Birch sap is a unique healing drink. Useful properties of birch

The benefits and harms of birch sap were well known to our ancestors. More precisely, they knew more about its beneficial, healing properties. They also knew when and how to collect this medicine, how to prepare it correctly in order to preserve the healing substances as much as possible. This forest drink has few contraindications, but still they are, and they were established by traditional medicine after a series of observations on patients suffering from urolithiasis and stomach ulcers.

For representatives of the current generation, birch sap is a kind of antiquity, a true story, a natural product from the times of the USSR, which has gone into the past along with the realities of life. There is some truth in this, because the value of this drink, the methods of its collection and preparation are gradually forgotten. Yes, and the volume of its industrial procurement has decreased significantly. However, there are keepers of traditions, there are many recipes in folk herbalists and a lot of evidence that this drink is not just a symbol of Russia. It is also a valuable medicine that can be prepared at home.

Features of medicinal raw materials

Birch sap is pleasant, sweetish, with a specific delicate aroma. For what diagnoses is it recommended? Does it have contraindications? When to start collecting, in what ways to harvest juice yourself?

Preparation of birch sap

Industrial collection and conservation of birch sap are carried out mostly in Belarus, less - in Russia and Ukraine. This drink was especially popular during the Soviet era. The older generation remembers very well how, in the era of shortages, three-liter cans of this drink filled empty counters. It can also be seen on modern counters (in three-liter, one-and-a-half-liter jars and tetra-packs), but its production has noticeably decreased.

When to collect? Harvesting is carried out in early spring, when the juices begin to rise from the root up the tree trunk. With a thaw, sap flow can begin earlier - in February. The juice is collected until the buds on the birch have blossomed, which also depends on the weather and climatic conditions. It is also better to collect liquid during daylight hours, because at night the trees “sleep” and the movement of sap stops.
How to collect birch sap? There are several rules to follow: do not use young trees; after collection, the hole or slot should be covered with wax, laundry soap or a special garden pitch, which prevents various lesions and wood decay. In extreme cases, the hole is tightly closed with moss or a twig is stuck into it, it is saturated with liquid, swells and prevents it from flowing out. This forest food resource (namely, as it is called in the legislation) can be obtained in different ways. The first is to make an incision (notch) on the bark, substitute a groove and fix it, hang a container where the juice will drain. The second is to drill a hole in the barrel to a depth of 5 cm, insert a plastic tip from the dropper system into it, and lower its other end into a container. The third is to cut off young branches, wrap them in a plastic bag, where the liquid flows. Sometimes the juice is collected from stumps after sanitary cutting of a forest area.
Some "tricks" of collecting. You need to start collecting in the southern parts of the grove, and as the snow melts and warms up, move deeper into the forest. They try to make incisions on the north side of the trunk - there is more juice here. A cut or hole is made at a height of about 50 cm from the ground. Don't make a deep hole. First, it is dangerous for the life of the tree. Secondly, the juice moves between the bark and the wood, it is enough just to pass through the bark layer.
How to store birch sap at home? Raw birch is best collected and stored in glass containers. If it is collected in plastic bottles, then after filling it must be immediately poured into glassware. Raw can be stored in the refrigerator for no more than 3 days. It is desirable to drink it by this time, then it becomes cloudy, bubbles appear in it, and fermentation processes begin. Then you can already make kvass or wine from it. For long-term storage, fresh juice is canned and frozen in small portions.

One large tree can produce up to 7 liters of valuable liquid per day, a small tree - up to 3 liters. On a tree with a diameter of up to 20 cm, only one hole is allowed, with a diameter of up to 25 cm - two holes can be made, up to 35 cm - three, and over 40 cm - no more than four. Despite the fact that birch roots go deep into the ground and take nutrients from clean soil, it is better to choose birch trees in groves, and not in plantings along roads. Wood also has the ability to absorb harmful substances from the air.

