Allergy sufferers await the flowering of birch trees, but for everyone else, early spring is nothing but a pleasure. People are happy to collect birch sap and use other gifts of nature. The drink carries a lot of useful substances to the body, which is partly why many people ask themselves, is there any harm? Consider the main aspects in order.

Composition of birch sap

There are no fats and proteins in the drink, all the nutritional properties are given to carbohydrates. Also valuable qualities are due to a complex of vitamins.

It contains a lot of ascorbic acid. The B group also predominates, namely riboflavin, pantothenic and folic acid, pyridoxine, B10-B12.

The drink concentrates sodium, iron, potassium, phosphorus, magnesium, fluorine and calcium. Due to this, juice is used for the prevention and treatment of many diseases.

In a small volume, there are silicon, copper, titanium, barium, manganese. The drink has a lot of citric acid and saccharides - glucose and fructose. This is due to the sweet and sour taste of birch sap.

The drug is not deprived of tannins, saponins, esters, phytoncides. All these elements give the drink bactericidal and anti-inflammatory properties.

Depending on the tree itself, the calorie content of the drink varies. So, birch sap has 9-21 Kcal per 100 ml. For this reason, the composition is often used in diet food.

Action of birch sap

• strengthens the protective membrane of the body;
• relieves swelling of tissues and legs;
• improves digestibility of food;
• normalizes blood pressure;
• enhances metabolic processes;
• accelerates blood circulation and cleans the flow;
• struggling with a lack of vitamins after winter "hibernation";
• relieves the effects of stress, chronic fatigue;
• suppresses protracted depression;
• improves mood and strength of sleep;
• facilitates the course of menopause in women;
• relieves muscle cramps during menstruation;
• regulates potency in men;
• strengthens the heart, blood channels;
• fights oncology and carries out its prevention;
• cleanses the kidneys, gall and bladder, liver;
• removes cholesterol;
• contributes to weight loss;
• accelerates wound healing;
• improves the condition of nails, hair, skin.

The benefits of birch sap

1. The presence of potassium and magnesium ensures the correct functioning of the heart muscle and circulatory system. Birch drink is indicated for use by people with heart pathologies, as well as those who have recently suffered a stroke or heart attack.
2. Valuable substances from the composition of birch are often added to drugs that are designed to overcome cancer. The thing is the ability of these enzymes to block the blood flow to cancer cells and trigger the self-destruction of the tumor.
3. If you systematically consume a drink, you cleanse the blood and increase the production of red blood cells, free the liver of toxic compounds and radionuclides. Juice is indicated for use in patients with severe intoxication, acute respiratory and chronic infections.
4. The value is due to the content of many B-group vitamins. All these substances are favorably reflected in the psycho-emotional environment of a person. To calm down, relieve stress, get out of depression, juice is taken at night in small portions.
5. In the absence of individual intolerance, you can drink juice in full quantities. It will strengthen the immune system and increase the body's resistance to viruses. It’s easier for a person to tolerate the off-season and the spread of infections.
6. The composition has a diuretic effect. In view of this, it is often used to combat leg swelling. The tool quickly removes excess fluid, improves the functioning of the kidneys and bladder. These same qualities allow you to use the drink to treat urolithiasis.
7. Birch sap is prescribed for use by people who suffer from diseases of the gastrointestinal tract. During remission or exacerbation, this drink is a real find. It will protect the mucous membranes and enhance the digestion of food.
8. The juice contains many saponins, they prevent the deposition of cholesterol plaques in the blood channels. Vascular cleansing and compaction of their walls are also carried out. It should be noted that fresh strengthens bones, nails and teeth.
9. Natural saccharides in juice are presented in the form of glucose and fructose. These substances are responsible for mental activity, positive mood, psycho-emotional environment. Birch sap should be drunk by people who work a lot with their heads and often experience stresses by type of service.
10. Tannins give the drug bactericidal properties. Birch sap removes bad breath, prevents many diseases of this cavity, strengthens the gums. It is especially useful to drink fresh people with stomatitis and caries.

