You all know about the power of antioxidants to improve your health. But did you know that pine bark extract is one of nature's super antioxidants?
Antioxidants are known to fight inflammation, which is the cause of most chronic diseases that people get over time.
So, what is the chemical composition of pine bark in terms of treatment of various diseases?
The first thing that draws attention is the unique tannins, D-galacturonic acid and such complexes of biologically active substances as pycnogenol and resveratrol.
The combination of these substances, as well as a mixture of minerals and trace elements, various acids in pine bark is just perfect for the human body.
- It stimulates the immune system, helping to neutralize infections. Pine bark extract contains conifer essential oil with proven antibacterial and anti-inflammatory properties.
- It lowers blood sugar (glucose) levels, improving the condition of people suffering from diabetes.
- It fights impotence. Together with l-arginine, pine bark extract helps to improve the quality of semen and, as a result, increase the concentration of testosterone in the body.
- It fights infections of the auditory system and prevents hearing loss.
- It prevents oxidation, that is, the deposition of cholesterol on blood vessels.
- It helps restore the elasticity of blood vessels, reducing the risk of heart attacks and strokes.
- It is useful in varicose veins, because it stimulates blood circulation, strengthens the walls of blood vessels, increases the elasticity of blood vessels, reduces inflammation and symptoms associated with varicose veins.
- The healing effect of pine extract on the skin is manifested in one of the most agonizing for some chronic diseases – hemorrhoids.
Pine bark is also recommended for cancer, Alzheimer's disease, muscle degeneration, glaucoma and senility, reduces skin damage caused by ultraviolet radiation, has the ability to relieve symptoms of osteoarthritis and pain, helps relieve some symptoms caused by allergies or inflammation, improves erectile function by inducing vasodilation, relieves menopausal symptoms…
It would seem that there is no disease that this complex would not cope with.
Here are a few pine bark recipes that you may find useful:
For cardiovascular diseases
Ingredients: pine bark and weeping willow – 100 grams each.
Preparation: Natural components dried, crushed to a powdery state, mixed. Take the resulting mixture 1 tsp. 30 minutes before the first meal.
For reducing cholesterol
Collect pine bark from young twigs. Dry, grind in a coffee grinder to a powdery state. Take 0.5 tsp. before meals once a day, drinking enough water. The duration of the course of treatment is 3 weeks. If necessary, take a break for 7-10 days and repeat the course of treatment.
During the treatment period, it is recommended to eat a lot of plant food, especially pumpkin, beets, onions, garlic, mint, cranberries.
For hypertension
Ingredients: crushed pine bark – 2 tbsp. liters; vodka – 1 liter.
Preparation: Mix the components in a glass container. Put in a dark warm place for 3 weeks, regularly shaking the contents of the jar. Strain, pour into a clean bottle. Take 1 tsp. before meals 2 times a day for 2 months.
To strengthen blood vessels
Mix ½ tsp powder with 1 tsp lemon juice and 1 tsp honey. Take it once a day.
For rheumatism, urolithiasis
Takes 20 g of raw materials and 0.5 liters of water. The composition is boiled for 30 minutes. Take 50 g 3 times a day.
From prostatitis
200 g of young bark is placed in a basin, pour boiling water. Infuse for 4 hours. Infusion is poured into a bath with warm water. Immerse for 15 minutes, additionally massaging the pelvic area.
Also, the yellow film of young raw material is good to apply to ulcers, wounds, and boils. Chewing a small piece of pine bark is effective for sore throat. If you gargle the throat decoction of pine bark – bleeding gums disappear.
For the preparation of medicinal potions, it is necessary to choose a young bark. The main thing is that there were no signs of rot and pests on it.
Or, more simply the extract of pine bark can be purchased in a pharmacy.
Therapeutic home remedies based on pine bark in folk medicine are valued for their high effectiveness.