Birch leaves. When to collect birch leaves. Treatment of joints with birch leaves

Birch (Latin name Bétula) is a deciduous tree of the Birch family. Birch is one of the most common trees in the Northern Hemisphere, whole birch groves grow here, the tree grows in mixed and coniferous forests.

General information and chemical composition

There are about a hundred species of birch, but only 4 of them are rich in useful biologically active substances. Official and traditional medicine use raw materials from such types of birch as:

• Betula pendula (verrucosa) - European birch, white, drooping, warty. It is a tree with white bark and black stripes.
• Betula pubescens - downy birch.
• Betula platypliylla - flat-leaved birch.
• Betula mandshurica - Manchurian birch.

The aerial parts of birch - leaves, buds, birch bark - contain flavonoids, tannins, essential oils, phytoncides, saponins, nicotinic acid, inositol bitterness, coumarins, dammaran derivatives.

The kidneys contain a lot of resinous substances, ascorbic acid, alkaloids, flavonoids, and fatty acids. The bark contains the organic pigment triterpenoid betulin, which tells it White color. Very rich in nutrients and birch sap.

Dry distillation of wood gives tar, which is a valuable raw material for the preparation of medicinal and cosmetic preparations, veterinary products and products for protecting plants from insect pests. Birch tar is part of Vishnevsky's ointment, which is widely used in the treatment of wounds and ulcers. Thus, birch has not only medicinal properties, but also economic qualities.

Healing properties

The benefits of birch have been known to people for a long time, it is not for nothing that birch brooms for a bath are the most popular and in demand. Leaves and buds of birch have diuretic, choleretic, bactericidal, wound healing, blood-purifying properties. Moreover, the bactericidal properties of birch are higher than those of linden and bird cherry.

Betulin, which is called birch camphor - good remedy against pathogens of respiratory diseases, poliomyelitis and tuberculosis. According to some reports, this pigment is able to inhibit the growth of cancerous tumors such as melanoma.

Decoction of birch leaves folk medicine used as a diaphoretic for colds.

A decoction of a birch leaf helps to improve conditions with various inflammations of the urinary organs, with stones in bladder and in the kidneys, with uric acid diathesis, heart disease, atherosclerosis, stomach ulcers.

A decoction of birch leaf buds is used to treat edema, bedsores, shortness of breath, neurosis, trophic ulcers, beriberi, jaundice, and skin cancer. The use of folk remedies gives excellent results in diseases of the throat, scurvy, cholecystitis, giardiasis.

With sinusitis and colds, they drink tea from birch leaves, take warm baths with steamed leaves, inhaling their healing steam.

Charcoal obtained from birch wood helps with colitis, increased acidity of the stomach, flatulence, food poisoning. Its adsorbing properties prevent the absorption of intestinal toxins and remove them from the body.

The peoples of Altai and Far East birch bark is used against malaria, tuberculosis, scurvy, scrofula, kidney and bladder stones.

The use of hot birch leaf warming baths is indicated for rheumatism, arthritis, gout and skin diseases. So, essential oils include in the composition of ointments for psoriasis and eczema, tannins help in the treatment of boils and dermatitis.

Birch leaves heal wounds from bruises and burns well. They are used in crushed and steamed form, making them hot compresses and lotions.

However, hot compresses also have their own contraindications - they cannot be used for acute inflammation of the skin, thrombophlebitis, heart failure, varicose veins, atherosclerosis, active tuberculosis, elevated temperature.

But in general, contraindications for preparations from birch are few, if there is no allergy to certain substances in its composition.

Birch leaves are also used in hair care. A decoction of birch leaves strengthens the hair roots, stimulates their growth, eliminates itching and dandruff with seborrhea, improves the appearance and general condition of the curls.

Generally, birch leaves and the kidneys are harmless, they can also be used to treat children - they rub painful areas on the skin with decoctions, wash the nasopharynx with a cold, oral cavity with angina, stomatitis, problems with the gums. Inside preparations from birch buds are prescribed for children to get rid of worms, with diarrhea, bronchitis and kidney diseases. Before using birch for the treatment of children, you should consult a pediatrician and specialist doctors.

