Pine Trees are widely available throughout the world and make an amazing tea high in vitamin C and A. This is an extremely important wild edible to know- as a matter of fact, this is the tea that the natives used to cure the Pilgrims of scurvy!
Wild Food Foraging – Pine / Spruce / Cedar / Fir – Evergreen Teas
A few notes of caution:
Be careful with the yew pine (which is not a true pine) and can be toxic, although it does have a few medicinal properties).
The cypress is not to be used as an essential oil in high doses, but normally safe otherwise.
The ponderosa pine is not good for cows mostly due to the observation when pregnant cattle eat the needles the loss of the calf has been observed, but has a long history of health benefits for humans for respiratory conditions, cuts, wounds, and burns, etc.
By far the vast majority of conifers have been used medicinally for thousands of years with an excellent track record. Get to know your trees. They may provide a medicine cabinet full of health benefits to you and your family.
Pine, spruce, cedar, and fir needle tea may end up being the easiest way to gain the numerous benefits of the evergreen trees, along with a natural protection against unhealthy replications of spike proteins today.
Combine with other herbs as desired to obtain further benefits and flavors.
Sources for Pine Needles
There is one primary American supplier (Etsy) for the pine needles (besides harvesting your own) that I am aware of at this point with 3 quality listings, each from a different East Coast wildcrafter:
Here is the main reference link for new wildcrafters when they post their harvests:
Dosage: 3 cups per day or more of any desired strength (based on the quantity of needles added to a french press or teapot) with an approximate 1-3 tablespoons of needles per cup of near boiling water. This is a maintenance health-building dose.
Stronger amounts of needles to water can be used therapeutically. If it feels too acidic (due to the vitamin C) for your system, moderate the quantity and complement the tea with alkalizing food and dark green herbs or sea vegetables.
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