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The Birch is a beautiful and also a very useful herbal plant. The Birch tree is very common in the Russia and North America. Birch herbal plant’s tar-oil is very good base material for men perfumes because this oil give a very characteristic and balmy smell for this kind of cosmetics.
In the Scandinavia and Finland the people after sauna use the branch of the Birch that they abrade the old skin above the new.
The leaves of Birch tree are antibacterial effects. This bark of the Birch herbal plant has anticancer potential as that the new analysis showed, maybe this effects cause the bark’s betulinic acid substance. Birch herbal plant can clean the body from the toxins; and decrease soreness, irritation and inflammation.
The Birch word come from the old Indian and Sanskrit word: bhurga, this means the - tree whose bark can be written on. The branches are very strong that’s why people use the handle making broom. In North America and Russia the natives use Birch wood make baskets and canoes.
Keep in your mind: who are allergic for the aspirin must not use the Birch medicines or other Birch derivation because if they use this kind of herbal plat they will feel quite strong allergic symptoms.
Latin Name: Betula alba
Alternate Names: White Birch, Lady Of The Woods,
Family: BETULACEAE
Useful part of the Birch: leaves, leaf buds, sap and inner bark.
The main natural herbal remedies of Birch: Antibacterial, Febrifuge, Astringent, Diaphoretic, Bitter Tonic, Antirheumatic, Diuretic, Analgesic, Stimulant, Anthelmintic,
Main application of the Birch medical herbal: Fever, Boils, Worms Arthritis, Headache, Rheumatism, Gout, Kidney Stones,
How can you prepare, eat, drink or buy Birch herbal plant: You can make tea or buy herbal tincture and capsules in any herbal shops, stores or pharmacy.
The most common situation when you can use Birch herbal medicine: Psoriasis, Wounds, Bruises, Acne, Burns, Eczema, Dandruff, Leukorrhea, Sinus Congestion, Rheumatism,
The most common applications of Birch: compress for burns, bruises, wounds and eczema. You can use the Birch as a bath herb for skin problems. You can use from the birch herbal plant as a very good cream for rheumatism. You can use the birch herbal for increase the hair growing and against of the dandruff. Lot of toothpaste, shampoos, perfume, contains the effective agents of birch. You can use the diluted oil decrease the inflamed teething gums. The essential oil of birch is used in healthful soaps and salves for psoriasis and eczema. This is very good douche for whites or leucorrhea. The steam of the birch’s essential oil is good for spots and nasal congestion.
Culinary uses of Birch herbal plant: You can make wine or vinegar from the sap. Lot of people takes into the sweet syrups the birch sap (but you should use 80-100 gallons from the sap if you want to make one gallon of birch syrup). The Scandinavian and Canadian beer contains several time birch barks. Some times the dried inner bark has been ground and takes into flour. The countries when the Birch tree is native the inner bark cuts thin strips and boiled together with noodles. You can make from the young leaves and from the catkins salads.
Flavour of the Birch herbal plant: Pungent, Bitter, Dry, Cool,
The main effective agent of the Birch herbal plant: betulinic acid, essential oil which is methyl salicylate, saponins, bitter principle, tannin, flavonoids (luteolin, hyperoside, quercitin), glycosides,
When we speak about the Birch we should know that this family contains five species: Betula alba (White Birch), Betula pendula (Silver Birch), Betula lenta, Betula papyrifera, Betula fontinalis,
