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Properties of maritime pine
MEDICINAL PROPERTIES OF MARITIME PINE
Production of nutritional and medicinal supplements
Maritime pine is one of the most common trees from whose bark proanthocyanidins are is extracted. These components are a kind of flavonoids used in the manufacture of nutritional supplements and as natural remedies. Naturally occurring in other plants such as blueberries, black currants, black grapes, apples, green tea, etc.
Proanthocyanidins have antioxidant properties, capable of neutralizing free radicals, preventing the onset of many diseases. Studies carried out recently seem to show that they exhibit antioxidant capacity twenty times greater than vitamin C and 50 times greater than vitamin E.
What are the properties of proanthocyanidins?
Among the main virtues of these components, we have to point out the following:
- Improve blood circulation: Its ability to provide flexibility to blood vessels and strengthen the capillaries can be used to prevent or remedy many circulatory diseases such as heart attacks, arteriosclerosis, varicose veins, phlebitis, hemorrhoids, etc.
- These supplements also may be suitable for the treatment of other anomalies caused by metabolic diseases such as diabetes, which can lead to numerous heart or eye diseases.
- Improve the conditions of allergy: It has been found that these components are capable of lowering histamine levels in the body.
- Improve skin condition: The regenerative capacity of proanthocyanidins is due to its power to inhibit enzymes that cause the destruction of collagen, which is the protein that connects human tissues. Collagen loss produces a lack of elasticity and skin sagging that is manifested as wrinkles or flabby skin.
- Protect skin from sunlight: These components act as a filter, so that they reduce the negative effects the sun has on the skin as spots, dry skin, freckles, etc. at the same time it makes us more resilient in the development of skin cancer.
- Natural Medicine: The leaves, buds and bark of maritime pine can be used as natural remedies in many preparations intended primarily to treat respiratory diseases, joint pain and urinary tract problems. Its properties are similar to Scots pine.
Other species of pines with similar medicinal properties to stone pine
In addition to Maritime pine, there are other pine species with similar properties. Among all. we will mention the following:
– Scots pine (Pinus sylvestris)
– Aleppo pine (Pinus halepensis)
– Stone pine (Pinus pinea)
– Mountain pine (Pinus uncinata)
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