White willow bark extract

Product Description

White willow bark extract comes from the white willow tree, a member of the Salicaceae family; the tree can grow up to *5 feet tall, and thrives near streams or rivers. White willow grows in diverse regions of the world, ranging from parts of Europe, North America, and Asia. Although there are several hundred species of willow, white willow extract is one of the few believed to harbor medicinial properties. Indeed, it has been used for therapuetic purposes for thousands of years in places such as China. How can White Willow Bark Extract benefit you? Although the Eastern world recognized the therapeutic benefits of white willow extract long ago, it wasn't until the *8th eighteenth century that the West began using white willow branch extract for relieving pain and fever. The bark extract derives its benefits from its active ingredient *- salicin *- and which was isolated by German and French scientists in ***8. Salicylic acid was manufactured from white willow bark ***** acid, indeed, is the precursor to one of the world's most well known drugs for treating fevers and pain: aspirin.