Liber Herbarum Minor (English)
The incomplete reference-guide to Herbal medicine

Rev.12-05-2020

Birch

Plant

Family

Betulaceae

English

Birch, Birches, White barked birch

Latin

Betula L., Betula sp., Betula spp.

Plantparts

Bark, Bark essential oil, Cortex, foliage, Juice, Leaf, Sap, Tar from wood

Diseases & Uses

Ungrouped Diseases & Uses

Adstringent, Alopecia, Anti-arteriosclerotic, Anti-atherosclerotic, Anti-bacterial, Antibacterial Agent, Anti-eczemic, Anti-edemic, Anti-gout, Anti-Rheumatic, Anti-scorbutic, Antiseptic, Arteriosclerosis, Arteriosclerotic vascular disease, arthritis, Articular rheumatism, Astrigent, Astringent, Atherosclerosis, Bactericidal, Bactericide, Bacteriostatic, baktericidal, Baldness, Bladder ailments, Bladder complaints, Bladder disease, Bladder diseases, bladder disorders, Bladder problems, bladder stone, blood cleanser, blood cleansing, Blood purifier, chronically skin disease, Cleanses the blood, complaints of urinary system, Cutaneous Eruptions, Cystolith, cystolithiasis, depurant, Depurative, Disease of the bladder, Disinfectant, disorders of the urinary passage, Diuretic, dropsy, eczema, edema, eruption, excema, fluid accumulation, gout, Hair loss, Hardening of the arteries, hardning of the arteries, Hydropsy, loss of hair, oedema, problems in the urinary system, Psoriasis, purify blood, purify the blood, rash, Rashes, Rheumatic arthralgia, Rheumatic disorder, Rheumatism, Rheumatoid arthritis, sciatica, Sciatic neuritis, scorbutus, scurvy, skin eruption, Skin Eruptions, skin rashes, to cleanse the blood, Urinary bladder disease, Urinary diseases, urinary disorders, urinary problems, Urinary tract ailments, Urinary-tract diseases, Used as an antiseptic, vesical calculi, Vesical calculus

Women's diseases

Dysmennorhoea, Dysmenorrhea, Dysmenorrhoea, Menstrual cramp, Menstrual cramps, Menstrual pain, Pain during menstruation, Painful periods, Period pain

Foods

production of wine, vinegar manufacturing, vinegar production

Ingredients

 betulin, Betulinic acid, calcium salt, Guaiacol, Potassic salt, saponin, sugar, Tannic acid, Tanning agents

Source: LiberHerbarum/Pn0070

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