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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''': ''' | '''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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File:Winter male catkins of European birch.jpg|Betula pendula early-stage male catkins | File:Winter male catkins of European birch.jpg|Betula pendula early-stage male catkins | ||
File:Betula pendula m1.JPG| Betula pendula late-stage male flowerings | File:Betula pendula m1.JPG| Betula pendula late-stage male flowerings | ||
Betula pendula f1.JPG| | Betula pendula f1.JPG|Betula pendula early-stage female flowerings | ||
File:European Birch Seeds.JPG|Betula pendula late-stage female flowerings | |||
File:Frosty Birches - panoramio.jpg|Don't fear the frosty birches, in addition to "allergens" they also contain the cure for the allergy against its pollen when Spring comes | File:Frosty Birches - panoramio.jpg|Don't fear the frosty birches, in addition to "allergens" they also contain the cure for the allergy against its pollen when Spring comes | ||
</gallery> | </gallery> | ||
'''Information on birches''' | '''Information on birches''' | ||
[[w:Birch]] trees are of the genus Betula. In Finland there are | [[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]] |