Pine Oil

Pine Oil is widely used in aromatherapy , as a lubricant, as a scent in bath oils and as a disinfectant. It is also used in clockwork instruments. Other uses include its application in antiseptics and massage oils. Pine oil is readily available and is quite cheap. Pine oil is also considered to be very effective against enveloped viruses and some strains of bacteria.Pine Oil is extracted from the twigs, cones and needles of the pine plant through the process of steam distillation.

Chemical composition of Pine Oil

Pine Oil has the following chemical constituents:

• Hydrocarbons
• Esthers
• Ethers
• Terpene Alcohol

Physical Ailments which benefits from Pine Oil

Pine Oil has strong antiseptic properties and can be used to treat a wide variety of sicknesses and diseases such as:

• Meningitis
• Whooping Cough
• Rabies
• Cholera
• Typhoid
• Gonorrhea
• Dysentery
• Gastroenteritis
• Enteric Fever

Pine Oil is NOT effective against diseases like

• Anthrax
• Tetanus
• Hepatitis B
• Hepatitis C

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