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In folk medicine, it is used as an anticancer drug. This way of using birch sap already proves its great impact on our health. The most valuable is the one obtained from the birch trunk, i.e. oskoła, because it contains many mineral salts and vitamins. Also, the juice squeezed from the leaves and ripening buds of the tree has healing properties.
It is a real treasury of vitamins and minerals. Many people believe that drinking it will soothe rheumatism and ulcers. Obtaining the juice from birch leaves is not an easy task, which is why they are usually used as compresses for rheumatic pains. The extract from the buds of this tree will be a remedy for pain and fever.
Juice good for kidney stones and sciatica
Fresh juice has a detoxifying and diuretic effect, therefore it will stimulate the filtration processes in the urinary tract. It also prevents the formation of urinary stones, stimulates filtration processes and accelerates urine excretion. Thanks to this, there are no deposits in the pipes.
As mentioned above, birch leaf juice is a natural remedy for rheumatism. It will soothe rheumatic pains, even in the case of damage to the sciatic nerve. With sciatica, the most appropriate will be the use of birch sap ointment, which is rubbed directly into the painful places.
It strengthens immunity and prevents cancer
In natural medicine, drinking birch sap is recommended mainly to smokers, because it prevents cancer (mainly of the lungs). Regular consumption of this substance also affects the body’s immunity. It will prevent viral infections that so often affect us in early spring. It’s worth drinking it during this period! It will also be a safe way to strengthen the immunity of people more susceptible to viral infections, such as children and the elderly.
When you get sick, cold or flu, it is also worth reaching for birch juice, and more specifically, made from its buds. It will soothe sore throats, help reduce fever, soothe muscle and bone pain.
Helps with heart disease and anemia
In addition to the properties that strengthen the body’s immunity, it will soothe troublesome diseases of the gastrointestinal tract, such as ulcers, and even help fight heart disease – thanks to the content of natural antioxidants, it will support the functioning of the circulatory system, thus preventing thrombosis and ischemic heart disease.
Due to the high content of vitamins, birch sap is recommended for people with anemia. A glass of extract satisfies the daily requirement for amino acids, B vitamins, potassium, magnesium, phosphorus, calcium, iron, mineral salts, vitamin C and mineral salts.