Tar is a substance obtained from the birch bark. It is a dark, thick, oily liquid with a specific pungent odor. This substance has pronounced antimicrobial, locally irritating and bactericidal properties. Tar is included in the composition of Vishnevsky ointment. It finds application in getting rid of various skin diseases, in the treatment of wounds and pediculosis. In the Middle Ages, scabies and leprosy were expelled.
Most often, tar made from birch bark is used for medical purposes. It contains cresol and creosol, xylene and betulin, guaiacol and tebrene. Due to its active components, tar has antiseptic, anti-inflammatory, antioxidant and other effects on the body. In this regard, it is widely used in modern medicine.
Birch tar, reviews of which indicate its ability to suppress fungal and parasitic diseases of the skin, is included in many ointments. These include the following: ichthyol, Wilkinson, Vishnevsky, Konkova, etc. These ointments are recommended for getting rid of wounds and skin diseases.
Folk healers often use birch tar. Reviews of its positive effects on the body are numerous. Tar is used for rheumatism, female ailments, as well as liver pathologies. There are cases when a medicinal product helped relieve patients of Giardia.
Essential oil is isolated from tar. This substance has an anthelmintic and diuretic effect. Birch tar, reviews of which indicate its ability to have a positive effect on the body, has an insecticidal, keratoplastic, antipruritic and antiseptic effect. It is able to increase the sensitivity of the skin to ultraviolet radiation.
Birch tar, reviews of which indicate its ability to cure scaly lichen and eczema, seborrhea and psoriasis, neurodermatitis and itching of the skin, is used externally in the form of liniment, ointments or sulfur-tar soap. A mixture of tar with alcohol is used to take therapeutic baths.
In a network of pharmacies you can buy without a doctor’s prescription a product of dry distillation of birch bark - tar birch. The instruction for this tool indicates its scope and natural origin. Having tar in the home medicine cabinet, you can use it in the treatment of foot spurs. To do this, cut the onion bulb in half. After that, a drop of tar is poured into the middle of both parts. Halves are applied to the sore spot. Tar helps with getting rid of catarrhal cystitis. At the same time, it is consumed with warm milk. Tar is also recommended for the treatment of gastritis and gastric ulcer. In this case, it is used with sugar. Tar finds its application as a tool that strengthens hair roots and relieves scalp from itching. Folk healers recommend a healing substance for sputum discharge during a painful cough.
It has birch tar contraindications. It is forbidden to take it during pregnancy and kidney ailments. The use of birch tar for exacerbations of neurodermatitis, eczema and psoriasis is not recommended. With extreme caution, this drug is prescribed for children.