Birch sap for children

1. Children need to consume a birch drink. Its composition has a general strengthening effect. The drink will protect the child's body from seasonal vitamin deficiency and common viral infections.
2. Young children are more susceptible to various diseases, so the inclusion of birch sap in the diet should be mandatory. Gradually accustom the body to a new product, giving small portions. Mix 50 ml. juice with water in equal proportions. Let's start with 1.5 years with the onset of spring.

1. Currently, there is no exact statement that the birch drink is indicated for consumption by pregnant girls. Some argue that juice is completely contraindicated in bearing the fetus. Official medicine completely refuted a similar myth.
2. The birch product is enriched with innumerable nutrients. Regular intake of the drink helps pregnant girls cope with severe toxicosis. To achieve a positive result, drink 200 ml. 3 times a day.
3. If you suffer from unstable blood pressure during pregnancy, the juice will be your salvation. A universal product equally helps hypotensive patients and hypertensive patients. To do this, just drink 250 ml. drink an hour before the meal.
4. The birch composition showed itself well in the fight against edema. Drink 3-4 glasses of juice (230 ml.) Throughout the day. In the near future you will feel a significant improvement in health status. Edema will no longer bother you.
5. The drink perfectly keeps the weight at the right level and does not allow to gain extra pounds. Juice has a positive effect on natural metabolism and contributes to gentle weight loss. If you take juice in the last trimester, you will stimulate lactation in advance.
6. Properly consuming birch sap during the lactation period, you ensure the production of high-quality milk. In order not to encounter intolerance to the product, it is recommended to start taking juice with a minimum portion, about 50 ml. in a day. Closely monitor the reaction of your body and baby.
7. Birch drink is indicated for consumption after childbirth. This way you will not run into the problem of being overweight. The product is forbidden to drink only in case of allergies in the infant, urolithiasis.
8. In the lactation period, it is important to drink only fresh juice. The canned composition is not able to store the amount of useful elements that is contained in its original form. The most useful juice is considered in the first hours after collection.
9. In order to preserve the useful qualities of the birch drink for as long as possible, it is necessary to add raisins, cloves and currant leaves to it. Juice is good for humans in combination with other fresh juices. Depending on the proportions, you can get a vitamin cocktail.

The harm of birch sap

1. It is forbidden to take a drink with an allergy to birch pollen and directly to the juice itself.
2. Canned product is contraindicated in diabetes.
3. If you have kidney problems, consult your doctor.
4. It is forbidden to drink juice collected near industrial facilities and highways.

The listed beneficial properties of birch sap are not the whole list of positive actions that affect the human body. It all depends on the individual characteristics and functioning of specific organs and systems. The main thing is to check that there are no contraindications before use.

Video: the benefits and uses of birch sap

Birch is not just a symbol of the Russian people, but also a source of a very healing product. (the benefits and harms of the product have been proven), which is also commonly called birch bark, is a unique composition drink that is priceless for humans.

The main components of the drink

The composition of this product is really unique. Among other things, you can find various types of sugar, such as fructose, glucose and sucrose, all kinds of organic acids, enzymes, as well as substances whose main action is aimed at combating microbes (phytoncides). In addition, birch sap, the benefits and harms no doubt, is rich in mineral elements that are so necessary for the human body in the spring. That is why the use of this drink will be an excellent prevention of hypovitaminosis. Berezovitsa will replenish your body with reserves of the following elements:

• potassium (necessary for muscle strength and healthy nervous system);
• calcium (preserves bone health);
• sodium (supports kidney health);
• magnesium (involved in the absorption of glucose and energy production);
• copper (takes part in blood formation);
• iron (deficiency of an element can lead to the development of anemia);
• manganese (very necessary for the organic development of the human skeleton).

Another feature of birch sap is the fact that it is completely free of fats and proteins, and the amount of carbohydrates, as a rule, is about 3 g.