Procurement of raw materials

Birch buds are harvested in early spring, in March, when they are just beginning to activate their strength. The kidneys are dried in a warm place, closed from direct sun rays, and is used to prepare decoctions and infusions.

The leaves are harvested in May, when they are just in full bloom, but have not yet had time to harden and lose, under the influence of the sun, most of the nutrients. At the same time, bath brooms are harvested and dried, although leaves for external use can be harvested and used all summer.

Leaves, buds and birch bark are very sensitive to the environment, they absorb everything harmful substances, and lose beneficial features. Often, birch trees growing within the city have a dark gray trunk, which indicates that the trees grow in an ecologically unfavorable place, and have absorbed all the “gifts of civilization” - harmful exhaust gases from cars, soot and soot from CHP and other urban pollutants.

Medicinal raw materials, as well as brooms, should not be harvested in a place far from the city, industrial enterprises and busy roads.

Leaves and brooms are dried under a canopy with drafts. Ovens are not used for these purposes, so that more useful substances are preserved in the raw materials.

Recipes

Birch raw materials for cooking medicines used alone, or mixed with other medicinal herbs. Here are some simple and effective recipes which will help in the treatment of various diseases.

Recipe 1.

A remedy for difficulty urinating (dysuria). 30 grams of dry, chopped birch leaves, 3 tbsp. honey, 1 liter of white wine is mixed in a saucepan until honey dissolves. Then keep on low heat for 15 minutes and filter. You need to drink the remedy 100 ml three times a day after meals.

Recipe 2.

Decoction for the treatment of ascites, cystitis and edema caused by heart failure. Take 2 tbsp. birch and bearberry leaves, licorice root, corn stigmas, pour 200 ml of boiling water and heat for 10 minutes in a water bath. Then insist 1 hour and strain.

Recipe 3.

A decoction for the same diseases can be made from 2 tbsp. birch leaves, 1 tbsp. steel bar and 1 tbsp. rose hips. The preparation of the product is the same as in recipe No. 2.

Recipe 4.

Mix galangal root, birch leaves, celandine grass, harrow root, juniper berries. Then take 2 tbsp. mixture, pour a glass of boiling water, boil in a water bath for 15 minutes, let it brew for 1-2 hours, then strain. Now the product must be added with warm boiled water to the original volume. You need to drink it 200 ml at night with kidney and bladder stones. The course of treatment is 1.5-2 months.

Recipe 5

A decoction for gout, osteochondrosis, arthritis, which removes salts from the body. You need to take 1 kilogram of birch and aspen bark, 100 grams of oak bark and pour two liters of water. Cook over low heat until the water has evaporated by a third. The decoction is taken 3 times a day, 100 ml each - at first the condition will worsen, the pain will intensify, but after 1.5-2 months a steady improvement will come.

Recipe 6.

Tea from birch leaves for the treatment of rheumatism. 1 tbsp dry birch leaves are poured with a glass of boiling water and infused for 20-30 minutes, after which they are filtered and drunk with sugar or honey.

Recipe 7.

Alcoholic infusion of birch buds. 20 grams of dry birch buds per 100 ml of alcohol or high-quality vodka. To make the extract more saturated, the kidneys are crushed.

A mixture of alcohol and kidneys is infused for 20 days in a dry, dark and cool place, shaken from time to time. Then it is filtered and used to treat colds, gastrointestinal diseases, headaches, bleeding, as a diuretic for edema. You need to drink the infusion 30 drops before meals, three times a day. Contraindications for internal use alcohol infusion - alcoholism, pregnancy, lactation, individual intolerance to alcohol.

Recipe 8.

Infusion for external use. It is also made from birch buds and alcohol in proportions of 1 to 5. The mixture is infused for 7-10 days, shaking every 2 days, then filtered. The infusion can be used for treating wounds and for compresses, for rinsing with toothache, stomatitis, sore throat.

Recipe 9.

A decoction of birch leaves for rinsing hair. 1 cup of dry chopped birch leaves is poured with 500 boiling water, and kept in a water bath for 10 minutes. Then give time to brew for 2-3 hours and filter. The resulting decoction is diluted with water in such an amount that it is enough to rinse the hair, and used for its intended purpose. The use of a decoction of birch leaves for a month will significantly improve the appearance and general condition of the hair.

