although pine buds can be used even for children, because they are considered the safest of all remedies at colds in children. They are so safe and beneficial that they are even approved for use during pregnancy and lactation.

Important! In order to use pine buds during pregnancy or lactation, a prerequisite is the consultation and appointment of a doctor.

How to brew pine buds: decoction

The easiest way to make a decoction is to take a large spoonful of the kidneys and add two glasses of water. After that, boil for about a minute and leave to infuse for half an hour. After that, it is recommended to strain the broth.

Drink a quarter glass three times a day after meals. The broth helps in preventive purposes from colds, in the prevention and treatment of arthritis, is used to cleanse the blood.

The broth can be cooked in milk, so it will be even healthier. To do this, you will need a teaspoon of kidneys and a glass of milk, which you need to cook for about three minutes over low heat.

After the broth is infused for fifteen minutes and filtered. Take a decoction of two tablespoons three to four times a day. It has a beneficial effect on the lungs during bronchitis, it good remedy for easy discharge of phlegm from the lungs. Such milk broths are wonderful for tuberculosis.
One more healthy recipe in a piggy bank: take 300 g of pine buds, 5 liters of hot water, mix all this and boil for 10-15 minutes. Then remove the broth from heat and stand for an hour, after which it should be squeezed out.

Pine buds for cough is the main indication for use in folk and scientific medicine. it medicinal plant often included in breasts and teas. Decoctions, infusions and tinctures from young pine shoots stimulate the secretion of the bronchi and the ciliated epithelium of the mucous membranes. In addition to a powerful expectorant and anti-inflammatory effect, the plant has a mild diuretic, choleretic properties. Healers and herbalists often prescribe it to normalize work. of cardio-vascular system, recovery of the body after influenza, SARS, stroke and other diseases.

Features of pine buds

Why are pine buds useful and when to harvest them? What diagnoses are they most often prescribed? What you need to know about contraindications, use in children?

Procurement of raw materials

Scotch pine is a common and familiar coniferous tree of the northern and middle zone, Siberia and the Caucasus. Problems with finding raw materials never arise. It is only important to choose an ecologically clean region, in a forest zone remote from cities and roads.

• When and how to harvest pine buds? It is better to harvest the shoots before they start blooming - in February or March, depending on climatic conditions and area. The buds are cut with branches up to 3-5 cm long, with secateurs or scissors.
• Drying. Raw materials are dried in natural conditions - in dry and warm attics, verandas. It is necessary to spread the shoots in a thin layer and stir occasionally. It is forbidden to dry in electric dryers, ovens, ovens, because pine essential oil quickly evaporates.
• Storage and shelf life... Raw materials are stored in tightly closed boxes, porcelain, glassware so that the essential oil does not evaporate. Dry pine shoots can be stored for 2 years at low humidity, in a dark, cool place.

Healing properties

In pharmacology, pine buds belong to the group of expectorant, distracting agents. However, other useful properties of shoots are described in traditional medicine:

• anti-inflammatory;
• antiseptic;
• antimicrobial;
• deodorant;
• multivitamin;
• diuretic;
• secretory;
• antiviral;
• blood-purifying;
• immunostimulating;
• calming.

The most valuable substances in the composition are resinous acids, a complex of minerals and vitamins, resins, terpenes (pinene, borneol, limonene, cadinene and others), essential oil (turpentine).

Indications for use

For what symptoms and diseases is pine bud treatment appropriate and effective?

• Pine buds for cough... This is one of the most effective means which can be applied alone or added to breast fees. Most often, pine buds are prescribed for bronchitis, tracheitis, pneumonia, bronchopneumonia. This herbal preparation stimulates secretory activity, liquefies phlegm, and irritates the ciliated epithelium. Additionally, the agent gives an anti-inflammatory, antimicrobial therapeutic effect. Also, the herb can be prescribed in the complex therapy of pulmonary tuberculosis and asthma.
• Post-stroke period... In the kidneys, as in the cones, special types of tannins are found that help restore neurological functions, and also stop the severe consequences of stroke - paralysis. But most often, green pine cones (tincture) are used to treat patients in the post-stroke period. More about and folk recipes read on their basis in our other article.
• For joints and muscles... Decoctions, infusions and tinctures from young pine shoots alleviate the condition with gout, neuralgia, myositis, radiculitis. The remedy is beneficial after a long course of treatment (ingestion). However, pine bud tincture is no less useful. It is used as a local irritant, distracting, anti-inflammatory agent for joint diseases, muscle inflammation.
• With hypertension and atherosclerosis... Pine kidneys normalize blood pressure, prevent the deposition of cholesterol on the inner walls of arteries and prevent the development of atherosclerosis. Also, this tool improves metabolism, cleanses the blood.
• Diseases of the digestive tract... Decoctions and tinctures are recommended to be taken as a choleretic agent for diseases of the pancreas, gall bladder and liver (with the exception of hepatitis), as well as for stomach ulcers and gastritis.
• Diseases of the urinary system... it folk remedy has a mild diuretic effect, it is prescribed in complex therapy for puffiness, dropsy, kidney stones, ureter, bladder.
• For kids . First of all, it is used as a remedy in the composition of the breast collection. Decoctions are often made with honey and hot milk. Steam inhalation for coughing should be carried out only as directed by a doctor. High concentrations of infusions can harm the child - cause an allergic reaction. Rubbing with alcohol tinctures is also prohibited, especially in young children. Pine shoots help well with skin problems, overexcitation nervous system... In these cases, it is useful to take baths with decoctions and kidney infusions.
• For women . In some sources, you can read information that the herb helps with female infertility. It is also prescribed for migraines, pressure surges, headaches, irritability and anxiety in the premenopausal period.
• External use... Decoctions and infusions are used for inhalation when coughing; rinsing the mouth and throat - with angina, pharyngitis, laryngitis; therapeutic baths, lotions and compresses - for rheumatism, muscle strain, gout, allergies, eczema, scabies, lichen, psoriasis; alcoholic tinctures - for rubbing. Also aqueous solutions treats burns, wounds, ulcers, calluses.
• Immunostimulating and vitamin remedy... The kidneys contain vitamins A, C, P, K, group B, a rich mineral complex, phytoncides. All these substances make pine shoots a valuable vitamin and tonic home remedy. It is drunk to increase immunity, strengthen strength after a serious illness, prevent influenza and ARVI.

