Birch bark benefits and effects

Birch bark is a common Chinese medicinal material with great health benefits. It also has certain effects on some diseases. We need to choose according to our own needs. Many people in our daily life don’t know much about birch bark. Let’s analyze birch bark below.

[Alias] birch, birch, birch, pink birch, birch bark tree

[Source] The soft bark of Betula platyphylla Suk., a plant of the Birch family. Peel off the bark in spring, or peel it from a felled tree, cut it into strips, and dry it for later use.

【Nature and flavor】 Bitter, neutral.

【Functions and indications】 Clears away heat, removes dampness and detoxifies. Used for acute tonsillitis, bronchitis, pneumonia, enteritis, dysentery, hepatitis, oliguria and yellow urine, acute mastitis; used externally to treat burns, carbuncles, furunculosis and swelling.

[Usage and Dosage] 3-5 qian; apply externally in appropriate amount, grind into powder and take orally.

[Notes] (1) The barks of the following two species of the same genus are used as medicine in different regions, just like birch bark. Northeastern white birch Betula mandshurica Nakai; Xinjiang white birch Betula pendula Roth.

【Excerpt】 National Compendium of Chinese Herbal Medicines

I believe that friends who were not very clear about birch bark at the beginning should now have mastered the relevant knowledge about birch bark. I hope this article can be helpful to you.