When the spring sun melts the cold snow, birches begin to wake up from their hibernation. Through the trunks, birch sap or, as it is also called, sap tends to swelling buds and small branches. It contains a large number of minerals, and acids, which are necessary for and flowering birch. The tree produces so much of it that it can give “excess” to a person. Next, we will take a closer look at whether there is any benefit from birch sap.

Caloric content and chemical composition of the product

Birch juice is a liquid that has a transparent color. It flows from trunks and branches that are broken or cut by the pressure of the root system. The sap begins to be released in the spring, continuing until the buds begin to bloom. And you can collect the soda in April and right up to.

He is rich carbohydrates, vitamins, minerals, potassium, copper, calcium and manganese... There is also a large amount of , fruit sugars, tannins and saponins... Due to its rich chemical composition, it has advantage over other vitamin mixtures, while outwardly it is similar to ordinary water.

What else is the benefit of birch sap for the body? It can rightfully be considered a low-calorie drink, because it contains only 22 kcal per 100 g. In many foreign countries nutritionists strongly recommend consuming birch sap in your diet.

What is the use of birch sap

The benefits of birch sap for the body unconditional, since it contains enzymes, which are necessary in order to strengthen the immune system... This is especially true in spring when the likelihood of getting colds is high. However, if you do get sick, then tannins, which are in large quantities in birch sap, will help you cope with a cold as soon as possible.

Magnesium, calcium and potassium take not the last place in the composition of the sap, since they are important element in maintaining the heart... In case of body poisoning, birch sap can also be useful. It will help remove toxins in a short time.... Birch sap also strengthens vascular walls and heart muscle.

Did you know? People call birch sap living water, because it helps to keep the body in good shape and heals many ailments.

Medicinal properties, how the product is used in traditional medicine

The folk product is used for treatment and prevention wide range diseases:

• To improve metabolism. Due to the fact that the liquid ferments well, getting into the body, it has a positive effect on the functioning of the stomach.
• For the gastrointestinal tract. Sweet birch sap has a beneficial effect on diseases of the gallbladder and inflammation of the duodenum.
• For diseases of the spine and joints, such as rheumatism, sciatica. Regular use will help you get rid of ailments faster.

Did you know? Medical research has shown that if you take 1-2 glasses of birch sap a day for 3 weeks, it can help cope with spring vitamin deficiency, weakness, fatigue and depression.

• With chronic rhinitis birch sap should be drunk 1 glass every morning. In case of a cold or cough, it is recommended to slightly warm the soda and dilute it with milk, adding a small amount of starch or flour.

Cosmetic properties

Today birch sap can be found more and more often in cosmetics. Regular use of sap is beneficial for your skin and hair.

In the first case, birch sap is used as a foam and tonic; its benefits are manifested in the fact that it cleanses and refreshes the skin well. Since its shelf life is short, even in the refrigerator, it can be frozen in ice cube trays. Rub the face, neck, décolleté with a cube of frozen juice. This procedure tones and moisturizes the skin. For tired and dull skin, you can prepare a mask based on birch sap.

This requires blue or white clay, which can be purchased at the pharmacy. It should be diluted with nectar to the consistency of thick sour cream and applied to the face and neck for 20 minutes. Wash off the mask with birch sap. This procedure should be carried out 2 times every 7 days. On the basis of birch sap, you can prepare a cream mask to saturate the skin with vitamins and smooth out fine wrinkles. To do this, mix 50 g of wheat germ, 200 g of sea buckthorn and 2 tablespoons of birch sap.

What other benefits can there be from birch sap as cosmetic product? He is able to give the hair shine and strength, for this, after shampooing, they must be rinsed with birch sap. If your hair is oily, make a sap-based lotion. To do this, mix 1 tablespoon of honey, 2 tablespoons of juice and a teaspoon of table salt. Pour the prepared mixture into a dark glass jar, add a glass of vodka and mix very thoroughly.

The lotion should be placed in a dark place for 10 days. After the expiration date, rub it into your scalp before washing and wrap your hair with a towel. After 1.5 hours, wash your hair with shampoo. To repeat this procedure you need 10 days, then take a break for the same period, and then repeat the course of treatment again. You can make a nourishing mask from nectar. You need to mix the soda and burdock oil in a 3: 1 ratio and apply to the hair, then wrap with a towel and wait 20 minutes, then wash your hair with shampoo.

