The weeping willow is the best known of Salix but, with 300 relatives, this species has even more to offer than its majestic, drooping branches and fluffy catkins The most familiar representatives of ...

Background: Tanacetum parthenium (feverfew) has been used traditionally to treat migraine, and although its mechanism of action is not fully understood, serotonin 5-HT receptor blocking effects have ...

Willow trees fall under the Salix genus and include over 400 species, with two of the most well-known medicinal species being the white willow (Salix alba) and the black willow (Salix nigra). All ...

You don’t have to be a tree expert to recognize a “Weeping Willow” tree. Native to China, Salix babylonica, commonly called weeping willow or Babylon weeping willow, is a medium to large shade tree ...

I used to work on a farm in Hampshire and, at about this time of year, usually on a particularly bleak and cold day, the farmer would sniff the air and say with relish, 'Sap's rising, boy!' What he ...

Willow is easily recognised, especially as the weeping forms, and most people know the silvery catkins in spring. Because willow has been much used for basket-making, it is a familiar tree, well ...