Healing properties and pharmacological action

The chemical composition of birch sap includes:

invert sugar (with equal parts of glucose and sucrose);
organic acids;
proteins;
carbohydrates;
essential oil;
phytohormones;
phenols;
urea derivatives;
saponins;
tannins;
group of vitamins B;
ascorbic acid;
rich composition of trace elements (copper, potassium, sodium, manganese, magnesium, iron, silicon).

Pharmachologic effect:

diuretic;
secretory;
anti-inflammatory;
tonic;
restorative;
blood-purifying;
antioxidant.

Increasingly, they talk about the antitumor properties of raw birch, although there is no scientific evidence for this. It can be prescribed for rehabilitation, recovery of the body after severe procedures in oncology.

What diseases are indicated

Diseases of the gastrointestinal tract. It relieves spasms, gastric and intestinal colic, treats diseases of the stomach, liver, gallbladder, acts as a mild analgesic, anti-inflammatory medicine. Restores microflora, appetite, digestion.
urinary system. One of the effective folk remedies for urolithiasis. It is advisable to drink fresh 6 glasses a day. Juice promotes crushing of stones in kidneys and their removal. The course of treatment is carried out under the strict supervision of a doctor, painful conditions are likely.
Rheumatic diseases. Effective remedy for gout, articular arthritis, atherosclerosis. They are taken internally and externally.
Respiratory system . As a tonic with an expectorant effect, it is prescribed for inflammatory processes in the bronchi and lungs, including the treatment of tuberculosis.
Metabolic disorders. In diabetes, blended birch sap is useful in complex treatment and with a strict diet. On its basis, a medicinal drink is prepared, it contains 35% juice of raspberries, currants, blackberries, blueberries, elderberries. It is also taken with decoctions of wild rose, lingonberry leaves, buckthorn, nettle and other medicinal herbs. We emphasize that phytotherapy for diabetes mellitus gives a positive therapeutic effect, but only under the supervision of a physician, with a number of laboratory studies. Depending on the type of diabetes, the dosage and course of treatment are prescribed. Since the juice is low in calories and stimulates all metabolic processes in the body, it is drunk for weight loss.
Anemia. With anemia, it is recommended to drink juice 2-3 glasses a day before meals.
Avitaminosis. Birch sap contains half of the periodic table. It is prescribed for spring beriberi, weakened immunity, after serious illnesses, for the prevention of acute respiratory viral infections, influenza.
Intoxication. The drink helps well in case of poisoning (gives energy and reserves of lost fluid), cleanses the body of toxins, restores the water-salt balance, helps to lower the temperature and acts as a diaphoretic in combination with rosehip broth and lemon juice. The drink also helps with a hangover, relieving discomfort in the stomach.
Outdoor use. The tool can be used to gargle, rinse the nose, drink to disinfect the oral cavity with stomatitis, gingivitis, periodontal disease. They also wipe the skin with scabies, psoriasis, neurodermatitis, eczema, ulcers. Good for non-healing wounds.

This healing drink has few contraindications: individual intolerance and an allergic reaction. It is important to remember that with an exacerbation of gastric and duodenal ulcers, as well as in an acute form of urolithiasis, self-treatment with juice can lead to an even greater exacerbation. Therefore, medical supervision and supervision is so important. Due to the high content of glucose, birch sap can harm the body if the dosage and dilution are incorrect.

Features of the preparation and use of birch sap

Despite all the harmlessness and undoubted usefulness of this forest drink, it is recommended to consult a doctor before taking it. If any side effects appear (primarily from the digestive system - diarrhea), treatment should be discontinued and a doctor should be consulted.

How to use

How much juice can you drink per day?

A glass 3 times a day is the "universal" dosage.
Some herbalists recommend drinking diluted juice, especially if there are exacerbations and diabetes.
For preventive purposes, you can drink for a long time, but little by little.
The treatment course may be shorter, but with a higher dosage, in which case a break in therapy is required.

cooking recipes

Recipes for harvesting birch sap are impressive in their diversity. You can prepare pure raw, or you can prepare sedative infusions from it with the addition of mint, fortified - with blackcurrant and rose hips. Also, raw birch produces delicious kvass, wine, low-alcohol drinks, syrup.

