%0 Journal Article %T EFFECTS OF WILLOW BARK (Salix alba) AND ITS SALICYLATES ON BLOOD COAGULANT %A Ba£¿ar Alt£¿nterim %J Karaelmas Science and Engineering Journal %D 2013 %I B¨¹lent Ecevit University %R http://dx.doi.org/10.7212%2fzkufbd.v3i1.101 %X The herb white willow (Salix alba), also known as willow bark, is used to treat pain and fever. White willow contains a substance (salicine) that is converted by the body into a salicylate similar to the blood-thinner aspirin. Over the last twenty years, yet another use for aspirin has emerged connected with the discovery of its anti-thrombotic action. %K Willow bark %K Blood Coagulant %K saline. %U http://fbd.beun.edu.tr/index.php/zkufbd/article/view/101/118