Salicinandsalicortinaretheprimarysalicylatesfoundinwhitewillowbark.

http://www.longwoodherbal.org/willowbark/willow.pdf

"Thesalicylatecontentofwillowbarkvariesconsiderably,"saysVarroE.Tyler,Ph.D.,professor
ofpharmacognosyatPurdueUniversitySchoolofPharmacyinWestLafayette,Indiana,and
authorofTheHonestHerbal."Youmayneedseveralcupsofwhitewillowbarkteatoapproach
theeffectivenessoftwostandardaspirintablets."

Theproblemwithusingwillowbarktopreventheartattackandstrokeisuncertaintyaboutthe
herb'ssalicincontent.

http://www.mdidea.com/products/herbextract/salicin/data07.html

AccordingtotheBritishHerbalCompendiumsalicinishighestinthespringand
summer,lowestinthewinter.Theamountofsalicinvariesagreatdealdepending
onthespeciesused.Salixalbaorwhitewillowiscommonusedbutdoesnothavea
veryhighsalicincontent0.51%.

http://www.henriettesherb.com/archives/best/1995/willow1.html

Notallwillowspeciesaccumulateatherapeuticallysufficientamountofsalicin.Inonestudy,theamount
ofsalicinafter1and2yeargrowthinautumnandspringrangedfrom
0.08to12.6%.

http://umm.edu/health/medical/altmed/herb/willowbark

WhiteWillowfemalebudshaveahigherconcentrationofsalicinthanthemalebuds.
TheconcentrationofsalicinisactuallymuchlowerinwillowbarkthaninotherSalixspecies.

Wheningested,salicin,theactiveglycoside,ishydrolyzedintheintestineandlivertosaligenin,whichin
turnisabsorbedandthenoxidizedtothetherapeuticallyactivecompoundsalicylicacid.Thenitis

excretedassuchintheurine,whichmakesithelpfulfortreatingkidney,urethra,bladderandother
urinarytractirritations.

ThisiswhyyoushouldonlyuseembryonicWhiteWillowSalixAlba(buds)extractsata1:20
concentrationwhichclearlyresolvestheproblemsofinconsistenciesassociatedwithadultherbal
extractionsandtheirhightanninscontent(whichpreventsabsorptionandconversionofsalicylicacid).
AsclearlydemonstratedintheAugust2012studydonebytheUniversityofBari,Italytheconclusive
evidencefromembryonicWhiteWillowbudshavingthreetimestheamountofsalicincontentthanadult
willowbarkextracts.Inaddition,embryonicwhitewillowbudextractionscontainper1ml(or20drops)
410mgofsalicinwhichinthebodyconvertsintothesecondarymetabolitesalicylicacid.Atypical500
mgdoseofaspirinisequivalentto794mgofsalicin7.Toroundoffthesenumbers,800mgofSalicinis
equivalentto500mgofAspirinitwilltakeapproximately38dropsofWhiteWillowbudstoequalthe
500mgofaspirinand19dropsasanalternativeto250mgofaspirin.Allofthisisjustanapproximation
andnotanexactcertificationbuthelpsushowtogaugetherapeuticlevels.

http://www.epsce.com/userfiles/A%20Novel%20More%20Potent%20Salicin%20Content.pdf

WhiteWillowbarkhasahighconcentrationoftanninsinit,butalowerconcentrationofsalicin,anactive
ingredient,thanothervarietiesoftheSalixspeciesoftrees.
HarvestingoftheWhiteWillowbarkgenerallytakesplaceduringtheearlyspringmonths.Ingeneral,only
branchesthataretwoorthreeyearsoldareharvested.Thebarkisdriedandpreparedforuseasaningredientin
oneofthefollowingformulations:capsules,tablets,teainfusions,ointments,creams,orlotions.