Silver Birch
Betula pendula
Preparation
Sap - use to make a base syrup, beer or wine. Harvest the leaves as soon as they’ve hardened off in early Summer. Make a feesh plant incture, or dry them for Tea. Make an infused oil of the fresh leaves for a relaxing massage oil for stiff or inflamed muscles: Put leaves in a jar with enough olive oil or almond oil to cover them. Put a piece of cloth over the jar as a lid fastened with a rubber band, to allow moisture to escape. Put the jar in the sun for a month or so, stirring regularly, making sure that the leaves remain below the surface. Strain ff, let it settle, and pour off into bottles, excluding any water and residue left at the bottom of the jar. Store in dark glass, or in a dark place. The oil can also be used for cellulite, eczema and psoriasis - but for these last two is not as effective as using birch tar.
properties
- Tea
- Spring cleanse, fluid retention
- Kidney stones
- Cystitis
- Gout
- Arthritis and rheumatism
- Psorisis and eczema
- Fevers
- Oil
- Cellulite
- Detoxing massage
- aching muscles
- rheumatism
- eczema and psoriasis
Posted by Max Drake on 04/11 at 07:51 PM