Kvass. Birch sap has high fermentation properties. Therefore, kvass from birch sap is prepared without yeast. But there are also recipes for its preparation with yeast.
syrup. It is curious that today in the world there are no more than two dozen manufacturers of this delicacy. Birch syrup is prepared according to the same principle as the famous maple syrup. To get 1 liter of product, you need to evaporate 100 liters of juice! The syrup is similar to honey in consistency and taste, but there is a woody bitterness in it. In Russia, there is a community of lovers and connoisseurs of this product, which also produces natural birch sap, sauce, kvass, and chaga. You can buy frozen cheese here.
Wine. In the USSR, the production of birch wines was established, but now it is a rarity. From raw birch, high-quality sparkling (carbonated) wine was obtained. It can be prepared at home according to old Russian recipes.

carbonated drink recipe

Pour raw birch into a three-liter jar and keep warm for 2 days.
Put in a jar 6 tsp. Sahara.
Add some raisins and lemon zest.
Close the lid and hold for 2 days.

It turns out a pleasant carbonated drink with sourness (essentially - kvass). If the fermentation process is active, you need to slightly open the lid or use a lid with a hole. To reduce fermentation processes, the drink is stored in the refrigerator.

Recipe for birch kvass with yeast

Heat raw birch to 35°C.
Add 15 g of yeast (per 1 liter of juice), some raisins, lemon zest.
Close with a tight lid.
Withstand 7 days.

Kvass perfectly quenches thirst, normalizes digestion.

Recipe for birch kvass without yeast

Pour raw birch into a three-liter jar.
Put pieces of dried rye bread in it.
For flavor, put currant and cherry leaves.
Cover the jar with gauze, soak for 14 days.

Recipe for kvass from malt

Pour 5 liters of raw birch into a large bottle.
Keep 2 days.
Put 30 g of barley malt.
Keep at least 10 days.

Earlier in Rus', kvass was prepared in large barrels. It was one of the most popular drinks at holiday feasts. To keep kvass for a long time, honey and oak bark were placed in barrels. Herbs were also added - thyme, cumin, linden, chamomile, lemon balm, St. John's wort. Blended low-alcohol drinks were made with the addition of mountain ash, rose hips, cherries, blueberries, and apples.

canned birch sap recipe

Take 3 liters of fresh juice.
Add 100 g sugar and 1 medium lemon, cut into wedges.
Boil over low heat in an enamel bowl for 5 minutes.
Pour into a sterilized jar, roll up.

Orange can be used instead of lemon. A sprig of mint or lemon balm will add a pleasant taste to the juice. Previously, there was an opinion that industrial birch sap is diluted with citric acid and water. Too much of it was produced in the USSR. In fact, a little lemon can be added to a recipe drink as a preservative.

Birch sap for women and children

Pregnancy. There is no information that juice can harm the body during pregnancy. However, a doctor's consultation should be mandatory, especially if a woman has chronic diseases of the stomach and kidneys. This low-calorie drink quenches thirst well, normalizes metabolic processes, blood pressure, reduces nausea and vomiting during toxicosis.
lactation. It is believed that birch sap is useful for breastfeeding, stimulates lactation. There is no scientific evidence for this. However, it can be useful for a nursing mother with its rich composition. It should be taken in reasonable portions. To begin with, it is recommended to drink 100 g of juice and observe the reaction of the baby.
Childhood . The question arises: is it possible for children to drink birch sap? Pediatricians do not recommend giving it to babies under 1 year old in any form. After a year, you can offer canned juice, but in small portions, first diluted. Later, you can try to introduce raw into the diet, also in small doses. Juice is valuable for children with glucose, phytoncides, organic acids, unique compositions of micro- and macroelements, vitamins. Needless to say, children should be given only a high-quality, proven product, without additives.

