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Common Names
White Willow
How this plant is used
Generally Recognized as Safe
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| Chemical Name | Activity Count | Plant Part | Low Parts Per Million | High Parts Per Million | Standard Deviation | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BETA-CAROTENE | 53 | Bark | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| CALCIUM | 28 | Bark | 2369.0 | 14100.0 | -0.44 | Duke, 1992 * |
| CARBOHYDRATES | 0 | Bark | 132552.0 | 789000.0 | 0.17 | Duke, 1992 * |
| CATECHIN | 43 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | Williamson, E. M. and Evans, F. J., Potter's New Cyclopaedia of Botanical Drugs and Preparations, Revised Ed., Saffron Walden, the C. W. Daniel Co., Ltd., Essex UK, 362 pp, 1988, reprint 1989. |
| CATECHIN-TANNINS | 0 | Bark | 30000.0 | 100000.0 | -0.54 | List, P.H. and Horhammer, L., Hager's Handbuch der Pharmazeutischen Praxis, Vols. 2-6, Springer-Verlag, Berlin, 1969-1979. |
| CELLULOSE | 1 | Bark | not available | not available | not available | Pedersen, M. 1987. Nutritional Herbology. Pederson Publishing. Bountiful, Utah. 377 pp. |
| CHROMIUM | 24 | Bark | not available | 0.0 | -0.58 | Duke, 1992 * |
| COBALT | 2 | Bark | 1.6 | 9.8 | -0.24 | Duke, 1992 * |
| CUPRESSUFLAVONE | 0 | Leaf | not available | 76.0 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| CYANIDIN | 7 | Leaf | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| CYANIDIN-3-GLUCOSIDE | 0 | Bark | not available | not available | not available | List, P.H. and Horhammer, L., Hager's Handbuch der Pharmazeutischen Praxis, Vols. 2-6, Springer-Verlag, Berlin, 1969-1979. |
| DELPHINIDIN | 9 | Leaf | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| FAT | 0 | Bark | 840.0 | 5000.0 | -1.03 | Duke, 1992 * |
| FIBER | 15 | Bark | not available | 94000.0 | -0.91 | Pedersen, M. 1987. Nutritional Herbology. Pederson Publishing. Bountiful, Utah. 377 pp. |
| FIBER(CRUDE) | 0 | Bark | not available | 94000.0 | -0.65 | Duke, 1992 * |
| FIBER(DIETARY) | 0 | Bark | not available | 342000.0 | -1.43 | Duke, 1992 * |
| FRAGILIN | 0 | Bark | not available | not available | not available | List, P.H. and Horhammer, L., Hager's Handbuch der Pharmazeutischen Praxis, Vols. 2-6, Springer-Verlag, Berlin, 1969-1979. |
| GALACTOSE | 1 | Wood | not available | not available | not available | List, P.H. and Horhammer, L., Hager's Handbuch der Pharmazeutischen Praxis, Vols. 2-6, Springer-Verlag, Berlin, 1969-1979. |
| GLUCOMANNAN | 3 | Bark | 13440.0 | 80000.0 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| GLUCOMANNAN | 3 | Wood | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| Activity | Chemical Count | Reference |
|---|---|---|
| Polyamine-Synthesis-Inhibitor | 2 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Poultice | 1 | Martindale's 29th |
| Progestational | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Proliferant | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Prooxidant | 4 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Propecic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Prostaglandigenic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Prostaglandin-Sparer | 1 | Fujita, T., Nakatani, E., Funaishi, N., Sakuma, S., Fujimoto, Y. Potent inhibition of prostaglandin inactivation in rabbit gastric antral mucosal slices by selenium ions in-vitro. J. Pharm. Pharmacol. 42: 655-657, 1990. |
| Prostaglandin-Synthesis-Inhibitor | 2 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Protein-Kinase-C-Inhibitor | 3 | Naim, M., Zehavi, U., Nagy, S., and Rouseff, R.L. Hydroxycinnamic Acids as Off-Flavor Precursors in Citrus Fruits and Their Products. Phenolic Compounds in Food and Their Effects on Health, Ch.14. |
| Protisticide | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Psychotropic | 1 | Uchida, U., Ohta, H., Niwa, M., Mori, A., Nonaka, G-i., Nishioka, I., and Zaki, M. 1989. Prolongation of Life Span of Stroke-Prone Spontaneously Hypertensive Rats (SHRSP) Ingesting Persimmon Tannin. Chem. Pharm. Bull. 38(4): 1049-1052, 1990. |
| PTK-Inhibitor | 2 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Quinone-Reductase-Inducer | 2 | Uda, Y., Price, K. R., Williamson, G., Rhodes, M. J. C. 1997. Induction of the Anticarcinogenic Marker Enzyme, Quinone Reductase, in Murine Hepatoma Cells In Vitro by Flavonoids. Cancer Lett., 120 (2): 213-216. |
| Radioprotective | 2 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Sedative | 3 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Serotoninergic | 1 | Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf). |
| Spermigenic | 1 | Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp. |
| Stimulant | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Stomachic | 1 | Merck 11th Edition |