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Family: Pinaceae Genus: Pinus Species: P. sibirica Binomial name: Pinus sibirica Common names: Siberian Pine
BOTANY
The Siberian pine or Pinus sibirica belongs to the pinaceae family. It’s an integral part of Siberia and can be found from the Ural Mountains (west) to the Sakha Republic (East) and spreads from the Yenisei river valley (North) to the centre of southern Mongolia. It’s the Siberian taiga most represented tree species. In the valleys, it can be found at an altitude of 100-200 m and in the mountains regions, it grows at an altitude that ranges from 1000 to 2400 m. This tree grows very slowly. Adult, it measures from 30 to 40 m, and its trunk’s diameter reaches 1,5 m. It is generally several hundred years old (between 300 and 550 years old). Some specimens have reached 800 years of age.
Its leaves have the shape of long needles (5 to 10 cm) gathered by 5 and are slightly bent and with a jagged edge. The fruits are cones, 5 to 9 cm long. They grow on the last 2 meters of the tree. Each cone contains kernels that have a browny-lack shell with no wings attached to them. The spreading is conveyed either by sparrow birds or by the water. The kernel harvesting is mainly done by hand. It begins every year in August and can end in May of the next year. Cones are picked-up and the kernels are extracted with a special equipment. Then, they are being sorted and dried. Next, the almonds is being extracted from the shell and they are vacuum-packed, to minimize its deterioration most of the times.
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The virgin oil from the Siberian pine is obtained from first cold pressed of kernels fruits from Pinus sibirica according to Biocosmethic Oils process. It’s a fluid oil with a light yellow golden colour.
Main Fatty Acids % C16:0 Palmitic Acid 4.5 C18:0 Stearic Acid 2.5 C18:1 Oleic Acid 24.7 C18:2 Linoleic Acid 40.5 C18:3 Pinolenic Acid 24.6
TRADITIONAL USES
The Siberian pine is a rich heritage and belongs to the Russian traditions. Russian people have always had an important respect towards this tree, calling it “the Healer” and “the Tsar of all trees”.
The virgin Siberian pine nut oil is most of all used in the food industry. It’s a beneficial product for the health, mainly because of its high contents of antioxidants (vitamin), as well as Pinolenic acid (ω6), the positional isomer of the γ-Linolenic acid (ω6).
Scientific researches have proven that the virgin oil extracted from the kernels is a natural aid in diets. In fact, the pinolenic acid stimulates the cholecystokinin production hormone of the satiety and usually produced by the duodenum when eating. The function of this hormone is to inform the brain, giving it the signal of fullness. The immediate action is to stop ingesting food. This hormone is also a catalyst for the intestine digestion. It activates the release of the pancreas digestive enzymes and causes the gallbladder contraction that delivers the bile in the duodenum and stimulates the secretion of biliary salts within the biliary system.
Recent studies have also highlighted the anti-inflammatory effect of the Pinus sibirica seed oil.
COSMETIC PROPERTIES
Two of the components of the Siberian pine nut oil have a proven effective action in cosmetic formulations. They are the linoleic acid and the antioxidants vitamin E (γ-tocopherol).
The distinctive features of the epidermis, in terms of composition and lipids metabolism, are closely linked to one of the main function of the skin, the hydric barrier, limiting the body’s loss in water. It’s proven that a deficit in linoleic acid, essential fatty acid, leads to the important diminution of the skin’s hydric barrier power. Topical applications of vegetable oils that are rich in linoleic acid can mend this condition.
The vitamin E helps in protecting the essentials fatty acids, elements composing the cellular membranes, preferably reacting with free radicals. This inhibits the oxidative processes which are responsible for cellular aging.
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BIBLIOGRAPHY
B. Härtel, SÖFW – Journal, 124, Jahrgang 13/98 ; Essential Fatty Acids and Eicosanoids in the skin : Biosynthesis, Biological and Cosmetic Importance, p 889-900 ref. 25
Astra – Calvé Information Lipo-Diététique ; L’essentiel sur les acides gras poly-insaturés, 1994
Triglyceride Composition of Pinus sibirica Oil, Chemistry of Natural Compounds 03/2003, vol. 39, nº2, p 171-173
A.N.Shikov, Anti-inflammatory effect of Pinus sibirica oil extract in animal models, J Nat Med (2008) – 62:436-440. http://jeanlouis.helardot.free.fr/page_pins_pinus_sibirica.htm http://www.krasntfp.ru/nuts.htm http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Siberian_Pine http://www.lipidlibrary.co.uk/Lipids/fa_conj+/index.htm http://www.cyberlipid.org/fa/acid0003.htm
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