1. “Collecting herbs in January: pine
needles”
Katyciai Basic School of Silute Region
“Healthy Herbs Outlook”
2015-2017
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3. Subject Extracurricular activities
Form 4 and 6
Number of the students
26
Teacher
Vilma Nevardauskienė, a Primary teacher,
Zivile Vaicekauskiene, a teacher of Russian and
Health Education
Topic Health benefits of pine
4. Of birch sap.
Objectives
The students will:
learn about a pine tree and its healing properties,
practise to collect pine needles, keep and store
them
Methods
Materials
Theoretical study on a pine tree.
Workshops “Collecting pine needles” and
“Making paper bags“
http://www.sos03.lt/Idomybes/Mociutes_skrynele
/Pusis_nuritina_akmeni_nuo_sirdies_ir_gydo_fizin
i_skausma
https://lt.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paprastoji_pu%C5%A
1is
Coloured paper, pencils, scissors
V. Kaunienė, E. Kaunas Vaistingieji augalai,
1991
J. Vasiliauskas Gamtos vaistinė, 2011
5. Results and
outcomes
Presentation “Collecting herbs in January: pine
neeedles”.
Collected pine needles are stored for the
special educational workshops.
Students make a research on the internet and
other materials to find out the healing properties
of pine.
After that they go to the pinewood to collect the
pine needles. The students also prepare the
special paper bags to store the pine needles.
A short description
10. Pušynas prie Šilutės r. Katyčių
pagrindinės mokyklos
A pinewood near Katyciai Basic School
of Silute Region
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17. Pinus sylvestris
• Scots pines are
spread all over the
world. In Lithuania
pinewoods cover
around 38% of the
total Lithuanian
forest area.
• Paprastosios pušys
yra paplitę visame
pasaulyje. Lietuvoje
pušynai užima apie
38% viso miškų ploto.
18. Pinus sylvestris
• Scots pine is a fast
growing tree. Usually it
grows up to 25 – 40
metres in height but
sometimes it can reach
45 – 50 metres.
• Scots pine is long living
tree. Its age reaches 300
– 400 years, and that isn‘t
a limit. Scots pine can
stay alive for 500 – 60
years or even more.
• Paprastoji pušis yra
greitai augantis medis.
Dažniausiai ji būna 25
– 40 metrų aukščio,
bet kartais gali užaugti
iki 45 – 50 metrų.
• Ji gyvena 300 – 400
metų, dažnai sulaukia
500 – 600 metų.
19. Pinus sylvestris
• Scots pine is an evergreen
tree blooming in May –
June. Its buds are the
germs of the new branches.
• Scots pine has leaves. That
is the needles which persist
for 2 – 3 years.
• Scots pine also produces 2
type of cones: male and
female ones. The cones are
the storages for the seeds.
The seeds mature in 17 –
18 months. Then the cones
open to release them.
• Paprastoji pušis yra visžalis
medis, žydintis gegužės –
birželio mėnesiais. Pumpurai
yra naujų šakų užuomazga.
• Paprastosios pušies lapai yra
spygliai. Jie išsilaiko ant šakų 2
– 3 metus.
• Paprastosios pušies kankorėžiai
būna 2 rūšių: vyriški ir
moteriški. Sėklos
kankorėžiuose sunoksta per 17
– 18 mėn. Tuomet kankorėžiai
atsiveria ir jos išbyra.
20. Health benefits of
pine
• The pine buds, needles
and cones, as well as
resin can be collected for
the healing purposes.
• All those materials
contain considerable
amounts of vitamins C
and A, as well as the
organic compounds with
the antiseptic and
antimicrobic qualities.
• Kaip vaistinė žaliava gali
būti renkami pušų
pumpurai, spygliai,
kankorėžiai ir sakai.
• Juose visuose yra gana
didelis vitaminų C ir A
kiekis. Taip pat gausu
organinių medžiagų,
pasižyminčių
antiseptinėmis,
antimikrobinėmis
savybėmis.
Pušų nauda
sveikatai
21. Health benefits of
pine
Pušų nauda
sveikatai
Prevention and treatment of
respiratory problems and
conditions such as cough, sore
throat, asthma and others.
Improving circulation
system
Strengthening hair. Improving
health and appearance of skin.
Boosting immune system.
Kvėpavimo takų susirgimų
prevencija ir gydymas (pvz.:
kosulio, peršalimo, astmos ir
kitais atvejais).
Gerina kraujotaką.
Stiprina plaukus. Pagerina odos
būklę.
Sustiprina imuninę sistemą.
22. Pine needles
• Pine needles can be
used for tea, as well
as for the inhalations.
Pušų spygliai
• Pušų spyglius galima
naudoti arbatai arba
inhaliacijoms.
23. • Chop the needles into
the small bits.
• Pour 1 tablespoon of
the chopped needles
with one cup (200 ml)
of boiling water.
• Cover the cup and wait
for 10 minutes.
• Add lemon, honey or
sugar and enjoy your
pine needle tea.
Pine needle
tea
Pušų spyglių
arbata
• Spygliai susmulkinami
mažais gabalėliais.
• 1 valgomasis šaukštas
susmulkintų spyglių
užpilamas puodeliu (200
ml) verdančio vandens .
• Puodelis uždengiamas ir
paliekamas 10
• Pagardinus citrina,
medumi ar cukrumi
galima skanauti arbatos.
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