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Pine liqueur is often used to remedy colds, because of the essential oils it contains. Pine brandy is also used as a remedy for aching limbs and muscle generation. The liqueur is often consumed during après-ski gatherings, after hiking or mountaineering at Alpine huts , or near the Christmas holidays.
Turpentine (which is also called spirit of turpentine, oil of turpentine, terebenthine, terebenthene, terebinthine and, colloquially, turps) [2] is a fluid obtained by the distillation of resin harvested from living trees, mainly pines. Principally used as a specialized solvent, it is also a source of material for organic syntheses.
Pine oil is used as a cleaning product, disinfectant, sanitizer, microbicide (or microbistat), virucide or insecticide. [5] It is an effective herbicide where its action is to modify the waxy cuticle of plants, resulting in desiccation. [7] Pine oil is a disinfectant that is mildly antiseptic. [8] It is effective against Brevibacterium ...
Mastika or mastiha is a liqueur seasoned with mastic, a resin with a slightly pine or cedar-like flavor gathered from the mastic tree, a small evergreen tree native to the Mediterranean region. In Greece, mastiha ( Greek : μαστίχα ) or mastichato ( Greek : μαστιχάτο ) is a sweet liqueur produced with the mastika resin from the ...
Description. [edit] Like most members of the white pine group, Pinus subgenus Strobus, the leaves ("needles") are coniferous, occurring in fascicles (bundles) of five, or rarely three or four, with a deciduous sheath. The leaves are flexible, bluish-green, finely serrated, and 5–13 cm (2–5 in) long.
Tar-water was a medieval medicine consisting of pine tar and water. As it was foul-tasting, it slowly dropped in popularity, but was revived in the Victorian era. It is used both as a tonic and as a substitute to get rid of "strong spirits". Both these uses were originally advocated by the philosopher George Berkeley (1685–1753), who lauded ...
List of tree deities. Tree deities in different cultures of the world include: Leshy, is a tutelary deity of the forests in pagan Slavic mythology along with his wife Leshachikha (or the Kikimora) and children (leshonki, leszonky). Curupira, a powerful Demon/Forest Spirit in Guarani mythology and Brazilian mythology.
To treat measles, mullein leaves were boiled into a tea. To treat the common cold, pine straw was made into a tea. Salt was used to prevent a troublesome person from returning to your home by throwing salt behind the person as they walked out of the house, ensuring they would never return. To cleanse the soul and spirit, salt baths are taken.