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To: sandintoes who wrote (121989)	10/14/2006 7:26:30 PM
From: ManyMoose	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 225578

Yes indeed! Willow bark was a medicinal herb. My wife once had a doctor that said there is a certain amount of witchcraft in Western Medicine. Gee, I wonder why? Family: Salicaceae Genus: Salix plants.usda.gov Aspirin Developed by German chemist Felix Hoffmann in 1897 as a treatment for his father's arthritis, the basic ingredients of aspirin had long been known. Indeed, as long ago as the fifth century B.C., Hippocrates, the father of modern medicine, is said to have used ground willow bark to ease aches and pains. Willow bark contains salicin, the basis of a class of drugs called salicylates. aspirin.org