Sweet Gum Tree Balls Medicinal Uses

Chief among them the sweet gum s fragrant resin was used to flavor a pipe full of an unfamiliar plant called tobacco.

Sweet gum tree balls medicinal uses. Instructions using a 1 16th inch drill bit drill a hole completely through each gumball. The balsam is used effectively externally for wounds and for skin problems. A resin obtained from the trunk of the tree see uses notes below is antiseptic carminative diuretic expectorant parasiticide poultice salve sedative stimulant vulnerary. Sweet gum seed pods this wreath takes 6 8 sweet gum balls white chenille stem.

Plastic tree decoration for candle flame. Extracts from the sap have shown promise in fighting drug resistant bacteria and hypertension. Sweet gum bark and leaves have some but the highest concentration is in the infertile seeds. It is a potent anti fungal and an effective natural pesticide.

For external use it is usually made into an ointment with lard or oil. Medicinal use of sweet gum. Interestingly sweet gum tea was an herbal treatment for the flu and the cherokee made a tea out of the bark. Seek medical advice from your medical doctor.

Sweet gum sap has caught the attention of medical researchers and we know that much of its folkloric uses are now backed with scientific reasoning. This resin is still in use today occasionally flavoring tobacco but it is. In addition another ingenious use of gum balls is for a low breast milk supply. Gum resin from the trees has.

Red beads artificial snow. Sweet gum is a well known tree i. For coughs and respiratory congestion due to colds the gum can be taken for expectoration or for sore throat. Their fruit is effective against rheumatic pain.

The star anise pod is about 7 shikimic acid the pine needles 3 and the sweet gum 1 7 to 3. Consult your doctor if symptoms persist. The bark has astringent properties and addresses dysentery and diarrhea. This video is not intended to treat diagnose or cure any illness.

The resulting decoction is known for it s antiviral properties and can be used as a preventative measure against sickness or as a remedy for the flu. Sweet gum trees have various medicinal uses. Native americans used a decoction of leaves or roots as a wash to treat injuries. Nylon fishing line or beading wire.

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