Recipe 10.

Alcohol tincture. A glass of fresh birch leaves needs 200-250 ml of alcohol or vodka and insist 15 days in a dark, cool place, after which it is filtered. The infusion is rubbed into the scalp after washing for 30 minutes, after which it is washed off with warm water. The use of the product will get rid of dandruff and itching. The course of treatment is 1.5-2 months.

Recipe 11.

Water infusion. 0.5 cups of dry crushed leaves pour 1.5 cups of boiling water and leave for 2 hours, then strain. The infusion is rubbed into the scalp after washing. The use of the product allows you to improve the condition of the hair follicles.

Recipe 12.

Anti-inflammatory tea from young leaves. 1 tbsp young birch leaves are brewed in 250 ml of boiling water in a thermos. Infuse for 30 minutes, then use as a regular tea brew and drink with honey or sugar 4-6 times a day before meals.

Recipe 13.

Infusion to reduce swelling. 0.5 cups of fresh leaves pour 500 ml of boiling water, cover and leave for 12 hours in a dark place. Drink 100 ml 5 times a day.

Recipe 14.

Infusion of dry leaves for the treatment of prostatitis and improve blood composition. 1 tbsp brew a spoonful of powder from dried leaves with 500 ml of boiling water and leave for 30 minutes. Strain and drink 100 ml 5 times a day before meals.

Recipe 15.

Infusion for external use. 2 tbsp fresh leaves, just plucked from the tree, brew 250 ml of boiling water and use hot for lotion, wetting a piece of cloth with infusion. Wrap the lotion with plastic wrap and wrap it with a woolen shawl or scarf.

An infusion of birch leaves is used for douching with cervical erosion, candidiasis, infectious diseases, inflammation of the genitourinary organs. Women can drink decoctions and tinctures after childbirth and in the premenopausal period, to normalize hormonal and metabolic processes.

Recipe 16.

Broom in the bath. A broom is poured into a basin hot water for 10-15 minutes, after which they wash in the same water. Steam from a birch broom is useful for colds. For the same purpose, the heater is poured with infusion. Birch leaves can be inhaled at home by steaming them in a small container.

Recipe 17.

Hair Mask. Make an aqueous decoction of birch leaves according to recipe No. 11, add 1 tsp. honey, 1 tsp. burdock and castor oil, mix everything thoroughly. Rub the mixture into the scalp, apply to the hair along the entire length, wrap the head with a film and a towel. Wash off with shampoo after 15 minutes. The course of treatment for strengthening hair and getting rid of dandruff is 1-2 months.

Recipe 18.

Face mask to moisturize the skin and improve its condition. 1 tsp fresh leaves are poured with 0.25 ml of boiling water, insisted for 2 hours, then mixed with a small amount of nourishing cream and applied to the face.

Young birch leaves are a well-known natural remedy. Helps with diseases of the urinary tract, rheumatism, promotes metabolism. From the green gift of nature, you can make tea, tincture, bath, hair conditioner ...

What are medicinal properties and contraindications of birch leaves?
How to prepare medicines from them and take them correctly?

About birch

The Russian national tree, the birch (Betula pendula) is found throughout the northern hemisphere. It grows extremely fast, unpretentious and extremely resistant to adverse climate, various pollution.

Therefore, it is often planted as a "pioneer" of a future wooded area in the reclamation of a landscape destroyed by industry.

The tree takes away excess moisture, removes dangerous chemical substances from the soil and thus creates suitable conditions for growing more sensitive plants.

Bark young tree- brown, later turns white. The leaves are triangular in shape.

The fruits are tiny achenes about 2 mm in size. In Russia and some other countries of the former USSR, birch is considered a national tree.

When to collect leaves?

The ideal time to collect birch greenery is 2 months after its development, when it is still young (April-May). Young, sticky leaves picked in early spring are most effective, but picking can be done throughout the growing season. However, in older raw materials, the healing potential is significantly reduced.

Pick up in a clean landscape, not in cities, around dumps, etc. Trees in polluted areas are exposed to various kinds steam, heavy metals and other hazardous pollutants.

