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-----Original Message-----
From: H. Dessureault <inter.verbis@atreide.net>
To: nafex <nafex@yahoogroups.com>
Date: Thursday, February 01, 2001 12:23 PM
Subject: [nafex] salicin in willows
From: H. Dessureault <inter.verbis@atreide.net>
To: nafex <nafex@yahoogroups.com>
Date: Thursday, February 01, 2001 12:23 PM
Subject: [nafex] salicin in willows
Hi,
Willow water is a very interesting idea. You could also
make willow tea which would work faster to extract the active ingredient if you
were in a rush.
Willows contain salicin,
from which salicyclic acid is derived, which is used to make acetylsalicyclic, a
salt, the active ingredient in aspirin, according to my data base. Beware though
that newer generations of analgesic products, may not contain this at all.
I know Wintergreen also
possesses salicin. So I suppose wintergreen would work as
well.
Hélène D.
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