Salix, Willow

Bed Sada (Unani)
Picture Ortus Sanitatis, Meydenbach, 1491

Picture Parkinson, Theatrum Botanicum, 1640

Picture Salix alba
Thomé, Flora von Deutschland Österreich und der Schweiz, 1885

Picture Salix fragilis
Medical Botany, Woodville, 1810

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Botanical name:


Salix alba
Other species used include S. penandria and S. fragilis, the last of which was claimed to be the strongest of the species.

Parts used:


Leaf, Buds, Bark

Temperature & Taste:


Cool, dry. Bitter

Classifications:


2T. GLUTINATE
3B. FEBRIFUGE & ANTIPYRETIC.     3F. LITHONTRIPTIC
4a. CEPHALIC.    4k. ARTHRITIC

Uses:


1. Clears Wind and Damp, Eases Pain, Promotes Urine:

2. Clears Heat and Toxin, Eases Pain:
-Fever.

3. Cools the Kidneys, Clears Deficient Heat:

4. Clears Heat from the Stomach:

5. Stops Leakages and Bleeding:

6. Externally:
-skin disease such as Erysipelas, Eczema and Scurf.


Dose:


POWDERED ROOT BARK: 1–3 grams, up to 6 grams.

Corrective:


 … available in PRO version

Substitute:


 … available in PRO version
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Main Combinations:


1. Arthritis, Rheumatism:
i. Willow bark with  … available in PRO version
i. Willow bark with  … available in PRO version
ii. Willow bark with  … available in PRO version
iii. Willow bark with  … available in PRO version
iv. Willow bark with  … available in PRO version
2. Gout, Willow bark with  … available in PRO version
3. Pain from Heat such as headache, neuralgia, neuritis, rheumatism and fever,  … available in PRO version
4. Febrile disease:
i. Willow bark with  … available in PRO version
ii. Willow bark,  … available in PRO version
5. Bleeding from the Lungs,  … available in PRO version
6. Prostatitis,  … available in PRO version
7. Madness,  … available in PRO version
8. Leukemia,  … available in PRO version
9. Head pain from heat,  … available in PRO version
10. Open Burn Ulcers,  … available in PRO version
11. Hot inflammatory tumors and swellings,  … available in PRO version
12. Herpes, Ringworm, Eczema,  … available in PRO version

Cautions:


1. Not used in Cold and Weak Kidneys or Yin deficiency

Main Preparations used:


Distilled Water of the Leaves