Japanese black pine black pine

Usages

Food- Inner Bark can be dried, ground into a powder, and used as a thickener in soups or added to cereals for bread-making. Medicine - Oil of turpentine, obtained from the oleo-resin of all pine trees, is antiseptic, antispasmodic, astringent, diuretic, rubefacient, stimulant and vermifuge. It is a valuable remedy used internally in the treatment of kidney and bladder complaints and is used both internally and as a rub and steam bath in the treatment of rheumatic affections. It is also very beneficial to the respiratory system and so is useful in treating diseases of the mucous membranes and respiratory complaints such as coughs, colds, influenza and TB. Cosmetics - Needles, branches, bark and cones used as an emollient and skin conditioner in commercial cosmetic. Wood - Construction: The wood of this pine is similar to that of the Black pine (Pinus nigra) and is used for general construction, poles, railway sleepers, fences, pallets and crates, flooring, fibreboard, and wood pulp.

Native to

Japan, South Korea

Habitat

Temperate biome.

Conservation Status