Safety

Pine pollen is easy to think of as just another plant powder. Botanically, however, it is reproductive material produced by pine trees such as Pinus massoniana. Commercial products may contain whole pollen, cracked-cell powder, capsules, or a hydroalcoholic tincture.

On a dry spring day, a pine tree can release so much pollen that the air turns visibly yellow.

Cars collect a dusty film. Puddles develop bright rings around their edges. Shake a pollen-bearing branch at the right moment and a cloud can roll away like smoke.