Pine nuts and pine nut oil are always available commercially. Many have heard that they are useful, but what exactly is their benefit?
Pine nuts are a real storehouse of vitamins and minerals, as well as proteins and amino acids. In addition, pine nuts rarely cause an allergic reaction and are well absorbed by the body.
Pine nuts are used as part of weight loss diets, because they promote the elimination of harmful substances from the body. They are useful for atherosclerosis, diseases of the nervous system, gastrointestinal tract, because the composition of pine nuts contains fiber, and there is no cholesterol in them at all. Thanks to this, pine nuts are useful for problems with the cardiovascular system.
In folk medicine, pine nut tincture is used to treat salt deposits (gout), rheumatism and pain in muscles and joints.
In cooking, pine nuts are used in the preparation of ice cream, cakes, and chocolate.
This is not a complete list of where pine nuts are used and what their benefits are. However, even from this short list, one can conclude about the uniqueness of pine nuts.