Useful properties of birch

The benefits of birch sap are really great, because there are so many different substances that are extremely necessary for our body. This is vitamin C, as well as various essential oils. It can be safely drunk on hot days, because it can invigorate and quench your thirst, as well as easily replenish the supply of mineral salts, which are lost in large quantities during heavy sweating.

Together with all these components, birch sap contains special substances that secrete it against the background of analogues. These substances are saponins. It is thanks to the presence of these components that birch bark has a beneficial effect on the body and cures many diseases.

Birch sap treatment

1. It is useful for various diseases of the throat, in particular, with sore throat and cough. For treatment, you need to use slightly warmed birch sap. The benefits and harms (how to store, you can find out later in the article) are unequal. Pre-mix it with some milk and starch. Drinking this drug is better every day, so it will be more useful until you are healthy.
2. Indispensable for disorders of the gastrointestinal tract, as it can stimulate the release of the right amount of gastric juice, as well as enzymes that are required for the digestion process to proceed normally. If you have problems with stool, birch sap will definitely help to solve them.
3. An excellent oral care product. If you suffer from inflammation or tooth decay, just use birch sap as a rinse aid. No need to spit it out, hold it in your mouth a bit before swallowing a serving. It stands out against the background of fruit juices, since it can only have a positive effect on tooth enamel.
4. Birch sap will replace many medicines designed to relieve head pain.
5. With symptoms of colds, in particular, a cold, birch sap should be drunk in the amount of one glass daily. The anti-inflammatory compounds that make up the drink will cope with any catarrhal disease, and will do it very quickly.
6. The kidneys will also be grateful to you for drinking birch sap. Swelling, stones and sand will be completely defeated by this drink. However, there are some rules for use: before direct use, a mandatory recommendation by the attending physician is necessary, since the folk remedy has a diuretic. Maybe if you use birch sap, the benefits and harms. How to take, so as not to harm yourself? Firstly, no longer than two weeks, daily. Secondly, you need to drink about 3 glasses of the drink.
7. Even damage to the skin can be healed by birch sap (the benefits and harms are inferior). Any wounds, ulcers and abrasions are enough to treat with fresh liquid, which does not need to be diluted. And if you use it inside, you can forever forget about eczema, lichen and boils.
8. At elevated temperatures, the following composition will help: birch sap, sugar, wine and chopped lemon. Insist this mixture in a dark place for three months, and then use it as an antipyretic.
9. Spring depression will definitely recede if you take a glass of juice every day for two weeks.
10. To cleanse the body, you need to include in your diet 200 ml of juice before breakfast. The course of treatment, as a rule, lasts about 4-6 weeks.
11. And also, this drink is just a miracle diet dish. It contains neither fats nor proteins, which is why it should be in your diet if you carefully monitor your figure.

Any disease is easier to prevent than to treat it later. And birch sap is just a wonderful prophylactic. For a month, drink one glass of the drink a day - and you are not afraid of any illnesses.

Despite the high glucose content in the composition, people registered with the endocrinologist can also drink birch sap. The benefits and harms of diabetes are not the same. For consumption, diabetics need to boil oats straw for 30 minutes on juice, which was collected during flowering (the proportion of straw to juice is 1: 3). Take this broth before meals in an amount of 100 ml.

You can drink all the birch sap. The benefits and harms for children are unequal.

Pregnancy is the best period in a woman’s life

Many people ask: “Can pregnant women drink birch sap?” The benefits and harms for pregnant women are obvious. The drink is recommended for use only if the woman does not suffer from various allergic reactions to this product. Otherwise, it is better to refuse it.

Pregnant birch sap is very useful because it can relieve severe toxicosis. The amount of drink should be about 2 liters per day, the course of treatment lasts 3-4 weeks until the signs of toxicosis disappear completely. However, abuse is still not worth it because of the high glucose content.

High or low blood pressure during pregnancy can also be cured by taking half a glass of juice up to three times a day. Together with the normalization of pressure, you will feel that the swelling is gone.

After giving birth, you can increase lactation with it and your baby will never be hungry. However, you need to use juice with extreme caution.

