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WILLOW
, BLACK, AMERICAN Salix nigra, Marsh.( N. O.: Salicaceae)
Common Names: Black Willow, Pussywillow, Catkin Willow. Features: Willow, of the family Salicaceae and genus Salix, has many trees and shrubs; 300 species vary from less than 1 in. in height to trees of 100 ft. or more, depending on local and climatic conditions. In North America we can claim over 100 of the species variety. Largest of the Willows of eastern North America is the Black willow S. Nigra. It has dark-brown, ridged bark, reddish to orange twigs, and long, narrow leaves that are taper-pointed. The flowers are in elongated clusters, aments or catkins, of two different types; however, in rare instances, the flowers are bisexual. The“ precocious” catkins are ornamental, and among flowering plants Willow is ancient, fossils extending back to the Cretaceous. Medicinal Part: The bark. Solvent: Boiling water. Bodily Influence: Aphrodisiac, Tonic, Astringent, Detergent, Anti-periodic.
WILLOW, BLACK, AMERICAN Salix nigra, Marsh.( U. S. Agricultural Department, Appalachia, 1971)
Uses: Willow is very similar in action to quinine; the active principle is Salicin and is believed to be far more valuable for ague and low grades of fever. These salicylic acids are found in a number of herbal remedies used throughout the world, some dating as far back as the Stone Age. We cannot trace the discovery of how the Willow first became known to the American Indians, we can only tell you that when they were in need of a fever-reducing agent Willow bark tea was given.
In 1763 the Rev. Edward Stone applied an old-fashioned theory. Three things were obvious— low, marshy regions; rheumatism; Willow trees. He tried a decoction of Willow bark on sufferers of rheumatic complaints and thus rediscovered the effectiveness of salicylic acid( Salix is Latin for Willow). It wasn’ t long before experimentally inclined chemists began synthesizing this substance from common coal tar and petroleum derivatives, according to a standard recipe given in many elementary chemistry text books. Today it is known as common aspirin. The amount swallowed to