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The Lost Book of Herbal Remedies

Best to combine with blue elderberry. It also gives a
good dose of Vitamins A and C.

Sore Throats: Treat sore throats with a tea made
from the young needles.

Harvesting the Seeds and Inner Bark: East-
ern white pine has a fruit that is a large elongated cone.
Harvest the fruit in the autumn as the scales in the
cone begin to open, but before the small winged seeds
have been shed. If you allow the cones to dry, the scales
will open and shed the seeds. For a small quantity of
white pine seeds, the cone scales can be pulled apart to
retrieve the seeds. Store in a dry place in an airtight
container in the refrigerator.
Collect the inner bark in the spring when new growth
Pinus Strobus Cone, Wikipedia Commons
is occurring. Choose a young branch, about 2 to 3 years
is easily made by soaking a piece of inner bark in water old. Remove the branch from the tree and peel off the
and applying it to the wound, or an inner bark decoc- bark. Peel off the outer bark and dry the inner bark for
tion can be used as a wash to clean and treat wounds. future use.
For infected wounds, use both. The tannins are astrin-
gent, drawing out the infection and helping the wound
heal. A poultice of the sap/pitch has proven to be effec-
tive in drawing out toxins and reducing pain.
Respiratory Tract Issues, Mucous, Wet
Coughs, Expectorant: The inner bark contains
mucilage and other compounds that relax the mucous
membranes and the openings of the respiratory tract.
It also helps reduce phlegm so that the body can expel
it. If you are seriously congested, add white pine bark
to a steam bath and breathe in the steam. It helps re-
lieve congestion allowing you to breathe easier. Often
used in combination with other herbs. Do not use for
dry coughs. White Pine Bark, Derek Ramsey, CC by SA 4.0
To Extract Pine Resin: The resin extracted from
Arthritis and Joint Pain: White pine pitch/sap pine can be used as water-proofing and building fires,
is an effective remedy for arthritis and sore joints. Boil as well as for medicinal use. The resin is a powerful an-
the resin in water to make an internal dose and mix the tibiotic. Look for where the tree has been injured or
resin with oil or fat to use externally. This mixture is simply collect some that has dripped down, making
also good for treating and preventing infections.
sure you leave plenty for the tree. If you are in an area
Worms: Tapeworms, flatworms, and roundworms you go to often you may “wound” the tree and return
are supposedly killed and expelled from the body with to collect the pitch later. Ask first.
a mixture of pine tar and beer. I have never used this (I
use more common parasite remedies) but it sure
sounds like a fun cure!

Colds and Flu: White pine needle and bark tea is
used as a preventative and remedy for the cold and flu.

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