Application in cosmetology

Birch sap can be used to care for hair and skin. If you periodically rinse their hair, then dandruff can be prevented. And in combination with cognac and decoction of burdock root, the juice will save you from hair loss. This composition should be applied to the hair, leave on them for 15-20 minutes and rinse with warm water.

The birch nectar is considered an excellent tool for skin rejuvenation and for its nutrition.

If you have been tortured by acne, use a special mask. Combine egg white, birch and honey. As a prophylactic, it is enough to lubricate the face with undiluted juice or ice cubes from it.

A mask of birch sap (2 tbsp.), Germinated wheat (50 g) and sea buckthorn, which must be wiped (200 g), will help get rid of small wrinkles. Owners of dry skin will use the following composition: in equal amounts of juice and honey.

Contraindications

Despite all the beneficial properties, birch sap can cause some harm. If you are a lover of delicious drinks that are healthy at the same time, you can drink birch sap without restrictions. The benefits and harms of this drink are not equal.

The main contraindications are:

• stomach ulcer;
• allergy to wood pollen, in particular to pollen from birch catkins;
• stones in the kidneys.

In addition, you should not drink juice that was collected in close proximity to highways, or with an expired shelf life.

Product Collection Rules

The optimal period when you can collect birch sap is the beginning of March. It is worth considering that one tree can produce about 3 liters of juice, in rare cases - about 7 liters.

First you need to determine if there is juice in a particular tree. To do this, using an awl, it is enough to make a small hole in the cortex. If after these actions you see a drop that stands out, you can safely begin collecting nectar.

You need to choose only mature trees, the crown of which is quite well developed. It is advisable to drill a hole on the south side at a distance of 50 cm from the ground. The drill must be pointing down. After that, the groove must be inserted into the hole. It is on it that the juice will flow into the left container. To maintain the vital activity of the plant, it is recommended to collect no more than 1 liter of fluid per day.

How to store?

Freshly picked juice can be kept in the refrigerator for up to three days. It is also canned. It can be obtained if you drink canned birch sap, the benefits and harms. Recipes will help to level contraindications. The liquid must be warmed up, then poured into sterilized jars and tightly closed, using for this purpose a special key for preservation.

Another way to store juice is to freeze it. All nutrients will be saved.

When the spring sun melts cold snow, birch trees begin to awaken from hibernation. Through the trunks, birch sap or, as it is also called, pasoka tends to swell buds and small branches. It contains a large number of minerals, and acids, which are necessary for the flowering of birch. A tree produces so much of it that it can give “extra” to a person. Next, we will examine in more detail whether there is any benefit from birch sap.

Calorie content and chemical composition of the product

Birch juice  is a liquid that has a clear color. It flows from trunks and branches that are broken or cut, under the influence of pressure of the root system. Juice begins to stand out in the spring, continuing until the buds begin to bloom. And you can collect the apiary in April and right up to.

He is rich carbohydrates, vitamins, minerals, potassium, copper, calcium and manganese. In the pasok there is also a large number   , 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 use 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 are the benefits of birch sap

The benefits of birch sap for the body  unconditional, since there are enzymes in it, which are necessary in order to strengthen immunity. This is especially true in the spring, when the likelihood of getting colds is high. However, if you are still ill, 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 apiary, since they are an important element in maintaining the heart. In case of poisoning the body, birch sap can also be useful.   It will help remove toxins in a short time.. Still birch sap strengthens   vascular walls and heart muscle.

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

The healing properties of how the product is used in traditional medicine

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

• To improve metabolism. Due to the fact that the liquid ferments well, getting into the body, it positively affects the work of the stomach.
• For the gastrointestinal tract. Sweet birch sap has beneficial effects in diseases of the gallbladder and inflammation of the duodenum.
• With diseases of the spine and joints, for example rheumatism, radiculitis. Regular use will help to quickly get rid of ailments.

