August 30 2024 - This begins a new adventure making Hydrosols. I've had a relentless cough for over 8 months and the Western Trained doctors don't know what to do with me. I reluctantly consented to a dreadful CT scan of lungs. The NYU Langone Pulmonary doctor prescribed sprays to shoot up my nose and a horrible inhaler that killed my Father in 1985. The doctor was finished administering 3 long tests and said a nurse would take over and care for me. I told the nurse I was going to make hydrosols and she went a little ape sh*t on me. She didn't even know what I was talking about.
I've just finally opened the box and took out the small AIR Still to inspect it. I drove to Sayville to see a holistic doctor as my P.C. doctor suggested I see a naturopathic doctor due to my refusal to take statins.
So today I did. I return on September 4. On the way home, I drove to a place I've been a member of for years. Connetquot State Park Preserve where I caught my first brown trout 2 years, ago. I knew there were Eastern White Pines there and I needed needles to use in my brand new still.
- Respiratory support: White pine needles can help with breathing, coughing, and chest congestion. They can be used as an expectorant to loosen mucus and help get rid of it.
- Immune system support: White pine needles are high in vitamin C, which is a powerful antioxidant that can help stimulate the immune system.
- Eye, skin, and hair health: White pine needles contain vitamin A, which can help with the eyes, skin, and hair.
- Mental health: White pine needles contain α-pinene, which may help with mood stabilization. They can also be used as an external aroma or taken internally to help with grief support.
- Antiseptic properties: White pine needles have antiseptic qualities that can help the body fight infections.
- Circulatory stimulant: White pine needles can act as a circulatory stimulant.
- Mild diuretic: White pine needles can act as a mild diuretic.
- White pine needles can be used in a variety of ways, including:
- Tea: Steep the needles in hot water for about 20 minutes.
- Syrup: Make a syrup by infusing the needles in raw honey.
- Salve: Make a salve by mixing pine pitch with extra-virgin olive oil and grated beeswax.
- Massage oil: Make a massage oil by using the resin from the tree.
- When harvesting white pine needles, it's important to be sustainable. You should gather from fallen branches before harvesting from a living tree, and avoid harvesting too heavily from one branch or area.