Cedar tincture
No one can argue about the benefits of cedar and all the products that can be obtained from it (nuts, bark, resin, needles). The benefits are obvious, huge and varied, and this despite the fact that there are no contraindications at all. Cedar nuts are used in a variety of ways:
- raw;
- in the form of compresses;
- tinctures;
- syrups.
Appearance
Cedar tinctures can have a different appearance, which differs mainly in color. If purified Pine nuts, then the color of the tincture will be light, with the shell - darker, and the smell - saturated. If, for the base in the process of preparing tinctures, use cedar resin, you can get a beautiful, amber color.
Kinds
Alcohol tinctures differ mainly in the raw materials used in the preparation process:
- pine nuts;
- bark or needles;
- sap.
Alcohol can be replaced with vodka, only of very high quality and without additives. Also, tinctures have a different spectrum of action, but a little about that.
How to cook
There is nothing complicated and supernatural in preparing cedar tincture. The main thing is to choose the right components. You can read about how to choose nuts in the article "Pine nuts".When using alcohol, everything is clear - we buy medical alcohol in a pharmacy and follow the recipe chosen in advance.
If preference is given to vodka, then you need to choose high-quality, certified and without unnecessary additives.
The easiest recipe
For the simplest recipe for cedar tincture, you will need a glass (250 ml) of unpeeled nuts.
- Soak them in plain cold water for 10 minutes in advance to remove foreign debris and reveal empty shells.
- To remove the bitter taste and resin residue, it is necessary to pour boiling water over the nuts twice.
- The preparation ends here and the nuts are poured with half a liter of vodka / alcohol. The container should be glass, and the place for infusion should be dark and cool.
- After two weeks, the tincture is ready for use.
Shell tincture
The process of collecting and harvesting pine nuts is waste-free. Even the shell was used. Due to the fact that it contains very rare and valuable tannins, medicinal tinctures and various decoctions are made from the shell.
With the help of tincture on the shell, you can cure:
- various diseases of the oral cavity,
- remove salt from the body
- get rid of chronic osteochondosis and remove problems in other organs of the body.
For people suffering from rheumatism, lumbago and gout, it is useful to take baths with the addition of a decoction of the shell.
There is one universal tincture recipe that is suitable for many diseases. Only the scheme and method of application differs.
With urolithiasis and violation of mineral metabolism
- Take a half-liter jar, fill it with cedar shells and fill it with vodka (or alcohol) until the liquid level rises a centimeter above the shell.
- Put in a dark place.After 14 days, it is necessary to strain the resulting liquid and treatment can begin.
- The course of admission lasts a month (1 teaspoon of tincture is diluted in 50 ml of cold water, three times and always before meals).
- For the complete disappearance of the disease, the number of courses should be at least three, between each it is necessary to take a month break.
For the oral cavity
We prepare the tincture according to the above recipe, but we take the tincture in a tablespoon, not a teaspoon, and dissolve it in 250 ml of boiled, but not hot water. Rinse your mouth with this solution about six times a day.
To get rid of hemorrhoids
Also suitable is the tincture, the recipe of which was given in the first paragraph, it is taken 35 drops three times every day.
Where could I buy
Pine nuts are not only delicious, but also medicinal. To enhance and unlock their healing potential, it is best to use a tincture. The same goes for bark and resin.
There is nothing complicated in preparing a medicinal tincture, although some time must pass before its use. If cedar medicine is required immediately, there is no desire to bother with its preparation or the necessary ingredients are missing, then you can buy a ready-made tincture in pharmacies or specialized online stores that represent Siberian pharmaceutical companies.
Characteristics
- alcohol more effectively dissolves the cedar shell and draws out more useful substances from it;
- vodka tincture does not have such a large strength as alcohol, and has a softer and more pleasant taste;
- cedar tincture to its taste resembles well-aged cognac.
Nutritional value and calories
- a complex of all vitamins that a person needs;
- important, necessary and rather rare minerals;
- antioxidants;
- useful, rare and therefore even more valuable amino acids.
In fact, everything useful that is in nuts goes into tincture and a concentrated medicine with a long service life is obtained, since vodka and alcohol are excellent preservatives.
Harm
Harmful effects from tincture, not only cedar, but any, can be observed only if it is misused and even abused. If you follow the instructions and follow the schedule of admission, then the tincture will only benefit you. Everything is good in moderation.
Contraindications
No matter how valuable and useful cedar tincture is, there are still some contraindications to its use:
- individual rejection;
- allergies, which can be caused by the constituent components of the cedar product;
- contraindications to the use of alcohol, even in small doses;
- serious problems in the liver;
- taking additional medications that are incompatible with alcohol;
- pregnant women and children;
- during breastfeeding.
Application
In cooking
Cedar tinctures are not usually added to recipes and are not used in the cooking process, but you can use our recipes and make interesting alcoholic drinks that will be an interesting addition to meat, fish and main dishes. At a festive feast, a misted decanter with an amber drink that emits a cedar aroma will be very useful.
Red wine tincture
It will take 0.75 liters of red wine, preferably semi-sweet, 50 grams of pine nuts, but you can take more if you like their aroma and taste. Sweets will add fructose (3 teaspoons), sugar or honey. Thoroughly wash the nuts and pour over boiling water, pour wine and add the sweet ingredient.We forget about the tincture for a month, then we filter it and enjoy a delicate wine and nutty taste.
Watch the process of making red wine pine nut tincture.
From pine nuts and oranges on alcohol
Prepare in advance:
- 0.5 l. alcohol diluted by half with water (can be replaced with vodka);
- a tablespoon of honey, fructose or sugar;
- one leaf from a blackcurrant bush;
- half a teaspoon of vanillin;
- 40 g of nuts along with the shell;
- dried zest from one orange.
We wash the nuts in boiling water several times, transfer them to a glass dish and add all the other ingredients. We close it tightly and send it to a warm place without access to sunlight for a week and a half. Then for another 4 days in the refrigerator and you can invite friends for a tasting.
In medicine
Useful and medicinal properties
- removal of puffiness;
- manifestations of rheumatism;
- restoration of vision;
- purification of blood from toxin-containing substances, and blood vessels - from plaques;
- rejuvenation of cells, which brings the whole body into tone;
- inflammatory processes;
- joint problems (rheumatism, gout and arthritis);
- reversing the development of cancer;
- uterine myoma.
Vodka tincture
- Well-washed nuts in the amount of 2 glasses, together with the shell, are thoroughly crushed, for example, through a meat grinder.
- 2 cups of sugar are also added here, but if there is honey, it is better to replace sugar with honey. All 0.5 liters are poured. good vodka.
- All this mixture with a glass and well-corked container is infused for a month in a dark place.
Reception begins with 10 drops with a gradual increase in dosage to 1 tbsp. spoons. Before meals, three times, for a month. If necessary, the course of treatment can be increased up to 2 months.
This medicine is universal, because it can get rid of a number of problems that are associated with the following organs and systems:
- stomach and intestinal tract;
- kidneys;
- heart;
- respiratory system (even with tuberculosis, positive results are noticeable);
- improves brain activity;
- adds vitality;
- improves blood composition, removing even severe anemia.
Gout, rheumatism, arthritis, arthrosis, sciatica, osteochondrosis
From all these diseases and many others of a similar nature, alcohol tincture of nuts helps. Within a month, you need to take according to Art. a spoonful of tincture with added sugar up to 4 times a day before meals. After a monthly intake, a break of 10 days is necessary, and then, if necessary, repeat the course of treatment.
Red wine tincture is simply gorgeous! I really like it, I drank at a party.