What are the contraindications for pine buds? Cannot be taken in case of individual intolerance, pregnancy, breastfeeding, children under 7 years of age (in other sources - up to 12 years). The drug is prescribed with caution to elderly people. Hepatitis belongs to strict contraindications. At chronic diseases liver and kidney, medical advice is required before use. Allergy to pine essential oil is possible. His high concentration can cause indigestion (nausea, vomiting) and headaches.

The use and preparation of home remedies

Pine buds can be prepared on their own or you can buy dry plant materials at the pharmacy. From it you can independently prepare infusions, decoctions, alcoholic tinctures.

Decoction

How to brew pine buds in order to preserve nutrients in them as much as possible?

Preparation

1. Take 1 tbsp. l. crushed raw materials.
2. Pour in 2 cups of water.
3. Boil for 1 minute.
4. Insist 30 minutes.
5. Strain.

Take ¼ glass 3 times a day after meals.

Preparation of a decoction in milk

1. Take 1 tsp. crushed raw materials.
2. Pour in 1 glass of milk.
3. Simmer for 3 minutes.
4. Insist 15 minutes.
5. Strain.

It is taken hot in 2 tbsp. l. 4 times a day at acute bronchitis, unproductive cough, for sputum discharge. You can drink it with honey. Milk broths are especially useful for tuberculosis. It is better to use full-fat homemade milk.

Preparation of a decoction for baths

1. Take 300 g of young buds.
2. Fill with 5 liters of water.
3. Simmer for 10 minutes.
4. Insist 1 hour.
5. Strain.

A decoction of pine buds is often used externally: for inhalation (breathe over steam), for rinsing oral cavity and throat, leather treatment. For therapeutic baths and compresses, concentrated solutions can be prepared if there is no allergy to turpentine.

Infusion

You can prepare the medicine according to a different prescription - without cooking. In this case, you get a valuable infusion. This method of preparation allows you to save more essential oil and phytoncides.

Preparation

1. Take 1 tbsp. l. raw materials.
2. Pour a glass of boiling water over.
3. Insist 2 hours.
4. Strain.

You can drink 2 tbsp. spoons 3 times a day. It is an effective expectorant and diuretic. It can also be drunk with flu and ARVI as a diaphoretic and antipyretic.

Tincture

Pine bud vodka tincture is one of the most popular home remedies. According to reviews, alcoholic tinctures are more effective than decoctions. Although they cannot always be used: for example, they are contraindicated in children, are not recommended for external use when treating burns, open wounds, and more often cause an allergic reaction. Laboratory studies have shown that alcohol enhances the effects of pine essential oil and the terpenes it contains.

Preparation of pine bud tincture

1. Take 1 part shredded raw material.
2. Pour 10 parts of vodka (or 40% alcohol).
3. Insist in a warm and dark place for 7 to 14 days.
4. Shake daily.
5. Strain.

How to take pine buds with vodka? Drink in small doses - 1 teaspoon 3 times a day. At acute forms diseases, you can increase the dose to 1 dessert spoon. It is better to dilute the medicine in water or warm tea. The tincture helps with infectious and inflammatory diseases of the upper and lower respiratory tract. Acts as a thinning, expectorant, antimicrobial agent. Outwardly, alcohol tincture is used for rubbing and compresses for coughs, sprains, bruises, joint, muscle pain.

What is the main use of pine buds in traditional medicine? First of all, it is an effective cough medicine for inflammation of the respiratory system. In addition, pine shoots have a strong bactericidal property- their broths and infusions are used to treat the affected areas of the skin. Also, this home remedy is often used for inflammation of muscles and joints, during the recovery period after a stroke, with hypertension, atherosclerosis, for the prevention of scurvy and beriberi, strengthening the body's defenses.