Did you know? Medical studies have shown that if you take 1-2 cups of birch sap per day for 3 weeks, it will help to cope with spring vitamin deficiency, weakness, fatigue and depression.

• In chronic runny nose  Birch sap should be drunk in 1 glass every morning. For colds or coughs, it is recommended to warm up the pasoka a little and dilute it with milk, adding a small amount of starch or flour.

Cosmetic properties

Today, birch sap is increasingly found in cosmetics. Regular use of the apiary beneficially affects your skin and hair.

In the first case, birch sap is used as a foam and tonic; its benefit is 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 molds. A cube of frozen juice is rubbed on the face, neck, neckline. This procedure tones and moisturizes the skin. For tired and dull facial skin, you can prepare a mask based on birch sap.

To do this, you need 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 is carried out 2 times in 7 days. Based on birch sap, you can prepare a cream mask to saturate the skin with vitamins and smooth out small wrinkles. To do this, mix 50 g of wheat germ, 200 g of sea buckthorn and 2 tablespoons of birch sap.

What else could be the use of birch sap as a cosmetic? It is able to give hair shine and strength, for this, after washing your hair, you need to rinse with birch sap. If your hair is oily, prepare a lotion based lotion. To do this, mix 1 tablespoon of honey, 2 tablespoons of juice and a teaspoon of salt. Pour the prepared mixture into a dark glass jar, add a glass of vodka and mix very carefully.

The lotion needs to be put in a dark place for 10 days. At the end of the period, rub it into the scalp before washing and wrap hair with a towel. After 1.5 hours, wash your hair with shampoo. Repeat this procedure for 10 days, then take a break for the same period, and then again repeat the course of treatment. You can make a nourishing mask from nectar. You need to mix the apricot and burdock oil in a ratio of 3: 1 and apply to the hair, then wrap it 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 every taste, for example, kvass, syrup, or multivitamin juice.

Birch Kvass

  Birch Kvass  - This is a delicious tonic drink. The benefits of birch kvass for the body  time-tested, regular use favorably affects a person. For the preparation of kvass, it is not recommended to use plastic containers; glass jars are best suited. In 1968, a technique was developed for the manufacture of kvass from birch sap. Yeast, lactic acid bacteria and sugar were added to it.

After fermentation has begun, kvass should be cooled to 6 ° C, sweetened, bottled and corked. You need to store it in a cool, dark place. If you use birch juice with fried barley for making kvass, you can get a rather original drink.

Important!If the barley is fried to a dark color, then the kvass will have a bitter taste.

Preparation of tincture on birch sap

If you prepare a tincture of birch sap, it will have a peculiar smell and taste. To date, a large number of recipes for its preparation have appeared. 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: birch sap and vodka are required. Grinding propolis, fill it with vodka and insist for three days, shaking as often as possible. Next, dilute the tincture with birch sap.

Birch-based multivitamin juice

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

Hello blog readers.

Birch sap (birch) is a clear, colorless liquid that is produced by incisions in the bark or branches of birch. It is the nutrient moisture of a tree (pasoku), which circulates between the bark and wood under the action of the force of root pressure. In the last century, birch sap was very popular throughout the USSR and was widely used in the vast expanses of the country. Currently, the drink has undeservedly lost its former popularity.

Composition of the drink

Birch sap does not contain fats, protein concentration - 0.1 g / l, carbohydrates - 5.8 g / l. Calorie content of the product is low and is 24 kcal per 100 grams. This allows you to use a healing drink in diet with obesity or overweight.

Useful components of birch bark:

• fruit sugar - an easily digestible carbohydrate necessary for energetic nutrition of the brain and internal organs;
• vitamins - contribute to the normalization of metabolism, accelerate reparative processes (healing of wounds, cuts, resorption of hematomas);
• essential oils - improve digestion;
• organic acids - participate in the oxidation and destruction of unoxidized substances (free radicals);
• tannins - strengthen the walls of blood vessels, prevent inflammation of the mucous membranes, the formation of erosion and ulcers;
• volatile - have anti-inflammatory and antimicrobial effects, resist infectious and colds;
• macro- and microelements (calcium, potassium, magnesium, manganese, sodium, copper, etc.) are necessary for the vital functions of cells of all organs and systems.

