How to get rid of Age Spots

How to get rid of Age Spots...using chick peas.....

I just tried this.....so I know...... it does works.

Smash chick peas and apply it to the age spots...let it stay on for about 10 to 15 minutes, it’ll dry and become a white film (like a mask). Rinse with warm water.

Your age spots will disappear.....

Abscess

Abscess

When pus accumulates in a tissue, organ, or confined space in the bosy due to infection, an abscess forms. Abscesses may be located externally or internally, and may result from an injury or a lowered resistance to infection, The infected part becomes swollen, inflamed, and tender. The individual may also experience fatigue, loss of appetite, weight loss, and alernating bouts of fever and chills. An abscess can form in the brain, lungs, teeth, gums, abdominal wall, gastrointestinal tract, ears, tonsils, sinuses, breasts, kidneys, prostate gland, or almost any other body part.
Infections are the most common human diseases and can be produced by bacteria, viruses, parasites, and fungi.

NUTRIENTS
Most important
Zinc-80 mg daily, in divided doses. Do not exceed a total of 100 mg daily form all supplements. Zinc is a powerful immune system stimulant. Necessary for T lymphocyte function, which is needed to fight infection. Needed for all skin disorder.

Important
Colloidal silver ------- Take orally or apply topically as directed on label.----Acts as a natural anibiotic and disinfectant. Destroys bacteria, viruses, fungi, and parasetes.
Garlic (Kyolic) ------- 2 capsules 3 times daily, with meals. ------ Acts as a natural antibiotic and stimulates the immune sustem.
Superoxede dismutase (SOD) ------- As directed on label. ------- A potent antioxidant. Use a sublingual form for best absorption.-------or Cell Guard form ----- as directed on label. ----- An antioxidant complex that contains SOD.
Vitamin A ----- 100,000 daily for 5 days, then 50,000 IU daily for 5 days, then reduce to 25,000 IU daily. If you are pregnant, do not exceed 10,000 IU daily. ----- Strengthens cell walls to protect against invasion by bacteria and promote tisue repair. Essential to the immune system. Use an emulsion form for easier assimilation and greater safety at high doses.
PLUS ---- natural carotenoid complex (Betatene)---As directed on label. ---- Powerful antioxidants that promote healing.
Vitamin B complex ----- 50 mg daily, with meals.----- For repair and replacement of lost nutrients; aids in healing.
Vitamin C with bioflavonoids ------ 5,000 to 20,000 mg daily, in divided doses. ----- Essential in immune function and tissue repair.
Vitamin E ---400 to 600 IU daily. You can also open a capsule and apply it directly to the affected area. ------ important in circulattion and tissue oxygenation. Enhances the immune system and promotes healing.

Useful
Bromelain ---- 500 mg 3 times a day.----- Reduces inflammation and swelling, speeds healing.
Germanium ---- 100 mg daily ----Enhances immune function.Proteolytic enzymes --- As directed on label. Take between meals ---- To aid in clean up of the abscess. Powerful free radical scavengers.

Herbs
The following herbs are beneficial for healing abscesses and cleansing the blood: burdock root, cayenne (capsicum), dandelion root, red clover, and yellow dock root.Consuming distilled water with fresh lemon juice, plus 3 cups of echinacea, goldenseal, and astragalus or suma tea,every day is helpful. Goldenseal can also be made into a poultice and applied directly to the abscess. CAUTION : Do Not use astragalus in the presence of a fever. Do Not take goldenseal on a dailybasis for more than one week at a time, and Do Not use it during pregnancy. If you have a history of cardiovascular disease, diabetes, or glaucoma, use it only under a doctor's care.
Milk thistle, taken in capsule form, is good for the liver and aids in cleansing the bloodstream. Tea tree oil, applied externally, is a potent natural antiseptic that kills infectious organisms without harming healthy cells. Mix 1 part tea tree oil with 4 parts water and apply the mixture with a cotton ball three times a day. This will destroy the bacteria, hasten healing, and prevent the infection from spreading.

