Willow

Willow Tree

Common Name: White Willow

Genus and Species Name: Salix Alba

Active Chemical Ingredients: salicin, C₁₃H₁₈O₇

Medicinal Uses:

Willow bark acts a lot like aspirin, so it is used for pain, including headache, muscle pain, menstrual cramps, rheumatoid arthritis (RA), osteoarthritis, gout, and a disease of the spine called ankylosing spondylitis.

The natural pain reliever. Salicylic acid is the natural compound which relieves pain and inflammation. Salicylic acid functions like the active ingredient of aspirin called acetylsalicylic acid. You may have white willow bark tea or tincture to relieve pain due to your sprained ankle.You may also make tincture from white willow bark.

Preparation: Willow Bark Tincture, Bark, Tea

Citations:

 How to Take Care of Sprained Ankle with Natural Remedies. (2014, July 8). Retrieved September 6, 2015, from http://www.rapidhomeremedies.com/sprained-ankle.html

 White Willow Bark and Salicin:Risks of Abuse,Overdose and Sensitive. (n.d.). Retrieved September 6, 2015, from http://www.mdidea.com/products/herbextract/salicin/data05.html