What is the use of pine trees?

Pine trees are mostly tall trees, majestic trees, luxuriant branches and leaves, not afraid of wind and rain, nor cold weather. People regard it as an evergreen mascot with wide distribution, large quantity and great use, especially in barren mountain greening, garden construction, improving the ecological environment and other green projects have made outstanding contributions to us, let's take a look at the role of pine trees!

The ornamental function of pine trees

The pine tree is majestic, vigorous, tall and longevous, which has important ornamental value and is an important landscape component of many scenic spots in China. For example, Qianshan in Liaoning, Taishan in Shandong and Lushan in Jiangxi are all famous for their pine scenery, especially Mount Huangshan in Anhui, where pine, cloud and stone are known as the "three unique", and led by pine, many ancient pines in various places are closely related to China's long history and culture.

The Medicinal value of Pine

Pine has a long history of medicine. Modern Chinese medicine and farmers use pine needles, turpentine, turpentine, pine flowers, fruit shells, bark and pine seeds as medicine, which can be extracted into medicine. Pine pollen is a precious natural high-grade nutritious food raw material. Chinese people have eaten pine pollen for more than 2000 years, which has the functions of moistening heart and lung, tonifying qi, removing wind and stopping bleeding. The ancients used pine pollen and refined honey to make "truffle cake", which tastes fragrant, clear and sweet, and has wonderful uses such as strong face, longevity and longevity.

Edible value of Pine

1. Pine needle powder made from pine needle leaves contains more than 40 kinds of nutrients necessary for the growth of livestock and poultry, such as phytocin, growth hormone, protein, fat, vitamins, trace elements and 18 kinds of amino acids.

2. Pine seeds are the raw materials of candy and pastry, crisp and soft, emitting a faint rosin, and have become a favorite snack since the Tang Dynasty. Pine seeds are rich in protein and a variety of minerals, vitamins, fats account for 63.5%, and most of them are oleic acid, linoleic acid and so on.

3. Pine pollen is rich in more than ten kinds of minerals, physiologically active substances and mediating hormones, enzymes and alkaloids needed by the human body.

The industrial value of pine trees

1. Pine wood has the characteristics of good material, high strength, decay resistance, straight texture, combination of strength and softness, load without breaking, straightness without deformation, tenacity and elasticity, and can be used for construction, bridges, pillars, sleepers, poles, vehicles, farm tools, papermaking and man-made fibers.

2. Rosin and turpentine are important industrial raw materials, which are widely used in soap, paper, paint, ink, matches, rubber, adhesives, printing, food processing, chemical, spices, medicine, plastics, electrical, pesticide and electronic industries.

3. Pine resin is an excellent preservative and insect repellent, which makes the pine immortal after flooding and rain, and most moths dare not erode the pine.

4. Pine branches and pine roots are not completely burned in the kiln, pine smoke can be made, which can be used to make ink, ink and black paint.

5. The aromatic oil extracted from pine needles has been widely used in many products, such as soap, toothpaste, cosmetics, candy, essence, biscuit and so on. The residue of distilled pine needle oil is still a good raw material for extracting glue, alcohol and so on.