Is white willow bark extract considered to be asprin?!


Question: The other day i bought some mini thin energy pills and noticed they had white willow bark extract in them. I have always thought that this was what aspirin was.


Answers: The other day i bought some mini thin energy pills and noticed they had white willow bark extract in them. I have always thought that this was what aspirin was.

The main ingredient in aspirin is synthetic form less harsh derivative of salicylic acid, called acetylsalicylic acid (ASA), and mass-produced it under the name aspirin. Despite this, aspirin is still known for irritating the stomach lining.White willow bark is used for conditions that cause pain, inflammation, or fever, such as:

* Acute back pain
* Fever
* Flu
* Joint pain
* Osteoarthritis
* Pain

People take white willow bark instead of aspirin because it does not appear to be as irritating to the stomach lining. It may be because the salicin found naturally in white willow bark is only converted to the acid form after it is absorbed by the stomach.

Researchers have also suggested that white willow bark is more effective than aspirin because of other active compounds that are found in the bark but not the drug. Animal research at Cairo University compared a willow bark extract to ASA and found that a willow bark extract was as effective as aspirin in reducing inflammation, even though the salicin content was lower than an equivalent dose of ASA.

aspirin is extracted from willow bark, however in it's natural state, it is a mild antiinflammatory.

The active ingredient in aspirin comes from some kind of bark.
You can peel the bark off and wash it in water to get the substance out I think.

Aspirin (salicylic acid) is derived from the bark of the White Willow yes.
Hope this helps.





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