The health benefits of birch sap are due to its unique composition. Not a single freshly prepared fruit or vegetable juice has such a variety of healing ingredients. But there is one important nuance - the drink should be assembled from the trees correctly, not contain chemical additives and preservatives.

Collection and storage

A healing drink can be bought at the store, but in this case there is no certainty about the naturalness of the juice. The food industry often adds chemical preservatives to the pasoka to increase shelf life.

Some unscrupulous manufacturers "extract" juice artificially. In this case, the health benefits of the drink are out of the question. Birch sap benefit or harm, how to buy a natural apiary to heal the body? It is better to collect birch trees on their own or buy from trusted manufacturers who can provide quality certificates.

The rules for collecting apiary:

• it is necessary to collect juice from trees with a trunk diameter of more than 30 cm;
• drink collection time - from mid-March to the end of April, depending on the climate, a guideline is the swelling of the kidneys until leaves appear;
• favorable hours for collecting a drink - from noon (12 hours) to evening (18 hours);
• no more than 2-3 liters of apiary can be taken from one healthy tree, otherwise the plant will die;
• it is recommended to pierce the hole with a drill, and not with an ax, so as not to cause great damage to the tree;
• a plastic groove is inserted into the hole, which is sent to a glass container or bag;
• a hole in a tree trunk is best done at a distance of 20-30 cm from the ground;
• after collecting the apiary, the hole is clogged with a wooden cork.

Store freshly picked juice in the refrigerator for no more than 2 days. Typically, the drink on the day of collection is rolled up in glass jars for long-term storage.

Beneficial features

The benefits of birch sap for the human body are confirmed by doctors of official and traditional medicine. In the old days, the drink was used to treat many diseases, and nowadays it can be a good addition to the treatment or prevention of ailments.

Berezovitsa is prescribed for such health problems:

• decreased immunity due to acute respiratory viral infections, colds, prolonged use of antibiotics;
• metabolic disorders, especially in obesity;
• inflammation of the ENT organs (tonsillitis, pharyngitis, rhinitis, sinusitis, otitis media);
• infectious diseases;
• improving digestion (digestion, intestinal motility, synthesis of bile and pancreatic secretion);
• prevention of urolithiasis and calculous cholecystitis;
• systemic diseases (rheumatism, rheumatoid arthritis, systemic lupus erythematosus);
• edematous syndrome in diseases of the cardiovascular and urinary system, due to the diuretic effect of the apiary;
• diseases of the respiratory system (bronchitis, pneumonia, tracheitis);
• tuberculosis;
• lack of vitamins (vitamin deficiency, hypovitaminosis);
• joint pathology (arthrosis, arthritis);
• chronic headaches, migraines;
• skin diseases (furunculosis, dermatitis, eczema);
• hyperpigmentation due to a violation in the hormonal sphere, deterioration of the liver;
• trophic disorders (long-term non-healing ulcers).

In addition, the drink has a tonic effect. A glass of birch sap 1-2 times a day eliminates drowsiness, apathy, fatigue. Birch bark promotes productive performance and restores a favorable emotional background.

Contraindications to the drink

A healing drink has practically no contraindications. It can be drunk by children, the elderly, pregnant women, patients with various diseases. Dietary product is recommended for weight loss, during the period of sports, students during preparation for exams. However, there are categories of people who should take birch with caution or completely exclude juice from the diet.

Contraindications:

• peptic ulcer of the stomach and duodenum;
• ulcerative colitis, Crohn's disease;
• large kidney stones and gall bladder;
• allergy to birch pollen (hay fever).

If you have such diseases, the opportunity to consume birch bark should be discussed with your doctor. Now you know what birch sap is - useful properties and contraindications. It remains to talk about how to prepare a drink for the future with self-collection.

