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Tuesday, March 29, the section “13 Hours in France” is interested in birch sap and its many virtues for health. Report in the Limousin, with a producer.
The birch sap harvest begins at the end of winter. “This can is the harvest of this night, we see that there are about seven liters“, shows Patricia Mingotaud, bétuliculturist in Faux-la-Montagne (Creuse). In order to collect the sap, she had to drill small holes on trees that were at least 15 years old. “I drill six centimeters, which allows me to reach the vein, the area where the birch sap circulates“. The holes are then filled in for the tree to heal.
Patricia Mingotaud can harvest up to 500 liters per day, with her 80 birches. The sap from the tree is then sold for spring vitality cures. The producer sells her organic sap directly. “It drains the liver, it drains the kidneys. It is sure that there is an elimination of toxins“, notes Marie-Jeanne Ballard, a customer, who ordered three liters of sap for a 21-day cure.