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,,,plants have small amount of salicylic acid,,,but the willow tree have more salicylic to be used in making an aspirin,,,researchers said that willow tree is the only tree having more salicylic acid
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What tree does aspirin grow on?
willow tree
Do you harvest aspirin?
Aspirin is a trade name for acetyl-salicylic acid, which is normally produced in a chemical works. However, it does occur in the cambium of a willow tree. The scientific name for trees of the willow family is salix, from which the word salicylic is derived.
What tree does aspirin come from?
the bark of a willow tree edit: Technically, the willow tree contains a substance called salicylic acid which is a raw and unrefined equivalent to aspirin. The willow tree is also considered or referred to as the "Aspirin Tree". Willow was given to people who experienced pain, fever, and even those who went through child birthing labour.
How can a willow tree cure a headache?
The bark of the willow tree contains a substance called Salicylic acid from which the drug Aspirin is made. Aspirin is good for headaches.
What do willow tree bark extract oil of wintergreen and aspirin have in common?
Willow tree bark contains Salicylic acid. Aspirin is acetate of salicylic acid.
What is the medicine from willow tree?
That is salicylic acid or Aspirin.
Who do you get aspirin from the willow tree?
don't you mean how in stead of who?? .............anyways you get part of the ingredients from the bark and leaves of the willow tree.
Was aspirin derived from a pine tree?
No, from the bark of Willow trees. The correct name of Aspirin is Acetyl Salicidic Acid the correct name of the Willow is Salix.
Was aspirin made from fish?
No, aspirin was originally made from bark off of a willow tree.
Was aspirin invented by studying vampire bats?
No, the discovery of aspirin goes to the willow tree.
Does Willow Tree leaves work just as good as Willow Bark for the Aspirin?
The willow tree leaves do work just as good as the bark to make Aspirin. The leaves and bark are often combined to make medicine.
Aspirin is a herbal remedy. From which plant is it obtained?
willow tree