Recommend
Eat fresh pineapple. Pineapple contains bromelain, an enzyme that fights inflammation and aids in healing. Add kelp to your diet for minerals. For an external abscess, apply honey to the effected area. Honey destroys bacteria and viruses, by drawing all the moisture out of them. To cleanse the affected area, apply chlorophyll liquid mixed with water several times a day. If you take antibiotics, supplement your diet with the B vitamin and products containing friendly bacteria, such as acidophilus and yogurt. To aid healing, the blood must be cleansed and vitamin deficiencies that accompany skin eruptions must be corrected. Antibiotics kill infectious bacteria, but they also destroy the friendly bacteria that normally inhabit the digestive tract. They also, deplete the body of Vitamin B's.

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Essential oils

Play around with these oils and you'll see the ones that are best for you.
These oils are the best to start with.
I have tried all of them and they are all great and they smell good!!! I've been using these oils for about 12 years now. You'll notice a difference once you use them.

Chamomile oil
This oil is great for headaches, just by rubbing 1 drop of chamomile oil on my temples my headaches is gone in less then 10 minutes.
There are several types of chamomile essential oil. Chamomile German is an excellent variety and its beautiful deep dark blue color, due to its high azulene content. Another variety, Chamomile Roman, is particularly good for the treatment of nervous conditions and insomnia. Beware though of chamomile Maroc (Ormenis multicaulis) which is not a true chamomile and cannot be used the same. Although chamomile is antibacterial, antiseptic, and disinfectant, it is most valued for its anti-inflammatory properties. These apply to internal conditions like rheumatism, as well as to external inflammations.
Chamomile is great if you have children because it can be used for teething troubles and in the bath to ease nerves and tetchiness. Chamomile is used in the treatment of burns, including sunburn, psoriasis, eczema, asthma, hay fever, diarrhea, sprains and strains, nausea, fever, and all nervous and depressive states. Chamomile is also used in rejuvenation treatments.

Clove oil
Clove oil is antibacterial, antiseptic, and analgesic and is a good oil for the prevention of disease and infection. Being a spice it can be used in cooking. It is best known as a quick cure for toothache although it is equally useful in digestive problems and muscular disorders. It can be used in the treatment of asthma, nausea, and sinusitis, and as a sedative. Clove is a powerful oil that has been used for sterilization. It should not be used undiluted on the skin.

Eucalyptus
This oil is great for those of you who suffer from long periods. By rubbing eucalyptus on my belly my periods are shorten to 3 days. And what this oil does for sore throats is great, when you feel a cold or sore throat coming on rub eucalyptus oil on your throat and chest, it'll be gone in a few days or less.
Eucalyptus is a versatile and useful oil. It cools the body in summer and protects it in winter. It is anti-inflammatory, antiseptic, antibiotic, diuretic, analgesic, and deodorizing. It is best known for its effectiveness against coughs and colds but is equally effective in the treatment of cystitis, candida, diabetes, and sunburn, while also being useful in veterinary care and as an insect repellent. There is a wide range of eucalyptus varieties, any one would be useful.

Lavender oil
Lavender oil is great to have in the kitchen, since it works great on burns quick and better then aloe vera. Using lavender oil on burns, your burn won't even blister and the pain is gone in less then 10 minutes. Every home should have a bottle of lavender, because it is do very effective in the treatment burns and scalds. Lavender oil is a natural antibiotic, antiseptic, antidepressant, sedative, and detoxifier which promotes healing and prevents scarring, and also stimulates the immune system and contributes to the healing process by stimulating the cells of a wound to regenerate more quickly.

Lemon oil
Lemon essential oil is just as useful as a water purifier. This antiseptic and antibacterial oil will perform many tasks when used in blends, including treating verrucas, insect bites, and tension headaches. It has a tonic action on the lymphatic system and a stimulating action on the digestive system. It will assist you to slim, help disperse cellulite, and keep wrinkles at bay. Its contribution to synergy makes it particularly useful in blends, it is a great fragrancing and flavoring agent.

Geranium
Geranium will make chilblains disappear overnight and brings a glow when used in skin care. More importantly, it is a vital component in the treatment of endometriosis, is very effective for menopausal problems, diabetes, blood disorders, throat infections, and as a nerve tonic, and works well as a sedative. It is reputed to help in cases of uterine and breast cancer and if nothing else, would certainly help the patient to relax and cope with the pain.
Geranium has many applications, from frostbite to infertility, and its antiseptic and astringent properties contribute to its general usefulness.

