White Willow Forte (30 capsules)

White Willow Forte™ is a unique blend of herbs, enzymes, and bioflavonoids intended to provide nutritive support for body comfort and antioxidant protection.

Willow bark comes from the willow tree of the Salix species. The bark contains salicin, a compound similar to aspirin.  Salicin is metabolized in the body to create salicylic acid, a precursor to aspirin.

The herbal extract has long been used in native and folk medicine to relieve pain, inflammation, and fever. In the late 1800s, chemists discovered a way to make a synthetic version of salicylic acid, called acetylsalicylic acid, which we today know as aspirin. Willow bark’s analgesic (pain-relieving) and antipyretic (fever-reducing) properties have been touted since as far back as 4th-century Greece when users would chew on the bark for rapid pain relief. The growing popularity of natural medicines has fueled a renewed interest in willow bark. It is considered by some to be a reasonable alternative to nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) like aspirin, Advil (ibuprofen) and Aleve (naproxen).