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What is White willow bark?

The bark of white willow contains salicin, which is a chemical similar to aspirin (acetylsalicylic acid) and is thought to be responsible for the pain-relieving and anti-inflammatory effects of the herb. It comes prepared as dried herb, powder and tincture.

Reported Purpose & Efficacy

Reasons and Efficacy
Purpose # of patients
# of patients with evaluations Efficacy
Major
Moderate
Slight
None
Can’t tell
Pain 5 0
Inflammation 2 0
part of linament, also 1 0
RA (Rheumatoid Arthritis) 1 1 Efficacy_moderate
PCOS (Polycystic Ovary Syndrome) 1 0

See all 6 patients currently taking White willow bark

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Reported Side Effects

Side effects as an overall problem

Severe
 0
Moderate
 1
Mild
 0
None
 0

Reported Dosages

  1tps. as needed 2 other weekly 2 other daily 2 tps. daily 800 mg daily
  2 Number of Patients: 2 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1  

Reported Stop Reasons

Why Patients Stopped Taking White willow bark (multiple reasons could be selected)
Reason # Patients Percentage of patients
Side effects too severe 1   Side effects too severe: 100%

See all 1 patient who’ve stopped taking White willow bark

Reported Duration See details about how long patients take this treatment ▼

Currently Taking White willow bark

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0-1 month 1-3 months 3-6 months 6 months-1year 1-2 years 2 years or more
0
0
0
0

Stopped Taking White willow bark

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0-1 month 1-3 months 3-6 months 6 months-1year 1-2 years 2 years or more
0
0
0
0
0

Reported Adherence, Burden & Cost See details from patient evaluations ▼

Adherence

Taking treatment as prescribed

Adherence of White willow bark

Always
 1 100%
Usually
 0 0%
Sometimes
 0 0%
Never
 0 0%

Burden

Difficulty being on treatment

Burden of White willow bark

Very
 0 0%
Somewhat
 0 0%
A little
 0 0%
Not at all
 1 100%

Cost

Paid out of pocket

Cost of White willow bark

$200+
 0 0%
$100-199
 0 0%
$50-99
 0 0%
$25-49
 0 0%
< $25
 1 100%

Report created on May 25, 2012.