Cherry or Black Birch Betula lenta

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Description: a deciduous tree that grows at a fast rate on the woodland canopy. Monoecious catkin flowers in the spring. By crushing a leaf or twig – black birch smells
like wintergreen.
Part used: twigs and leaves
Used as/for: treatment of fevers, dysentery. Anti-inflammatory and analgesic.
Preparations: tea and oil
Ginger ale – batch of birch twig and ginger root tea and dissolve in honey while
warm. Store in refrigerator for several months. Take 1/3 glass of tea and mix with
cold sparkling water or seltzer water.
Leaf: fresh or infusion
Habitat/Range: New England well-drained forests down along Appalachians, east and
south to Georgia.