Peppermint oil
It is an excellent digestive, it helps the respiratory system and circulation, it is an anti-inflammatory, and an antiseptic. These qualities make it a good oil in the treatment of indigestion, flatulence, bad breath, flue, catarrh, varicose veins, headaches and migraines, skin irritations, rheumatism, toothache, and fatigue. It even keeps mice, fleas, and ants away.

Rosemary
Rosemary is both a physical and mental stimulant. muscular conditions, Rosemary, this antiseptic oil; is used in the treatment of muscular sprains, arthritis, rheumatism, depression, fatigue, memory loss, migraine, headaches, coughs, flu, and diabetes, and other conditions. It is also very useful in beauty treatments, being used in hair care, acne and cellulite remedies.

Tea Tree oil
The antiseptic action of tea tree is thought to be one hundred times more powerful than carbolic acid_and yet it is nonpoisonous to humans! Its impressive antiviral, antibacterial, and antifungal properties make it useful in a wide range of conditions. It is used in the treatment of candida and all sorts of infections, for ringworm, sunburn, acne, athlete's foot, toothache, and pyorrhea, among other things.

Thyme
There are many types of thyme, some of which can be used safely in all situations and some, not so much. Thyme has notable antiviral, antibiotic, antiseptic , and diuretic properties and should be used with care. Overuse of it can stimulate the thyroid gland and lymphatic system. Thyme must be used in moderation. It should never be applied to the skin undiluted and should not be used on children (unless it is within the chemotype. Thyme linalol). Thyme has powerful antiviral properties. For the flu add thyme to the room diffuser. It assists in the elimination of toxic wastes from the body. It is used in the treatment of a wide range of conditions including whooping cough, warts, rheumatism, neuralgia, fatigue, and acne. It is also extremely useful in antiseptic powders, hair and skin care, and cooking. Thyme will also keep away parasites and insects from your home.

Scented beads with essential oils

Scented beads

Beads with essential oils that touches the skin lets out the fragrance of the essential oil from your body heat.

Or you could just put the beads in a bowl and let the breeze carry out the aroma.

This recipe makes a paste which is rolled to make small round beads you could make into a necklace, bracelet or earrings.

The warmer they get the more aroma they let out.

Use a single oil or a blend of oils to create your own unique fragrance, I’m using honeysuckle.

1 ounce powder benzoin (the gum variety)
1 ounce powder acacia (the gum variety)
1/2 ounce powder orris root
1/2 ounce powder cinnamon
1/2 ounce powder clove
1/2 teaspoon grated nutmeg
2 drops vanilla essence
2 tablespoons glycerine
10 drops honeysuckle essential oil or which essential oil you like to use

Mix all the ingredients together (except the essential oil) to form a paste.
Roll the paste into little balls.
Add 1 drop essential oil to each bead.
When dry enough to handle, make a hole in them by using a hot sewing needle, leaving the beads on the needle.
Put them on a tray and let them dry.

Essential oils perfume recipe

Perfume recipe’s

You could mix and match these essential oils and come up with your own perfume as well.

The base is alcohol.....100% proof vodka, I find it works the best.
To your base add 5% distilled water.

These are the essential oils used in Shalimar, use 15 to 30 drops of the essential oil, the exact amount in not known, (it’s fun to play with) it’s kept a secret by the perfume company's. ENJOY!!!

Shalimar.......Lemon, Bergamot, Mandarin, Rosewood, Patchouli, Rose, Jasmine, Orris root, Vetiver, Opoponax, Vanilla, Benzoin, and Balsam de Peru.

Opium......Orange, Pimento berry, Bay, Carnation, Rose, Ylang-ylang, Cinnamon, Jasmine, Orris root, Benzoin, Patchouli, and Frankincense.

Channel #5.....Bergamot, Lemon, Neroli, Jasmine, Rose, Lily of the Valley, Orris root, Ylang-ylang, Vetiver, Cedarwood, and Vanilla.
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Easy to Make

2 cups of distilled water
1 cup fresh follow flower blossoms (chopped)

In a bowl place a cheesecloth where the edges are hanging over the bowl. Fill with 1 cup of flower blossoms of your choice. Pour water over the flowers until they are completely covered.

Cover and let sit overnight. The next day using the edges of cheesecloth pull it out of the bowl and gently squeeze the scented water into a small pot. Simmer the water until about 1 teaspoon is left. Cool and place into a small bottle.

