Willow bark - Latin Name: (Salix reticulata)

Herbal Anecdote: This is one medicine that has been around for thousands of years and keeps on amazing the world with new uses. It has even gone to the moon and is a basic ingredient in most medicine cabinets. More commonly, you may know this wonder drug as ASPIRIN.

Traditional Uses: The use of willow bark dates back to the time of Hippocrates (400 BC) when patients were advised to chew on the bark to reduce fever and inflammation.