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Pine Pollen | Wild Harvested | Raw Micro Powder
✧ What is Pine Pollen?
For a few short weeks in Spring, the male catkins release their pollen, full of life force and potency. Pines are evergreens that root in challenging conditions across the world, and have long symbolised steady growth, resilience and renewal. Our wild-harvested organic Pine Pollen is a mild-tasting, super-nutritious wild food long valued in folk tradition. Across Asia, it has traditionally been used as a staple ingredient to nourish the whole family, particularly the elderly.
✧ What's in our Pine Pollen?
Ingredients
100% Pure - Wild-Harvested Pine Pollen
- Wild-harvested raw pine pollen (Pinus massoniana)
- Cracked cell wall (low-temperature airflow process)
- Vegan
- Non-irradiated
- Single-source
- Free from fillers, preservatives, bulking agents, and humectants
- Naturally contains a broad range of vitamins (A, B-complex, C, D, E), minerals (zinc, magnesium and others), trace amino acids, and the naturally occurring plant phyto-steroids unique to pine pollen
Pine pollen vs pine needles: the pine tree gives us multiple herbal traditions. Pine pollen is most often associated with the Jing tonic and food-as-medicine traditions, while pine needles have their own long history in folk medicine. Both come from the same tree, used in different ways.
Contra-indication: pine pollen is a true pollen. Avoid if you have a pollen allergy.
Product carefully sourced from the foothills of the Himalayas. Click here for info on our sourcing policy. Tested for purity: heavy metals, pesticides and other contaminants. View the Certificate of Analysis.
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✧ Where does Na'vi's Pine Pollen come from?
Our pollen is gathered in the foothills of the Himalayas, at elevations between 1100 and 1500 metres, in Yunnan Province bordering Tibet. The region is remote, far from industry and pollution. The pollen is collected exclusively from Masson pine (Pinus massoniana) during a short spring window. After harvesting, the grains are gently cracked using a low-temperature, high-speed airflow process that opens the cell walls. This allows the pollen's nutrients to be absorbed by the body.
✧ How has Pine Pollen been used traditionally?
Pine pollen appears in some of the oldest surviving Chinese herbal texts, where it is described among foods said to "lighten the body, replenish qi, and prolong life". Native American peoples gathered the pollen each spring and carried it on long journeys as a portable food, where it also held ceremonial meaning as a symbol of renewal.
In Traditional Chinese Medicine, pine pollen is classified as a Jing tonic, meaning it nourishes the body's deeper reserves. Across Asia it is also considered an important beauty tonic for women and a daily staple for the elderly, sprinkled into porridge or warm drinks. It helps support elastin and collagen and can be used externally to ease skin irritations, nappy rash and acne.
Pine pollen is used by the whole family in its raw powder form. The tincture, prepared at home with nettle root extract (recipe in the tincture tab), is traditionally associated with men's vitality preparations.
✧ How to take Pine Pollen?
Half to one teaspoon, twice a day. Sprinkle onto food, stir into salad dressings, or blend into water, smoothies, or warm (not boiling) drinks. Pine pollen is delicate: very hot temperatures damage its enzymes and trace vitamins, so add it once the drink has cooled to a comfortable sip. In Asia, where pine pollen is treated as a food rather than a supplement, daily intakes of 5 to 10 grams are common.
For external use, a pinch can be added to a face mask, serum or moisturiser, where it lends a yellow, slightly sweet-smelling note. It is very helpful for eczema, acne, impetigo and nappy rash. For babies, apply directly as a powder or mix with water.
Our customer reviews below describe many of the ways people have come to use pine pollen in their daily life, often helpful for new users feeling their way into it.
Is pine pollen safe for women and children?
The pure pollen powder is gentle and has been used traditionally across Asia as a staple for the whole household. In tincture form, Pine Pollen is too strong for women and children. For men wanting to take it in tincture form, see the tincture tab below for how to make an alcohol extract.
Pollen allergy: as pine pollen is a true pollen, anyone with a pollen allergy should avoid it.
✧ How do you make a Pine Pollen tincture?
A homemade pine pollen tincture is simple to prepare and uses no special equipment.
You'll need:
- Na'vi pine pollen
- Na'vi nettle root extract
- Organic cachaça from Brazil (or any spirit at around 40% proof)
Method:
- Fill a glass jar just over half full with pine pollen.
- Top up with the spirit. The mixture should be thick but still stirrable.
- Store somewhere dark for about a month, stirring or shaking occasionally.
- Strain through a strong cloth or nut milk bag, squeezing hard to extract every drop.
- Stir in the nettle root extract powder. As a rough guide, we use about 50g of Na'vi 10:1 wild nettle root extract per kilogram of pine pollen.
The tincture is traditionally taken as a Jing tonic in men's vitality preparations.
