Birch Genus (Betula)
桦木属huà mù shǔHuamushu
Betula · Plant
3
Indications
6
With studies in people
Cautions
May cause allergic reactions; caution with birch pollen allergies.
Indications
What AcuiQ’s herb catalogue lists Birch Genus for. The list carries no source and is an index, not a prescription.
TCM actions
What the catalogue says Birch Genus does in the terms of Chinese medicine theory. These describe the herb, not a condition.
Benefit AntimicrobialBenefit DiureticBenefit Skin
In the literature
PubMed records whose title or abstract names Betula and the indication, and how many of those are indexed as studies in people. A record names the two together; it does not show that one treats the other, and most are laboratory or animal work.
- Benefit Antimicrobial48 records, 15 in people
- Benefit Diuretic6 records, 2 in people
- Benefit Skin93 records, 53 in people
- Joint Pain12 records, 3 in people
- Inflammation Syndrome53 records, 23 in people
- Swelling Syndrome3 records, 2 in people