A naturally-occurring chemical in birch bark helps skin wounds mend faster with less scarring, a clinical trial has found. The bark of birch trees has long been known for its healing properties. This ...

Got a birch tree that doesn’t look too healthy after our long, dry summer? You aren’t alone. Both European white birch and river birch are popular landscape trees in the Inland Northwest. However, ...

Pharmaceutical researchers elucidate the effect of a natural extract -- from birch trees. Extracts from the birch tree have served for centuries as a traditional means of helping the damaged skin ...