Honey from pine cones

If the beneficial substances of medicinal herbs can be obtained from honey, then, unfortunately, the bees bypass the coniferous trees, since they do not secrete the nectar that these insects feed on. Coniferous trees - this is a real well of health, because even a walk through the pine forest adds strength and makes breathing easier. To stock up all the substances available in pine and spruce, you can make honey from young pine cones, which will have many useful properties. How to weld it and what diseases to take, we will tell in this article.

Benefit from honey from pine cones

Honey from pine cones is most often recommended for use from cough, but this is not the only case when it can be taken. This product can be used as a preventive agent:

As a medical product, pine honey is used:

Also honey from pine cones helps to overcome fatigue.

This diversity in the field of use is due to the fact that the primary material (cones, shoots, kidneys, pollen) contains a lot of useful for a person:

Recipes of medicinal honey from pine cones

Most often, pine honey is recommended to be made from green cones, which must be collected in spring or early summer only from healthy trees that grow far from the roadway and plants.

Ingredients:

The necessary quantity of products is calculated approximately as follows: 1 liter of water should be taken 1 kg of sugar, 75-80 pieces of cones and 0.5 lemon.

The first variant of preparation:

  1. Collected cones are washed away from dirt and add a large enameled container.
  2. Fill them with water and start to cook on slow fire. After the brew boils it is necessary to keep it on fire for 20-30 minutes. The willingness of cones is determined by their softness, so the boiling time in each case can be different.
  3. Remove the container from the cones from the plate and let it brew for 24 hours.
  4. We take out the cones from the broth and cover it with sugar.
  5. We put on a slow fire and cook, stirring regularly, until the consistency thickens. This usually takes 1.5 hours.
  6. Add the juice of lemon and mix well.

It is necessary to pour the honey obtained into the cans hot, close the lid and put in the refrigerator.

Option two:

  1. Washed and perforated cones fall asleep in a wide basin.
  2. Fill them with water so that above them there are 2 cm of liquid, and put on the plate.
  3. Boil the cones for 1 hour, and then clean for 8 hours to insist.
  4. Repeat this procedure (cook for 1 hour, push 8) several times until the cones are not very soft, and the broth is saturated.
  5. We remove the cones, and filter the broth through several layers of gauze.
  6. Add sugar to the resulting liquid and boil for 30 minutes.
  7. Before pouring on the containers, add lemon juice or citric acid and stir.

How to take honey from pine cones?

You can use this honey at any age, starting from about 5 years. It is only necessary to observe the dosage: for adults - 1 tablespoon, for children - tea. Give pine honey three times a day for 30-40 minutes before eating.

It is not recommended to take pine honey to people who have been diagnosed with hepatitis or exacerbation of liver cirrhosis, as well as prone to allergic reactions. Do not use this medication during pregnancy.