Remedies made with fir
The Spruce is a tree native to the mountainous regions of Europe that can grow to 60 meters. It can also be called white fir and silver fir. The scientific name is Abies alba herb and plant family Pinaceae.
It’s a straight trunk tree, bark gray, with the glass pyramid-shaped. It is an evergreen tree. Abies alba flowers can be male or female.
This herb has red fruit about 5 cm. wide, where the seeds.
The fir tree blooms in spring and cones mature during the following autumn.
Are used for medicinal purposes leaves, bark, resin and sprouts.
Outbreaks resin is obtained and an essence composed of limonene and pinene.
Glycosides from the leaves and get piceina.
From the bark of Fir obtain cellulose, minerals and tannins.
Resin found in turpentine.
Distilling the turpentine, usually in water vapor at a temperature not too high you get the essence, among other compounds.
Similar properties to those of pine.
It also has soothing properties, expectorant, healing, influenza and diuretic.
Remedies made with fir
Infusion is made from the buds or leaves of this herb.
Tincture: One should take 10 to 20 drops of tincture of spruce, 3 times a day.
Externally, can be used externally in baths, inhalations, ointments, etc..
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