How to Store Pine Needle Essential Oil and the Benefits of Drinking Pine Needle Infusion

How should pine needle essential oil be stored to keep its quality and benefits intact? What are the benefits of drinking pine needle infusion? Do you know all this? Let's take a look.

How to store pine needle essential oil:

1. Store it in a dark glass bottle and keep it in a cool, ventilated place. Essential oils are most afraid of sunlight, so avoid exposure to sunlight or overly strong light to prevent spoilage.

2. Avoid overly hot or humid places; the temperature is best kept below 30°C.

3. It should not be put in the refrigerator. Essential oils are very sensitive; taking them out of the refrigerator for use and then putting them back will leave the essential oil in a very unstable temperature state, causing it to spoil.

4. Use it up as soon as possible after opening. After opening, be sure to tighten the cap to avoid contact with air, which can accelerate oxidation and even cause an originally safe essential oil to spoil. It is best to use it up within 12 months after opening.

5. Place it out of the reach of children.

What are the benefits of drinking pine needle infusion

Pine needles have a blood pressure-lowering effect. Some experts have found that patients with cardiovascular and cerebrovascular diseases such as high blood pressure, coronary heart disease and stroke showed a certain degree of improvement after drinking pine needle preparations.

The most commonly used method for pine needles is boiling in water. First cut the washed pine needles into three sections, add 600 ml of water, and boil them in a clay pot or stainless steel container until the water is reduced to 300 ml (this takes about 10 to 15 minutes).

If the purpose is health maintenance, there is no need to boil it too strong; using about the same amount as the tea leaves you normally use is enough.

Warm tips:

1. Do not casually collect pine needles from the roadside, because the pine needles there are polluted by car exhaust over time, and taking them is bad for your health. Do not pick pine needles from young pines less than 5 years old or from pine trees less than 3 m tall.

2. The boiled pine needles can be drunk as tea, and can be taken on an empty stomach in the morning and evening. Patients with excessively high blood pressure must not stop using their original blood pressure-lowering medication on their own. After blood pressure returns to normal, the dosage can be gradually reduced under a doctor's guidance.

3. Pine needles are an oily plant and easily pick up dirt, so they must be cleaned thoroughly.