Flowers: Lavender, Lilac, Orange Blossoms, Honeysuckle. Anything that is highly fragrant works will with this recipe.
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Rain

2 cups distilled water (base)
3 tablespoons vodka (base)

5 drops sandalwood essential oil
10 drops bergamot essential oil
10 drops cassis essential oil

Or you could use the base below.

The base is alcohol.....100% proof vodka, I find it works the best.
To your base add 5% distilled water.

Herbs Medical Use

The medical use of herbs

Balm of Gilead, poplar buds.
Part used: leaf buds.
Medical use: Chest infections, sore throats.
Balm of Gilead has a sweet smell, Its used for pain, reduces inflammation and is antimicrobial.
An ointment of the herb eases rheumatic pain. Its used for chest infections and sore throats.

Barberry, Jaundice berry, pepperidge bush.
Parts Used: Bark and fruit.
Medical use: Painful periods and labour pains.
Barberry bark contains many active alkaloids, useful to the medical herbalist. The alkaloids berberine, oxyacanthine, and columbamine are all strongly antibacterial. Berberine may also have antiviral properites and research shows that it dilates the arteries so lowering blood pressure as well as being anticonvulsant. It has been successfully used to treat Leishmaniasis (infections transmitted by sandfly). It is also effective in treating cholera.
CAUTION; THIS HERB SHOULD NOT BE USED DURING PREGNANCY AS THE ALKALOID BERBERINE STIMULATES THE UTERUS.

Black haw, stagbush, sweet viburnum.
Parts used: root bark.
Medical use: menstrual pains.
Combined with crampbark: Scopoletin ( a coumarin) in the plant has been identified as a uterine relaxant. It is a great remedy for menstrual cramping, and is used to prevent miscarriage, and to prevent excessive flow at menopause.

Blue cohosh, squaw root, papoose root, blue ginseng, yellow ginseng.
Parts used: Root and rhizome.
Medical use: For suppressed periods with cramping pain; labour pains; arthritis; stomach cramps.
It is now recognized that blue cohosh should not be used during pregnancy, but this was not the experience of American Indian women who drank the tea a few weeks before childbirth to make the birth process easy, nor for a doctor who used it to counter restlessness and pain during pregnancy and to reduce labour pains. Blue cohosh eases the cramping pain of dysmenorrhoea. Blue cohosh is used to treat arthritis and ease stomach cramps.
CAUTION; BLUE COHOSH SHOULD NOT BE USED DURING PREGNANCY, OR WHERE THERE IS HIGH BLOOD PRESSURE OR HEART DISEASE. THE SEEDS ARE POISONOUS.

Borage, bugloss, burage.
Parts used: leaves, flowers, seed -cultivation
Uses: Culinary flowers to flavour summer wine cups. New leaves pickled.
Medical: coughs, depression.
Borage leaves and seeds are said to increase the milk supply of a nursing mother.
Borage is sweat-inducing in hot infusion, making it a good remedy for colds and flu, especially when these affect the lungs because it is a good cough remedy.
The leaves have a taste reminiscent of cucumber.
CAUTION: Avoid excessive consumption.

Crampbark, guelder rose, highbush, cranberry, snowball tree,
Parts used: stem bark.
Medical: Cramps
Crampbark is a muscle and nervous relaxant good for cramping pains. Crampbark eases painful periods and the cramping pains of pregnancy, it is used to prevent miscarriage for which it is often combined with black haw. Like black haw, crampbark is used to prevent excessive menstrual flow at menopause.
CAUTION: THE FRESH BERRIES ARE POISONOUS.

Comfrey, knitbone, boneset, bruisewort, consormol, knitback.
Parts used: Fresh or dried roots or leaves
Medical use: fractures, bruises and burns; respiratory and digestive disorders.
Culinary: fresh leaves and shoots as vegetable or salad.
Comfrey is remarkable to heal tissue and bone due to allantoin, a cell-proliferant that promotes the growth of connective tissue, bone, and cartilage, and is easily absorbed through the skin. Comfrey breaks down red blood cells, a finding that supports its use for bruises, hence its country name, bruisewort. Comfrey is used externally as a poultice for varicose ulcers and as a compress for varicose veins. It alleviates and heals minor burns.
Comfrey has always been used for gastric ulcers, and it inhibits a prostaglandin that causes inflammation of the stomach lining. Comfrey treats colitis. And its a useful remedy for bronchitis and other respiratory disorders.
A vinegar extract of the herb can be used for cirrhosis of the liver.
Comfrey can influence the sex hormones which stimulates the ovaries and testes. It can be use for back pain (it causes involuntary flowing of the seed in men).
CAUTION: Avoid excessive consumption

