Pine Pollen
Pine pollen powder has been used extensively in traditional cultures throughout Asia. The earliest mention of pine tree pollen's medicinal use is in Chinese herbalism from the classic text "The Pandects of Materia Medica" by Shen Nong. The benefits of pine pollen have also been used by the Koreans where it is sold in boxes much like baking soda or other baking ingredients. It is used in food for it's amazing mineralization and adaptogenic properties.
Special Precautions of Pine Pollen
- Adolescents (especially males age 20 or younger) should avoid using pine pollen powder due to their budding hormone levels. Supplementation with any type of bio-identical hormone at puberty or younger is discouraged since this can affect the bodies ability to produce that hormone normally later on in life. Of course under the guidance of a competent health care practitioner who is using hormone testing it could be used appropriately.
- Another potential problem that pine pollen powder could cause is an allergic reaction in those who are normally allergic to plant pollens (especially if they have noticed their allergies acting up when the yellow pine pollen dust settles on every single surface around them!). For some reason some people who are allergic to bees have also showed signs of being allergic to pine tree pollen. If you are allergic to bee stings it would be wise to start with a very small pinch of pollen and put it on your tongue, or put a single drop of the tincture under your tongue and gauge your bodies reaction to it.
- While certainly not a major concern, it should be noted that some companies have found that pine pollen benefits one's health to a greater degree when it has had its cell walls cracked.
Benefits and uses of Pine Pollen are
Pine pollen is actually a health restorative that has been used in Chinese medicine for more than 2000 years. Pine pollen has been enhancing longevity and anti-aging ever since its original documentation in the classic pharmacology text The Pandect of Materia Medica, written by Shen Nong during the Han Dynasty.
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- Fatigue
- Rheumatic pain
- Skin conditions
- Prostate problems
- Immunity boosting
- Improve cognitive function
- Weight loss
- Androgenic (stimulates anabolic endocrine activity)
- Nutritive/Tonic (Western/Asian herbalism terms for herbal adaptogens, meaning it has no toxicity over long term use)
- Aphrodisiac (promotes a healthy and high libido)
- Lung tonic (boosts the immune system and beautifies the skin which are both controlled by the Lung organ system in Asian medicine)
- Kidney tonic (very rejuvenative to the brain, hair, bones and endocrine system which are controlled by the Kidney organ system in Asian medicine)
- Liver tonic (stimulates liver regeneration and regulates bile secretion which are controlled by the Liver organ system in Asian medicine)
- Heart tonic (increases cardiovascular endurance, raises blood levels of Superoxide Dismutase and lowers cholesterol)
- Spleen tonic (Nourishes the muscles and increases metabolism which are both governed by the Spleen organ system in Asian medicine)
- cancer : pine pollen also contains a sterol that helps protect against breast and prostate cancer by suppressing cancer cell multiplication.