Billet

If you decide to collect the apiary yourself, then you must harvest it on the first day after collection, observing the recipe. The preservation of healthy substances in the drink depends on this. The most popular way is canning. For a liter of juice, you need to take 125 grams of sugar and 5 grams of citric acid. Mix the ingredients, filter the drink, pour into sterile glass jars, pasteurize and roll up tin lids. Canned birch can be stored for 3-4 years. Drinks prepared for future use are useful in winter and early spring, when the body is depleted by a lack of vitamins and minerals.

Birch sap is a gift of nature to people to maintain good health and active longevity. A natural drink is an effective means of preventing many diseases, and if a disease occurs, it will help to cope with the disease in the shortest possible time.
Drink birch sap and be healthy!

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And here it is told how to collect birch.

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Everyone has a different childhood. And the memories are different too. One of mine is picking birch sap with my father and younger brother. Every spring, having loaded a hand drill, tubes, three-liter jars into our red Zaporozhets (then it was still considered a machine), we went to the nearest landing and collected birch sap. I remember it was a pity for birch trees, but to come home with two three-liter cans of birch sap was an unforgettable pleasure ...

Well, now, at a more meaningful age, it's time to figure out what it is - birch sap, the benefits and harms of this drink, its features. Well, to answer the question whether it was worth drilling trunks of birches or it was an ugly act of good people.

What is birch sap?

Birch sap is a liquid that is released from damaged trunks and branches of a birch. There is no particular sense in delving into the physics of this phenomenon; it is enough to mention that the juice moves and flows due to root pressure.

The movement of the juice begins with the first thaws - so if you like birch sap, then follow the weather forecast (you can start doing this from mid-March). Given that the process ends with the buds opening (usually this is mid-April), then do not delay the trip to the birch grove much - you can skip the season and wait the next year for the whole year.

Outwardly, the juice is similar to ordinary water. It also tastes, only this water is a little sweet - up to 2% sugar in the drink. This is not a cup of tea with 2 tablespoons of sugar, so birch sap can be considered a low-calorie (only 22 kcal per 100 g) diet drink.

And what else is there in birch sap, except sugar? Vitamins, phytoncides, about a dozen organic acids, tannins, betulol, saponins, sodium, potassium, magnesium, manganese and copper - the deeper we delve into the composition, the less this elixir resembles ordinary water and more and more like some sort of vitamin complex.

By the way, not only juice is useful in birch, but also the kidneys, about which on our website.

How is birch sap extracted?

To begin with, you need to get juice only in groves away from busy roads, otherwise you will get juice with heavy metals, useless and possibly even harmful. Do you need it?

There are many ways to get birch sap:

• Barbarian: cut several small branches of birch, hang a plastic bag on each. This is not worth doing.
• You can make a small incision on the trunk, insert a groove there, and install a collection container on the other end of the groove.
• The best option (it’s more productive and leaves fewer marks on the tree): instead of an incision, drill a hole in the trunk (deeply not necessary - 3 cm is enough) with a slight slope, insert either an aluminum tube or a plastic tip for the dropper into it Or a regular tube for drinks. Hang a plastic bottle at the other end.

In order not to kill poor trees that generously share useful properties with you, follow simple rules:

• Do not take young trees. Firstly, they are weaker than the old ones and may not survive the “saping” procedure, and secondly, the juice of young trees is not so saturated and healing. How to distinguish a young tree from an old one? The thickness of the barrel - it should be more than 20 cm in diameter.
• Try to limit yourself to a liter of juice from one tree per day. It is better to take a liter from 10 trees than to try to squeeze 10 liters from one. Theoretically, from an ordinary birch you can get 2-3 liters per day, from a large one - 7 liters. But theoretically, you can take 5-6 liters of blood from a person, and usually take no more than 400 ml.
• Once finished, be sure to cover the incision or hole with wax, or at least moss. By the way, if you used the third method of extracting juice, you can just stick a small, dry branch of the appropriate size into the hole - it will not let the juice flow out.

