Before Drugstores, Hardware Stores and Supermarkets...
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If you are ever in the woods and you need to stop blood flowing from a wound, or to start a fire, or to glue anything together, the pine tree offers a solution to each of those situations!
The resin is just the right consistency that it can be pushed into service as an emergency band aid.
The sticky sap contains turpentine, which is flammable and makes a great fire starter.
If cooked, this sap boils down to a substance that can be used the way you might use an epoxy resin.
Nature provides everything we need. Let's rediscover what our ancestors knew before the convenience of drugstores, hardware stores and supermarkets.