Key notes:
- Considered a pediatric remedy, not as strong as Betula pubescens, tonic for children and adolescents
- Primarily used for growth and regeneration of organs and bones in particular (increases osteoblastic activity) through remineralisation
- Liver and kidney drainage
- Inflammation modulating
- Tissue regeneration
- Immune system modulation (treats acute cases better than chronic, where you would use Betula pubescens)
Clinical indications:
- Juvenile osteochondritis
- Chronic osteomyelitis
- Rickets
- Dental decay/ cavities
- Osteoporosis
- Disturbances of growth due to demineralisation
- Broken and fractured bones
- Allergies
- Upper respiratory infections, mostly acute
- Osteoarthritis
- Rheumatoid arthritis
- Fibromyalgia
- Gout, hyperuricemia
- Cellulite
- Preventing thrombus
- Early stages of Ki disorders (albuminuria, nephritis, pyelitis)
- Polycystic kidney disease
- Some hepatitis cases
- Pancreatitis
- Spleen inflammatory disorders
Consider in combination with:
Abies alba, for growing pains
Rubus idaeus and Ilex aquifolium, fibrocystic breasts, fibroadenoma
Juglans regia and Ribes nigrum, inflammation and infection overall
Abies alba, juvenile osteochondritis, chronic osteomyelitis, rickets, dental cavities, bone breaks
Ribes nigrum and Fagus sylvatica, allergies
Ribes nigrum and Vitis vinifera, joint pain, arthritis
Quercus robur, fatigue secondary to allergies
Alnus glutinosa, prevention of thrombus
Fagus sylvatica and Alnus glutinosa, recurrent infections
Alnus glutinosa and Juglans regia, bronchitis
Rosa canina, to work with RES together
HerbalGem gemmo complexes that contain Betula verrucosa:
G2 AR-GEM (joint complex)
G6 CH-GEM (anti-cholesterol complex)
G13 OS-GEM (bone complex)