BIRCH: FROM ANCIENT KNOWLEDGE TO MODERN SCIENCE...

Since early times, man has understood that there was something about the  bark of the birch tree that that was important to their survival. From the basic use of the bark for basket and bowls, to canoes and shelter, the waterproof and protective attributes were obvious. What was it that made early man use birch bark in poultices, tinctures, tea's and for many thousands of years. Otzi the Iceman, who wandered the mountains of Tyrol, Italy more than 5,000 years ago, was found carrying a birch bark pouch containing birch mushrooms.   

The Chaga mushroom which grows on the birch tree was natures original extractor of the of the beneficial ingredients found in the bark, Betulinic Acid being the most well known.

Because of the long history of use, back in 1780 "modern" science extracted and studied Betulin, the main compound in the birch bark. Since then, researchers and scientists from all over the world have been studying Betulin, Betulinic Acid, Lupeol and hundreds of other compounds and derivatives from birch.  

Technology developed by the University of Minnesota provides us with a full spectrum, natural, environmentally friendly extract which contains >98% of these beneficial triterpene ingredients.