Spruce is a conifer (or conifer tree) with a conical, narrow shape that grows mainly in the forests of our mountains. In fact, it is the most common conifer in Canada! And for a good reason: fast growing, he likes everywhere, adapts to any soil and fears neither the cold nor the spring frosts.
Large, fragrant, and decorative, it naturally creates a unique atmosphere, in the middle of nature as in the garden. It is also much-appreciated wood for its different qualities, in restoration, carpentry, and stationary.
Not to mention that, although it is not the best (because it quickly loses its needles), the spruce tree is still the reference Christmas tree. An ancestral tree present in the mythology and linked to the Catholic religion, where it is considered as "the tree of birth."
Plant a spruce Tree:
Spruces are happy on any type of soil, with a preference for acid soils, deep and fresh. Plant them protected from the wind, in the shade or in the sun. For container spruces, sowing takes place in late fall or early spring. Those with bare roots are planted in autumn without frost. Do not cool the roots, bet, and make a sprinkler with mulching.
Other than that the spruce tips are also known for its amazing medicinal properties and health benefits all over the world. Vitamin C is part of a healthy antioxidant, which is the main reasons for consuming spruce tips for the people, especially in children.
Medicinal properties of Spruce tips:
For therapeutic uses of white spruce tips, bark and leaves of white spruce are often used, since they contain essential oil, resins, tannins, and vitamin C
If you are interested in home remedies, then here are some medicinal properties of spruce tips that can really give surprise you.
1. It is expectorant, so it favors the elimination or expulsion of mucus in the lungs
2. The spruce tips are exerting healing action on ulcers, sores, and wounds, both internal and external
3. Due to its diuretic effect, it helps us to fight fluid retention
4. Its antiseptic action helps to prevent or fight infections since it destroys the microbes that cause them.
5. Because of its balsamic properties, spruce tips are very beneficial for softening the irritated throat, and when we have a cough, but in general, it also acts on the entire respiratory system.
6. Its anti-catarrhal power makes it very useful to help us prevent colds naturally.
7. Sometimes, spruce needles also have been used against headaches. You can crush the spruce buds, placed it between the cloths and wet it with warm water. Place the cloth around your head and neck for effective results.
8. You can also take spruce tips tincture and tea in the winters to give relief from hip or bone joints. Spruce tips also increase blood circulation and hematopoiesis and act as an antibiotic against the bacterial and viral infections in our body.
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