It is very helpful for the health care of patients with arteriosclerosis and cardiovascular and cerebrovascular diseases. Treat lumbago, soft feet, dysuria, intestinal dryness and constipation. It has the effects of tonifying kidney and fixing sperm, and can effectively inhibit the growth of prostate tumor.
Pine needles, leaves of Pinus massoniana, have great medicinal value. They were first discovered by Sun Simiao. They mainly scavenge human free radicals, prevent carsickness, simmer wine and prolong life.
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Pine needles are the representative medicinal parts of pine trees, which are bitter, nontoxic and mild in nature. Its extract contains plant enzyme, plant fiber, growth stimulating needle, protein, fat and 2 4 kinds of amino acids. Pine needles have the effect of lowering blood pressure.
Pine needles are rich in β-carotene, vitamin C and vitamin E, and are called the "Golden Triangle" of antioxidation. Together, they protect human tissues and cells from oxidation and prolong cell life.
Pre-anthocyanin (PCA) extracted from pine needles is a powerful natural antioxidant. Procyanidins are the strongest natural antioxidant (anti-aging) substances recorded in the literature and found in the laboratory so far in the world! It has excellent scavenging effect on a variety of harmful free radicals. Compared with other plant antioxidants, proanthocyanidins have better scavenging ability on superoxide anion radical and hydroxyl radical.
Pine needle essential oil and pine needle flavone have unique water solubility, and can enter the blood through the blood vessel wall together with unsaturated fatty acids contained in pine needles: by increasing bile secretion, cholesterol accumulation is reduced, cholesterol is removed, arteriosclerosis is prevented, peripheral blood vessels are dilated, oxygen carrying capacity of red blood cells is improved, and human blood circulation is promoted.
Several symptoms of cardiovascular and cerebrovascular diseases, such as angina pectoris, palpitation, wheezing, edema, dizziness and dyspnea, have been improved through various experiments after drinking pine needle tea.
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