Pine needle, also known as pine leaf, bristle pine leaf, pine hair, or mountain pine beard, is a needle-shaped leaf of the genus Pinaceae and is one of the main by-products of the genus Pinaceae. Masson Pine, Huashan pine, cedar, red pine, black pine, Pinus
tabulaeformis, wet pine, Yunnan pine and so on are all medicinal pine plants. Pine needles are the main medicinal parts of Pinus.
Pine leaves are needle-shaped, 6-18cm long and about 0.1cm in diameter. Pinus huashan leaves are 5 needles in a bunch, Pinus
huangshan, Pinus masson and Pinus oleifolium are 2 needles in a bunch. The base has a sheath about 0.5cm long, the leaves are dark green or dry green, the surface is smooth, and there is a thin groove in the center. It is crisp. Smell slightly sweet, taste slightly bitter.
What is Pine Needles ?
Anti-aging function
Chen Changwu et al. studied the anti-aging effect of pine needles, and found that the dry powder extract of pine needles could
inhibit the lipid peroxidation induced by free radicals. Experiments proved that pine needles could significantly increase SOD activity and reduce serum lipid peroxidation (LPO) content in rats, indicating that pine needles extract could alleviate the tissue damage caused by lipid peroxides, and these effects were related to anti-aging.
Improve sleep function
Zhao Guizhe et al. studied the effects of pine on sedation, hypnosis and brain neurotransmitters. The experimental results showed that pine needles n-butanol extract and ethyl acetate extract could prolong the sleep time and increase the number of sleep mice.
The peak area of gamma-aminobutyric acid and glutamic acid in hippocampus of brain was detected by HPLC. The experiment showed that pine needle extract can also increase the content of gamma-aminobutyric acid in hippocampus, which has obvious sedative and hypnotic effect.
Edible value
Due to its low toxicity, pine needles can be used as a novel nutritional and dietary therapy product. At present, the number of
food products of pine needles in China is small, and most of them are pine needle oil and pine needle-related drinks.
Chen Changwu et al. studied the anti-aging effect of pine needles, and found that the dry powder extract of pine needles could
inhibit the lipid peroxidation induced by free radicals. Experiments proved that pine needles could significantly increase SOD activity and reduce serum lipid peroxidation (LPO) content in rats, indicating that pine needles extract could alleviate the tissue damage caused by lipid peroxides, and these effects were related to anti-aging.
Improve sleep function
Zhao Guizhe et al. studied the effects of pine on sedation, hypnosis and brain neurotransmitters. The experimental results showed that pine needles n-butanol extract and ethyl acetate extract could prolong the sleep time and increase the number of sleep mice.
The peak area of gamma-aminobutyric acid and glutamic acid in hippocampus of brain was detected by HPLC. The experiment showed that pine needle extract can also increase the content of gamma-aminobutyric acid in hippocampus, which has obvious sedative and hypnotic effect.
Edible value
Due to its low toxicity, pine needles can be used as a novel nutritional and dietary therapy product. At present, the number of
food products of pine needles in China is small, and most of them are pine needle oil and pine needle-related drinks.
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Product Name:
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Pine Needles Tea
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Specifications:
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selected leaves, whole herbs, cut in small pieces, powder
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Origin:
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China
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Application:
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Tea, Health care products, Pharmaceutical raw material, Extract raw material, Cosmetics and so on
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