Category: Health and Remedy

The Aspirin Tree -the willow tree -sand bar willow tree

Willow Tree has an anti-inflammatory property 
Sand Bar willow tree. I have one in my back yard 13 feet tall. I use the leaves and the barks for herbal medication as a pain killer, joint pain, bath, with olive oil as an ointment and many more but please you have to study before you use this tree ,it can be harmful especially for those who are on blood thinner, I am trained and graduate natural herbs natural medicine so I know what to do and what not to do .The leaves of the tree and the bark are full with vitamins and mineral .It can be used for arthritis , skin burn, joint pain and more.

On the bands of the river, I am cloaked in a thicket of willow. Its protective branches reach out over the water, providing shade and shelter to birds, mammals and fish. Deer have grazed on the delicate spring growth. The sound of bees and other insects feasting on willow pollen and nectar hums over the trickling sound of water. I remember that not long ago these banks were ravaged by flood, and marvel that willow has transformed muddy chaos into vigorous growth and order.

Name: Salix species. Salix is derived from the Celtic “sal” for near, and “lis” for water. It could also be derived from the Latin “salio” meaning spring out, in reference to rapid growth. Continue Reading →