Betula utilis

Ethnobotanical Studies

Gyirong Valley, Tibet, China

Uses: Medicine: diabetes, soak in water; economic, be sold in store; fuelwood, used to burn; craft, used to make Tibetan traditional wooden bowls; ritual use, used to burn in incense burner; tool, used to make cooking utensils

DOI:: 10.1186/s13002-022-00565-1
PubMed:: 36401315

Studies

Exploring water relations and phenological traits of Betula utilis (D. Don) in western Himalayan treeline ecotone.

Singh N et al (2024).; Sci Rep.
DOI:: 10.1038/s41598-024-66682-x
PubMed:: 39242651

Phytochemical profiling of the stem bark of Betula utilis from different geographical regions of India using UHPLC-ESI-MS/MS.

Phytochemistry

Mishra T et al (2020).; Anal Sci Adv.
DOI:: 10.1002/ansa.202000073
PubMed:: 38715855

Endophytic fungi from Himalayan silver birch as potential source of plant growth enhancement and secondary metabolite production.

Dasila K et al (2024).; Braz J Microbiol.
DOI:: 10.1007/s42770-024-01259-4
PubMed:: 38265571

Biochemical characterization of extremozyme L-asparaginase from Pseudomonas sp. PCH199 for therapeutics.

Darnal S et al (2023).; AMB Express.
DOI:: 10.1186/s13568-023-01521-2
PubMed:: 36828987

Design and evaluation of sodium alginate-based hydrogel dressings containing Betula utilis extract for cutaneous wound healing.

Ishfaq B et al (2023).; Front Bioeng Biotechnol.
DOI:: 10.3389/fbioe.2023.1042077
PubMed:: 36777244

Seeing from space makes sense: Novel earth observation variables accurately map species distributions over Himalaya.

Satish KV et al (2023).; J Environ Manage.
DOI:: 10.1016/j.jenvman.2022.116428
PubMed:: 36272289

Phytochemical investigation, structural elucidation, in silico study and anti-psoriatic activity of potent bioactive from Betula utilis.

Phytochemistry

Biswasroy P et al (2022).; J Biomol Struct Dyn.
DOI:: 10.1080/07391102.2022.2130981
PubMed:: 36214696

Vegetation dynamics and soil nutrient availability in a temperate forest along altitudinal gradient of Nanda Devi Biosphere Reserve, Western Himalaya, India.

Maletha A et al (2022).; PLoS One.
DOI:: 10.1371/journal.pone.0275051
PubMed:: 36206256

A Cross-Cultural Analysis of Plant Resources among Five Ethnic Groups in the Western Himalayan Region of Jammu and Kashmir.

Haq SM et al (2022).; Biology (Basel).
DOI:: 10.3390/biology11040491
PubMed:: 35453691

10.

An ethnobotany survey of wild plants used by the Tibetan people of the Yadong River Valley, Tibet, China.

Ethnobotany

Guo CA et al (2022).; J Ethnobiol Ethnomed.
DOI:: 10.1186/s13002-022-00518-8
PubMed:: 35361213

11.

Evaluation of Nutritional, Phytochemical, and Mineral Composition of Selected Medicinal Plants for Therapeutic Uses from Cold Desert of Western Himalaya.

Phytochemistry

Radha et al (2021).; Plants (Basel).
DOI:: 10.3390/plants10071429
PubMed:: 34371632

12.

Long-term forest vegetation dynamics in Nanda Devi Biosphere Reserve, Indian west Himalaya: evidence from repeat studies on compositional patterns.

Rawat B et al (2021).; Environ Monit Assess.
DOI:: 10.1007/s10661-021-09227-3
PubMed:: 34216278

13.

Anti-obesity efficacy of the selected high altitude Himalayan herbs: in vitro studies.

Obesity

Kumar M et al (2020).; J Food Sci Technol.
DOI:: 10.1007/s13197-020-04341-5
PubMed:: 32624610

14.

Betula utilis extract prolongs life expectancy, protects against amyloid-β toxicity and reduces Alpha Synuclien in Caenorhabditis elegans via DAF-16 and SKN-1.

Pandey S et al (2020).; Comp Biochem Physiol C Toxicol Pharmacol.
DOI:: 10.1016/j.cbpc.2019.108647
PubMed:: 31669661

15.

Response of photosynthetic nitrogen use efficiency in Betula utilis to altitudinal variation along Balang Mountain, Sichuan, China.

Wu JM et al (2019).; Ying Yong Sheng Tai Xue Bao.
DOI:: 10.13287/j.1001-9332.201903.032
PubMed:: 30912366

16.

Ecological correlates of Himalayan musk deer Moschus leucogaster.

Singh PB et al (2018).; Ecol Evol.
DOI:: 10.1002/ece3.4435
PubMed:: 30680091

17.

Identification of birch pollen species using FTIR spectroscopy.

Depciuch J et al (2018).; Aerobiologia (Bologna).
DOI:: 10.1007/s10453-018-9528-4
PubMed:: 30532346

18.

Isolation, Characterization and Anticancer Potential of Cytotoxic Triterpenes from Betula utilis Bark.

Cancer Phytochemistry

Mishra T et al (2016).; PLoS One.
DOI:: 10.1371/journal.pone.0159430
PubMed:: 27453990

19.

Simultaneous quantification of five marker compounds of Betula utilis stem bark using a validated high-performance thin-layer chromatography method.

Phytochemistry

Khan I et al (2012).; J Sep Sci.
DOI:: 10.1002/jssc.201100647
PubMed:: 22213693

20.

Common environmental allergens causing respiratory allergy in India.

Review

Singh AB and Kumar P (2002).; Indian J Pediatr.
PubMed:: 12003301