| Common Names | White Willow |
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| Locations | Vikos-Aoos Ioannina Pindos Tymfi Mountain |
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| Contraindications | Plant's consumption may cause nausea, stomach pain, dizziness, rashes, allergic reactions, tinnitus, kidneys irritation, stomach disorders, ulcers, vomiting, bleeding and stomach inflammation. |
| Active Substance | essential oil tannins salicylic acid catechins Glycosides (salicin, salicortin, acetyl-salicortin, triandine) |
| Active Substance Plant Part | Bark leaves |
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| Features Description | Salix alba is a deciduous tree growing from 7 to 25m, with oblong, lanceolate, serrated leaves and white flowers in inflorescences. The oval, smooth fruits has the form of a capsule. The flowering and the harvesting take place from April to May. |
| Method Administration | The plant is administered as antipyretic, anti-inflammatory and analgesic in the form of herbal tea (1-2 spoons of dried bark in 25mL of boiled water 2-3 times a day). Also it is administered in the form of powder from the leaves, into pharmaceutical capsules (60-240 mg daily) and in the form of tincture (1: 5 parts of dried herb and ethyl alcohol, 25%, 5-8 mL a day)Warning: The use of herb preparations is not recommended without seeking advice from your physician or pharmacist. The substances they contain may interact with the subscribed drugs that the patient already takes, thus eliminating their therapeutic efficacy or inducing toxicity. They may also burden further weakened vital functions of the body thus exposing the patient to increased morbidity and life threatened conditions. |
| Pharmacological Info | The bark of the plant has tonic, antipyretic, antirheumatic, analgesic, anti-inflammatory, antithrombotic and astringent properties. The salicylates are the essential active ingredients of the plant, as they inhibit the production of prostaglandins and arachidonic acid. The plant is administered in the form of herbal tea for the treatment of headaches, neuralgia, rheumatism, arthritis, fever, common cold, diarrhea, gout, pain during menstruation, as well against muscular pain. |
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| References | Bιβλίο: Τα φαρμακευτικά βότανα και οι θεραπευτικές τους ιδιότητες, Λάμπρου Π. Σπύρου, Αγροτικός εκδοτικός οίκος, Αθήνα 1981, Α' τόμος, σελίδες: 249-251 Βιβλίο: Οδηγός των φαρμακευτικών φυτών, Paul Schauenberg, Ferdinand Paris, Εκδότης Μ. Γκιούρδας, Αθήνα 1981, σελίδα 110, http://www.viopikilotita.uoi.gr/fyta.php http://www.iama.gr/ethno/kerkini/koen.html http://www.drugs.com/npc/willow-bark.html http://umm.edu/health/medical/altmed/herb/willow-bark |
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