Dies Irae
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Did you know that even resin flowing from the bark of trees is a cure for us? It is a natural substance with antibacterial and antifungal effect.
To collect resin (pitch) go in colder weather, arm yourself with patience, rubber gloves, a knife and a glass for pitch. Pitch is collected only from spruce and pine. Attention! - we only collect resin that has spilled onto the bark of the tree in order not to injure the tree! The tree used resin to "glue" its wounds, so please be very careful.
Caution, the resin is flammable, so do not leave it unattended during cooking!
I recommend doing it in a pot that we don't care so much about, the subsequent scrubbing is a btch.
Procedure: slowly heat 500ml of coconut oil in a water bath, or it is possible to use beeswax (my case), 150g of resin (any impurities will not pass through the cloth, so you do not have to deal with it), 75ml of virgin olive oil. We carefully heat everything to 60 ° C and it takes a really long time for the resin to dissolve (at least 2-3 hours). Then strain through the cloth, we can add various ingredients like vitamins, essential oils etc, and pour into the sealable jars.
Pitch ointment is recommended not only for mold (nails), rashes, joint pain, muscle pain or faster healing of various wounds, but even for toothache it is recommended to rub into the gums. Soothes reddened skin with a tendency to inflammation and skin problems. Pitch ointment is also suitable for problematic skin, it is used for back and shoulder pain, ingrown nails, backs, also for shin ulcers, frostbite and acne.
We store the ointment in the dark and cold.
Other uses of pine resin
Previously, the resin was used as a stimulant, diuretic, laxative and as a means of treating abscesses. Its use was wide, it found different ones in each culture. In some places it was used as a cough medicine, in some places it was used to treat cancer. Elsewhere, it has been used in liquid form with water to treat ulcers, smallpox and syphilis.
Resin is very effective in insect bites, prevents infection from scratches, it can also be used as a lip balm and hand cream. In particular, lip balm and hand cream is very effective in preventing various diseases and inhibiting bacteria. It is also used to treat and heal a sprained ankle. And even to make homemade soap.
To collect resin (pitch) go in colder weather, arm yourself with patience, rubber gloves, a knife and a glass for pitch. Pitch is collected only from spruce and pine. Attention! - we only collect resin that has spilled onto the bark of the tree in order not to injure the tree! The tree used resin to "glue" its wounds, so please be very careful.
Caution, the resin is flammable, so do not leave it unattended during cooking!
I recommend doing it in a pot that we don't care so much about, the subsequent scrubbing is a btch.
Procedure: slowly heat 500ml of coconut oil in a water bath, or it is possible to use beeswax (my case), 150g of resin (any impurities will not pass through the cloth, so you do not have to deal with it), 75ml of virgin olive oil. We carefully heat everything to 60 ° C and it takes a really long time for the resin to dissolve (at least 2-3 hours). Then strain through the cloth, we can add various ingredients like vitamins, essential oils etc, and pour into the sealable jars.
Pitch ointment is recommended not only for mold (nails), rashes, joint pain, muscle pain or faster healing of various wounds, but even for toothache it is recommended to rub into the gums. Soothes reddened skin with a tendency to inflammation and skin problems. Pitch ointment is also suitable for problematic skin, it is used for back and shoulder pain, ingrown nails, backs, also for shin ulcers, frostbite and acne.
We store the ointment in the dark and cold.
Other uses of pine resin
Previously, the resin was used as a stimulant, diuretic, laxative and as a means of treating abscesses. Its use was wide, it found different ones in each culture. In some places it was used as a cough medicine, in some places it was used to treat cancer. Elsewhere, it has been used in liquid form with water to treat ulcers, smallpox and syphilis.
Resin is very effective in insect bites, prevents infection from scratches, it can also be used as a lip balm and hand cream. In particular, lip balm and hand cream is very effective in preventing various diseases and inhibiting bacteria. It is also used to treat and heal a sprained ankle. And even to make homemade soap.
