Birch leaf - medicinal properties and contraindications

What are the medicinal properties and contraindications of a birch leaf? A doctor I know, who also believes in traditional medicine, advised me to drink an infusion for edema. Lately, my legs have become very swollen, and my face is swollen in the morning. I took a course of pills, it became easier for a while, but then the symptoms began to periodically return. Tomorrow I'm going to the market for leaves, but I would like to know if they have any contraindications?

The Russian beauty birch is a real magician. A broom made of flexible twigs in baths soothes gout, satisfies thirst with delicious juice and cures the stomach, and even just leaves can be beneficial for our body. Birch leaf, medicinal properties and contraindications of this raw material are known to all herbalists. The tree is renowned for its anti-inflammatory, cleansing and immune-boosting properties.

Birch leaf - medicinal properties and contraindications

In terms of chemical composition, the leaves are practically not inferior to birch buds. They contain tannins and flavonoids, glycosides and saponins, phytoncides and vitamins. The leaves also contain many minerals: magnesium, calcium, iron, potassium and zinc.

Useful properties of birch leaves

The leaves are brewed, prepared from them water and alcoholic tinctures... Broths are taken orally, used for rinsing, baths, compresses, rubdowns and douching. Such means:

• calm the nervous system;
• remove toxins;
• strengthens the immune system and hair;
• stimulate the excretion of excess fluid and bile;
• anesthetize;
• cleanse blood and blood vessels;
• relieve swelling and inflammation;
• normalize digestion;
• accelerate the healing of wounds and damage to the skin;
• expel parasites (pinworms, ascaris, lamblia).

If alcoholic tinctures can be stored for a long time, it is better to prepare water decoctions and infusions in one go. The maximum number of them you can use is 2 days.

What diseases will birch foliage help with?

Infusions and decoctions are used to treat such diseases:

• colds, flu, bronchitis;
• tonsillitis, tonsillitis and pharyngitis;
• arthrosis and arthritis;
• gout and rheumatism;
• gynecological problems (erosion, infections, candidiasis).

Can birch leaves harm the body?

There are very few restrictions on the use of tinctures and decoctions from the leaves. First of all, although in rare cases, they can cause an allergic reaction. Some people have an individual intolerance to birch.

In addition, it is not recommended to use birch leaves in case of heart failure and exacerbation of kidney and liver diseases. The urinary and choleretic properties of infusions and broth will only aggravate the situation.

Useful properties and uses of birch leaves