Pine nuts are small, pale yellow kernels with a bright flavor and are almost always sold peeled from their shells. The tangy flavor of pine nuts becomes brighter if they are toasted when they begin to secrete oil.
The native land of cedar is considered to be the vast expanses of Siberia, where even today these majestic trees, which can be up to 3 000 years old, grow.
Caloric value of pine nuts
Pine nuts are high in fat and carbohydrates. Their caloric value is 673 kcal per 100 g of dried or raw product. Slightly less calories in pine cake - 432 kcal per 100 g. Excessive consumption of pine nuts can provoke obesity.
Pine nuts contain almost all essential amino acids, polyunsaturated fatty acids, vitamins A, B, C, D, E, P. The biological value of the kernels of pine nuts is due to the high content of vitamin B1 and vitamin E.
The use of pine nuts as food compensates the protein hunger of those who switched to a vegetarian diet. The protein content of cedar nuts is perfectly balanced and 99% absorbed by the body. Another factor which determines the high nutritional value of pine nuts is that pine nuts contain almost all essential amino acids, polyunsaturated fatty acids, vitamins and mineral elements.
It is a natural foodstuff and has no contraindications for the use of cedar nuts for food as well as therapeutic and prophylactic purposes. It is very useful in cases of immunodeficiency, allergic diseases, atherosclerosis, ischemic heart disease, illnesses of gastrointestinal tract, including peptic ulcer and cholelithiasis.
Pine nut oil has high nutritional and healing properties, is easily absorbed by the body. Cedar oil contains a huge amount of vitamins (C, B1, B2, A, E, P, F), essential fatty acids, including polyunsaturated (Omega-3), helps regulate the liver and gastrointestinal tract, normalizes blood cholesterol levels, helps eliminate toxins from the body, improves cell metabolism, blood composition; A beneficial effect on the nervous system, has a restorative effect, stimulates the function of the reproductive glands, increases physical and mental performance, effective for dysbacteriosis and avitaminosis, useful for the growth and development of children's bodies.
Valuable dietary and medicinal properties of pine nuts help with high blood pressure and atherosclerosis, give a positive effect in case of increased acidity of gastric juice, stomach and duodenal ulcers, against belching and heartburn.
Pine nut shells in a crushed state can be used to feed animals. It has medium nutrition compared with other types of feed, though it has a lot of fiber, so its digestibility is low.
At pressing of oil from kernel of cedar nut (by cold pressing method) there is cedar cake which is rich in biologically active substances, microelements, proteins, vitamins E, A, C, C of B group, unsaturated fatty acids, does not contain cholesterol. This is an excellent dietary product that, when consumed, helps normalize metabolism, maintaining health and maintaining the performance of a person for many years. It is recommended to add it to desserts, creams, fruit and vegetable salads. It gives a delicate flavor and aroma of cakes, pastries, ice cream and other confectionery products. You can also use it with cottage cheese, muesli, honey, etc.
Folk medicine willingly and widely used pine nuts for the treatment of various diseases. For example, the population of Siberia since ancient times considered pine nuts as an effective treatment for salt deposits.
The husks and cake of pine nuts used to prepare cleansing baths, they were also added bran. Bath had a most beneficial effect on the skin, especially chapped, coarsened. Such baths are recommended for diathesis, eczema, pustular and other skin diseases. In addition, bathing with decoction of the husks and cake pine nuts has a calming effect on the nervous system. It is useful for both overstimulation and fatigue.
Dangerous properties of pine nuts
Pilled pine nuts, which are now sold in abundance in stores and markets, are dangerous to health.
After consuming them, many people experience unpleasant symptoms characteristic of poisoning and intoxication of the body.
Pine nuts are contraindicated for obesity because of their high fat content. However, if you really want these nuts, you can afford them, but no more than 30 grams per day.
Recipes for healing tinctures of pine nuts in vodka.
Alcoholic tincture is more concentrated than raw nuts, which means that it is not only healthier, but also more toxic. Therefore, we strongly advise you to stick to the dosage indicated in the recipes.
Recipe 1 "Helping the stomach, liver and kidneys"
Ingredients
50 g of peeled nuts
0,5 l of vodka
Everything is very simple - pour and insist for a month and a half. Then on the first day we drink 5 drops, on the second day - 10, on the third - 15, on the fourth - 20, and from the fifth to the 30th - 25 drops per day.
Recipe number 2 "With inflammation of the mouth.
Ingredients .
1 tbsp. tincture from the previous recipe
A glass of cooled boiled water
Thoroughly stir the tincture in water and rinse your mouth with the solution in the morning, afternoon and evening for a week.
Recipe 3 "For ear-nose-throat treatment".
Ingredients
one cup of nuts (peeled)
glass of sugar
0.5 l of vodka
Mix the ingredients thoroughly and insist for 14 weeks in a dark place, remembering to shake the mixture periodically. Scheme of reception: a tablespoon three times a day for no longer than two weeks or until the symptoms of the disease disappear.
Recipe 3 "Strength of the joints".
Ingredients
100 g of nuts without shells
200 g honey
1 liter of vodka
You pour the nuts with honey and insist for a month (remember to do it in a dark place?). After 30 days, add honey and take 50 grams three times a day.
In home conditions, vodka infused with pine nuts will turn into a pleasant drink, reminiscent of cognac in taste and color. If you do not forget about the measure, the feast with pine nuts will not end with a hangover and will be not only pleasant but also useful.
So, we offer you three more interesting recipes on how you can make cedarwood yourself.
Recipe "Cedar Classic"
Ingredients
300 g of peeled pine nuts
1 l of vodka
Mix the ingredients, cork the container tightly and put it in a dark and warm place for 10 days. Now pour into bottles
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