Ayurveda in February- Making Pine needle tea

In addition to its uses as a building material and its beauty, Eastern White Pine (Pinus Strobus) is a valuable medicinal plant right in our backyard! This majestic tree has a long history of applications for all manner of physical ills, and herbalists still consider it to be an excellent remedy for coughs and colds. The inner bark, resin, needles and roots all have specific health purposes.The Iroquois and Micmac tribes used it often, finding its inner bark and resins to be a healing wonder for coughs, bronchitis, laryngitis and chest congestion. The sap of the tree is naturally antibacterial...