Using birch sap to make drinks

Since the juice contains from 0.5 to 2% sugar, it can be used both independently and for preparing drinks for any taste, for example, kvass, syrup, multivitamin juice or.

Birch kvass

Birch kvass is a delicious tonic drink. The benefits of birch kvass for the body time-tested, regular use has a beneficial effect on humans. For making kvass it is not recommended to use plastic container, best fit glass jars... In 1968, a method was developed for making kvass from birch sap. Yeast, lactic acid bacteria and sugar were added to it.

After fermentation has begun, the kvass should be cooled to 6 ° C, sweetened, bottled and corked. Store it in a cool, dark place. If you use birch sap with roasted barley to make kvass, you can get a rather original drink.

Important!If the barley is roasted until dark in color, then the kvass will have a bitter taste.

Cooking tincture with birch sap

If you prepare a tincture from birch sap, then it will have a peculiar smell and taste. Today, a large number of recipes have appeared for its preparation. Having prepared a tincture with propolis, you will appreciate it, because it is not in vain that it is the most popular. It is prepared very simply: you need birch sap and vodka. After crushing the propolis, fill it with vodka and insist for three days, shaking it as often as possible. Next, we dilute the tincture with birch sap.

Multivitamin juice based on birch

Birch multivitamin juice is a great drink and doesn't take a lot of effort to make. Since birch sap tastes sweet, it goes well with fresh sap, such as an orange or

It is no coincidence that the birch sap harvesting season is causing a stir among lovers of this valuable drink. Sweetish natural elixir, which has many useful properties, has long been popularly called "living water". This article is about the beneficial properties and contraindications of birch sap.

Minerals in birch sap

Birch sap contains many valuable substances, the list of which can be compared with the latest vitamin and mineral complexes. It contains such well-known elements as magnesium, nickel, sodium, copper, manganese, aluminum, potassium and iron. And also quite rare components - phytoncides, tannins, fruit sugars, saponins, betulol, more than ten types of organic acids.

It is no coincidence that nature gives birch sap in spring, when after winter the body is weakened and needs special support. The drink is especially useful for people with weakened immunity and who have suffered colds during the cold weather.

Useful properties of birch sap

Birch sap contains many phytocytes, which are a natural "antibiotic". That is why it is useful for angina, bronchitis, pneumonia, and also serves as a good restorative agent in the treatment of tuberculosis and oncological diseases.

Birch sap - good remedy with anemia. For greater efficiency, it is mixed in equal parts with carrot and apple juices and drunk before meals from 50 to 100 milligrams at least three times during the day. Apple juice can be substituted with beet juice, and then the cocktail will help cope with high blood pressure.

Hypertensive patients can "be saved" from edema, dizziness, headaches and heartaches if they drink a glass of birch sap every day in two doses.

You can relieve heartburn, relieve the symptoms of pancreatitis and gastritis by taking 50 milligrams of the drink 20 minutes before meals.

The cleansing properties of juice are also known. It relieves swelling, removes toxins and toxins from the body, as well as sand from the kidneys and gallbladder.

Birch sap is indispensable for treating blood diseases and anemia, improves metabolism and liver function, regulates the acidity of the gastrointestinal tract, and prevents vitamin deficiency and scurvy.

Birch sap is used for bone diseases - gout, arthritis, radiculitis, varicose veins veins and rheumatism. In such cases, experts advise drinking half a glass of the drink before meals three times a day. It is also used as a topical medicine in case of skin diseases and wounds.

To enhance immunity, birch nectar is mixed with milk, adding half a teaspoon of starch to the cocktail. Nutritionists advise in such cases to take the ready-made mixture as long as possible.

With angina, pharyngitis and tonsillitis, birch sap is not only drunk, but also gargled.

This is one of the few drinks that overweight people can afford, because 100 grams of juice contains only 25 kilocalories.

Who is birch sap contraindicated for?

