COMMON NAME: Pine, Scotch Pine Needle, Forest Pine, Norway Pine, Pine Needle

SCIENTIFIC NAME: Pinus sylvestris

FAMILY NAME: Pinaeae (Pine)

INDIGENOUS COUNTRY: Asia, Europe

COUNTRY OF PRODUCTION: Bulgaria, USA, Russia, Scandinavia, Finland

HISTORY INFORMATION: Native Americans ate pine seeds. The inner bark of the pine provided a nutritious emergency food that various tribes ate either raw or boiled. Some Indian groups dried the inner bark and stored it for later use. Europeans used it as an inhalation to relieve bronchial, catarrh, asthma, sinuses, and other respiratory conditions.

GENERAL INFORMATION: Commercially many pine oils (P. cambra, P. mugo, P. montana) can be labeled P. sylvestris and they are usually mixed together. It is rare to have pure P. sylvestris oil. There are ninety species of the tree in the pine family. Pine trees can live for 1200 years. Used in veterinary medicine for bronchial affections, as an expectorant, and insecticide.

DESCRIPTION OF PLANT: An evergreen tree growing up to 130 ft. high with a reddish-brown deeply fissured bark producing greenish-blue needles.

PARTS PROCESSED: Needles.

PROCESSING METHODS: Dry distillated

COLOR RANGE: Clear to yellow.

CHEMICAL CONSTITUENTS: Class: Monoterpene. Pinene, carene, dipentene, limonene, terpinene, myrcene.

PHYSICAL ACTIONS AND USES: Analgesic, antibacterial, antifungal, antiphlogistic, antirheumatic, antiseptic, antiscorbutic, antispasmodic, antitussive, antiviral, balsamic, cholagogue, choleretic, decongestant, deodorant, depurative, disinfectant, diuretic, expectorant, hypertensor, insecticide, laxative, pectoral, refreshing, restorative, reviving, rubefacient, stimulant, sudorific, tonic, vermifuge, vulnerary. Used for cuts, lice, excessive perspiration, arthritis, gout, muscular aches and pains, poor circulation, bronchitis, catarrh, coughs, sinusitis, sore throat, cystitis, urinary infection, colds, flu, fatigue, nervous exhaustion, stress. Used to purify, reduce cellulite, open sinus and breathing passages, uplift moods, refresh, revive, improve mental clarity, improve memory, lessen pain, stimulate the adrenal glands, disinfect.

MENTAL USES: I am mentally present as well as physically present. I allow energy to flow through my entire body. I am fully present.

EMOTIONAL USES: Confused, not present, ungrounded, exhausted, hopeless, poor self esteem, abused TO relieved, fully present, grounded, sense of well being,

SPIRITUAL USES: Can indicate you are going through a spiritual expansion and are not grounded or paying enough attention to the physical. Your head may be in the sky and the stars but your feet are not touching the ground. Pine grounds spiritual energy into matter so that the physical body can become infused with light.

APPLICATIONS: Aftershave, aroma lamp, bath, diffusor, inhaler, light bulb ring, liquid candles, lotion, massage, mist spray, steam inhalation.

WARNINGS\CONTRAINDICATIONS: Nontoxic. Older oil can be skin sensitizing, cross reaction with spruce, peru and tolu balsam, avoid in allergic conditions, avoid in prostrate cancer.