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BETULA PUBESCENS (WHITE BIRCH) BARK EXTRACT

 

This ingredient is not currently on EWG's Restricted or Unacceptable Lists.

Asthma/Respiratory
 
No Data, Some Concern
 
Skin Allergies &
Irritation
 
Some Concern
 
Developmental &
Reproductive Toxicity
 
No Data, Some Concern
 
Cancer
 
Low Concern
 
Environment
 
No Data, Some Concern
 
Top scoring factors: No information available on this substance.
BETULA PUBESCENS (WHITE BIRCH) BARK EXTRACT can be found in 46 products.
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Evidence

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Level of Concern
 
Source
A peer-reviewed article reports that birch bark extract impacted immune cell function in vitro.
 
some
 
Jona Freysdottir, Marino Boas Sigurpalsson, Sesselja Omarsdottir, Elin S. Olafsdottir, Arnor Vikingsson & Ingibjorg Hardardottir. 2011. Ethanol extract from birch bark (Betula pubescens) suppresses human dendritic cell mediated Th1 responses and directs it towards a Th17 regulatory response in vitro. Immunology letters 136(1), 90-6.
Component: BETULIN
A peer-reviewed study reports this substance has antioxidant properties.
 
some
 
Wendan Zhang, Honghong Jiang, Jianxi Yang, Miaomiao Jin, Yingfeng Du, Qian Sun, Liang Cao & Huijun Xu. 2019. Safety assessment and antioxidant evaluation of betulin by LC-MS combined with free radical assays. Analytical biochemistry 587, 113460.
A human case study reports contact dermatitis caused by this substance.
 
some
 
Ulf Meyer-Hoffert & Jochen Brasch. 2013. Allergic contact dermatitis caused by betulin-containing triterpene extract from the outer bark of birch (Betula alba). Contact dermatitis 68(6), 382-3.
Component: BETULIN
A peer-reviewed article concludes this substance has low propensity to impact liver enzyme function based on in vitro tests.
 
low
 
Madhav Seervi, Shweta Lotankar, Shrikant Barbar & Sadhana Sathaye. 2016. Assessment of cytochrome P450 inhibition and induction potential of lupeol and betulin in rat liver microsomes. Drug metabolism and personalized therapy 31(2), 115-22.
Component: BETULIN
This substance was not mutagenic or genotoxic in an in vitro test.
 
low
 
T. S. Frolova, T. P. Kukina & O. I. Sinitsyna. 1900. [Genotoxic and Mutagenic Properties of Synthetic Betulinic and Betulonic Acids]. Bioorganicheskaia khimiia 41(4), 462-7.
Component: BETULIN
A review article reports that betulin has anticancer properties.
 
low
 
Sylwia Katarzyna Król, Michał Kiełbus, Adolfo Rivero-Müller & Andrzej Stepulak. 2015. Comprehensive review on betulin as a potent anticancer agent. BioMed research international 2015, 584189.
 
 
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