Salix, Willow
Bed Sada (Unani)
Ortus Sanitatis, Meydenbach, 1491
Parkinson, Theatrum Botanicum, 1640
Salix alba
Thomé, Flora von Deutschland Österreich und der Schweiz, 1885
Thomé, Flora von Deutschland Österreich und der Schweiz, 1885
Salix fragilis
Medical Botany, Woodville, 1810
Medical Botany, Woodville, 1810
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
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
POWDERED ROOT BARK: 1–3 grams, up to 6 grams.
Corrective:
... available in PRO version
Substitute:
... available in PRO version
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
1. Not used in Cold and Weak Kidneys or Yin deficiency
Main Preparations used:
Distilled Water of the Leaves