What is a Siberian larch?

Siberian larch, or Larix Sibirica , is one of a handful of Larchy species across the often frigid northern hemisphere. Although this conifer can be found in 2011 around the world, it is still largely contained in the forests of Eastern Siberia, where about 75 percent of the total population of trees. This tree, which has long been awarded under construction for its wood, is also well established as a herbal remedy that has recently gained scientific confidence as a strengthening of the immune system.

In Russia, one of the two coniferous trees is Siberian Lar. This character grows to about three on every four trees in Eastern Siberia and other Baltic areas of Russian northeast territories. In other parts of the world are more prominent different types of larch. The European Larch, or Larix Decidua , is much more common in Arctic areas. Through the Atlantic Ocean in the western hemisphere, American and Western Larches - l. Laricina and l. Occidentalis or prevailing.

In the United States, Siberian Larka recommends two for landscaping only in the hardness of the Ministry of Agriculture of the United States. This area, which consists mainly of Alaska and parts of Minnesota, is marked by an average minimum temperature between -40 and -50 ° F (about -40 to -46 ° C). With a slightly damp soil under full sun, these trees can grow as high as about 60 feet (about 18 m). Although his stubborn needles show the green light in the warmer months, they turn brown in the autumn, leaving the branches largely bare in winter.

builders began to use the Siberian larch sometime during the Middle Ages, between the fifth and 15th table. Wood is not only known for its density, which beats other hard wood, such as pine and spruce, but its boards also hold its shape and work longer. The wood of the sought -after attribute is an excellent decay resistance. All these characteristics led to the fact thatThis species uses for outdoor structures such as bridges, dams, engineering poles, rail and fences.

Construction and landscaping are not the only use for the Siberian Larch. For centuries, the herbalists have been preparing the tincture of the lark bark, which is rich in a compound called Arabinogalactan. Although this extract has been used as a homeopathic diuretic, antibacterial agent and stimulant, its alleged properties increasing immunity are the highest interest for modern science. Some cellular research has shown that Lark's bark can stimulate white blood cells for greater effect, but another study of laboratory rats refuted it by showing how white blood cells in the bone marrow actually reduced a week after the start of daily arabinogalactan.