SWEET BRICH BETULA LENTA

SWEET BIRCH (Betula lenta L.) ++

Activities (Sweet Birch) :
Alterative (f; CEB); Analgesic (1; FAD); Antiinflammatory (1; FAD; SHT); Antioxidant (1; FNF); Antipyretic (1; FNF); Antiseptic (1; FNF); Aquaretic (SHT); Carminative (1; FNF); Counterirritant (1; FAD); Depurative (f; DEM); Diaphoretic (f; CEB); Diuretic (f; PIP); Pectoral (f; CEB); Tonic (f; DEM).

Indications (Sweet Birch) :
Blood (f; DEM); Breast (f; CEB); Bronchosis (1; FAD); Cancer (1; FNF); Childbirth (f; DEM); Cholecystosis (1; FAD); Cold (f; CEB; DEM); Cough (f; CEB); Diarrhea (f; DEM); Dysentery (f; DEM); Dysmenorrhea (f; DEM); Dysuria (f; DEM); Enterosis (f; CEB); Fever (1; CEB; FAD; FNF); Gas (1; FNF); Gastrosis (f; DEM); Gonorrhea (f; DEM); Gout (1; FAD); Gravel (f; PIP); Infection (1; FNF); Inflammation (1; FAD; FNF; SHT); Myosis (1; FAD); Neuralgia (1; FAD); Pain (1; CEB; FAD); Pneumonia (f; DEM); Pulmonosis (1; DEM; FAD); Rheumatism (1; FAD; PIP); Scrofula (f; CEB; FAD); Sore (f; CEB); Stomachache (f; FAD); Stone (f; SHT); UTI (f; SHT); Water Retention (f; PIP).

Dosages (Sweet Birch) :
1–2 tbsp chopped leaf/cup water several ×/day (APA); 2–3 g herb several ×/day (PIP); 12 g herb/day (SHT).

Contraindications, Interactions, and Side Effects (Sweet Birch) :
Class 1 (AHP). Contraindications reported as edema due to cardiac or renal insufficiency (AEH). None reported (PIP). Warning: EO is toxic and easily absorbed through the skin (FAD). Methyl salicylate, the chemical behind the aroma, with antiinflammatory and pain-killing activities, has recently been shown to enable plants to communicate with each other.