Birch sap is an ideal diuretic and choleretic agent when it comes to the presence of sand in the kidneys and bile ducts. In the case of the formation of stones in these organs, it is worth refusing to drink the drink.

Duodenal and stomach ulcers are also on the list of contraindications, so you need to drink the juice with great care without consulting and doctor's permission.

Allergy sufferers suffering from individual intolerance to birch pollen are also at risk.

Experts also advise against counting on the beneficial properties of a product purchased in a store. Studies have shown that such products contain a very small percentage of natural juice. Everything else is water and flavors. Not worth collecting " living water»Near birches that grow near highways - harmful substances in such a drink there will be more than useful ones.

When and how is birch sap collected?

The season for collecting healing juice lasts two months - from March to April. More precisely, before the appearance and during the period of swelling of the kidneys. At this time, the tree can produce up to three liters of sweetish liquid per day. The most valuable drink is considered to be a drink collected from sparsely growing birches, which are well lit. sunbeams... Thin-bore breeds are not suitable. Choose trees with the largest diameter.

The hole for the nectar intake is made with an awl at a distance of 20 centimeters from the ground. As soon as the liquid appears, it is necessary to enlarge the puncture and insert the tube or groove towards the prepared container. The hole depth should not exceed five centimeters. The best time to collect the period from noon to 17 o'clock, because during this period the juice circulates most actively. As soon as the liquid stops escaping, the "wound" on the tree must be hammered in with a wooden peg or covered with wax.

How to store birch sap

The collected juice cannot be kept in the refrigerator for more than three days. After this time, it can ferment. That's why craftsmen have come up with several methods of long-term storage of nectar. One of the most common methods is to freeze the healing liquid, but this requires a very large freezer.

Less efficient, but still in an efficient way canning is considered. In such cases, three dry sprigs of mint are put in 7 liters of juice for taste, half a teaspoon of citric acid and up to 10 tablespoons of sugar. When the liquid begins to boil over low heat, a reddish bloom will appear on top. It must be carefully removed. V otherwise a dark precipitate will appear in the container during storage. It takes about ten minutes to boil the juice, after which the drink is poured into sterile jars and rolled up with an iron lid. During the preparation of canned juice, many vitamins are destroyed, but at the same time useful minerals all the same it is partially possible to save. However, such a fragrant drink is also very tasty.

You can also make carbonated kvass from birch sap. To do this, add a half-liter jar of fruit drying, a handful of raisins and a glass of well-fried barley to a 20-liter container with "living water". The mixture is placed in a cold place for a month. Cereals can be replaced with a crust of rye bread by toasting it in the oven.

Stock up on kvass for the winter with the help of such a recipe. The crusts of rye bread must be placed in a bag made of natural fabric and immersed in a container with birch sap for two days. After that, oak bark is added to the drink, which acts as a natural preservative, cherry leaves, various berries and dill. You need to infuse kvass for two weeks. With the right ingredients, it can last all winter in a cold place.

Juice lovers often prepare a drink called "Berezovik". To do this, you need to put a 10-liter container with birch nectar in a dark, cold place for three days, and then add 60 grams of rye bread crumbs and barley heated in the oven to it. The juice is infused after collecting all the ingredients for another day.

A birch cocktail for children is prepared according to a special recipe. 4 large tablespoons of canned fruit syrup, 100 grams of ice cream are placed in two glasses of juice and everything is thoroughly mixed in a mixer. Before serving the drink, add the same portion of ice cream to it.

The benefits and harms of birch sap were well known to our ancestors. More precisely, they knew more about its beneficial, medicinal properties. They also knew when and how to collect this medicine, how to properly prepare it in order to preserve the healing substances as much as possible. There are few contraindications for this forest drink, but still they are, and they were established by traditional medicine after a series of observations of patients suffering from urolithiasis and stomach ulcers.

For the representatives of the current generation, birch sap is a kind of antiquity, a true story, a natural product from the times of the USSR, which has gone into the past along with the realities of life. There is some truth in this, because the value of this drink, the methods of its collection and preparation are gradually forgotten. And the volume of its industrial procurement has significantly decreased. However, there are keepers of traditions, there are many recipes in folk herbalists and many confirmations that this drink is not just a symbol of Russia. It is also a valuable medicine that can be prepared at home.