The preparation is carried out by drying in the shade or artificial dryers, at a temperature of up to 40°C. To do this, spread the greens in a thin layer on clean paper.

Store dry raw materials in a closed glass jar, paper or cloth bags. The storage area should be dark and dry.

You can buy birch leaves in every pharmacy. But drying, which does not take much time, can become enjoyable hobby like picking mushrooms.

Young leaves are a medicine bestowed by spring nature

In folk medicine, birch bark and buds are used, but greens have the greatest healing properties.

Their positive impact on human body similar to the effect on the landscape - the removal of excess fluid and cleansing. Tea (decoction) of birch leaves has healing, detoxifying and tonic properties.
These properties are provided by a motley chemical composition.
Substances contained:

• saponins;
• tannins;
• oils;
• glycosides;
• vitamin C;
• resin;
• flavonoids;
• tannins;
• minerals;
• phytoncides with antibiotic effect.

Perhaps, for a Russian person, there is no tree more beloved and dear than birch. The people call it the "tree of four things", since its various parts are widely used - both buds, and leaves, and young branches, and bark, and juice. Charcoal and tar are also made from it. Previously, in Rus', young birch leaves were widely used not only for medicinal, but also for culinary purposes - soups, salads, casseroles were prepared from them, they were fermented and pickled, added as a seasoning to the first and second courses. The leaves add a slight bitterness and spicy flavor to dishes, and also bring health benefits. It is impossible to imagine a Russian bathhouse without a birch broom. They were steamed with colds, coughs, rheumatic pains, skin diseases.

Features of vegetable raw materials

Birch leaf is often brewed together with birch buds to enhance therapeutic effect. Read more about our other article. In contrast, the leaf acts more gently and does not cause harm, because it does not contain resinous substances and does not give side effects in the form of kidney irritation. The value of this raw material is that it enhances urination without a heavy burden on the kidneys.

birch leaves harvesting

• collection. Birch leaves are usually harvested in May, when the leaves are still shiny and sticky. However, there is information that they can be collected in June, and even in July. During this period, all valuable substances are preserved. Rip off the leaves with your hands. It is necessary to choose environmentally friendly areas for collection - away from roads and the industrial zone.
• Drying conditions. It is necessary to spread the raw materials in a thin layer and dry them in attics, in ventilated rooms or under sheds.
• Storage . Packed in linen bags, protected from the sun and moisture. Can be stored for up to 2 years.

If we talk about industrial collection, then Russia, Belarus, Ukraine are considered the largest centers for the procurement of raw materials.

Healing properties

What are the beneficial properties of birch leaves? What substances are in their composition?

• Butyl ether.
• Phytoncides.
• Essential oil.
• A nicotinic acid.
• Vitamin C.
• Tannins.
• Flavonoids (the most valuable of them is hyperoside).
• Saponins.
• bitterness.

pharmachologic effect

The instructions for the pharmacy birch leaf indicate the main pharmachologic effect- diuretic, that is, a diuretic. However, the tool has a number of other, no less useful properties:

• anti-inflammatory;
• antiseptic;
• secretory (choleretic);
• painkiller;
• wound healing;
• restorative;
• blood-purifying.

List of indications

Treatment with birch leaves is carried out with a number of diagnoses and symptoms. Which ones?

Compared to birch buds, birch leaves have fewer contraindications. These include: individual intolerance with an allergic reaction and renal failure. During pregnancy and lactation, a medical consultation is recommended. The doctor determines the potential risk and expected benefit, prescribes the dosage and course of treatment accordingly. Also, before using the drug inside in children under 12 years of age, a doctor's consultation is necessary.

Features of the application and methods of preparation of birch leaves

The use of birch leaves in folk medicine is described in many modern phyto reference books and ancient herbalists. How to properly brew a birch leaf, prepare a tincture from it and take it safely?

Decoction

A decoction of birch leaves is a natural antiseptic, it is often used externally when treating the skin and mucous membranes.

Cooking

1. For 1 st. l. raw materials, take 1 glass of water.
2. Boil.
3. Leave for 1 hour.

Such a decoction is stored for no more than 2 days in the cold. You can take ½ cup before meals.

