{"id":33668,"date":"2018-04-23T07:43:44","date_gmt":"2018-04-23T12:43:44","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/olduvai.ca\/?p=33668"},"modified":"2018-04-23T07:43:44","modified_gmt":"2018-04-23T12:43:44","slug":"survival-uses-for-pine-tree-resin-you-havent-thought-of","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/olduvai.ca\/?p=33668","title":{"rendered":"Survival Uses for Pine Tree Resin You Haven\u2019t Thought Of"},"content":{"rendered":"<h3><a href=\"http:\/\/readynutrition.com\/resources\/survival-uses-for-pine-tree-resin-you-havent-thought-of_23042018\/\">Survival Uses for Pine Tree Resin You Haven\u2019t Thought Of<\/a><\/h3>\n<div><\/div>\n<p><center><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-45817\" src=\"http:\/\/readynutrition.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/resin.jpg\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" srcset=\"http:\/\/readynutrition.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/resin.jpg 500w, http:\/\/readynutrition.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/resin-300x200.jpg 300w\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"333\" \/><\/center>There are many uses for the resin that can be collected from pine trees.\u00a0 Just what is the resin and how does the pine tree use it?\u00a0 Well, it\u2019s a substance that helps protect the tree from funguses and disease, as it is antimicrobial in nature.\u00a0 <strong>Resin<\/strong> (commonly referred to as \u201csap\u201d) also enables the tree to hold in water and protect it in times of drought.\u00a0 It is used by the tree as a sort of natural \u201cself-patching\u201d kit to help it close a wound within it, such as a deep gouge in the bark.<\/p>\n<p>People have been using resin for a long time.\u00a0 It can be used to make wood stain and varnish.\u00a0 Yeah, I know, that\u2019s really exciting.\u00a0 So, let\u2019s cut to the chase and list what it can do.<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li><strong>First Aid:<\/strong> The sap is antimicrobial and anti-inflammatory.\u00a0 A hardened piece can be softened with heat and applied to a wound to help stop bleeding.\u00a0 If you chew it (softer pieces), it can treat sore throats and help with a cold.<\/li>\n<li><strong>For fire and light:<\/strong> the resin burns, and can be used to make torches, fire starters, and makeshift candles. Read more on how to acquire a supply of <a href=\"http:\/\/readynutrition.com\/resources\/fatwood-the-quick-and-the-tender_02032015\/\">fat wood<\/a>\u00a0for lighting fires in a snap.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Glue:<\/strong> for patching holes and tears\u2026also in skin, akin to super-glue on a cut (double use as first-aid there). You can mount heads on blowgun-darts, spears, and arrows with it.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>There\u2019s plenty to go around.\u00a0 You can gather it in the woods both hardened and soft.\u00a0 Be sure and use a container, preferably glass and not plastic to carry your resin.\u00a0 People harvest it by cutting v-shaped notches into the bark in rows parallel to one another.<\/p>\n<p>&#8230;click on the above link to read the rest of the article&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Survival Uses for Pine Tree Resin You Haven\u2019t Thought Of There are many uses for the resin that can be collected from pine trees.\u00a0 Just what is the resin and how does the pine tree use it?\u00a0 Well, it\u2019s a substance that helps protect the tree from funguses and disease, as it is antimicrobial in [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[7],"tags":[2582,19900,12881,19899,6787],"class_list":["post-33668","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-survival-2","tag-fire","tag-first-aid","tag-jeremiah-johnson","tag-pine-tree-resin","tag-ready-nutrition"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/olduvai.ca\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/33668","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/olduvai.ca\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/olduvai.ca\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/olduvai.ca\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/olduvai.ca\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=33668"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/olduvai.ca\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/33668\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":33669,"href":"https:\/\/olduvai.ca\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/33668\/revisions\/33669"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/olduvai.ca\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=33668"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/olduvai.ca\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=33668"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/olduvai.ca\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=33668"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}