Willow: Painkillers with risks
I’ll start with dosage and what forms you can use it, but consult a doctor before chewing a tree.
You can chew willow bark, or drink it as tea. You can get powders or other forms of willow, but this seems the simplest form. With these ways to use natural aspirin, it is difficult to measure how much salicin you receive with each use and the use should be approached with caution. When brewing your tea, you “steep” willow bark tea for 2 to 3 mins in hot water. You can buy willow bark tea online and possibly in shops. When chewing bark, use unprocessed bark, and chew? There isn’t much to say about this, but be careful with how much you take.
The side effects can be unpleasant, unless you like diarrhea. Willow is possibly safe when you use it for up to 12 weeks...
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