Bath decoction preparation

1. Put 1 kg of birch leaves in a large saucepan.
2. Pour 10 liters cold water.
3. Boil for 2 minutes.
4. Set an hour.
5. Pour into bath.

Take before bed. It helps with skin problems, rheumatic pains, acts as a mild sedative, calms and relaxes the nervous system. The water temperature of the therapeutic bath should be between 36 and 39°C. It is taken 2 times a week for 20 minutes. It is important to know that baths have a number of contraindications (for example, tumors, heart problems), so they are prescribed by a doctor.

Infusion

Cooking

1. Take 10 tbsp. l. crushed fresh leaves.
2. Pour 0.5 liters of boiled chilled water.
3. Insist 2 hours.

Strained infusion drink as a drink ½ cup three times a day.

Preparation of diuretic infusion

1. Mix 1 tbsp. l. leaves and buds.
2. Pour in a glass of boiling water.
3. Insist 3 hours.
4. Strain.

Such an infusion during an exacerbation can be taken up to 6 times a day for ½ cup in a warm form.

Alcohol tincture

Most often, only birch buds are taken to prepare the tincture to get a strong extract. But you can also add leaves. This tincture is popularly called "birch", it is considered a strong external antiseptic.

Cooking

1. Take 1 tbsp. l. dry raw materials (mix birch buds and leaves).
2. Pour ½ cup of 70% alcohol (can be replaced with vodka).
3. Insist for a week.

The tincture is filtered. It can be taken orally as a diuretic and anti-inflammatory, 1 tsp. 3 times a day before meals.

Compresses for rheumatic pains, diseases of the muscles and joints

Recipe for joint pain

1. Stuff fresh leaves (you can grind them) tightly into a linen bag.
2. Apply to the painful area for 1 hour.
3. Tie and insulate to get the effect of a compress.

If the reviews are to be believed, it folk remedy really does make things easier. This is explained by the warming effect, analgesic, anti-inflammatory, locally irritating (increasing blood supply) effect of birch leaves.

Cosmetology

The use of birch leaves in cosmetology is explained by its antiseptic, anti-inflammatory, wound healing properties. For problematic skin (acne, pimples, boils), decoctions are also taken orally to purify the blood.

• Decoction of birch leaves for hair. There are many recipes from birch buds, sap, leaves for hair care. This is due to the rich composition of trace elements useful for hair growth and strengthening. Decoctions are used instead of rinsing for a month. The appearance of the hair noticeably improves, a healthy shine appears, excess sebum secretion on the scalp normalizes, and dandruff disappears. Due to the local irritating effect of birch leaves, blood circulation improves. This is a preventative remedy for baldness.
• Facial skin care. Birch leaf is a natural antiseptic, so it is often used in cosmetology when caring for problematic skin faces. Birch decoctions can be used as tonics and lotions for the course of treatment. Alcohol tinctures can be used to treat inflamed acne, acne, seborrheic rash. However, if the skin is dry, alcohol tinctures are not used. In addition, the birch leaf has rejuvenating properties, it contains a lot of vitamins, useful biologically active substances. This tool improves skin color, eliminates age spots, tonic, refreshing masks are made from it.

Preparing a hair mask

1. Take 5 tbsp. l. leaf decoction.
2. Add 1 tsp. honey, castor and burdock oil.
3. Stir.

Apply to hair and scalp before washing for 10-15 minutes for 1 month.

Preparing a face mask

1. Prepare 1 tsp. crushed fresh leaves.
2. Pour in ¼ cup boiling water.
3. Insist 2 hours.

Apply to dry skin, stirring 1 tbsp. l. with a small amount of moisturizing or nourishing cream.

Gynecology

In gynecology, birch leaves do not belong to the herbal remedies of the first choice. However, their antiseptic, antifungal properties are valued. As prescribed by a doctor, douching with a weak decoction of birch leaves can be carried out for candidiasis, cervical erosion, inflammatory processes, infections of the genital area. For women, decoctions and tinctures are useful in the postpartum, premenopausal period. They are taken orally to normalize metabolic, hormonal processes in the body, with menstrual irregularities.

