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Description
Willow, White Salix alba L. (Crack Willow: Salix fragilis; Common Osier: Salix viminalis; Pussy Willow: Salix caprea)
Medicinal Usage
The bark of willow was used to alleviate pain, relieve headaches, and reduce fevers. It was also used for rheumatism, arthritis, internal bleeding, inflammations, gout, heartburn, colds, nervous insomnia, digestive problems and stomach complaints. Externally, it was applied for burns, sores, cuts and skin rashes. Culpeper said: "The leaves bruised and boiled in wine, and drank, stays the heat of lust in man or woman, and quite extinguishes it, if it be long used."
Miscellaneous
Willows were among the earliest trees to recolonize the landscape after the Ice Age. Although there are over twenty different species of willow, those listed above are native to Britain. Their botanical name Salix is said to be derived from the Celtic for 'near water'. 'Crack willow' comes from the fact that the brittle twigs tend to snap off easily. As some of the broken twigs take root when washed ashore, crack willows tend to form lines along river banks. In addition to making baskets, fish-traps, fences and coracles, willow was used in tanning, as fodder, to attract bees, to make artists' charcoal, to produce a purple dye, and to prevent erosion along the banks of rivers and ditches. The downy covering of the seeds was used as mattress stuffing. In folklore the willow was associated with sorrow and lost love. Sprigs were sometimes worn as a sign of mourning; or by those who had been forsaken in love, hence the saying "to wear the willow". Some sorcerers and enchanters favoured wands made of willow. The plant was listed by Aelfric.
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Directions
Stir 1/4 of a teaspoon into a glass of water and consume 3 times daily, with meals.
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