MEDICINAL:
The flower is used as one of the Bach flower remedies, used to treat intolerance. Beech leaves were used by Native American tribes as an infusion to treat frostbite, as well as burned and scalded skin. The infusion was also used to treat diaper rash, poison ivy, poison oak, and the inflammation that accompanies them.
GROWING:
American Beech tree grows to more than 100 feet. It prefers soils rich in humus and moisture, and grows throughout the Midwest and East.
