White Willow Bark Extract

Latin Name: Salix alba L.
Product Type: Brown fine powder
Part of the Plant Used: Bark
Extract Method: Grain Alcohol/Water
Product Specification : Salicin 15%-80%
Molecular formula : C13H18O7
Testing Method:HPLC
CAS #. :138-52-3

Introduction

The white willow tree is found in Asia and certain parts of Europe. White willow bark extract has been used medicinally for hundreds of years.
White Willow Bark Extract contains salicin, which the body converts to salicylic acid and has the same effect on the body as aspirin without any of the side effects. In fact, White Willow Bark Extract was the basis for the synthesis of aspirin. History of usage of White Willow Bark goes back as far as 500 BC when ancient Chinese healers began using it to control pain. Native Americans also discovered the value of the Willow tree for relieving pain from headaches and rheumatism and reducing fevers.

Main Function: 

The benefits of White Willow Bark today are that it is an anti-inflammatory, a fever reducer, an analgesic, an anti-rheumatic, and an astringent. Specifically, it helps to relieve headaches; Helps to ease pain associated with inflammatory conditions like rheumatism, arthritis, and carpal tunnel syndrome; and helps to control fevers.