Re: Wintergreen and Sweet Birch ** Dangerous

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--- Butch Owen <butchbsi@...> wrote:

> Hey y'all,

But it poisons the liver if used

> frequently. Folks who use it normally do so

because of chronic

> problems .. so they do use it frequently. >

> True Birch and Wintergreen are technically available

> but very expensive.

> Y'all keep smiling, Butch :-)

> http://www.AV-AT.com

Hi Butch

In the reading I have done it said that Black or

Betula lenta is not so good, that it is used in

leather finishing. Lawless in " The Encyclopedia

of Essential Oils " says of Sweet Birchpg. 58 ,

" SAFETY DATA Methyl Salicylate, the major constituent

is not exactly toxic but very harmful in

concentration. It can be absorbed through the skin

and fatal poisoning via this route has been reported.

It is classed as an enviromental hazard or matine

pollutant. "

Next she sites White birch, betula alba and reccomends

its use. I have seen little data on yellow birch

which I sometimes use in small amounts for sprains

strains and pains . I have , however seen it sighted

on Native American sites for medicine. I limit the

use to a 2 week period then switch to a different mix.

Read somewhere that yellow birch actually has a

component that simulates cortisone.

BB

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[Guest guest]

At 03:31 AM 3/14/2006, you wrote:

>Hey y'all,

>

>Here is the second post from 2002. I updated some info because one of

>the links is no longer active. This is a recap of a recap. ;-)

Butch -- thank you *so* much for all this great information. Group members,

we're lucky to have Butch posting again. I'll make the big announcement

here (I sneaked it in a week ago, but now people can relate to Butch,

someone I've known for seven or eight years now.) Butch and his wife

had a bouncing baby boy a week ago, , born in Turkey. Butch was in

a frenzy of getting-ready nesting before, and wasn't posting much. Now that

I believe he'll be home a lot more due to nappies, feedings, and general

daddiness (is that a word?) hopefully he'll be a frequent visitor here.

I originally asked him to chime in a few weeks ago (before 's

birth) to help with the preservatives issue, something he knows a lot

about. Probably as much as the wintergreen issue -- so, when you have a

chance, Butch, here's a reminder we need some preservative info. People

were writing about the new " natural " preservatives and such, and I'd love

to hear your latest on it all.

Anya

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