White Willow Bark (sold by weight)

White Willow Bark Sold by weightPrice is for one gram (one ounce is a little over 28 grams) White willow is a low-growing deciduous tree with long, green, tapering leaves and grey-brown bark. Native to Europe and western Asia, white willow bark has a long history of use in traditional European herbalism. Salix alba is typically tinctured or steeped as willow bark tea. Also known as "nature's aspirin," willow bark tea was used by the ancient Egyptians, as far back as 3000 BC to relieve pain in the body and treat several ailments.  Native American healers used willow bark long before Columbus or the Vikings landed. The conversion of willow bark to aspirin began in 1828 when German chemist Felix Hoffmann isolated the active ingredient and named it salicin. In 1899, the Bayer company began manufacturing and selling a modified form of the willow bark chemical acetylsalicylic acid, or aspirin. This first of the modern miracle medicines has been a mainstay in the treatment of joint pain ever