Family Name: Salicaceae
Botanical Name(s): Salix Alba
Popular Name(s): White Willow, European Willow or Osier.
Parts Used: Bark.
Habitat: It is a native of Central and Southern Europe and North
America.
Description: A large tree with a rough grayish bark, the twigs
being brittle at the base; the leaves are pubescent on both surfaces and
finely serrulate; it hybridizes with other species of Salix, it flowers
in April and May and the bark is easily separable throughout the summer;
flowers and leaves appear coincidently from March to June.
Uses: The bark and leaves are very effective to break and bring
down minor fevers and colic. The bark is most helpful to treat diarrhea
and dysentery, headache and neuralgia. It has been used in dyspepsia
connected with debility of the digestive organs.
