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| Reference #: | 1,363 |
| Submit Date: | 06 Nov 2007 |
| Browse Category: | willow |
| Author: | none |
| Email Address: | wsotr@hotmail.com |
| Treatment used: | none |
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| Country of Remedy: | USA |
| Remedy Source: | Waters Singing on the Rocks |
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| # of times remedy read: | 18,221 |
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WILLOW (Black or White) (Salix nigra) (the black is the only variety that grows naturally in east texas, it has the same properties as the white) Collect in the Spring as the leaves begin to come out, or in the Fall as the stems are bright red. Collect the tender new growth/ red twigs. Try to get the bark totally dry and then powder it, you can actually powder the whole little twigs for use. Taste the branch tips before you collect them - if they are bitter/acrid, use it. If not bitter/ acrid, find a different tree. Make a strong decoction 2:4, to be drunk freely...results said to last a long time. Take 1 or 2 double ought (00) capsules of the powdered bark up to 4 times a day. The so-called Catkin or Ament, meaning the flower-like thing that hangs down is an "anti-aphrodisiac" TO CALM SEXUAL DEVIANTS, for which purpose David Winston in New Jersey uses it regularly.. if details are needed, Gloria can provide his number to get more information. John Lust agrees that the catkins are sexual sedatives, using an infusion. He adds that a fluid extract may be made of the bark to achieve the same results as with the White Willow Bark. Both barks alleviate pain and reduces fever and inflammation. It also has astringent qualities and it used for internal bleeding... is also a diuretic for gout and "articular rheumatism". He says "it is even said to be good for heartburn and stomach ailments...a decoction can be used as a gargle for gum and tonsil inflammation; as an external wash for eruptions, sores, burns, and wounds; and as a footbath for sweaty feet. A deodorizing liquid can be made from a solution of Willow Bark mixed with Borax." But he says to only take 1 cup of the decoction a day, a mouthful at a time and that a cold extract can be made by soaking 1 tablespoon of the bark in cold water for 8 to 10 hours before straining. David Hoffman's Herbal Handbook reminds us that any connective tissue inflammation anywhere in the body would require a deep treatment which should include Willowbark and is especially efficacious for "rheumatoid arthritis" especially used with Black Cohosh, Celery seed (and he lists 2 other herbs I don't know). And he points out (with my 100% concurrence) that a tincture (2 - 4 ml three times daily) may be made and would work as well as a decoction. |
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