Features of medicinal raw materials

Birch sap is pleasant, sweetish, with a specific delicate aroma. For what diagnoses is it recommended? Does he have any contraindications? When to start collecting, what are the ways to harvest the juice yourself?

Harvesting birch sap

Industrial harvesting and canning of birch sap is carried out mostly in Belarus, less in Russia and Ukraine. This drink was especially popular during the Soviet era. The older generation perfectly remembers how, in the era of shortages, three-liter cans of this drink filled empty shelves. It can also be seen on modern counters (in three-liter, one and a half liter cans and tetrapacks), but its production has noticeably decreased.

• When to collect? Collect in early spring when the sap begins to rise from the root up the trunk of the tree. During a thaw, sap flow may begin earlier - in February. The sap is collected until the buds have blossomed on the birch, which also depends on the weather and climatic conditions... It is also better to collect the liquid during daylight hours, because at night the trees "sleep" and the movement of the sap stops.
• How to collect birch sap correctly? There are several rules to follow: do not use young trees; after collecting, cover the hole or slot with wax, laundry soap or with a special garden pitch, which prevents wood from rotting from various lesions. In extreme cases, the hole is tightly closed with moss or a twig is stuck into it, it is saturated with liquid, swells and does not allow it to flow out. You can get this forest food resource (and this is how it is called in the legislation) different ways... The first is to make an incision (notch) on the bark, substitute a groove and fix it, hang a container where the juice will drain. The second is to drill a hole in the barrel to a depth of 5 cm, insert the plastic tip from the dropper system into it, and lower the other end into the container. Third, young branches are cut off, wrapped in a plastic bag, where the liquid flows. Sometimes the sap is collected from the stumps after the sanitary felling of a section of the forest.
• Some "tricks" of the collection... You need to start collecting in the southern parts of the grove, and as the snow melts and warms, move deeper into the forest. They try to make incisions on the northern side of the trunk - there is more juice here. A slot or hole is made about 50 cm from the ground. Do not make a deep hole. First, it is life-threatening for the tree. Secondly, the sap moves between bark and wood, it is enough just to pass through the bark layer.
• How to store birch sap at home? Raw birch is best collected and stored in glass containers. If he is going to plastic bottles, then after filling it must be immediately poured into a glass container. Raw meat can stand in the refrigerator for no more than 3 days. It is advisable to drink it by this time, then it becomes cloudy, bubbles appear in it, and fermentation processes begin. Further, you can already make kvass or wine from it. For long-term storage, fresh juice is canned and frozen in small portions.

One large tree can give up to 7 liters of valuable liquid per day, small - up to 3 liters. On a tree with a diameter of up to 20 cm, only one hole is allowed, with a diameter of up to 25 cm - you can make two holes, up to 35 cm - three, and over 40 cm - no more than four. Despite the fact that the roots of birch go deep into the ground and take nutrients from clean soil, it is better to choose birch trees in groves, and not in plantings along the roads. Wood also has the ability to absorb harmful substances from the air.

Healing properties and pharmacological action

V chemical composition birch sap includes:

• invert sugar (with equal proportions of glucose and sucrose);
• organic acids;
• proteins;
• carbohydrates;
• essential oil;
• phytohormones;
• phenols;
• derivatives of urea;
• saponins;
• tannins;
• group of B vitamins;
• vitamin C;
• rich composition of trace elements (copper, potassium, sodium, manganese, magnesium, iron, silicon).

Pharmachologic effect:

• diuretic;
• secretory;
• anti-inflammatory;
• tonic;
• fortifying;
• blood-purifying;
• antioxidant.

Increasingly, they talk about the antitumor properties of raw birch, although there is no scientific evidence for this. He can be prescribed for rehabilitation, recovery of the body after difficult procedures in oncology.

