White Willow Bark (Salix alba)

Salix alba

Unit size: 1 ounce

Origin: Bulgaria

Form: Cut and sifted

Other names: sallows, osiers

Esoteric Uses: Healing, dreams, recuperation

Esoteric Associations: Moon

Incense Aroma: Light, soft, slightly sweet-spice wood

White Willow has long been used as a healing herb, and the Ancient Egyptians indeed used it to treat pain and inflammation. It was also used by the Greeks, in the Far East, and by Native Americans. Willow contains tannin as its chief constituent, and also a small quantity of salicin which gives it its aspirin-like properties.

This is herb grade Willow.

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