“Collecting herbs in January: pine needles”

Katyciai Basic School of Silute Region“Healthy Herbs Outlook”

2015-2017

Subject Extracurricular activities

Form 4 and 6

Number of the students 26

TeacherVilma Nevardauskienė, a Primary teacher,Zivile Vaicekauskiene, a teacher of Russian and Health Education

Topic Health benefits of pine

Of birch sap.Objectives

The students will:learn about a pine tree and its healing properties,practise to collect pine needles, keep and store them

Methods

Materials

Theoretical study on a pine tree.Workshops “Collecting pine needles” and “Making paper bags“

http://www.sos03.lt/Idomybes/Mociutes_skrynele/Pusis_nuritina_akmeni_nuo_sirdies_ir_gydo_fizini_skausma https://lt.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paprastoji_pu%C5%A1is

Coloured paper, pencils, scissors

V. Kaunienė, E. Kaunas Vaistingieji augalai, 1991J. Vasiliauskas Gamtos vaistinė, 2011

Results and outcomes

Presentation “Collecting herbs in January: pine neeedles”.Collected pine needles are stored for the special educational workshops.

Students make a research on the internet and other materials to find out the healing properties of pine.After that they go to the pinewood to collect the pine needles. The students also prepare the special paper bags to store the pine needles.

A short description

January in Lithuania

Pušis Pine

Pinus sylvestrisPaprastoji pušis Scots pine

Pušynas prie Šilutės r. Katyčių pagrindinės mokyklos A pinewood near Katyciai Basic School

of Silute Region

Pinus sylvestris

• Scots pines are spread all over the world. In Lithuania pinewoods cover around 38% of the total Lithuanian forest area.

• Paprastosios pušys yra paplitę visame pasaulyje. Lietuvoje pušynai užima apie 38% viso miškų ploto.

Pinus sylvestris• Scots pine is a fast growing

tree. Usually it grows up to 25 – 40 metres in height but sometimes it can reach 45 – 50 metres.

• Scots pine is long living tree. Its age reaches 300 – 400 years, and that isn‘t a limit. Scots pine can stay alive for 500 – 60 years or even more.

• Paprastoji pušis yra greitai augantis medis. Dažniausiai ji būna 25 – 40 metrų aukščio, bet kartais gali užaugti iki 45 – 50 metrų.

• Ji gyvena 300 – 400 metų, dažnai sulaukia 500 – 600 metų.

Pinus sylvestris• Scots pine is an evergreen tree

blooming in May – June. Its buds are the germs of the new branches.

• Scots pine has leaves. That is the needles which persist for 2 – 3 years.

• Scots pine also produces 2 type of cones: male and female ones. The cones are the storages for the seeds. The seeds mature in 17 – 18 months. Then the cones open to release them.

• Paprastoji pušis yra visžalis medis, žydintis gegužės – birželio mėnesiais. Pumpurai yra naujų šakų užuomazga.

• Paprastosios pušies lapai yra spygliai. Jie išsilaiko ant šakų 2 – 3 metus.

• Paprastosios pušies kankorėžiai būna 2 rūšių: vyriški ir moteriški. Sėklos kankorėžiuose sunoksta per 17 – 18 mėn. Tuomet kankorėžiai atsiveria ir jos išbyra.

Health benefits of pine

• The pine buds, needles and cones, as well as resin can be collected for the healing purposes.

• All those materials contain considerable amounts of vitamins C and A, as well as the organic compounds with the antiseptic and antimicrobic qualities.

• Kaip vaistinė žaliava gali būti renkami pušų pumpurai, spygliai, kankorėžiai ir sakai.

• Juose visuose yra gana didelis vitaminų C ir A kiekis. Taip pat gausu organinių medžiagų, pasižyminčių antiseptinėmis, antimikrobinėmis savybėmis.

Pušų nauda sveikatai

Health benefits of pinePušų nauda sveikatai

Prevention and treatment of respiratory problems and conditions such as cough, sore throat, asthma and others.

Improving circulation system

Strengthening hair. Improving health and appearance of skin.

Boosting immune system.

Kvėpavimo takų susirgimų prevencija ir gydymas (pvz.: kosulio, peršalimo, astmos ir kitais atvejais).

Gerina kraujotaką.

Stiprina plaukus. Pagerina odos būklę.

Sustiprina imuninę sistemą.

Pine needles

• Pine needles can be used for tea, as well as for the inhalations.

Pušų spygliai

• Pušų spyglius galima naudoti arbatai arba inhaliacijoms.

• Chop the needles into the small bits.

• Pour 1 tablespoon of the chopped needles with one cup (200 ml) of boiling water.

• Cover the cup and wait for 10 minutes.

• Add lemon, honey or sugar and enjoy your pine needle tea.

Pine needleteaPušų spyglių arbata

• Spygliai susmulkinami mažais gabalėliais.

• 1 valgomasis šaukštas susmulkintų spyglių užpilamas puodeliu (200 ml) verdančio vandens .

• Puodelis uždengiamas ir paliekamas 10

• Pagardinus citrina, medumi ar cukrumi galima skanauti arbatos.

Collecting pine needles

Preparing to store collected pine needles

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