Why does a Shaman use a dried pine needle in a medicine bag?

Question

In the medicine bag there is sage, tabacco, stones and crystal.

Answer 1

1) pine needles are burned so the smokecan be used to cleanse the shamans body. example-- hands, arms, face.
the smoke is also used to purify.
2) whitepine tea made from boiling the needles, has more vitamin c then orande juice. it is used to treat scuvy and colds.

Answer 2

Depends on the tradition that shaman is coming from.
Anything aromatic, like pine, resin, cedar and sage is good for keeping the other tools in the medicine bag clear. It can also be burned as a cleansing incense.

Answer 3

Some say that a boy who reminded them of a
chipmunk planted a "fir-pine", then a "long
needle-pine", and finally a bamboo stalk.
Again the birds flew to the top of the tree
and after finding the way up to the top, told
the people that they could climb up the inside
of the stalk to reach the Fourth World.

Answer 4

There are certain medicine that have to be placed under your skin and using a sharp pine needle is how they accomplish that......................................................................................