Use in children

For children, birch leaves are most often prescribed externally. Decoctions and infusions wipe the skin, wash the nose with colds and sinusitis. With diagnoses of "tonsillitis", "pharyngitis", "tonsillitis", the doctor may prescribe rinses in complex therapy. With bronchitis, diarrhea, kidney disease, roundworms and pinworms, the decoction is taken orally. Despite the fact that age restrictions are not indicated in the instructions for the use of birch leaves, consultation with a pediatrician or urologist before taking the medicine is strictly required. The doctor prescribes the course and dosage according to the age of the child.

Birch leaves are used as an independent remedy, but also often they are included in the kidney and heart fees, they act as a strong diuretic and secretory agent. They are taken for disorders of the gastrointestinal tract, diseases of the respiratory system, ENT organs, diseases of the joints and connective tissue, metabolic disorders. Often used as an antiseptic, analgesic, wound healing, anti-inflammatory drug in dermatology.

Birch is a tree whose parts are used in the treatment of many diseases.

famous healing effect have birch buds.

However, birch leaves are no less valuable for their qualities, which help in the fight against many diseases.

What is valuable and what helps

The value of birch leaves is due to the content of useful substances in them.
They predominantly contain:

Because of chemical composition birch leaves have a wide range of applications, as they have both anti-inflammatory and pronounced antibacterial effects. Birch leaves are used in the treatment of:

• pulmonary diseases: bronchitis and pneumonia;
• arthritis, arthrosis;
• stomach and duodenal ulcers (it is written about the diet during the period of exacerbation);
• Gastrointestinal tract, like;
• diseases and damage to the liver;
• beriberi;
• neuroses in combination with other components;
• as an immune booster.

Application, birch bud leaves () were obtained in the medical aspect and for cosmetic purposes, when used for brittleness and hair loss as a rinse decoction.

The same decoction is frozen in the form of ice cubes to rub the skin.

Birch leaves are used in the treatment of diseases of the stomach and related organs, pulmonary diseases of various etymologies, and as an immunomodulatory agent.

They are used in cosmetology as a forming agent and an auxiliary substance in the preparation of masks, decoctions for rinsing hair.

Methods of preparation and use

To apply birch leaves all year round, you need to properly and timely prepare raw materials.

They are harvested and used in several forms.

Methods of application depend on the form of preparation and the disease. Treatment methods are as follows:

IN summer season collect birch leaves for the purpose of harvesting. To preserve the possibility of their use all year round, the leaves are dried and folded in a dark, dry place.

It is better to use fabric bags for storage, rather than plastic ones.

Applications

Recipes for the use of birch leaves are common as a way to treat and improve appearance. Recipe examples:

• from acne breakouts a course of 30 days is recommended.
  Prepare a mixture of leaves (2 tbsp), honey (2 tsp) and birch sap (300 ml).
  Pre-boil birch leaves over moderate heat for 15 minutes, cool.
  Add juice and honey to the leaves, drink 2 times a day.
  Ingestion is due to the fact that cleansing the body, getting rid of acne;
• arthritis and arthrosis.
  Grind the leaves in the amount necessary to cover the sore spot.
  Attach, fix and insulate.
  Keep for 6-8 hours, the course of procedures is 14-30 days.

Contraindications and restrictions

Each useful remedy has limitations or contraindications for use. Birch leaves are no exception.

The main contraindications or reasons to use with extreme caution:

Important note

Birch leaves are effective in the fight against serious diseases, as well as for cosmetic purposes.

Birch leaves are consumed and harvested in several forms. This allows you to extract maximum benefit and apply them correctly.

Despite the voluminous complex of healing properties, there are contraindications that should be remembered.

You can learn about the beneficial properties of birch leaves for the human body while watching the video.

In the old days, the population of any country was not a consumer society - people found everything useful for themselves not in shops and pharmacies, but in the environment. Both food and medicine were given to them by nature itself. Possibly without modern technologies and processing, they were not as effective as antibiotics and cosmetics produced by pharmaceutical companies, but they were less harmful. One of medicinal plants in Rus' there was a birch, the benefits of which have long been known to healers.

What does this plant contain?

The leaves, buds, catkins and bark of birch contain essential oils, tannins, phytoncides, flavonoids, vegetable glycosides, coumarins, organic acids, rutin, phenols, vitamins, macro- and microelements.

