raw birch tree sap

[Leigh Lamkin]

does anyone know where i can get raw birch tree sap?  not birch leaf extract, but birch tree sap.  wonderful stuff.  but can't find it anywhere. 

[Gisele Landry]

Would you be thinking about Chaga? It is a fungus/mushroom that grows on birch trees and kind of looks like a blob of sap that has hardened. It is believed to concentrate all the rich phytonutients of the birch tree and is used as a tea.  I do know a good source of fresh, sustainably harvested Chaga if that is what you are looking for. 

[Wendy Geesey]

Hi Leigh, I just bing'd it and got someone selling it on ebay dot co dot uk- try ebay ;)

[Chuti]

Hi Leigh, i've never seen 'raw birch tree sap' sold (I have however had it extracted for me a long time ago from a birch from my yard). Are you after it for its health benefits? Nowadays I consume Xylitol which is basically dried birch tree sap and you can use it to sweeten things. Very good for your teeth as well. So is it Xylitol that you are looking for? Here in the UK (and rest of Europe) you can buy Xylitol in pretty much any health store and well stocked supermarket. It is considered a 'health food' and a low GI alternative to sugar, but it looks and tastes just like sugar. Love it. I eat it pretty much every day. Has also very low processing and its completely natural.

Otherwise I would imagine you would have to contact a specialist who extracts sap from trees as its unfortunately a dying art. Good luck with it!

[Leigh Lamkin]

oooo.  thanks wendy.  i will do that.  i didn't even think of trying ebay.  good to know. i appreciate the info. 

Wendy Geesey said:

Hi Leigh, I just bing'd it and got someone selling it on ebay dot co dot uk- try ebay ;)

[Leigh Lamkin]

hi gisele.  i'm not familiar with chaga but i will certainly look into it.  thanks for the information.  can i get hold of you should i want some?

Gisele Landry said:

Would you be thinking about Chaga? It is a fungus/mushroom that grows on birch trees and kind of looks like a blob of sap that has hardened. It is believed to concentrate all the rich phytonutients of the birch tree and is used as a tea.  I do know a good source of fresh, sustainably harvested Chaga if that is what you are looking for. 

[Leigh Lamkin]

hi chuti,  i am familiar with xylitol and that is not what i was looking for but i appreciate the information.  my sister purchased 5 liters of pure raw birch tree sap at a salon in paris.  apparently they do have it there.  but i have had no luck finding it here.  unfortunately. 

i am looking for it for its health benefits.   and what im reading is fascinating.  this evening i even found it listed as an alternative option for cancer patients on the american cancer website.  i did not anticipate that.  very interesting stuff. 

thank you chuti. 

Chuti said:

Hi Leigh, i've never seen 'raw birch tree sap' sold (I have however had it extracted for me a long time ago from a birch from my yard). Are you after it for its health benefits? Nowadays I consume Xylitol which is basically dried birch tree sap and you can use it to sweeten things. Very good for your teeth as well. So is it Xylitol that you are looking for? Here in the UK (and rest of Europe) you can buy Xylitol in pretty much any health store and well stocked supermarket. It is considered a 'health food' and a low GI alternative to sugar, but it looks and tastes just like sugar. Love it. I eat it pretty much every day. Has also very low processing and its completely natural.

Otherwise I would imagine you would have to contact a specialist who extracts sap from trees as its unfortunately a dying art. Good luck with it!

[Maria]

I've seen saps on birch trees in my childhood. I think it's done in spring but I could be wrong. You literally attach a bucket to the hole in the tree and let it stay that way for some weeks. I don't know how to do it exactly without killing the tree. I grew up with an old man knowing all these things, living very close to nature, unfortunately he's dead. I would think that sapping a birch tree yourself would be your best option, I grew up in a place where birch is the most common tree and I love it so. You've given me something to think about, I'll try to find out how it's done, might even try it myself!