What diseases is indicated

• Diseases of the gastrointestinal tract. Relieves spasms, stomach and intestinal colic, treats diseases of the stomach, liver, gallbladder, acts as a mild pain reliever, anti-inflammatory medicine. Restores microflora, appetite, digestion.
• urinary system... One of the most effective folk remedies with urolithiasis. It is advisable to drink it fresh, 6 glasses a day. The juice helps to break up kidney stones and remove them. The course of treatment is carried out under the strict supervision of a physician, painful conditions are likely.
• Rheumatic diseases... An effective remedy for gout, articular arthritis, atherosclerosis. It is taken internally and externally.
• Respiratory system . As a tonic with an expectorant effect, it is prescribed for inflammatory processes in the bronchi and lungs, including tuberculosis.
• Metabolic disorders... With diabetes mellitus, blended birch sap is useful in complex treatment and with a strict diet. On its basis, a medicinal drink is prepared, it contains 35% of raspberry, currant, blackberry, blueberry, elderberry juice. It is also taken with decoctions of wild rose, lingonberry leaves, buckthorn, nettle and other medicinal herbs. We emphasize that herbal medicine for diabetes mellitus gives a positive therapeutic effect, but only under the supervision of a doctor, with a number of laboratory research... Depending on the type of diabetes, the dosage and course of treatment are prescribed. Since the juice is low in calories and stimulates all metabolic processes in the body, it is drunk for weight loss.
• Anemia With anemia, it is recommended to drink 2-3 glasses of juice a day before meals.
• Avitaminosis. Birch sap contains half of the periodic table. It is prescribed for spring vitamin deficiencies, weakened immunity, after severe illnesses, for the prevention of ARVI, influenza.
• Intoxication. The drink helps well in case of poisoning (gives energy and reserves of lost fluid), cleanses the body of toxins, restores the water-salt balance, helps to reduce the temperature and acts as a diaphoretic in combination with rosehip decoction and lemon juice. The drink also helps with a hangover, relieving stomach discomfort.
• External use... The tool can be used to gargle, rinse the nose, drink to disinfect the oral cavity with stomatitis, gingivitis, periodontal disease. They also wipe the skin with it for scabies, psoriasis, neurodermatitis, eczema, ulcers. It helps well with non-healing wounds.

This medicinal drink has few contraindications: individual intolerance and allergic reaction. It is important to remember that with an exacerbation of stomach and duodenal ulcers, as well as in an acute form of urolithiasis, self-treatment with juice can lead to an even greater exacerbation. Therefore, medical supervision and observation is so important. Due to its high glucose content, birch sap can be harmful to the body if it is not properly dosed and diluted.

Features of the preparation and use of birch sap

Despite all the harmlessness and undoubted usefulness of this forest drink, it is recommended to consult a doctor before taking it. If any side effects(primarily from the outside digestive system- diarrhea), you should cancel the treatment and consult a doctor.

How to use

How much juice can you drink per day?

• A glass 3 times a day is a "universal" dosage.
• Some herbalists recommend drinking the juice diluted, especially if there are exacerbations and diabetes mellitus.
• As a preventive measure, you can drink for a long time, but little by little.
• The treatment course may be shorter, but with a higher dosage, in this case, a break in therapy is required.

Cooking recipes

Recipes for harvesting birch sap are impressive in their variety. You can harvest pure raw, or you can prepare soothing infusions from it with the addition of mint, fortified ones with black currant and rose hips. Also, delicious kvass, wine, low-alcohol drinks, syrup are obtained from raw birch.

• Kvass. Birch sap has high fermentation properties. Therefore, kvass from birch sap is prepared without yeast. But there are also recipes for its preparation with yeast.
• Syrup. It is curious that today there are no more than two dozen manufacturers of this delicacy in the world. Birch syrup is prepared according to the same principle as the famous maple syrup. To get 1 liter of product, you need to evaporate 100 liters of juice! The syrup is similar to honey in consistency and taste, but there is a woody bitterness in it. In Russia there is a community of lovers and connoisseurs of this product, where natural birch sap, sauce, kvass, and chaga are also produced. Here you can buy frozen raw.
• Wine. In the USSR, the production of birch wines was established, but now this is a great rarity. Raw birch wine produced high-quality sparkling (carbonated) wine. It can also be prepared at home according to old Russian recipes.

Carbonated drink recipe

1. Pour raw birch into three-liter jar and keep warm for 2 days.
2. Put 6 tsp in the jar. Sahara.
3. Add some raisins and lemon zest.
4. Close the lid and hold for 2 days.

