Birch leaves possess diuretic, choleretic, antispasmodic, anti-inflammatory, analgesic, antiseptic, wound healing, antiviral, antifungal and anthelmintic, bactericidal and astringent activities; it is used in all cases when the improvement of health status and metabolism in an organism is necessary.
Birch leaves are taken orally as a diuretic, which has a positive effect on metabolism in the body. Its alcohol tinctures are used to treat chronic inflammatory processes of the bladder, urolithiasis and chronic kidney disease. Infusion of young birch leaves is used as a diuretic in albuminuria. In folk medicine of different countries, birch leaves in the form of decoctions and tinctures are prescribed in diseases of the bladder, urolithiasis, nephropathy.
The diuretic effect of birch in diabetes promotes the excretion of salts and glucose excess.
In a mixture with other plants, birch is used for prostate adenoma, male infertility, chronic glomerulonephritis, urinary retention, as well as prostatitis, cystitis and as a tonic for spring weakness.
Birch leaves are included into herbal bath teas produced by APC «Antea» for both internal consumption and flavoring of the bath and phytobarrels “Джерело краси / Source of beauty” and “Чоловіча сила / Male Strength” (125 g in a linen bag and wooden tube), herbal teas “Потенціал / Potential”, “Очисний / Cleanse”,”ДіабетСтоп-АНТЕА / DiabetesStop-ANTEA “.