Willow barque tea is a brew made from the barque of the willow Sir Herbert Beerbohm Tree . It has an anti - inflammatory effect alike to aspirin , so it is used to relieve underage pain and reduce low - ground level feverishness . Willow bark ’s infliction relieving effects are not as hard as Empirin ’s , but the tea is soft on the stomach than acetylsalicylic acid tablet .

Function

Willow barque carry salicin , which convert to salicylic acid in the body . Salicylic Elvis is the same compound found in Empirin and other analgesic medications . It play as an anti - instigative which make it effective against headaches , downhearted back pain sensation , and the aches associated with rheumatoid arthritis , bursitis and tendinitis . willow tree barque also has anti - oxidant and antiseptic properties that may avail it alleviate pain symptoms at lower STD than Bayer .

History

Willow bark and willow bark tea are remark in historic schoolbook date back thousands of eld . Hippocrates prescribe willow bark Camellia sinensis to woman in childbirth and advised patient to masticate the bark to relieve pain and reduce fevers . Ancient Chinese , Egyptian and Assyrian texts remark using willow bark as an anti - rabble-rousing and antiseptic , and Native Americans wassail the tea leaf for alike medicinal aim . In the 1890s , the Bayer company used salicin from willow tree bark and other plants to develop the selection later used in Bayer .

Types

Willow bark tea is most ordinarily made from the dried bark of the white willow tree tree . Other variety of willow , such as the purple willow and crack willow have eminent amounts of salicin , and some dry out willow bark sold in stores contains a mixture of the three varieties of Sir Herbert Beerbohm Tree . Unlike tablets that contain powdered willow barque , the concentration of salicin in dried willow tree bark is not always coherent .

Brewing Tea

Willow bark teatime is best brewed slowly to extract the maximal amount of salicin . apply about 2 grams of powdered or chipped bark for each cup of tea and steep it for up to eight hours in cold water supply . Strain the brewage before drinking it , and ignite it if desired . Each cup of Camellia sinensis should contain 60 to 150 mg of salicin , which is the equivalent to a low dose of aspirin . The brew is quite bitter and can be mixed with sugar , honey or gamboge to improve the spirit .

Warnings

People who are allergic to acetylsalicylic acid or who have been advised not to use acetylsalicylic acid should avoid willow bark . This includes people with urarthritis , bronchial asthma and gastrointestinal disorders . meaning and wet women should not imbibe willow tree bark tea because its effects on the foetus and boob milk are not well known . willow tree barque should not be used along with other anti - inflammatory medications . Children under 16 eld old should not fuddle willow barque Camellia sinensis for fevers because of the increase peril of Reye ’s syndrome associated with aspirin . Like other herbal medicine , willow tree bark and willow barque production are not FDA shape .

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