The benefits of birch sap

Birch sap is harvested in spring when the sap rises in the tree, just before the birch's first leaves appear. It is also called "birch water" in reference to its clear, translucent color. It is generally used as a spring cure to soothe the body. It helps to restore energy at the end of winter, support weight loss or for people recovering from illness. However, sap is not recommended for children, pregnant women or those allergic to aspirin.

It has excellent results on eczema and psoriasis, thanks to its draining action on the kidneys and elimination of "crystals", and its combined action on the nervous system. In fact, the skin is an emunctory in relation to the kidneys and the central nervous system.

3. Anti-inflammatory action

Thanks to its natural acetylsalicylic acid content, birch sap is a natural anti-inflammatory. This is why it is traditionally used for rheumatism and joint pain. Its anti-inflammatory action, combined with its draining and remineralizing properties, make it a remedy with a deep, long-lasting effect.

4. Anti-oxidant action

Birch sap contains copper, flavonoids and selenium. These are essential elements in the fight against aging. Industrial food, stress and pollution all contribute to an imbalance between free radicals and antioxidants. Birch sap guarantees better antioxidant action than synthetic products. Thanks to its extensive action on the body.

Your birch sap spring cure

Birch sap is best taken as a spring cure. Ideally with fresh sap. Take a glass of birch sap every morning on an empty stomach before breakfast (between 150 and 200 ml) for 3 weeks. The treatment can be repeated or extended beyond 3 weeks. To enhance its benefits, prepare your glass of sap in advance and warm it to room temperature. This increases the sap's bacteriological and enzymatic activity.

Increase the benefits of your cure by adopting a hypo-toxic diet:

Focus on raw or gently steamed seasonal fruit and vegetables. Give pride of place to vegetable proteins (legumes) and oily fish, and to organic first cold-pressed oils (olive, rapeseed, sesame, hemp, pumpkin, walnut). Replace sweets with dried fruit (almonds, walnuts, cashews, Brazil nuts, macadamias). Opt for gluten-free cereals such as buckwheat, millet or quinoa, which are easier to digest.

Birch, the tree of wisdom

Birch grows at altitude in the high valleys of Andorra, mainly in avalanche paths.

Sacred tree. Tree of Light, with its silvery bark. Birch has been part of human history for millennia. From Asia to Northern Europe and all the way to America, traditions recognize its qualities and numerous therapeutic benefits.
In Siberia, the birch is known as the "Tree of the Middle". It symbolizes the link that people have always had with telluric and cosmic forces.

It is also known as the First Tree. Because it precedes other varieties on poor soils. Its roots enrich and stabilize the soil.

We harvest natural birch sap in the wildest, steepest parts of the Andorran valleys.
It's in Andorra's unspoilt nature, with its wild streams, that we carefully select the birch trees best able to supply quality sap.

Indeed, birch sap, a veritable elixir of life, has been harvested for centuries by the nomadic peoples of Asia, North America and Russia. It's the precious source of a nutritious beverage that's within easy reach.

It's important to distinguish between birch juice, which is a decoction of birch leaves, and sap - also known as birch water. Sap is the translucent liquid collected directly from the tree when sap rises in spring.