Birch juice

Birch juice is called the liquid released from the incisions on the birch trunk. In order to collect juice, a special groove made of aluminum or plastic is used, which is carefully inserted into the resulting slot. Transparent liquid flows through it into the container. It is very important at the end of juice collection to prevent the tree from drying out, so the cuts made are usually covered with wax.

The best time to extract this delicious natural drink is from the very beginning of spring, when there is still snow, until mid-April of the month, when the leaves in the trees are already beginning to bloom. As a rule, about three liters of juice can be collected from one adult birch per day. However, there have been cases when large enough trees emitted up to seven liters of transparent liquid.

The sweet taste of birch juice is due to the presence of sugar in this product, the content of which reaches two percent. You can consume it both in its pure form and by mixing it with other juices - this is how you get a wonderful refreshing low-calorie product that will perfectly quench your thirst on a hot day. In addition, you can make on the basis of birch juice and a variety of drinks: for example, birch wine, syrup or fruit cocktails. The most common drink made with birch juice is considered birch kvass. To make it, you need to add lemon zest, granulated sugar and raisins to the freshly harvested birch juice. A few days later, a highly carbonated drink with a sour taste is ready.

Benefits of birch juice

Despite the external similarity with ordinary water, this drink has a much larger composition, due to which the benefits of birch juice are quite obvious for human health. It has been proven that substances with the composition of birch juice stimulate metabolic processes in the body and contribute to the elimination of carcinogens and toxins.

This natural drink is strongly recommended for people with diseases of the respiratory system, with bronchitis and cough, as well as frequent headaches and impaired liver functions. In addition, the benefits of birch juice for those who suffer from radiculitis, arthritis, gout or rheumatism are relevant.

It is well known that regular consumption of birch juice has a beneficial effect on the process of splitting stones in the bladder and kidneys. And this natural drink also contributes to the speedy healing of ulcers and wounds.

The harms of birch juice

It would seem that what contraindications can be to the use of this drink, but still they are. Thus, the harm of birch juice can manifest itself in the case of allergic reactions to the pollen of birch earrings, and, undoubtedly, with individual intolerance, but this is extremely rare.