EFFECTS OF WILLOW BARK (Salix alba) AND ITS SALICYLATES ON BLOOD COAGULANT

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.