Area
It grows in the forests and forest-desert regions of Moldova, Ukraine, Belarus, the European part of Russia, in mixed forests in northern Kazakhstan, the Caucasus, the Western Tien Shan and Siberia. Sometimes birch forests form here.
Botanical description of the plant
Ok kayin - Betula pendula Roth. - It belongs to the family Betulaceae. Arrow-barked tree, 10-20 m tall. The branches are hanging, the branches (one-year-old) are reddish-brown. The leaves are simple, triangular, rhombic or heart-shaped, It has a sharp tip, double-toothed edges, and is located in series with the base band. The twigs and leaves are fragrant, covered with glands or warts. The flowers are unisexual, clustered in clusters. The fruit is nuts. It flowers in April-May. The fruits ripen in August.
Medicinal properties
Preparations of birch buds and leaves are used as a diuretic. In addition, in diseases of the leaves avitaminosis, buds The drugs are called cholecystitis and in other diseases). Birch leaf is recommended for the treatment of nephrosis and nephritis of the kidneys. The resin of the tree - black oil to treat wounds applied Vishnevsky liquid ointment, scab and used in the treatment of other skin diseases It is part of Wilkinson grease. Activated idol - concentrated colitis, stomach when carbolene is at rest in the stomach The acidity of the juice is used in case of overdose and poisoning by poisons. Birch sap is used in lung diseases (bronchitis, pneumonia tuberculosis).
