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Dry birch leaf, May. The most useful, young crayons sheet.
Birch leaves have a diuretic, diaphoretic and choleretic effect; they are antispasmodic, anti-inflammatory, antiseptic, anthelmintic, antifungal and wound healing agent.



Birch leaves are recommended for edema, urolithiasis and gout, useful for bronchitis, tuberculosis, hyperacid gastritis, gastric ulcer and duodenal ulcer; reduce aseptic inflammation; during the Second World War served as a source of vitamin C. They are also used externally, in the form of poultices and warming compresses for the treatment of joints (rheumatism, arthritis), lichens, eczema and wounds (including purulent), abscesses and for the healing of burns.



Applications:

Decoction: for two glasses of water, take 12 teaspoons of leaves. Boil for 4 minutes. Drain. Add a few grains of baking soda and drink during the day.

Tincture: 20 tablespoons of leaves pour 2 ml of 200% alcohol. Insist 70 days. Drain. Take 7 drops inside for heart diseases or for compresses externally.



Contraindications:

Chronic renal failure, acute glomerulonephritis.