Can cedar needles be used as pillows?
Modern pharmacological study found that inhibition of pine needles insomnia have peculiar effect, the reason is inside the pillow pine needles volatiles through the mouth and nose brain through inhalation and acupuncture meridians, directly to sleep in occipital nerve, the unique role of God at the town of pine needles, gradually repair sleep nerve, and restored the body's natural sleep function.
With ethanol, ethyl acetate, petroleum ether as solvent, using the method of fractional extraction respectively from fresh and dry cedar extract volatile oil, chromatography / mass spectrometry (GC-MS) using gas analysis to identify the chemical components. The results showed that the fresh pine needles in 65 components, its main components are alkanes, acid, ketone, sterols, and dry pine needles group divided into 44 types, the main ingredient is acid, ketones, esters, sterols, the phytosterol content is relatively high. The forms of dried pine needles are relatively stable.
The pine needles of Pinaceae plants in Huashan pine, Mount Huangshan pine, masson pine, black pine, pine, Yunnan pine, pine and other conifers, indications: rheumatism paralysis; beriberi; eczema; psoriasis; rubella pruritus; injuries; neurasthenia; chronic nephritis; hypertension. Prevention of encephalitis B and influenza.
Yes, but be sure to do a good job of drying.
