the protective benefits of pine pollen part 2 

Once again some excellent tips on the tree of Peace. Thank you Arthur, well done.

I come back to this video duet almost every year. So grateful for the information you put out Arthur

For an easy preparation, use the folk method and simply (just) cover the material with alcohol and let extract for at least 2 weeks, agitating or flipping the jar upside down every day or so, then filter liquid. There are exact proportions of alcohol to material being extracted, but the folk method has been used successfully by many generations of herbalists. The pollen powder would certainly be more nutritious, but the tincture would be more potent as a phyto-androgen and antioxidant booster.

You learn how to gather a day or two before the release by watching the pine in the spring when the pollen cones are forming. Pay attention to their stage of development and note when some of them start to open (they don't all open at the same time). With study you will learn the stage just prior to release. Consuming the raw pollen or taking the tincture depends on your goals. As food, it is more nourishing. As tincture, it is more medicinal (and can affect the endocrine system).

I don't pick up much (if any) insects in my pine pollen harvest because I gather just prior to the pine pollen being released. Gathering the pollen cones just a day or two before the release of pollen is very effective at reducing/eliminating insect gathering. I just consume and tincture the entire pollen cone with the pollen inside. I wouldn't be concerned about a few extra items in the pollen! Best wishes.

So much good information. I'm going to try collecting some this spring.

Hey Arthur... Wonderful info here:^) ...One quick question. When gathering pollen cones which are a day or two away from opening, they are usually still a little green/wet... Once harvested, Is it possible to dry out the still closed green cones in order to gather their pollen? I could see this being useful if someone where to want the pollen to use in a drink or a raw food recipe, where the green/wet cone would be a hindrance... Mega informative videos! Thank you Arthur.

great video dude. thanks a lot. and what about those very very little bugs that fall from the pine along with the pollen ?? is there any problem in eat them, its almost impossible to avoid eat them all

Good tip on the freezing. I've heard that doing this to whole medicinal mushrooms also makes their nutrients more digestible.

Thank you for great information. I am living in Norway and now i just came in the down with this seasons first harvest :o). One question.. You don't dry your pollen before or after you put it it the freezer? if not, why?

Awsome information! thank you very much for posting. Dan

many people in norway don't live in touch with "the old way" or in contact and company with nature. But "luckily" modern lifestyle creates a lot of problems in people digestive system..so more and more people start looking for what is natural. Yes i have been freezing a lot of pine pollen also..but i am experimenting with different ways of using pine pollen..some freezing, some drying, some in alcohol..my favorite is eating them fresh of the tree:) I love the anastasia series by the way!

@arthurdhaines Thanks for the great tip. Do you know if making a tea would provide similar benefits for radiation that the pollen provides or are they entirely different?

Would blending it, when you add the alcohol for extraction, help break the cell walls?

thanks a lot for your answer. how can i know when its 1 or 2 days before being released ? by the way is making a tincture more beneficial for health then eating the pollen from the tree ??

What brand of organic alcohol do you recommend for tincturing? Thanks for your videos.

Would the freezing of Reishi spore powder also have the same effect of rupturing the cells walls, since it is essentially the pollen of the Reishi mushroom?

Hi. I make tinctures as well. You mentioned in the video that you use an organic alcohol to extract the pollen. I usually use Everclear, but I would rather use something organic. Do you have a source that I can use for organic alcohol for making tinctures? Thanks for your help. -doug

@ddelmarsmith The needle-like leaves of pine can be made into a nutritious tea. However, the inner bark is more nutrient- and phytochemical-dense in terms of chemicals that nourish and protect us. If you don't have access to trees you can gather inner bark from, gather the branchlets instead (leaves and short section of the branch together) so you can access the antioxidants in the pine bark.

Can you also make a tea from the needles of Eastern White Pine? If so, do you know if it will also help with radiation and provide minerals?

Dude! Thank YOU!

How much pine pollen should we use? What is the dose that you would recomend?

Can I freeze my polen in a plastic bag?

Great videos! Thank you very much. :D

I don't know how common it is, but they do sell it in stores in the right seasons. We even eat the cods head here ;)

how long do we freeze this for?

Thanks!

Wouldn't you get far more potassium consuming bananas and sweet potatoes?

doesn't cesium make water explode?

It seems as if you have overlooked a significant and important benefit of pine pollen. It very closely mimics testosterone and it's beneficial effect on male health and reproductive functions are fundamental and important.

Pine pollen taste like turpentine! It’s disgusting!