All these biologically active substances give birch useful properties. It is not for nothing that traditional healers used the plant to treat a wide variety of diseases and created a lot of wonderful recipes based on it, in which healing properties trees are fully developed.

Birch leaves have antiseptic, anti-inflammatory, diuretic and choleretic effects. They are used fresh and dry, for the treatment of internal and external diseases, as well as for the preparation of cosmetics.

Decoctions and infusions of birch leaves can be taken by both adults and children without fear of harm.

The use of a birch leaf helps in the treatment of bruises and burns, however, seborrheic lichen, 4th degree burns and some types of dermatitis are contraindications.

Lotions from the decoction are useful for mastitis, staphylococcus, boils, purulent wounds, but they also have contraindications. So, hot compresses of birch leaves cannot be used for varicose veins, diseases of the cardiovascular system, thrombophlebitis, tuberculosis, and fever.

A decoction of birch leaves is effective for cystitis, urethritis, bladder stones. It well removes fluid from the body, relieves swelling that occurs with heart failure and problems with the genitourinary system.

A decoction of the leaves cleanses the bile ducts, removes stagnant bile, toxins and toxins, cleanses the vessels of salts, helps restore water and mineral balance, relieves inflammation, normalizes blood pressure, dissolves blood clots.

Birch leaves for internal use are best collected in spring, or early summer, when they have just blossomed. It is not at all difficult to prepare a decoction or infusion of birch, there are many recipes, and they are all very simple.

Recipe 1.

Infusion of birch leaves and buds. Its preparation will not take much time: 1 tbsp. birch buds and 10 leaves should be sprinkled with baking soda to dissolve resinous substances. Then remove the soda, pour the raw material with 1 cup of boiling water, leave for 1 hour. You need to drink the infusion 4-5 times a day 20 minutes before meals for diseases of the kidneys and liver.

Recipe 2.

Infusion of birch leaves. Pour a few birch leaves in a saucepan with 400 ml of boiling water, leave for 3 hours. Drink in the morning on an empty stomach and in the evening after meals, 200 ml. The infusion will help with stones in gallbladder, in case of problems with the central nervous system, act as a tonic and vitamin remedy.

Recipe 3.

A decoction of birch leaves. The leaves are soaked in hot water for 10-15 minutes, then the water is drained and poured with boiled water. Warm in a water bath for 10 minutes, then cool and filter. You need to drink a decoction of 100 ml three times a day with meals. The use of a decoction will help people suffering from rheumatism, radiculitis, osteochondrosis.

Recipe 4.

Lotions from birch leaves - the leaves are scalded with boiling water, allowed to soften and cool to normal temperature and applied to sore joints or to the back for 2-3 hours, wrapped in cellophane and a warm cloth.

Recipe 5.

Decoction of Giardia. 1 tbsp leaves pour 200 ml hot water, put on fire and bring to a boil. A pinch is thrown into the broth baking soda to neutralize the acids present in the leaves, and boil for 5 minutes, then cool and filter.

You need to drink a decoction half an hour before meals, 100 ml, three times a day. Children are given a decoction under the supervision of a doctor, who must determine the dose depending on the age and weight of the child.

Recipe 6.

A decoction of fresh birch leaves from Giardia and Giardia cholecystitis. The leaves are washed with a stream of water, put in a saucepan, poured with 1 liter of boiled water, wrap the saucepan with a towel. You need to insist the decoction for 10-12 hours, it is better to make it at night. In the morning, the broth is filtered and drunk 30 minutes before meals.

Recipe 7.

To treat children from lamblia, you need to make such an infusion: in the evening, fill the teapot with birch leaves halfway and pour boiling water over it. In the morning, strain and give the child after meals 50-60-70 ml, depending on age. After taking the medicine inside, you need to put the child to bed, apply a hot heating pad wrapped in a towel to the liver for 20-30 minutes.

After the procedure, the child should sleep a little, and then walk around the street or around the room. The course of treatment is 3 weeks.

Recipe 8.

Infusion from lamblia. Fresh birch leaves in the amount of 10-15 pieces are placed in a glass and poured with boiling water. Cover with a lid and infuse for 30 minutes. You need to drink the infusion three times a day half an hour before meals for 30 days.

