Birch (Betula pendula) is a beautiful, glorious wood, high 15-30 meters, with white skin and slender branches that hang. The leaves are triangular and diamond, a sharp peak. Young leaves which are not developed are with gentle fibers and emit viscous secretions. Older leaves are bare and gleaming. Male flowers are collected in cylindrical catkins that hang two branches, pale brown in color. The female the leaves are harvested in summer when developed. In dry and ventilated places are dried naturally. Birch trees grow in forests in Eastern Europe, particularly in eastern European part of the former USSR and in western Siberia.
Ingredients: birch leaves contain essential oil, sugar, mineral and other salts.
Usage: for medicinal purposes are used dried leaf birch, which has particularly favorable effect on disease of the urinary tract. Sheet act as diuretic to expel urine and antiseptic removes bacteria from urine. It also reduces the excess fat in the urine.
PREPARATION: pour 250 ml boiling water in one tablespoon of dried leaf birch. Let stand 30 minutes, strain and drink without sugar. The same procedure is repeated three times a day.