Elder, European elder, black elder, common elder, bore tree.
Parts used: flowers, and berries.
Medical: colds, flu, catarrh.
Elder combined with yarrow and mint are specific for the treatment of colds and flu. Elder flowers also reduce bronchial and upper respiratory catarrh and are used to treat hay fever. A cold infusion of the flowers may be used as an eyewash for conjunctivitis and as a compress for chilblains. A gargle made from elderflower infusion or elderflower vinegar alleviates tonsillitis and sore throats. Elderflowers have a mild laxative action and have a reputation for treating rheumatism and gout. The berries are mildly laxative and sweat inducing, and simmered with sugar, make a winter cordial for coughs and colds.
CAUTION; ELDER LEAVES, ROOTS, AND BARK SHOULD NOT BE USED INTERNA

Honeysuckle
Parts used: aerial parts.
Main use for its scent.
Medical: for skin infections.
Honeysuckle is a sweet-smelling shrub and is used mainly for its perfume.

Hops
Part used: dried female strobiles.
Medical: insomnia, nervous tension, gastrointestinal spasm.
The flowers are known for their sleep inducing sedative effect, whether drunk as a tea or slept on as a hop pillow. The volatile oils released while sleeping on a hop pillow affect the brain directly through its olfactory centre. Hops extracts relax smooth muscle, especially the digestive tract. Hops are used in combination with other herbs to treat disorders as irritable bowel syndrome, crohn’s disease and nervous stomach,
CAUTION: The pollen from the strobiles may cause contact dermatitis. Because of their
sedative effect, hops are not recommended in the treatment of depressive illness.

Jamaican dogwood, fish-poison tree, fish fuddle.
Parts used: Bark
Medical use: insomnia, neuralgia, toothache, spasmodic dysmenorrhoea.
Jamaican dogwood has an antispasmodic effect on smooth muscle. The main herbal use is as a sedative and painkiller. It is useful to treat insomnia, neuralgia and menstrual cramping. Jamaican dogwood can calm the cough reflex and reduce fevers.

Lobelia, Indian tobacco, asthma weed, puke weed
Part used: Aerial parts.
Medical use: Asthma, whooping cough, muscle spasm, sprains.
Lobelia is a relaxant remedy. Its used to treat pain caused by sprains, It does it by relaxing the tissue. Its used in asthma and bronchitis because it is also an expectorant.
Lobelia stimulates the respiratory system and is a respiratory relaxant. It has many of the pharmacological properties of nicotine, first stimulating the central nervous system and then strongly depressing it,
Lobelia is sometimes used to help tobacco withdrawal symptoms,
Lobelia plasters and liniments are used to treat sprains, muscle spasms and bruises because of the plants relaxing and stimulating effect. Its used for insect bites, poison ivy irritation, and ringworm.

Lungwort, beggar’s basket, Jerusalem cowslip, Jerusalem sage, maple lungwort.
Parts used: Dried flowering plant .
Medical use: bronchitis and other lung complaints.
Lungwort is a soothing expectorant. The silica lungwort contains restores the elasticity of the lungs. It reduces bronchial mucus. The tannin it contains makes it suitable for treating haemorrhoids, and the tannin and alantoin content explains its extensive folk use for wounds.

Myrrh
Parts used: gum-resin.
Medical use: Sore throats and infected gums; thrush, athlete’s foot.
Myrrh is a cleansing agent, countering putrefaction and poisons throughout the body. Its antifungal, antiseptic and astringent action makes it a major ingredient of mouthwashes, and a useful agent for treating thrush and athlete’ foot. Myrrh stimulates the circulation and is expectorant,

Oregon grape root, mountain grape, rocky mountain grape, holly leaved barberry.
Parts used root and rhizome.
Medical use: Liver, gallbladder and chronic skin disease.
Oregon grape root has a reputation as a blood purifier, cleansing the tissues and blood of toxins and waste products. Its bitter components stimulate the liver and gallbladder and are tonic to the digestion and mildly laxative. It is used for skin diseases such as psoriasis, eczema, acne, and cold sores.
CAUTION: OREGON GRAPE ROOT SHOULD NOT BE USED DURING IN PREGNANCY.

