Chemical Properties
The source of sweet birch oil of B. lenta is the bark (reddish-brown). Sweet birch oil has a characteristic wintergreen flavor.
Physical properties
The essential oil of B. lenta L. obtained from bark is a pale yellow liquid with a characteristic
odor because of its methyl salicylate content.
Definition
Extractives and their physically modified derivatives. Betula lenta, Betulaceae
Safety Profile
Moderately toxic by ingestion. A skin irritant. When heated to decomposition it emits acrid smoke and irritating fumes.
