A poultice made from powdered willow bark can be applied topically where you feel pain or tension. Mix powdered willow bark ...

A newly published study reveals that hot willow bark extract shows broad-spectrum antiviral activities that have not been previously identified. The study, designed and carried out by a team of ...

*** Good evidence of a health benefit. ** Some evidence of a health benefit. * Traditionally used with only anecdotal evidence. White willow has been used in Europe as a medicine since ancient times.

Willow bark, the forerunner of aspirin, may work better than modern-day remedies for long- term relief of lower-back pain. When 191 people with lower-back pain took a sugar pill or one of two doses of ...

Q: My doctor has encouraged me to take baby aspirin daily to reduce my risk of heart problems and colon cancer. Both run in my family. I prefer natural remedies. It is my understanding that aspirin ...

Professor Varpu Marjomäkim and her team at the University of Jyväskylä, Finland, looked into the antiviral effects of willow bark. In cell sample experiments, an extract of willow bark was shown to ...

Holly has a degree in Medical Biochemistry from the University of Leicester. Her scientific interests include genomics, personalized medicine, and bioethics.View full profile Holly has a degree in ...