Cosmetology

Birch sap is widely used in cosmetology due to its tonic, antiseptic, anti-inflammatory effect. How is it used?

Like lotion and hair mask. It strengthens the roots well, eliminates dandruff, increased fat content. Pure juice is rubbed into the scalp and hair. Also, masks are made from it with the addition of castor oil and honey.
For skin problems. Undiluted juice wipe the skin in the morning and evening with furunculosis, acne, age spots, lichen.
Reception inside. For skin diseases, it is used not only externally, but also internally. Birch sap acts as a blood purifier, helps with furunculosis, acne, acne, eliminates the cause of the disease "from the inside".
cosmetic ice. In addition to lotions and masks, cosmetic ice from birch sap is used. To do this, it is poured into small molds, frozen, rubbed daily with pieces of ice.

What are the main medicinal properties of birch sap? First of all, it is a mild diuretic and choleretic agent. Also, the drink has a tonic, blood-purifying, tonic, antiseptic properties. It is used to treat skin diseases, metabolic disorders, anemia, vitamin deficiency, intoxication, and is actively used in cosmetology.

In spring, sap flow begins in most trees, but only birch sap has healing properties. Its benefits and harms to the human body have been known since ancient times.

Benefit

Information about the benefits of birch sap for the body is becoming more complete every year:

Due to the high content of potassium, it has a strengthening effect on the heart muscle, tones the body and maintains healthy blood vessels.
The phosphorus present in the composition has a beneficial effect on the activity of the nervous system and brain.
Iron improves complexion, normalizes the quality of the blood.
Manganese has a positive effect on the reproductive system of women and men.
Glucose and fructose have a stimulating effect on brain activity, for this reason it is simply necessary to drink juice during significant loads.
Systematic use will reduce the likelihood of cancerous tumors, slow down the development of an existing malignant neoplasm.
Excess body weight is often the result of impaired metabolism in the body. Birch sap can not only slow down metabolism, but also speed it up.
Has a diuretic effect. This useful property is used to treat diseases accompanied by edema.
Saponins prevent the deposition of cholesterol plaques on the walls of blood vessels, help strengthen bones.
With ailments of the gastrointestinal tract, this is one of the best means that activates the production of gastric juice, which ensures normal digestion of food.
Thanks to tannins, the product has an anti-inflammatory effect on the oral cavity, helps in the fight against the first signs of caries.

The beneficial effect is manifested not only when ingested. Birch sap is an excellent tool in the fight against acne and pimples. As a component of cosmetic compresses and masks, it perfectly moisturizes the skin, restoring its young, healthy and blooming appearance.

Useful for hair prone to hair loss: fresh consumption inside and rubbing into the roots (several times a day) helps to strengthen the roots. In place of the fallen hair, new ones appear very soon, intense loss stops.

Harm

Birch sap can be harmful only for people suffering from individual intolerance to the substances that make up its composition. People who are allergic to birch pollen should use the product with caution.

Compound

One liter contains 240 kcal, 58 g of carbohydrates, 1 g of protein, 0.5 mg of ash. The main components are essential oils, organic acids, saponins, phytoncides, tannins. There are B vitamins, as well as H, E, P, C and minerals:

iron;
manganese;
potassium;
magnesium;
sodium;
silicon;
aluminum;
titanium.

Properties

The composition of birch sap determines its properties. Clinical studies have proven that if you drink a glass of drink every day for three or four weeks, you can get rid of chronic fatigue and depression.

Low calorie content (12 kcal per 100 g) allows people on a diet to use the product. A large number of tannins causes an anti-inflammatory effect, increasing the elasticity of blood vessels and preventing the development of atherosclerosis and the appearance of spider veins. Differs in anthelmintic, diuretic and antitumor properties.

