EFFECTS OF WILLOW BARK Salix alba AND ITS SALICYLATES ON BLOOD COAGULANT

The herb white willow Salix alba , also known as willow bark, is used to treat pain and fever. White willow contains a substance salicine that is converted by the body into a salicylate similar to the blood-thinner aspirin. Over the last twenty years, yet another use for aspirin has emerged connected with the discovery of its anti-thrombotic action.

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Willow bark, Blood Coagulant saline.,

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