Willow
Bark
Who invented
aspirin? While
no one person invented aspirin, the origin of aspirin
came about
through
research going back 400 bc. A Greek physician
Hippocrates prescribed the
bark and leaves of the willow tree to relieve
pain. Then in 1832,
a German scientist experimented with salicin and
creates salicylic acid
(SA) as a result. Later, In 1897, a German chemist
with Friedrich Bayer
and Company was searching for a treatment for his
father's arthritic
pain
and began to research acetylsalicylic acid, which
worked well. His
discovery
resulted in the development of a product introduced as
Aspirin. By
1899,
The Bayer Company was providing aspirin to physicians
to give to their
patients.
Medical
Uses
Bleeding
of wounds
and other
fluxes of blood: By chewing the leaves, bark
and seeds for its juice.
Headaches, pain and inflammations, arthritis and
gout: The bark of the willow contains salicin,
a
naturally
occurring compound similar to acetylsalicylic acid,
the chemical name
for
aspirin. Aspirin is derived and used widely in
modern times.
Fevers,
diarrhoea,
and dysentery:
A general tonic can be made for above as follows, by
boiling 1 oz of
bark
in 1 1/2 Pt of water until it measures 1 Pt is given
in doses of 1-2 fl
OZ.
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