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Salix viminalis
Osier
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Latin Name: Salix viminalis
Common Name: Osier
Family: Salicaceae(Click to Search)
Author: L.
Known Hazards: None known
Habitat: By rivers and streams, also on deep moist alluvial soils, avoiding very acid soils[186].
Mature Height: 6
Mature Width: 4
Habit: Tree
Medicinal Uses: Antirheumatic, febrifuge[13].
The fresh bark of all members of this genus contains salicin[226], which probably decomposes into salicylic acid (closely related to aspirin) in the human body[213]. This is used as an anodyne and febrifuge[226].
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