Indications

If you regularly drink birch sap, then the existing ailments recede. It is recommended to use it for the following diseases:

radiculitis;
arthritis;
bronchitis;
cholecystitis;
tuberculosis;
stomach ulcer;
rheumatism;
scurvy.

For women

Birch sap is especially useful for women during menopause. During menopause, pressure often “jumps”, fatigue and nervous breakdowns, depression and panic attacks are observed. The drink alleviates the symptoms due to its composition, making the woman calmer.

The healthfulness of the drink and its beneficial effect on the skin is explained by the structured water included in the composition. It very quickly penetrates into the skin, providing them with velvety, elasticity, smoothes wrinkles. Similar properties are actively used in cosmetics: lotions, rinses, shampoos, creams are produced on the basis of birch sap.

Advice!
If the skin has become pale, flaky, a mask of birch sap, sour cream and honey will help correct the situation (take 1 tbsp each). Mix the ingredients, apply on face for 20 minutes, rinse.

For men

The abundance of vitamins and minerals in the composition improves potency. The drink is useful for significant physical exertion. And also for smokers and drinkers, as it helps to remove toxins from the body. When fresh, it helps to cope with a hangover syndrome, which most often torments men.

For children

It has a general strengthening and immunity-enhancing effect on the children's body, which becomes especially relevant during the spring lack of vitamins. Nutritional deficiencies, to which children are so susceptible, are replenished by drinking birch sap.

Babies from a year or a year and a half should be given a product diluted with water, starting with 50 ml and gradually increasing the volume. For children under one year of age, it is not recommended to introduce such a drink into the diet.

For diabetes

For diabetics, the use of birch sap is very useful, as it has a low sugar content and has a supportive effect. The sweetness of the product is provided by fructose, for the assimilation of which the body does not need to produce insulin.

With pancreatitis

Birch sap with pancreatitis is the most useful drink. In this opinion doctors are unanimous. The product is characterized by unique properties that help to synthesize enzymes and biogenic stimulants, which contributes to the normalization of metabolism in the pancreas.

Important!
Treatment of pancreatitis with birch sap is carried out exclusively in the spring, during the sap flow of trees. This is due to the fact that an exclusively fresh product, without sugar or additives, has a therapeutic effect on the pancreas.

In chronic pancreatitis, it is useful to drink an oatmeal drink based on birch sap. To prepare it, you need to take 1.5 liters of fresh juice, pour 1 glass of well-washed oats into it. Put the container in the refrigerator, after 10 hours, take it out and boil over low heat (the volume of liquid should be reduced by half). Then the mixture should be filtered and drunk 150 ml half an hour before meals.

For the liver

The systematic use of birch sap accelerates the regeneration of the liver, restores it, and has a beneficial effect on the gallbladder.

How to apply

Juice is actively used as a phytotherapeutic agent.

For the treatment of colds and sore throats, one glass of a mixture of warm juice with milk and 1 teaspoon of starch should be taken daily until recovery.

Depression can be overcome by drinking one glass of birch sap daily for 14 days. The healing effect is due to the replenishment of the lack of nutrients, which leads to the normalization of well-being and improved mood.

To cleanse the body of toxins will help the use of 200 ml of the product every day in the morning before breakfast for six weeks. In order to conduct such a course, you will need to collect 8 liters of birch sap.

To lose weight, you can drink 2 or more liters a day. Low calorie content combined with metabolic regulating properties make the drink the most suitable for people who want to lose weight.

How to prepare

The secretion of sap from a birch begins with the first thaws and ends when the buds open. It is impossible to set specific collection dates, since they are directly dependent on the weather. If warm days come, and then frosts hit sharply, then the juice secretion that has begun may stop. Most often, the collection time is in mid-March.

A puncture made with an awl on a birch trunk will help determine the beginning of sap flow: if a drop comes out, then you can start extracting and harvesting.