It turns out a pleasant carbonated drink with sourness (in fact, kvass). If the fermentation process is active, you need to open the lid or use a lid with a hole. To reduce fermentation processes, the drink is stored in the refrigerator.

Yeast Birch Kvass Recipe

1. Heat raw birch to 35 ° C.
2. Add 15 g of yeast (per 1 liter of juice), a little raisins, lemon zest.
3. Close with a tight lid.
4. Incubate for 7 days.

Kvass perfectly quenches thirst, normalizes digestion.

Recipe for birch kvass without yeast

1. Pour raw birch into a three liter jar.
2. Put pieces of toasted rye bread in it.
3. For flavor, add currant and cherry leaves.
4. Cover the jar with gauze and stand for 14 days.

Malt kvass recipe

1. Pour 5 liters of raw birch into a large bottle.
2. Incubate for 2 days.
3. Add 30 g of barley malt.
4. Soak for at least 10 days.

Earlier in Russia, kvass was prepared in large barrels. It was one of the most popular drinks at festive feasts. To keep the kvass for a long time, honey and oak bark were placed in barrels. Herbs were also added - thyme, cumin, linden, chamomile, lemon balm, St. John's wort. Blended low-alcohol drinks were made with the addition of rowan, rosehip, cherry, blueberry, and apple juice.

Canned Birch Sap Recipe

1. Take 3 liters of fresh juice.
2. Add 100 g sugar and 1 medium lemon, cut into wedges.
3. Boil over low heat in an enamel bowl for 5 minutes.
4. Pour into a sterilized jar, roll up.

You can use an orange instead of a lemon. A sprig of mint or lemon balm will give the juice a pleasant taste. Previously, it was believed that industrial birch sap was diluted with citric acid and water. Painfully a lot of it was produced in the USSR. In fact, you can add a little lemon as a preservative to a recipe drink.

Birch sap for women and children

• Pregnancy. There is no information that juice can harm the body during pregnancy. However, consultation with a doctor should be mandatory, especially if the woman has chronic diseases stomach and kidneys. This low-calorie drink quenches thirst well, normalizes metabolic processes, blood pressure, reduces attacks of nausea and vomiting in case of toxicosis.
• Lactation. It is believed that birch sap is useful for breastfeeding, stimulates lactation. There is no scientific evidence for this. However, it can be beneficial for a nursing mother with its rich composition. It should be taken in reasonable portions. To begin with, it is recommended to drink 100 g of juice and observe the baby's reaction.
• Childhood . The question arises: can children drink birch sap? Pediatricians do not recommend giving it to babies under 1 year old in any form. After a year, you can offer canned juice, but in small portions, first in a diluted form. Later, you can try to introduce raw materials into the diet, also in small doses. Juice is valuable for children with glucose, phytoncides, organic acids, unique formulations micro- and macroelements, vitamins. Needless to say, children should be given only a high-quality, proven product, without additives.

Cosmetology

Birch sap is widely used in cosmetology due to its tonic, antiseptic, anti-inflammatory effect. How is it used?

• As lotion and hair mask... It strengthens the roots well, eliminates dandruff, increased fat content. The pure juice is rubbed into the scalp and hair. Also, masks are made from it with the addition of castor oil and honey.
• For skin problems... Undiluted juice wipe the skin in the morning and evening with furunculosis, acne, age spots, lichen.
• Ingestion. For skin diseases, it is used not only externally, but also internally. Birch sap acts as a blood purifier, helps with furunculosis, acne, acne, eliminates the cause of the disease "from the inside".
• Cosmetic ice... In addition to lotions and masks, cosmetic ice made from birch sap is used. To do this, it is poured into small molds, frozen, daily wiped on the skin with pieces of ice.

What are the main medicinal properties birch sap? First of all, it is a mild diuretic and choleretic agent. Also, the drink has tonic, blood-purifying, tonic, antiseptic properties. It is used to treat skin diseases, metabolic disorders, anemia, vitamin deficiency, intoxication, and is actively used in cosmetology.

