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Birch sap is the Sap extracted from a Birch tree, such as a North American Sweet Birch or a Silver Birch . The sap is often a slightly sweet, watery liquid. Birch sap must be collected during a specific time in the summer, depending on the species. The collected sap can be drunk as a Tonic and it is a traditional beverage in Belarus (), Russia , Lithuania , Latvia , Estonia , Finland and elsewhere in Northern Europe as well as parts of northern China . Birch sap can also be used as an ingredient in food or drinks, such as ( Birch Beer ) or Wintergreen flavored Candy . Concentrated birch sap is used to make Birch Syrup , a very expensive type of syrup mainly made from Paper Birch in Alaska , and from several species in Russia and Ukraine . In Russia this tonic is used as a traditional herbal medicine functioning as antiseptic, anti-parasitic, anti-inflammatory, and anti-itching treatment. Other uses for the sap include Vinegar . |
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