Oriental ginseng, Korean ginseng, Japanese ginseng
Parts used: Dried root.
Medical use: as tonic, particularly for people weakened by disease, old age, or stress.
Wild ginseng, particularly that from Manchuria, is considered the best but is phenomenally expensive. Cultivated ginseng comes in two varieties, white and red. The red is cured by steaming which gives it its colour and reputedly a warmer nature than the white. Most Korean ginseng is of the red variety and is stronger.
Ginseng should not be taken during acute inflammatory disease or bronchitis since it can drive the disease deeper and make it worse.
In China, ginseng is rarely used on its own, but is usually combined with other herbs, such as licorice or Chinese dates, which temper its powerful nature.
Ginseng is best taken by someone made weak by disease or old age.

Pleurisy root, Canada root, flux root, orange swallow-wort, tuber root, white root, windroot, milkweed, butterfly weed.
Parts used: Root.
Medical use: Colds, flu, and respiratory problems. Specifically pleurisy.
CAUTION: THE FRESH ROOT MAY CAUSE VOMITING: TOXIC IN HIGH DOSES.

Sweet flag, sweet sedge, sweet grass, sweet rush, myrtle flag
Parts used: Rhizome.
Medical use: Stomach and bowel
Sweet flag is used for the stomach and bowel because it stimulates the salivary glands and production of stomach juices, helping to counter acidity and ease heartburn and dyspepsia. It also eases flatulence and relaxes the bowel, reducing catarrhal states of the mucous membranes. In traditional Chinese medicine sweet flag is used to treat deafness, dizziness and epilepsy. Sweet flag is sometimes chewed for toothache and to break tobacco addiction because it has a mild sedative effect.
Note: The presence of aserone in the essential oil. But rhizomes from Europe have low concentrations of aserone compared with those from India and no cases of malignancy have been reported in the mill and mine workers who chew the rhizome.

Skunk cabbage, meadow cabbage, polecat weed, skunkweed
Parts used: Root
Medical use: Asthma, whooping cough, and bronchitis.
Skunk cabbage is a highly useful herb, even though it smells when bruised. It is antispasmodic and expectorant with somewhat sedative properties and is prescribed for tightness of the chest, irritable tight coughs and other spasmodic respiratory disorders. In addition, it is sometimes used to calm the nervous system. It also has a diuretic action.

Soapwort, bouncing bet, fuller’s herb
Parts used: Rhizome
Uses: Cleansing
Medical: skin conditions.
The name it self indicates the use of this plant in washing. It is useful in cleaning cloth. This and the medicinal properties of soapwort are due to the hormone like saponins it contains, which lower the surface tension of water and produce a lather. In the body, these saponins are mildly irritant to the respiratory and digestive systems. Soapwort is an expectorant and laxative in small doses. It has an ancient reputation used both internally and externally for treating skin conditions such as psorasis, eczema, boils, and acne. Its use for gout and rheumatism is probably effective because of the anti-inflammatory property of its saponins. Soapwort also increase the flow of bile.
CAUTION: IN LARGE DOSES SOAPWORT IS A STRONG PURGATIVE AND POISONOUS.
IT SHOULD ONLY BE TAKEN IF PRESCRIBED BY A HERBALIST.

White birch, silver birch, paper birch.
Parts used: leaves, bark, oil and sap.
Uses: Culinary; Sap in wine or vinegar; used as a sweetening agent.
Medical: Fluid retention, arthritis, gout, urinary stones or infections,
The sap, preserved with cloves and cinnamon, was used to treat skin diseases like acne and used for rheumatism and gout.
Birch leaf tea is capable of dissolving kidney and bladder stones. It kills off harmful bacteria in the kidneys and urinary tract. To obtain the full diuretic effect herbalists add a pinch of baking soda to the tea which promotes the extraction of the diuretic hyperoside. The leaves also have a substantial reputation for treating rheumatism, arthritis, and gout.
Birch leaves can be used to treat fluid retention due to heart or kidney malfunction. In addition the tea lowers blood cholesterol levels and stimulates the flow of bile. A decoction of the bark has been used to allay intermittent fevers. Oil extracted from the buds or bark has been used externally in lotions to treat psoriasis and eczema.
This oil should not be confused with sweet birch oil which is extracted from black birch.