Why does pine pollen need to be broken open? Latest reasons explained
Pine pollen is the essence cell of pine tree flower stamens, collected from the pure, dry pollen of the Pinaceae plants Masson pine (Pinus massoniana) and Chinese pine (Pinus tabuliformis), recorded in successive generations of medical classics from the 2400-year-old Shennong Bencao Jing to today's Chinese Pharmacopoeia, the only pollen variety in the treasure house of Chinese medicine that is used as both food and medicine, now let us take a look at why pine pollen needs to be broken open!
Why does pine pollen need to be broken open?
Pine pollen is enclosed within a solid shell wall, like a layer of “armor” protecting the nutrients and genetic material inside the pollen grain. The pollen wall not only can withstand “soaking in caustic soda and boiling without being damaged in the least”, but also has very strong resistance to radioactivity. Japanese scholars once conducted experiments by increasing radiation doses: the lethal radiation dose for humans is 0.15 coulomb/kg, while the lethal dose for pine pollen cytoplasm is 77.4 to 129 coulomb/kg, showing that the pollen wall has astonishing resistance and radiation tolerance. The digestive fluids of humans and monogastric animals cannot break down the pollen wall, so to absorb all the nutrients of the pollen, its outer wall must be broken.
What side effects does pine pollen have?
Pine pollen has no toxic side effects. Modern medical research has confirmed that pine pollen itself contains no toxic or harmful substances, and as long as pine pollen-related products are produced by legitimate food manufacturers, they can be used with confidence. It is just that everyone's constitution is different, and different reactions to the same food may occur. Because pine pollen is a pollen-type substance, people allergic to pollen-type substances should take note, and must first consume a small amount to confirm that eating pine pollen will not cause an allergic reaction before consuming it normally. Some people also experience thirst symptoms after eating pine pollen, which is also because different people have different constitutions, and not everyone will experience this symptom. If this symptom occurs, simply stop eating pine pollen.
Efficacy and effects of pine pollen
[Nature and flavor]Sweet in taste, warm in nature.
[Meridian tropism]Liver and spleen meridians.
[Efficacy]Astringes to stop bleeding, dries dampness and astringes sores.
[Indications]Traumatic bleeding, eczema, impetigo, skin erosion, oozing pus.
1. Anti-fatigue: Pine pollen should be very beneficial for middle-aged and elderly people prone to fatigue or those engaged in extremely strenuous physical work.
2. Delaying aging: Pine pollen contains large amounts of antioxidant components, such as vitamin E, carotene and the trace element selenium, etc., all of which can inhibit the rate of lipid and protein peroxidation reactions in the body, thereby having the effect of delaying aging.
3. Beauty: Pine pollen not only has a unique function of regulating physiology, but also promotes skin cell metabolism, delays skin cell aging, increases skin elasticity, and gives skin a special effect of being fair, rosy and healthy, and is hailed as “edible cosmetics”.
4. Strengthening the stomach and protecting the liver: Pine pollen contains nearly a hundred kinds of enzymes, which can promote gastrointestinal motility, increase appetite, help digestion, and have a clear regulating effect on gastrointestinal dysfunction. Pine pollen can promote liver cell activity, make bile secretion normal, prevent the occurrence of liver disease, and can promote the liver's detoxification function.
5. Protecting the cardiovascular system: Pine pollen, with its pure natural nutrient storehouse, strengthens metabolism, regulates endocrine glands, mobilizes alternative excretion, and also improves the condition of the heart, blood and blood vessels, playing a health-care role for the cardiovascular system. For example, magnesium in pine pollen can both activate the enzyme system and serve as a carrier for various nutrients, flavonoids can significantly lower blood lipids and cholesterol, and various vitamins can increase the elasticity of blood vessel walls and improve the microcirculation of the heart and brain.
6. Preventing and treating constipation: Pine pollen contains rich and complete various nutrients, and has a good therapeutic effect on constipation. For example, for constipation caused by indigestion and upper digestive tract diseases, because pine pollen has a good curative effect on gastrointestinal dysfunction, after taking pine pollen, this type of constipation will improve immediately. For constipation caused by involuntary muscle spasms due to nervous tension, the magnesium and vitamin B6 in pine pollen have a very good calming effect on involuntary muscles, so constipation can naturally be eliminated.