Since ancient times, our ancestors have revered birch, and its juice was called "the elixir of health." And today this useful gift of nature has found its application in traditional medicine. It is recommended to use it both for overall strengthening the body, and for the treatment of individual diseases.

Composition of birch sap

Birch sap (sap) is a clear liquid (secreted by tree cells) that flows from cuts or fractures on the trunk or branches of a tree. The benefits of birch sap are determined by its composition. And he is truly the richest.

Useful properties of birch sap:

• organic acids - glutamic, malic, nicotinic;
• amino acids;
• phytoncides - substances with antimicrobial activity;
• vitamin C and all B vitamins;
• macro- and microelements: sodium, barium, calcium, aluminum, copper, manganese, silicon, titanium, iron, potassium, phosphorus, nickel;
• carbohydrates;
• natural sugar (sucrose, fructose, glucose);
• plant hormones;
• essential oils;
• enzymes;
• tannins.

And the main component of the juice, of course, is water. But even the water in it has healing properties, because it is, in fact, melted snow, passed through the filters of the root system of the tree, and therefore cleared of harmful impurities. Such water is saturated with oxygen and has the ability to dissolve and remove toxins from the body.

Medicinal properties of birch sap

1. Since this drink contains vitamins and useful microelements, it simply ideal for use during spring beriberi.

2. Want get rid of irritability, increased fatigue, weakness, absent-mindedness, which are especially noticeable in early spring? Drink at least once a day (or better - three times) a glass of birch sap for three weeks, and you will not be afraid of the "spring blues".

3. In addition, you have a unique opportunity to improve your health. Birch sap is beneficial affects the human circulatory system... It is able to cleanse blood vessels (especially important for those suffering from atherosclerosis), renew blood, improve its circulation, and stabilize metabolism.

4. Birch drink with anemia(low hemoglobin level). He also stabilizes blood pressure, eliminates dizziness, headaches and pains in the region of the heart. Moreover, in pure form it should be used for hypertensive patients (half a glass twice a day), and in a mixture with lemon juice - for those suffering from hypotension.

5. Drink recommended for those who suffer from diseases of the digestive system, liver, gallbladder. It increases acidity, it is used in complex therapy in the treatment of inflammatory processes, peptic ulcers (stomach, duodenum), all kinds of helminthiasis.

6. Obviously him positive effect on the genitourinary system... It has a diuretic effect, helps to remove stones from the kidneys and bladder (stimulates their breakdown). Birch sap even increases male potency and eliminates the negative manifestations of menopause in women.

7. It is also used with diseases respiratory tract ... It helps with colds, chronic rhinitis, bronchitis, pneumonia and tuberculosis. And during a sore throat, they rinse the throat with juice to relieve inflammation.

8. If you are being tortured joint pain, rheumatism, arthritis, swelling, or gout- you are also shown to consume this drink.

9. Birch sap is drunk by people with cancer ( it has anti-tumor properties). In combination with medications, he successfully treats venereal diseases.

10. As a multivitamin drink, the juice is taken by patients with diabetes mellitus. An insignificant amount of glucose and a predominance of fructose in the composition of the drink allows diabetics to use it in pure form.

Birch sap in cosmetology

You can not only drink birch sap. It can serve as a substitute for skin lotion or toner and hair rinse.

He eliminates dry skin, treats diseases such as furunculosis, neurodermatitis, rashes, eczema, acne. And the application is very simple. You can wipe problem areas with it, wash your face, make lotions and apply compresses. And you can also mix the juice with honey and sour cream and apply the resulting mask on your face for 15 minutes. The skin will become smooth and elastic, it will acquire a matte finish.

They also rinse their heads to get rid of dandruff and make your hair healthy, soft and shiny. A to prevent hair loss, mix in equal parts a birch tree with a decoction of burdock root and vodka, and rub the resulting mixture into the scalp.

How to collect birch sap?

Collecting "birch tears" is quite simple, but some nuances should be taken into account. It is necessary to track the beginning of sap flow, but it is advisable to collect the juice only after a week or two, in the middle of the period. Then its healing properties are manifested most clearly. Juice should be collected in a forest or grove, away from roads and settlements, in the daytime (sap flow is suspended at night).