[HPforGrownups] Re: "Old and Valuable" Whomping Willow - Info

[Metylda]

No: HPFGUIDX 109791


--- Bex <hubbarrk at rose-hulman.edu> wrote:

> Brenda pondered:
> > I wonder why it was willow though, out of all
> different kinds of 
> > trees there are...
> 
> Yb's answer:
> Well not only do Willows grow at a rather alarming
> rate for the tree 
> world, but they also have long thin branches that
> can be whipped 
> around, inflicting great pain within a pretty fair
> radius. 


bamf again:

Speaking of pain, a point of interest with willows -
we derive aspirin from them (salicylic acid , or
however it is spelled).  So, after the willow whomps
you, you can chew on one of its branches for headache
relief. Also, willow bark tea was used for many years
as a pain reliever. (Before the advent of aspirin).

Maybe the bark of a whomping willow also offers a more
potent pain reliever?

bamf

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