Birch Essential Oil (Betula Lenta)
November 15, 2010 | Posted in: Herbs & Essential Oils
Source: USA
Distillation: Steam distilled from wild harvested bark
Note: Certified organic
Birch is a diuretic, relieving edema and water weight; it helps to reduce cellulite when combined with a cleansing diet. It helps the body release and cleanse stored toxins, and has a purifying effect on tissue, especially stored water and fat.
It is known for its affinity to bone tissue; it helps stimulate bone growth, heals decalcification, and bone spurs, and strengthens bone. It is also a disinfectant, and improves breathing when passages are congested. It is healing to lungs and bronchial tubes.
The aroma of birch is similar to wintergreen, a cool, sweet scent reminiscent of old fashioned candy. Birch can be inhaled, and brings a bright and happy energy when diffused.
The day before yesterday there was a knock on my door and in comes one of my dads friends. He sits down and shows me his arms and hands, so swollen with arthritis and gout, textbook bad! He had 3 bone spurs growing out of his right elbow and one out of the left. He couldn’t bend his arms or any of his fingers and was in excruciating pain. He says he hears that I might have some voodoo medicine that might help him and that he will do anything I say if I could just help him relieve the pain.
We set up an appointment for a spinal therapy for the next day and I made him an inflammation essential oil blend to use at home. He is a pretty serious alcoholic but luckily recognizes (and takes responsibility for) the connection between his drinking habit and health challenges, so he was willing to agree to replace his morning coffee with lemon water for liver support and to order horsetail hydrosol from Rebecca for kidney support as well as commit to a series of foot detox sessions from her to help his body detoxify.
He stopped by the very next day to report that he felt so much better and that his body had been popping and adjusting itself all night and morning. His energy was much brighter and I could tell he felt better.
I just saw him again tonight and he reported that his pain was 70% better but the he wants to get the spinal therapies either weekly or bi-weekly for a while, he thinks they are really going to help him heal.
The blend I made for him was a majority of cayenne and birch with between 1-6 drops of Angelica root, turmeric, juniper berry and peppermint. I dowsed.
More confirmation on the power of these wonderful essential oils and healing touch!
So much Gratitude for you both!
Aho,
-Gypsy Bird Woman