Effect:
Nerve-strengthening, astringent, constipating, pain-relieving, hemostatic, fever-reducing, sweat-inducing
Areas of application:
Pain, headaches, fever, infections, colds, rheumatism, arthritis, joint pain, neuralgia, abdominal weakness, bleeding of all kinds, as a sedative, swollen tonsils, inflamed gums, tooth ulcers, ulcers, festering wounds, injuries, discharge, dandruff, erection problems, impotence, Headaches, insomnia, diarrhea, helps with symptoms of menopause, menstruation, night sweats, hot flashes, cramps, indigestion
Plant parts used:
Bark from 2- to 3-year-old canes
Collection time:
in spring
To find:
The local pastures are protected because they are the first food for bees. The willow can be found in gardens, along flowing water, in riparian forests and on the edges of forests.
Ingredients:
Salicin, glycoside, flavonoids, tannins
Other:
☕ Tea: 1 teaspoon of finely chopped willow bark is poured with 1/4 liter of cold water, then brought to the boil and left to steep for 5 minutes. 2 cups per day are sufficient. You can also prepare a cold extract, leave it overnight, then drink it.
The willow is a deciduous tree that can grow up to 27 meters tall. The branches are flexible and bend downwards, and the trunk also often bends. The leaves are lanceolate and pale green. They are covered with white hairs on the top and bottom. The undersides of the leaves are white, which gave the tree (white willow) its name. The leaves are 5 to 10 cm long and about 1.25 cm wide. The flowers grow on catkins in early spring, with male and female catkins forming on separate trees. The male kittens are 3.75 to 5 cm long, the females are slightly shorter. In mid-summer, female catkins form small capsules containing tiny seeds covered in white fuzz. The tree bark is green-brown to gray-brown.
🛑 Attention: Overdosing should be avoided and taking willow is not recommended for pregnant women, nursing mothers and children. Anyone who is allergic to aspirin should avoid pasture. Do not use long term.
Since Judas hanged himself in the willow, in popular belief he was the suicide tree. Witches make hail with willow branches. It was said that witches and demons liked to live in the hollow trunks.
The willow is part of the palm bush and therefore a rod of life.
There are 500 species of pastures worldwide. The strongest is the osier, but the bark of other willows can also be used.
In the past, salicin was obtained from the willow, from which aspirin was developed.
Baskets are made from the flexible willow branches, so they are used for basket weaving. The bark is used to make tanning agents for leather. The bast fibers of willow bark can serve as a substitute for jute and tow.
The 38th Bach flower is called Willow: It is the flower of fate. You learn to accept your own fate without whining and complaining about it, but you are also encouraged to become the master of your own fate.
Hildegard von Bingen: The willow causes melancholy and makes you calm inside and reduces the cheerfulness in a person.