There was no place to study in Songhua, but Taoist priests in Songyang suddenly taught each other. If you try to pick tall branches today, you won't feel the crane nest overturned. -Tang Yao He, a seven-character poem of the Tang Dynasty, vividly describes the collection process of pine pollen. Since ancient times, pine pollen has been a treasure of dietotherapy and beauty. It has been listed in the world's first national pharmacopoeia "Tang Xin Xiu Ben Cao", and its medical and fitness functions are described in many medical books. Tang's "Newly Revised Materia Medica": The name of the pine flower is yellow and yellow, and it looks like pollen. It has taken a long time to treat this disease. Ming's "Qunfangpu": (Pine pollen) Expelling wind, stopping bleeding and treating dysentery, adding sugar is very fragrant, so it should be eaten quickly but not durable. Li Mingzhizhen's Compendium of Materia Medica: Songhua, sweet in taste, warm in nature and non-toxic. Moisten the heart and lungs, replenish qi, dispel wind and stop bleeding, and make wine. Qing "Herbal Rehabilitation": (Pine pollen) Good acne focus and wet stew without scabbing.
Because pine pollen has the effect of beauty and longevity, it has been listed as a tribute to the monarch in past dynasties. In the Ming Dynasty, Liu Ruoyu recorded in (Ming History): "Tianshou Mountain guards eunuchs, is in charge of the twelve tombs and other officials, and pays tribute to pine pollen every spring." Ancient literati and wandering hermits have a special liking for it. Tang Bai Juyi: "The empty stomach pine wine is advanced, and Lotte know life has no worries." Song Sulepo: "A catty of pine flowers is indispensable. Don't fry eight or two catties of pollen. Sophora japonica and apricot flowers are five yuan each, and two pounds of white honey are mashed together. Eat it or bathe it, and it will be red and white until you are old. " Zhang Jinjian: "The guest came from Dingyue and made me pine pollen. I have been convinced for a long time, but I am very light and want to fly. "