White willow - bark - 50g
Product characteristics
Contents: dried bark
Country of origin: EU
Classification: Salix alba
Weight: 50g
Preparation proposal:
Put one teaspoon in 250 ml of water and boil for 10 minutes
Description
WHITE WILLOW - dried bark - 50g
Plant description A species of tree belonging to the willow family. The native area of its occurrence is Europe, Asia and North Africa (Algeria, Morocco), it also spreads elsewhere. It did not appear in Scandinavia, Ireland and Scotland, but she was brought there and planted as an ornamental plant. It usually grows on the banks of rivers, near ditches or other places with very moist soil. |
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Properties - herbal raw material: bark - contains flavonoids, organic acids, glycosides - the most important phenolic glycoside - salicin - salicin has a strong anti-inflammatory, antipyretic and astringent effect - used for such ailments and diseases as: headache, colds with fever, various rheumatic diseases, atherosclerosis - willow bark is also used in folk medicine for the treatment of neuralgia and as a means of assisting sleep and sedation |