How to use and taste of Pine Pollen

 

Pine pollen

History: 

You might have seen a yellow dusting on the forest floor every spring. This is pine pollen and has (for thousands of years) been used in ancient medicines. 

Used as a tonic, it can be used over time without significant side effects. 

Benefits and Scientific Evidence: 

Benefits from pine pollen are numerous; first off, it is an adaptogen, so it caters to what your body needs. It also contains a plethora of nutrients such as: vitamin A, B1, B2, B3, B6, folic acid, vitamin D and E. It also contains many minerals such as calcium, copper, iron, magnesium, and many more. It also contains over twenty essential amino acids which make it a protein source like no other. For physical body benefits, it can increase the immune system, lower cholesterol, and is a fantastic anti-inflammatory. It can also naturally increase testosterone, which is essential if anyone is going through menopause. 

A recent study (NCBI: Antiaging Effect of Pine Pollen in Human Diploid Fibroblasts and in a Mouse Model Induced by D-Galactose) showed that pine pollen had vast benefits in anti-aging. 

Results concluded that there was a reversal of D-galactose-induced aging effects in both the neural and inflammation systems. Adding that the benefits seen inspires its use for therapeutic application, both now, and in the future.

Negatives and Cautions: 

There are no listed side effects yet as it is a pollen, but a person who is allergic might react to the powder. 

How to Use: 

Pine pollen can be made into creams for external, topical use, or it can be taken loose and added to meals, or ingested in capsule form. It also comes in tincture form which is stronger than the powdered variety.

Taste: 

Because it is taken in capsule form, or made into tincture, taste is not an issue. For the powder form, the flavor is masked when it is sprinkled on foods or added to beverages (smoothies/juices). To preserve raw pine pollen, it is sometimes added to honey.

 Source From:

 Pine pollen is readily available on the forest floor, and many people do collect their own. It does, however, take a bit of hard work. It can also be purchased online or from good health food stores, and, in either of the forms mentioned.

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