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'''Contains a side-effect''': Occasionally I had perceptions like I was having a slight fever, but the allergy symptoms did not become worse from the consumption of the flowers.
'''Contains a side-effect''': Occasionally I had perceptions like I was having a slight fever, but the allergy symptoms did not become worse from the consumption of the flowers.


'''The end result''': '''<u>I have not had any birch pollen allergy starting from Spring 2001.</u>''' [[User:Jukeboksi|Jukeboksi]] ([[User talk:Jukeboksi|talk]])
'''The unknowns'''
# I do not know precisely which catkins I ate and in which proportions, but looking at the pictures, I ate some of both male and female catkins in all stages.
# I do not know the species of the birch trees, but I could go have a look one day if any of them are still there.
 
'''The end result''': <u>'''''I have not had any birch pollen allergy starting from Spring of 2001'''''</u>. ~ [[User:Jukeboksi|Jukeboksi]] ([[User talk:Jukeboksi|talk]])


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'''Information on birches'''
'''Information on birches'''
[[w:Birch]] trees are of the genus Betula. In Finland there are two primary species of birch [[w:Betula pubescens]] ([[w:fi:hieskoivu]]) and [[w:Betula pendula]] ([[w:fi:rauduskoivu]]). [[w:List of Betula species]]
[[w:Birch]] trees are of the genus Betula. In Finland there are three primary species of birch [[w:Betula pubescens]] ([[w:fi:hieskoivu]]), [[w:Betula pendula]] ([[w:fi:rauduskoivu]]) and [[w:Betula nana]] ([[w:fi:vaivaiskoivu]]) [[w:List of Betula species]]
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