Piñon Pine Quintessence: 🜃 Earth Element
I made this formulation to amplify your earth element. When your earth element is coherent, you feel steady, calm, focused, and tuned into your body's healing processes.
Use
Piñon Pine Quintessence is a potent formulation designed for oral use. It can also be used topically and aromatically.
Oral: Start with 5 drops, taken directly or in water. Increase to 10 drops, up to 2× daily.
Topical: Apply a 3-5 drops to absorb through skin
Aromatic: Shake well, open, and inhale or diffuse before long-duration activity or when steadiness is needed.
→ For best results, use daily for one week to become familiar with its effects, then transition to intuitive use.
Effects
↑ Bone density
↑ Connective tissue quality
↓ Inflammation
Piñon Pine's resinous and aromatic compounds have been studied for their roles in supporting joint comfort, bone health, and connective tissue resilience [1,2,3]. In practice, it helps maintain the body and supports a focused, yet meditative state.
I reach for the Piñon Pine Quintessence when I need to stay steady. On long days, it helps me remain grounded and resist the urge to overwork myself. On recovery days, I rely on Piñon to support connective tissue healing, so that I can continue to do the things that matter to me most. At soul level, working with Piñon Pine helps me enter a state of enjoying nature through slow walks and meditations. It also teaches me patience as I build my life and offer my highest work.
Ingredients
Piñon Pine essential oil
Piñon Pine hydrosol
Piñon Pine resin tincture
Mineral salts
Organic grain alcohol
Key Constituents
α-Pinene
Delta-3-Carene
Isopimaric acid
Source: hand-gathered in Northern New Mexico
Methods: hydrodistillation, calcination, aged 3+ months Volume: ½ oz (15 mL)
Servings: 60 servings at 5 drops/dose; 30 servings at 10 drops/dose
[1] Rufino et al., 2014, Anti-Inflammatory and Chondroprotective Activity of (+)-α-Pinene: Structural and Enantiomeric Selectivity, Journal of Natural Products, 2014.
[2] Jeong et al., 2008, Low Concentration of 3-Carene Stimulates the Differentiation of Mouse Osteoblastic MC3T3-E1 Subclone 4 Cells, Phytotherapy Research, 2008.
[3] Pferschy-Wenzig et al., 2008, In Vitro Anti-Inflammatory Activity of Larch (Larix decidua L.) Sawdust, Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry, 2008.