Stem plant
L., Pinaceae pine
Medicinal drug
- Stem plant of turpentine (turpentine oil, rosin).
- Needles
- Turio Pini (Pini turiones) – pine tip (shoot): the spring bud of L. (PH 5) – no longer officinal.
Preparations
- Pini silvestris extractum
- Abietinarum pix
Ingredients
- Essential oil: pine needle oil (Pini aetheroleum).
- Synonym: Pini silvestris aetheroleum
Effects
- Promotes blood circulation
- Expectorant
- Weakly antiseptic
Fields of application
- For respiratory diseases, colds.
- For rheumatic complaints
- To promote blood circulation
Dosage
For inhalation, put a few drops in hot water and inhale vapors. Pine oil is contained in many topical preparations, especially rheumatism ointments, sports gels and remedies for colds.
Contraindications
Bronchial asthma, whooping cough.
Adverse effects
Irritation of skin and mucous membranes.