Collection rules:

the hole must be made on the north side at a height of 40-50 cm from the soil surface, since in this place the sap flow is more intense;

Important!
The juice moves between the bark and the wood, so there is no need to make a deep hole, three centimeters is enough.

a semicircular device (a groove made of plastic, birch bark or metal) is inserted into the hole, juice will flow through it;
a container is placed below, preferably glass.

After the end of the collection, it is necessary to close the hole with moss, wax or cork, which will prevent bacteria from entering the wound.

For this reason, canning is popular. Heat the juice in an enamel pan to 80-90 ° C. Then pour into pre-sterilized glass jars, roll up and cover with a blanket for the cooling time. Store the finished drink in a cool place.

The use of birch sap has practically no contraindications, with the exception of allergies. The analogue is maple sap, which is mined in America to obtain syrup, in Russia it is rarely harvested. This is due to the lesser prevalence of maple in our latitudes.

They say that birch sap can cure many diseases. The value of a unique product is in its healing properties and in the fact that it gently and positively affects the body, heals the liver. And this is important.

What is useful birch sap for the liver?

It helps to cope with diseases of the liver, one of the most important organs. The liver is our internal filter, but it also needs to be periodically cleaned of toxins and harmful microelements.

Birch sap - as a natural remedy - is perfect for this purpose. Healthy liver function requires proper nutrition and. But without additional help from our side, the liver wears out faster. For serious liver problems, fresh juices, including birch sap, should be included in the daily diet.

How to clean the liver with birch sap?

Birch sap has a property - it helps to increase the rate and volume of bile production. This is very important for the digestive system. The beneficial effect of juice affects digestion. Thanks to the juice, all useful substances are absorbed by the body faster, without leaving a feeling of heaviness, without causing belching and heartburn.

Birch sap for the liver helps to get rid of hepatic colic. Juice can be consumed as a standalone product if you just like its taste and mild effect on the digestive tract. And after a course of liver treatment with birch sap, you can see how the body has literally been updated. Contraindications to the use of birch sap may be associated with individual intolerance to the product.

What else needs to be remembered?

With the help of birch sap, you can purify the blood, relieve swelling, and eliminate inflammatory processes. This remedy has a powerful diuretic effect. Juice is useful for general strengthening of the body, increasing.

It has been proven that birch sap is good for TB patients to mitigate the consequences. It is recommended to be treated with birch sap for those who suffer from gout, rheumatism, tonsillitis.

Release form, approximate price in pharmacies:

with blueberry flavor 0.33l glass
with rosehip aroma 0.33l glass
with sugar 0.33l glass

Pharmacological group

food products

The benefits of birch sap for sick people

Birch sap heals the blood, has a hematopoietic and regenerating effect, stimulates the metabolism in the body, promotes its rapid release from metabolic products and is valuable for intoxication and diseases caused by metabolic disorders, in particular, cancer.

The action of birch sap largely coincides with the action. Juice stimulates the acid-forming function of the stomach, is useful in diseases of the gastrointestinal tract, accompanied by a decrease in acid production. It is advisable to include it in the differentiated complex therapy of gastric ulcer and duodenal ulcer and chronic gastritis both during the period of exacerbation and during the period of remission.

Birch sap, in essence, is the secret of plant cells that have unlimited possibilities for the synthesis of various biogenic stimulants such as hormones, enzymes, and, of course, is a liquid with very diverse healing biological functions and a very complex physical and chemical composition.

Birch sap is drunk as a wonderful diuretic for gout, arthritis, edema, rheumatism, for long-term non-healing wounds and trophic ulcers, for colds, tonsillitis, bronchitis, bronchiectasis, pneumonia, for tuberculosis, as an excellent antiscorbutic agent.

It is useful to drink birch sap in puerperal fever and in diseases with high fever, in venereal diseases, hay fever. Birch sap is drunk one glass before meals 3-4 times a day for 2-3 weeks, observing a milk-vegetarian diet. Gargle with juice, swallow it slowly with tonsillitis and other inflammatory diseases of the throat and oral cavity.

