Steinmetz:Betula
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Betula alba (and other species)
- Also known as (or relevant to)
- Family
- Betulaceae
- English Names
- Natural Habitat
- Europe (especially Eastern Europe)
- Northern Russia
- Northern Asia
- Northern China
- Japan
- North America
- Part(s) Used
- Cortex Betulae
- Folia Betulae
- Gemmae Betulae
- Pix Betulina = Oleum Rusci = Oleum Betulinum = Oleum Betulae empyreumaticum (distilled from the tar)
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- Constituent(s)
- twig and bark: tar (containing pyrocatechin)
- tannin
- acid
- betulin
- betuloside; leaf: saponin
- sugar
- tannin
- mucilage
- essential oil: bud: resin
- essential oil
- guaiacol
- creosol
- phenol
- Action
- leaf: diuretic
- depurative
- stimulant
- sudorific
- astringent; bud: diuretic
- aromatic; bark: febrifuge
- astringent
- depurative
- digestive; tar: used in skin diseases; oil: used in rheumatism
- skin diseases and gonorrhoea
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Betula lenta
- Also known as (or relevant to)
- Family
- Betulaceae
- English Names
- Sugar Birch
- Black Birch
- Sweet Birch
- Cherry Birch
- Mahogany Birch
- Natural Habitat
- North America (eastern parts)
- Part(s) Used
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- Constituent(s)
- essential oil (containing methyl salicylate)
- Action
- the tree yields an oil similar to Oleum Gaultheriae; from the sap of the tree
- sugar is produced
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