Swiss Herbal Remedies Organic White Willow Tincture – 50ml

 

White willow

(Salix alba)

PRACTITIONER STRENGTH TINCTURE

     

Dosage:

20 drops in a little cold water, 3 time daily, before meals

 

Ingredients:

Decocted Tincture of Organic Salix Alba (White Willow Bark), 1:3. 25% ethyl alocohol

 

Suitable for vegetarians

Do not take if pregnant or breast-feeding.

Do not take if you have an allergy to salicylates/aspirin.

 

    

White willow is the aspirin of the herbal world! It is a herb that contains salicylates. These are the chemicals aspirin is derived from. The herbal salicylates do not have the side-effects that orthodox aspirin does however. People who are allergic to salicylates though should avoid White willow as well.

 

The main use of White willow is in the treatment of inflammatory joint disorders such as rheumatoid arthritis. It reduces inflammation and has pain-killing properties. White willow can also be used like aspirin in the treatment of colds, flu and fevers to reduce temperature and ease aches and pains. It also has a useful place in the treatment of chronic headaches. Combines well with Devil's claw and ginger in arthritis and with Black Elder in the treatment of colds and flu.

 

 Information extracted from the publication    SOME OF MY FAVOURITE HERBS by

Stuart FitzSimmons MNIMH Dip. phyt.
Also Director Swiss Herbal Remedies Ltd

 

 

Stuart FitzSimmons writes:

Those who have had ulcers induced by aspirin and other anti-inflammatory drugs have no problem with willow as the salicylates it contains are metabolised differently