Scots pine (Pinus sylvestris) is a tree of the Pinaceae family with ochre-brown bark, that grows throughout Europe and even Syberia. This tree can grow to a height of forty metres and live for up to five hundred years. Its leaves are small needles grouped in pairs with a common seed at their base.
Grandmother's medicine" used a decoction of buds as an inhalation against colds or sinusitis and as a gargle against laryngitis.
Main aromatic molecules: Monoterpenes (α and β-pinenes, camphene, δ-3-carene, limonene, myrcene), terpene esters (bornyl acetate), sesquiterpenes.
Family: Pinaceae.
Producing organs: needles.
Yield: 100 to 200g of essential oil per 100kg of needles.
Equivalence: 1ml → 31 drops (dosage calculated for a calibrated dropper European Pharmacopoeia).
