Willow Bark

• What other names is Willow Bark known by?
• What is Willow Bark?
• How does Willow Bark work?
• Are there safety concerns?
• Are there any interactions with medications?
• Dosing considerations for Willow Bark

What other names is Willow Bark known by?

Basket Willow, Bay Willow, Black Willow, Black Willowbark, Black Willow Extract, Brittle Willow, Crack Willow, Daphne Willow, European Willow, European Willow Bark, Knackweide, Laurel Willow, Lorbeerweide, Organic Willow, Osier Rouge, Purple Osier, Purple Osier Willow, Purple Willow, Purpurweide, Pussy Willow, Reifweide, Salix alba, Salicis Cortex, Salix daphnoides, Salix fragilis, Salix nigra, Salix pentandra, Salix purpurea, Silberweide, Violet Willow, Weidenrinde, White Willow, White Willow Bark, Willowbark, White Willow Extract, Willow Bark Extract.

What is Willow Bark?

Willow bark is the bark from several varieties of the willow tree. The bark is used to make medicine.

Possibly Effective for...

• Treating low back pain.

Insufficient Evidence to Rate Effectiveness for...

• Osteoarthritis ("wear and tear arthritis"), rheumatoid arthritis, weight loss when taken in combination with other herbs, treating fever, joint pain, and headaches.

Natural Medicines Comprehensive Database rates effectiveness based on scientific evidence according to the following scale: Effective, Likely Effective, Possibly Effective, Possibly Ineffective, Likely Ineffective, and Insufficient Evidence to Rate (detailed description of each of the ratings).

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