Scientists have developed a method for making an extract from pine cones

It has high antioxidant activity

A method for obtaining an extract from fir cones, which has antioxidant activity and solubility in water, was developed by specialists from Perm State National University. They recently received a patent for their development.

The healing properties of fir cones have been known for a long time, although now the most common way to prepare medicines from them is tinctures with alcohol, vodka or even moonshine. According to many herbalists, such tinctures strengthen the immune system, help prevent and treat general loss of strength, hypertension, diarrhea, and vitamin deficiency. But since such drugs are based on alcohol, they are still a little harmful.

In accordance with the recipe developed by the Permians, first the cones are crushed to a particle size that passes through a sieve with a hole diameter of 2 mm. Then the resulting mass is mixed with water at a temperature of 80-85 degrees in a ratio of 1:30 and boiled for one and a half hours. Then the extract is separated from the raw material using a filter and concentrated under vacuum at a temperature of 80-85 degrees to 1/10 of the original volume. At the next stage, the liquid is cooled at a temperature of -18 degrees. A precipitate forms and is also thrown away. What remains is dried in a special dryer.

The resulting powder easily dissolves in ordinary water, so medicine can be prepared from it without the use of alcohol-containing liquids.