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Product Information
Willow bark Extract has been used as a treatment for pain and fever in China since 500 B.C. In Europe, it was primarily used for altogether different purposes, such as stopping vomiting, removing warts, and suppressing sexual desire. However, in 1828, European chemists made a discovery that would bring some of these different uses together. They extracted the substance salicin from white willow, which was soon purified to salicylic acid. Salicylic acid is an effective treatment for pain and fever, but it is also sufficiently irritating to do a good job of burning off warts.
Evidence suggests that willow, taken at standard doses, is the equivalent of 50 mg of aspirin, a very small dose. Willow doesn't impair blood coagulation to the same extent as aspirin, and also doesn't appear to significantly irritate the stomach. Nonetheless, willow could still cause the side effects associated with aspirin such as stomach irritation and even bleeding ulcers if used over the long term. All the other risks of aspirin therapy apply as well. For example, white willow should not be given to children, due to the risk of Reye's syndrome. It should also not be used by people with aspirin allergies, bleeding disorders, ulcers, kidney disease, liver disease, or diabetes, and it may interact adversely with alcohol, "blood thinners," other anti-inflammatories, methotrexate, metoclopramide, phenytoin, probenecid, spironolactone, and valproate. Safety in pregnant or nursing women, or those with severe liver or kidney disease has not been established.
Warning
White Willow Bark Alcohol Free Extract should be taken as prescribed by your medical practitioner.
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