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birch
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birch,
n Latin names:
Betula alba, Betula pendula, Betula verrucosa, Betula pubescens, Betula lenta; parts used: bark, leaves; uses: topical and internal analgesic, antioxidant, diuretic, kidney and bladder stones, gout; precautions: pregnancy, lactation, children, patients with allergic conditions, congestive heart failure, severe kidney conditions. Also called
birch tar oil, birch wood oil, black birch, cherry birch, sweet birch oil, or
white birch.


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Byline: Don Feather I AGREE whole heartedly with Colin Wynne ofOrmskirk regarding the birching of thugs.
As for overcrowding in prisons, this can be reduced - bring back birching for yobs instead of locking them up.
Jenkins refused to authorise the birching of prisoners and presided over the suspension of capital punishment.
 
 
 
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