From chronic cold you should drink in the spring every morning 1 glass of fresh birch sap.

With sick kidney x, when there are no direct indications of stones, it is useful to drink a glass of birch sap daily. Another option is to drink birch sap on an empty stomach, one glass at a time. Juice perfectly drives stones and sand from the kidneys and bladder, destroys urinary stones of predominantly phosphate and carbonate origin, without affecting oxalate and uric acid stones.

those who catch cold easily and cough constantly, it is good to drink birch sap with milk and a small amount of flour or starch in spring, and also replace tea with infusion of birch leaves with strawberries or strawberries.

Birch sap is used with liver diseases, anemia after injury, as an antihelminthic against ascaris and pinworms.

In combination with the squeezed juice of young birch leaves, it stimulates the kidneys without irritating the kidney tissue. Moreover, such a mixture strengthens it so that weak kidney tissues can regain their normal state.

The benefits of birch sap for healthy people

Healthy people can take fresh birch sap indefinitely (avoiding, however, an overdose of the total amount of liquid) instead of tea, compotes, water for one to two months. It is necessary to store the juice in the refrigerator, because it quickly deteriorates and sours.

It is useful to mix birch sap with all kinds of juices obtained from vegetables and fruits, insist birch sap on St. black poplar), etc. The healing properties of medicinal plants, vegetables, fruits complement the healing effect of birch sap.

Take a vacation for 15-20 days in early spring, during the period of snow melting, and collect and take fresh birch sap daily. And you will feel how weakness, headaches, dizziness, insomnia, tinnitus, palpitations, increased fatigue, irritability leave you. The blood will become better, the general mood and well-being will change.

It is very good to pour lingonberries with birch sap. It turns out a great cure for many diseases.

Birch sap for hair loss

From hair loss With helps rubbing birch sap into the skin with alcohol or cognac and a decoction of burdock root. The same remedy enhances hair growth.

Birch sap as a cosmetic

In cosmetics, dry skin is cleansed with fresh or canned birch sap instead of toilet water. For long-term preservation, it can be preserved by adding 5.0 ml of hydrochloric acid per 1 liter of juice.

In the morning before washing, you can make the following simple mask. Wipe your face with a cotton swab dipped in any vegetable oil. Mix 1 tablespoon of sour cream or yogurt with 2 tablespoons of birch sap, add 1 teaspoon of honey. Mix everything thoroughly and apply on the skin for 10-15 minutes, then wash with cool boiled water.

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Birch sap is one of the greatest gifts of nature, which is not only tasty, but also significantly improves health when used correctly.

I adore birch sap for its sweetish and delicate taste, but alas, there are few birch forests in Ukraine. I have nowhere to assemble it myself and have to buy it ready-made. Fortunately, it’s the 21st century in the yard and you can buy birch sap on the Internet or in any supermarket.

Beneficial features

For the kidneys and genitourinary system

The composition of the birch drink includes betulinic acid, which has antibacterial and anti-inflammatory effects on the kidneys and the entire urinary system. It stimulates kidney activity, clearing the kidneys and bladder of sand and stones.

Cystitis and pyelonephritis: thanks to its active components, birch is used to treat chronic inflammation of the kidneys. Moreover, not only juice is used for treatment, but also dry leaves, buds and tree bark.

TOamni and sand in the kidneys: birch sap is considered the best method for dissolving kidney stones. Everyone who suffers from urolithiasis, make it a rule to drink fresh juice regularly. If this is not possible, then buy collections from dry birch leaves and bark at the pharmacy and make decoctions for yourself.

For the liver and digestive system

Birch sap has astringent properties due to the large amount of tannins. It is able to increase the production of bile in the liver and this makes it ideal for the treatment of diseases of the digestive system.

Diarrhea: drink birch sap or decoctions from the dry bark of this tree to combat intestinal upset and remove the bacteria that cause this ailment.

