Steinmetz:Betula

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|nameL=Betula alba (and other species)
 
|nameL=Betula alba (and other species)

Latest revision as of 21:00, 8 June 2009

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[edit] Betula alba (and other species)

Also known as (or relevant to)
Family
Betulaceae
English Names
  • Common White Birch
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)
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



[edit] 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
  • Cortex Betulae dulce
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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