Recipe 9.

Leaf infusion - 2 tbsp. crushed birch leaves should be poured with 200 ml of boiling water, let it brew, drink warm, 60 ml three times a day as a diuretic and choleretic agent.

Recipe 10.

Decoction of leaves with milk for atherosclerosis. Boil 300 ml of milk and pour 200 grams of chopped birch leaves into it. Cool, drink 100 ml 3 times a day, 100 ml. The course of treatment is one and a half months, after which they take a break for 10 days. A total of 4 courses per year will be required.

Recipe 11.

Alcohol tincture for heart disease. A liter jar must be filled with birch leaves by 2/3, and pour vodka or medical alcohol. Insist 1 month in the refrigerator, then strain. Drink 0.5 tsp. 30 minutes before meals with warm water. The tincture is stored in the refrigerator for 1 year.

Recipe 12.

From ovarian cysts, you can use infusions and decoctions prepared from birch fungus - chaga, which grows on birch trunks. Take 500-600 grams of mushroom, put in a saucepan and cover with warm water. After 6-8 hours, when the mushroom softens, pass it through a meat grinder, put it in a saucepan and pour 3 liters of boiled water.

Put the pan on the fire, heat the contents to 50 degrees, remove from heat, leave for 3 days at room temperature. Then strain, add the same amount of boiled water, drain into a glass jar, refrigerate.

The course of treatment with a decoction of chaga begins on the first day after the end of menstruation. The first three days you need to drink 100 ml of decoction three times a day 30 minutes before meals. Starting from the fourth day, the dose is increased to 200 ml. The decoction should be drunk before the onset of the next menstruation, it may be necessary to prepare a fresh decoction if this one deteriorates.

Simultaneously with ingestion, the decoction can be used for douching, or put tampons moistened with decoction all night, but every other night. During treatment with chaga, too fatty, sweet and spicy foods are excluded from the menu, you should not drink a lot of liquid at night.

Recipe 13.

Birch leaves against sore throats. Make an infusion of 300 grams of crushed leaves and 500 ml of boiling water. Infuse for 1 hour, strain, drink 200 ml per day.

Recipe 14.

Tincture from ulcers in the gastrointestinal tract. 50 grams of birch leaves and buds pour 500 ml of alcohol, insist in a dark place for 30 days, shaking from time to time. After a month, strain, take 20 drops 20 minutes before meals, three times a day.

Recipe 15.

Cold and flu remedy. 5 tablespoons of crushed leaves pour 500 ml of alcohol or vodka, leave for 2 months in a dark, cool place. Then strain, add 2 tbsp. honey, stir until honey dissolves. Heat in a water bath for 10 minutes, consume warm in 1 tbsp. half an hour before meals.

Recipe 16.

A decoction for nephritis and liver disease. 200 grams of birch leaves and 10 grams of buds are poured into 200 ml of water, heated over low heat for 20 minutes, filtered, drunk 1 tbsp. 4 times a day.

Recipe 17.

Infusion for strengthening and growth of hair, to get rid of dandruff. 200 ml of vodka or alcohol is mixed with 200 grams of fresh birch leaves, infused for 2 weeks, then filtered and stored in the refrigerator. The infusion is rubbed into the hair roots for two months, lubricated with clean, damp hair.

Recipe 18.

Infusion for rinsing hair. 2 tbsp crushed birch leaves pour 400 ml of hot water, let cool and infuse, use for rinsing after washing. A decoction to strengthen the hair roots, will stimulate their growth.

Recipe 19.

Bath with birch leaves. Pour 1 kg of leaves with 5 liters of cold water, put on fire and bring to a boil. Boil for 2 minutes, let it brew for 2-3 hours, strain and pour into the bath. A warm bath with a decoction will help to relax, calm the nerves, and relieve the pain of rheumatism. The water in the bathroom should not be hotter than 39 degrees, especially if there are problems with the heart, there are contraindications for tumors.

Precautionary measures

Birch leaves do not have a lot of contraindications, but still, they are. These are acute renal failure, allergies, individual intolerance. During pregnancy and lactation, birch preparations can be taken only on the advice of a doctor, and under his supervision. The same applies to children under 12 years of age.