Liver: The choleretic property of birch increases the production of bile, which helps to improve the digestion of food and reduce the side effects of a malfunction of this organ, such as belching, gas, heartburn. Treatment with birch sap significantly reduces pain and inflammation after hepatic colic.

Hypertension and arthritis: birch sap, due to its diuretic properties, helps the kidneys to remove excess salt and water, thereby lowering high blood pressure. It also serves as a prophylactic to combat arthritis.

Cholesterol: due to the high amount of tannins, birch sap is useful for treating high cholesterol. Tannins prevent the absorption of cholesterol into the blood.

Birch sap for weight loss

Birch sap has a laxative and diuretic. It stimulates the body to remove excess fluid without irritating the kidneys and urinary tract.

obesity and metabolism: everyone who wants to have a stable weight and a slim figure is recommended to drink birch sap for weight loss. According to famous nutritionists, for effective weight loss you need to burn extra calories and cleanse the body of toxins and waste.

For a good cleaning of the body of toxins, the liver must work flawlessly. It removes all food colorings, pesticides, saturated fats and preservatives from our body.

The work of the kidneys is to remove excess salt, urea, uric acid, and drug residues from the body.

Birch sap, stimulating the work of the liver and kidneys, cleanses the body of excess fluid and toxins. Possessing a mild laxative property, it fights constipation and effectively cleanses the intestines.

The active components of the birch drink stimulate the metabolism and regulate the metabolic processes of digestion. Do not forget about these advantages and drink birch sap for weight loss and obesity prevention.

For outdoor use

Reducing sweaty feet: decoctions of dry birch leaves help reduce sweating of the feet and eliminate unpleasant odors.

Dandruff and hair loss: A decoction of birch leaves is used to eliminate flaking of the scalp and to treat dandruff. They wash their hair with birch sap in case of hair loss, to enhance growth and give hair softness and shine.

Acne: The healing properties of birch sap are actively used in cosmetology to eliminate skin imperfections. On the shelves of stores you can find a wide variety of creams, which include birch components. The effectiveness of such creams is aimed at reducing sweating, reducing oily skin and eliminating acne.

It has long been known that birch sap, due to its special properties and composition, gives the skin a healthy and youthful appearance. The lotion made on its basis not only overcomes peeling, dermatitis, eczema and acne, but also gently cleanses and maintains the skin, stimulates growth and delays the aging of epidermal cells.

It is useful to clean the pores of the face yourself at home. Boil 5 tablespoons of dry birch leaves in a liter of water for 20 minutes. Wipe your face with this decoction in the morning and evening.

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The composition and calorie content of birch sap

Calorie content is only 20 - 25 kcal, but at the same time it is rich in vitamins and essential oils. It contains fruit sugar, tannins and saponins. As well as a number of useful minerals - magnesium, potassium, sodium, calcium, copper, manganese.

Birch sap during pregnancy

Birch sap is safe and approved for use in any quantity. Pregnant women and nursing mothers can drink birch sap to reduce swelling and cleanse the kidneys.

Birch sap is useful for women during menopause. It reduces high blood pressure, reduces swelling and cellulite formation, and alleviates the unpleasant symptoms of the climatic period. Fatigue and drowsiness will pass.

Also, it does not cause an allergic reaction, and therefore birch sap for children absolutely safe.

How to store

Unfortunately, freshly harvested natural juice is not stored for a long time. Even in the refrigerator, it sours within two days. After heat treatment, it loses most of its beneficial properties and can only serve as a diuretic and anti-inflammatory agent.

Purchased birch sap in the store is not of particular benefit, as it is subject to heat treatment and contains preservatives.

Contraindication

This drink is safe, but people who have large kidney and bladder stones should drink it with caution and only after consulting a doctor. The juice can move the stones and they will block the urinary tract.
Also, people who are allergic to birch pollen should not drink birch sap.