Pine knots, since there is the word "pine" in the name, you can know that they are part of the pine tree. There are many varieties of pine trees. Common ones include masson pine, tower pine, etc., all of which can be obtained. The raw material of pine joint; pine joint is a kind of Chinese medicinal material, which has very important functions and effects. Generally speaking, the most outstanding one is that it can treat Kashin-Beck disease. The incidence of Kashin-Beck disease is not very high. Some people even suffer from it. There is no strong idea of ????treating this disease because it is harmless, but this idea is wrong. Pine knots can treat it. What are the effects of pine knots?

Alternatively known as yellow pine knots, pitch pine knots, and pine pine knots. Origin of medicinal materials: they are the nodules on the branches of pinaceae plants such as pine tabulaeformis, masson pine, red pine, and Yunnan pine. Tree, up to 25m high, with a chest girth of over 1m. The bark is grey-brown, with irregular scales and reddish-brown fissures. Branches are whorled, with thick branchlets, light orange or grayish yellow; winter buds are broadly oval, with pointed apex, reddish brown. The leaves are needle-shaped, with 2 needles in a bunch, dark green, thick and hard, 10-15cm long and about 1.5mm in diameter; there are fine teeth on the edge and stomata lines on both sides; the leaf sheath is light brown at first and gradually turns to dark gray. The male inflorescences are cylindrical, 1.2-1.8cm long, and are gathered on new branches to form spikes; the female inflorescences are broad and oval, 7mm long, purple, and are borne on new branches of the current year.

The prescription for treating gout after dysentery is used to treat bloody dysentery. Use astringent medicine to get the effect. If you suffer from gout later, the wind after dysentery is related to the blood and the lower organs are not exhausted. The meridians of the recovery are not allowed to pass through the pine knot, atractylodes, bigster, and cork. , 30g each of peach kernel, 3g frankincense, and 15g licorice. Ginger, decoction in water, 1 dose daily, divided into 3 times. In the prescription, pine knots dispel wind and dampness, relieve pain, and are considered as the king medicine. Recipe for treating chronic wind and limb pain with turpentine: 960g each of pine knots and pig pepper leaves, the above two flavors are clear, combined with 150g of pickled dried koji, and brewed with 1600g of glutinous rice. Do not follow the home brewing method. For injuries involving cold and heat, take the following medicines: 15g each of Bai Ziren, Tianxiong, and Paizhuo, 30g Fangfeng, 12g ginseng, 45g Duhuo, 18g Gengzi, 12g Yinzi, and 36g Magnetite (mined). Add 10 flavors, cook it in the rice, brew it as usual, brew it enough, seal it and take it clean on the 28th. Take it in appropriate amount and do not cause drunkenness and vomiting. In the prescription, pine knots dispel wind and dampness, relieve pain, and are considered as the king medicine.

To treat Kashin-Beck disease: 15 pounds of pine knots, 1.5 pounds of mushrooms, and 1 pound of safflower. Add 100 pounds of water, fry until it reaches 50 pounds, filter, and add 10 pounds of white wine. Take 20 ml each time, 2 times a day. In the prescription, pine knots dispel wind and dampness, relieve pain, and are considered as the king medicine. To treat rheumatoid arthritis, etc., take half a pound each of pine heads, pine knots, and pine needles from Pinus tabulaeformis, and 2 taels of Angelica sinensis to make a compound injection. Intramuscular injection twice a day, 3 ml each time; or acupoint injection twice a day, 1 ml each time. 204 cases of rheumatic pain such as rheumatoid arthritis, low back and leg pain were treated, 33 cases were cured, 92 cases were markedly effective, 66 cases were effective, and 13 cases were ineffective. This medicine seems to have dispelling wind, sedative, analgesic, and anti-inflammatory effects. Acupoint injection is more effective.