Birch Bark Cream (2 oz, ZIN: 512700)

Birch - Betula pendula - (Culpeper: Betula alba ) - Therapeutic Usage - Culpeper can be used that birch sap, or juice from the leaves, be used as a mouthwash and also "to break the stone in the kidneys and bladder." Tar from the fresh wood was used in ointments for skin concerns and skin irritations. Birch tea, made from the leaves, was taken for stiffness, stiffness. - Culinary Usage - The sap from silver birch - a major source of sugar in eastern Europe - was fermented to make wine, spirits or vinegar. - Miscellaneous - As birch is able to grow on thin rocky soil, it was one of the earliest colonizers of Britain after the last Ice Age. In ancient times, birch bark not only served as a writing material, but was also used for tanning. Revered as sacred by the Celts, the tree was believed to drive out evil spirits (hence the birching of wrongdoers and the insane). During medieval times, a bundle of birch rods carried before - Apply Bianca Rosa cream morning and evenings, or as directed by a health care practitioner. On a moist cotton wool pad or with the fingertips, apply to the desired area of the body. Rub onto thoroughly cleansed skin with a gentle circular motion. - Bianca Rosa is an exclusive line of premium-quality natural products sourced from only the finest and purest ingredients from around the world. Bianca Rosa is hallmarked by the highest possible standards of purity, stability and freshness. All Bianca Rosa products are prepared with the highest level of quality control, from the raw materials used through the entire manufacturing process, up to and including the moment that the finished product is sealed for freshness and shipped to you. Our highest possible standards backed by our personal guarantee. - Bianca Rosa makes all products as affordable as possi

• Birch - Betula pendula - (Culpeper: Betula alba ) - Therapeutic Usage - Culpeper can be used that birch sap, or juice from the leaves, be used as a mouthwash and also "to break the stone in the kidneys and bladder." Tar from the fresh wood was used in ointments for skin concerns and skin irritations. Birch tea, made from the leaves, was taken for stiffness, stiffness. - Culinary Usage - The sap from silver birch - a major source of sugar in eastern Europe - was fermented to make wine, spirits