Botanical name: Birch  (lat.Betula pendula)

Plant Part(s): Birch leaf buds

Production method: steam distillation

Flavour: a pleasant scent, fresh scent of birch

Country of Origin:Russia (Eastern Siberia, Baikal region), wild crafted

Ingredients: 100% Pure Birch Essential Oil

Chemical composition

Essential oil of birch buds comprises more than 40 components.

The main components: 

Health benefits

The health benefits of Birch Essential Oil can be attributed to its properties as a tonic, disinfectant, stimulant, antidepressant, analgesic, detoxifying, antirheumatic, antiarthritic, diuretic, antiseptic, astringent, febrifuge, germicide, insecticide, and depurative substance.

- Antioxidant: neutralizes the effects of free radicals, slows the aging process, restore the damaged biological membranes; 

Antiseptic & Disinfectant

The components responsible for these properties are Salicylic Acid and Methyl Salicylate, two well known germicides and bactericides in the world of medicine.

Antidepressant & Stimulant

Birch Oil is a stimulant by nature. It stimulates the nervous, circulatory, digestive and excretory systems. It also stimulates the endocrine glands that result in more secretions of enzymes and essential hormones. This can play a beneficial role in diseases associated with the improper secretion of hormones, including diabetes , where the enhanced insulin production will help lower the blood sugar levels.

Febrifuge

It helps reduce body temperature during fever by promoting perspiration. This also helps in the removal of toxins from the body through sweat during fever, further improving the condition of the patient and leading towards a faster recovery time.

Analgesic & Antispasmodic

Birch oil is helpful in reducing pain in the joints and muscles, as well as pain associated with headaches and toothaches.

Antirheumatic & Anti-Arthritic

Since it stimulates circulatory system and improves circulation, birch oil is very helpful in giving relief in diseases associated with improper circulation such as edema (swelling), rheumatism, and arthritis . The detoxifying property of birch oil also aids in this, as it removes toxins from the body which are the root causes of these circulatory diseases.

Astringent & Tonic

For ages, birch oil has been in use as a skin toner. Regular external application (in low dosages) effectively reduces wrinkles and sagging of the skin and muscles. Its astringent property strengthens gums, hair and tightens muscles. Thus it makes you look younger and may help you get back into a more youthful lifestyle, even when you are well into your forties or fifties.

Detoxifier & Depurative

Birch oil helps to remove toxins like uric acid from the blood through increased urination and perspiration (being diuretic and stimulant in nature). In other words, this purifies the blood; a depurative is an agent that purifies something.

Germicide & Insecticide

Birch oil is an excellent germicide and insecticide, mainly due to presence of Salicylic Acid and Methyl Salicylate contained in it. These two components are excellent cures for eczema, ring worm and other skin diseases and infections. You might have seen medicinal preparations like lotions and creams for ring worm and eczema containing these two components. Birch oil is a natural source of these beneficial compounds.

Diuretic

Birch oil promotes urination. Betulenol and Betulene are the two components which are responsible for this property. Urination helps body in many ways.

It helps people to lose weight, removes toxins from the body, promotes digestion, cures infections in the urinary system, cleans the kidneys and lowers blood pressure. Urination also helps prevent the formation of kidney stones and conditions like gout and arthritis.

Other Benefits

Used as a tonic, it gives feelings of strength, warmth and vitality. It is ideal for use in extremely cold climates.

Cosmetic effect

The essential oil of birch kidneys used in cosmetics for the treatment of: dermatitis, eczema, psoriasis. It is recommended to enter into the means for eliminating skin laxity. It is also an excellent remedy for hair care. 

Application

Essential oil birch buds are not used in pure form, it is administered in a therapeutic composition of the mixtures at a concentration of not more than 2%. Can be add to the basic vegetable fatty oils.

In its pure form can only be used as point application: for the treatment of acne, rashes, peeling.

Used to eliminate muscle and joint pain, eliminate toxins from the body, rejuvenation, hair care, treatment of cystitis, a headache, for compresses or acupressure scalp with essential oil of birch.

Contraindications of Birch Buds Essential Oil

Hypersensitivity to any components of the preparation.