Yep. It comes from willow bark, the active ingredient is salicin. My grandfather's people have used it for centuries for pain relief, sore muscles and for fever. As a kid staying with my grandparents on the rez I've drank willow bark tea to treat fever. Synthetic/commercial aspirin is acetylsalicylic acid.
Yep. It comes from willow bark, the active ingredient is salicin. My grandfather's people have used it for centuries for pain relief, sore muscles and for fever. As a kid staying with my grandparents on the rez I've drank willow bark tea to treat fever. Synthetic/commercial aspirin is acetylsalicylic acid.
My relative, a European used it too.
My son went and collected Willow Bark when we were all down with Swine flu. At the time, there was no way we could get to the supermarket.