“One hectare of cedar forest, during the day, produces about 30 kg of organic volatile substances with bactericidal properties. Scientists' studies show that a given volume of phytoncides is capable of destroying a greater number of bactericidal microbes in a large city”- this is how L. Ya. Described the amazing bactericidal properties of cedar. Tikhonov back in 1955 *.
Tikhonova L. Ya. Comparative effect of phytoncides of coniferous plants on dysentery bacteria. Tomsk: 1955
More recent research not only fully confirms this. Today scientists have gone even further in the study of the bactericidal and antiviral properties of cedar needles: its ability to protect humans from influenza has been experimentally proven.
As you know, the influenza virus is different every year - it mutates, quickly adapting to all methods of struggle developed by man. But the means of defense against it, created by God himself, remain effective all the time. For example, garlic. But garlic doesn't have a very pleasant aroma. Adults can still “force themselves” to wear garlic “beads” during a flu epidemic, but children …
But, fortunately, there is another effective remedy against the flu - cedar needles. It has a very pleasant aroma that no longer resembles a Christmas tree, but tangerines … Or something else softly fruity. And children are happy to play with cedar twigs, they like to chew cedar needles and thin cedar twigs. But this is a great way to protect yourself from the flu!
A laboratory specially working on the problem of combating the influenza virus conducted the following experiment: laboratory samples of the virus were taken over 10 years. These samples, in water droplets, were placed on cedar needles. After 3 minutes, it was noted that 90% of microorganisms, causative agents of influenza, died in all 10 samples. 10 minutes after the start of the experiment, all pathogens of influenza * died.
Surikova M. A. Antiviral activity of phytoncides Pinus Sibirica (Siberian Cedar Pine). Krasnoyarsk, 2016.
That is, the annual mutations of the influenza virus are powerless when the Cedar, a real miracle of Siberian Nature, is guarding human health.
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Cedar needles, which are chewed by a child or an adult, and tea made from only cedar needles, or ivan tea with cedar needles can serve as protection against the virus.