Hairy Birch (Betula pubescens)

毛枝桦máo zhī huàMaozhihua

Betula pubescens · Plant

Betula pubescens
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Indications
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With studies in people

Cautions

May cause allergic reactions; caution with birch pollen allergies.

Indications

What AcuiQ’s herb catalogue lists Hairy Birch for. The list carries no source and is an index, not a prescription.

Joint PainInflammation SyndromeSwelling Syndrome

TCM actions

What the catalogue says Hairy Birch 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 pubescens 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.