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Willow bark was one of the earliest painkillers.
Some people find willow bark useful for treating fever and aches.
The active ingredient in willow bark is salicin, the original source for what ultimately became aspirin.
Doctors had known for millennia that willow bark and poppy sap relieve pain.
Instead, there are pure-sounding ingredients like shea nut shell powder and willow bark extract.
I use willow bark to make the home fries, and squash as bacon".
At Slimbridge this month we've got the crisp red of willow bark against golden reeds and bright blue water.
Aspirin is a more modern form of willow bark, and thousands of other drugs have herbs as their base.
That's not to say the natural world isn't a source of potential treatments, from aspirin (willow bark) to penicillin (mould).
Some doctors, however, see these approaches as the equivalent of decoctions of willow bark and tinctures of opium.
Extracts or teas of willow bark have been used to treat fever and pain for more than 2,000 years.
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