The benefits of birch sap

So we walk around the landings, rake the snow, drill birch trees ... Why? Is it worth it? What is useful birch sap? Let's try to list the main:

• Eat what horrible? Is the body poisoned and metabolic processes clearly violated? Then drink birch sap - biostimulants and enzymes in the composition of this drink will help to remove toxins, decay products and carcinogens, establish metabolism and intestinal microflora, stimulate the secretion of gastric juice. By the way, therefore, it should be used not only with various diets, but also during infectious diseases.
• What do we need in spring? Wake up, remove the fatigue accumulated over a long winter,. And here the tonic and restorative properties of birch sap will be useful. And he can relieve a headache.
• It also helps with various diseases of the respiratory system.
• Due to tannins, birch sap is a natural antiseptic.
• This natural product is a great preventive measure against tooth decay. Of the “dental” uses of it, there is one more thing - it relieves inflammation in the mouth.
• Liver problems? Drink birch sap! Sciatica, arthritis and rheumatism? Drink birch sap! Heart and blood vessel problems? Drink birch sap - because it contains potassium, magnesium and calcium so necessary for our circulatory system! Gout? Well, you yourself probably guessed it! Boils, acne or eczema? But they didn’t guess - with these diseases they do not drink juice, but apply it externally. In cosmetology, birch sap is also used - for example, for the treatment of dandruff and hair loss.
• If you consume birch sap constantly, it can help with the splitting of stones in the bladder and kidneys. The list of medicinal properties of birch sap contains a diuretic and choleretic, remember this if you need to get rid of edema. By the way, it is recommended to pregnant and lactating women to drink juice to reduce puffiness.
• You can use it to heal ulcers and wounds.
• It is believed that birch sap helps to slow the development of tumors.
• And finally, birch sap will help you maintain masculine strength, and if you are a woman, it will ease menopause and eliminate unpleasant symptoms.

In any case, birch sap can be used as an additional tool in the treatment of almost any disease - moreover, it is suitable for both children and adults.

Are there any contraindications?

Their minimum is individual intolerance and an allergic reaction to birch pollen. Agree, great?

How is it used?

The ideal option is to drink the birch drink fresh in its pure form. Just remember, even in the refrigerator, birch sap can be stored for a maximum of 2 days. An alternative is to freeze the juice, but this is not very convenient from the point of view of storage, therefore it is worth freezing the juice only in cubes for cosmetic use.

Birch sap is also obtained on an industrial scale - at the same time it is sold in canned form, bottling in three-liter cans or one and a half liter bottles. Prices vary greatly depending on the manufacturer and method of packaging.

Juice canning at home

You can preserve birch sap yourself. This will require:

• 7 l of juice
• 3 sprigs of dried mint or half a lemon
• 1/2 tsp ordinary citric acid
• 10 tbsp Sahara

We put birch sap on the fire, bring to a boil, in the process removing the foam that forms on the surface of the sap. After boiling, add all of the above components and keep for another 10 minutes on fire. Then we pour the resulting drink, having previously filtered it, into sterilized three-liter jars. Roll up the banks.

By the way, you can mix it with other juices (except for tomato) - birch tears will definitely not spoil the taste.

And what other recipes are there with birch sap? Let's talk about 2 classic ones.

Birch Kvass

We need to take some container, preferably a large one - do you like kvass and can drink a lot of it? Pour birch sap there, add apple drying and overcooked barley. The ratio of components can be selected based on experience. You can start your experiments, for example, with 0.5 liters of drying, a glass of barley (it can be replaced with fried black bread) and 19 liters of birch sap. We put the capacity in a cool place for a month. And then we enjoy kvass.

Birch syrup

It is obtained by evaporation - the liquid leaves, the sugar remains, the sugar concentration in this case, naturally, increases. Take a clean basin, fill it with birch sap, put on a fire and bring to a boil. After this, the juice should boil, and you must remove the resulting foam. When only two-thirds of the initial volume of liquid remains, add fresh juice to the basin. And so 2-3 times. After evaporation, strain and bottle the syrup.