From our list of ailments, see what Birch Bark can be used for:
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- Gout
- Prostate
Natural Remedies using Birch Bark
No, you’re not having a heart attack. No, it’s not the lemon juice that’s making you feel acidic. No, it’s not too much food either. If you experience any or all of these symptoms, it could mean that you have acid reflux or even gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD).
Gout, Prostate
The Benefit of using Birch Bark as a natural cure
For example, amyloid beta protein, which strangles brain cells in Alzheimer’s disease, releases large numbers of free radicals that injure brain cells, according to research by Ashley I. Bush, M.D., Ph.D., a neu-rology researcher at Harvard Medical School. In an experiment with brain cells from rats, Allan Butterfield, Ph.D., a professor of chemistry at the University of Kentucky, Lexington, found that vitamin E prevented the formation of free radicals in brain cells and protected them from the toxic effects of amyloid beta protein. The benefits of vitamin E were demonstrated by Mary Sano, Ph.D., of Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons, New York, in a study of 342 patients with advanced Alzheimer’s disease. Some of the patients received 2,000 IU of vitamin E
Dosages (Pimpinella) – 0.5-10 g root (HHB); 6-12 g dry root (KOM); 6-12 (-15) g root tincture (1:5) (KOM; PH2); 10-15 drops root tincture (MAD); 1 tsp (4.6 g) herb in wine (MAD).
Fortunately today this treatment offers options not available before the past two decades. Until the 1990s surgery was the primary treatment and radiation was coming into its prime. Today, there is quite effective medical treatment for this disorder.
Because of the cytotoxic constituents in this and related species, its use in pregnancy and lactation is to be avoided (CAN). Do not use during pregnancy (WAM). Should not be used by children under 1 year of age (WAM). Not for use more than 7 days (WAM). May cause diarrhea or nausea in large doses (WAM). In the book Adverse Effects of Herbal Drug s (De Smet et al., 1993), we read that all Eupatorium species containing pyrrolizidine alkaloids are, in principle, hazardous for mankind. “Hazards and/or side effects not known for proper therapeutic dosages” (PH2).